News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-08-13
JOHN S ON.

Mrs. J.. w. Butler and two children OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, are spending a few
weeks with Mrs. NJ. II. Parish.
Twenty went from here last week to
see Buffalo Bill at Burlington.
We were favored with some good music
by the MorrisYilie band as they passed
through our village Saturday on their
way to Cambridge.
Miss Frankie Parmalee is home from
the Fletcher hospital of Burlington i'm
proved in health.
The Methodist and Baptist Sunday
schools of this place have accepted the
invitation to attend the children's basket
picnic at the Morrisville camp-grounds
Friday. The railroad fare to the grounds
and return will be 10 cents.
Hattie Mcfarland is visiting friends in
Cambridge and Jericho and Katie Collins,
relatives in Waterbury,
James Hickey has rented in the B. A.
Hunt building a room fronting Railroad
Street for barber shop. He moves into
it soon.
The funeral of VIM. Farnham was held
Sunday at the residence of his son-in-law,
Chas. Barrows.
Prof. A. III. Campbell and family, who
have been spending their vacation in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, are ex-
pected home this week.
The fall term of school opens September
lst and good number of pupils expected,
as Prof. Campbell has given general sat
isfaction and proved himself an efficient
Normal school teacher.
James Kneeland narrowly escaped Sc
rious injury the other day when run over
by his moving machine.
During the memorial services Saturday,
places of business were closed and most
of the stores and several private houses
draped as token of mourning for the
hero dead.
Rev. and Mrs. Smith gave a reception
Thursday evening in honor of Rev. James
Barton and wife.
The Ladies' Ways and Means Society
will meet with Mrs. Isaac Manning on
Friday afternoon. All are cordially in-
vited.
j. G. Clement with his wife and daugh-
tiers, of Chicago, are visiting Mrs. s.. A
Chamberlain, Mrs. Clements mother.
Our new postmaster. Nathan McFar-
land. commenced his duties Tuesday. The
new boxes, POI in number, Is of them
lock, have arrived and been set up in the
the mail is now distributed.
The memorial services Saturday in
honor of Gen. Grant opened by the firing
! of guns and forming of the procession of
the "Old Brigade" Post. led by the Sere-
made band. The procession passed down
through Main Street and back to Normal
Hail. which was then well filled. The
music by the band was followed by i'm
pressive burial services by the G. A. R.,
| after which our pastors, Rev. A. A, Smith,
Rev, ThOs. CrudgintOn and Rey. Mr..
Baxendale, gave interesting addresses on
'tGrant as General" "Grant as Presi-
dent" "Grant as a Man." which were
followed by appropriate remarks by Prof.
Wilson of Morrisville, and the exercises
concluded by prayer by Rev, Mr..
| Smith. The hall was handsomely draped
and in the rear of the stage were the por-
traits of Lincoln. Garfield and Grant,
Underneath the latter were the words
Mustered Out" and the symbolic hatch
ct and bundle of sticks firmly bound to-
gether, and in front of the stage was sus-
pended two swords crossed with the
! significant dates 1922 and 1885 above and
below.
! About rs of the old residents of John
son, and of the relatives of Dexter Whit
| ihSs iSeH's lneI ny lHNlJaClOn al MS resi-
dence on Saturday, Aug. Sth, to celebrate
his sac birthday. Some time was spent
in pleasant conversation, and in listening
TO the excellent music of the Johnson
brass band. Then the company gathered
around the tables spread out of doors,
and did full justice to the supper which
was prepared with great taste and gener-
osity. After an hour was passed in listen
ing to letters of congratulation from dis
tant relatives, kilograms, poem by Rev
Mr.. Crudginton, sketch of the long life
of the host, written in most interesting
style by Mrs. Jaqueth, of Kansas, and
read by her. Letters were also read from
two of Mr.. Writings former pastors, Rev
Ezra Jones, now Of Phelps, n. Y, ant
ReYi 4. Dean, OF Pennsylvania. Rev
MIR. Smith responded feelingly to tn,
toast Our host, what he has done" r
}. Baker, Esq, also responded in felicitou
style to the toast 1.-The Whiting family
present and absent" The benedictiol
was pronounced by Rev. Mr.. Baxendale
| For originating and so successfully car
rying out this birthday party the Who'll
credit is due to Mr.. George and Mrs
Lucy Whiting. The latter prepared tn
: elaborate supper herself, and the style i