News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-30

SICK Tor some time past is GONZALES
cling.
Elisha Csdy is home from Iras
burgh, where he has been clerking fol
some time.
Boomhower has returned and giver
bonds to appear at the County Cour
next April.
Services at the Methodist churcl
commence at p. M, instead of 1876
a. NJ, as heretofore.
The Good Templars of this and adj
joining towns held meeting At the
Town Hall Monday evening.
j. c. F. Slayton, of Boston, and
Prot. and Mrs. Hardy, of ST. Johns
bury, were in town over Sunday.
Mrs. B. L. Prescott is visiting her
children in New Hampshire and Can
ada, and expects to be gone about
two months.
Merchant CUrrier says that lady's
! mutf WAS left at his store about two
weeks ago, which the owner can have
by calling and proving property.
The Universalist sociable will be
held with Mrs. d. L. Eaton on Sat-
urday evening, January l. A cordial
invitation is extended to both old and
young.
The Methodists will hold a watch
night service in the chapel Friday
night. Rev. Mr.. Tucker, of john
son, and Others, will assist. All are
cordially invited.
The recent sudden changes in the
weather have been productive of con-
siderable sickness in town. One or
two cases of diphthecia are reported,
but are doing Well.
Mr.. Herbert Terrill, who has been
spending his vacation with his par
ents, returns this week to his school
at AthOl. Mass. Mr.. Terrill is max
ing very successful teacher.
Harrison George has recently had
his pension increa sed to S24 q month,
with back pay amounting to about
500. This is a case where the pen
sion was well deserved, and we tender
our congratulations.
A case of sneak thieving in this
village has been brought TO our at
tention during The past week. We
withhold the name of the culprlt for
the present, but are liable to disclose
it if the offence is repeated in the fu-
ture.
Attention is called to the card of
II. &. Fisk. He has some choice 6
per cent. mortgage paper which he
offers to inves tors. Those who have
recently surrendered their bank stock
may find this paper to be just what
they want.
Mrs. w. A. Bushee has been cleo
ted delegate and Mrs. A. A. Smith,
of johnson, substitute, from the Yer
mont branch 10 the annual meeting of
the Woman's Board of Missions, to
be held at New Haven, Conn.,, Jan
uary y and 10.
Tue Christmas festivities at the va
rious churches were we'll attended and
interesting. The exercises were short
and appropriate and the trees loaded
with presents for old and young. 1t
seems that the good old custom of
Christmas gifts resists alike both hard
times and inclement weather.
Christmas Day Mrs. U. G.. Stowe !
received box from her son, w. II. |
Stowe, of Palmer, Mass, with the !
request that l.. II. Hadley and his
entire family should share its con-
tents, which was composed of chest
nuts, walnuts, oranges, dates, white
and purple grapes, candies and a
number of useful presents.
II. H. Stone, of Eden Mills, who |
always meets his bills promptly, re-
reLtly dropped into our office 10 pay
for his paper. He sat down for u
moment and we remarked that he was
looking rugged. He replied that he |
ought to, as his mother was still liv
ing and was quite well. Mr.. Stone
is IS years old and his mother, Han
nah Stone, will he 100 if she reaches
the 31st day of August next.
Mr.. Stancheff, who lectures at the
Town Hall this wednesday, even
ing, is native of Bulgaria. He is
in this country lecturing and OBJ
tanning an education, and his lectures
are spoken of in the highest terms.
Ought not we 10 give more attention
TO these public lectures? Let our peo
ple turn out and give Mr.. Stanchef a
full house. By so doing we assist
him in his efforts and also aid local
Institution, the reading club, under
whose auspices he comes. Come out
and hear good lecture.
A pleasant gathering of people met
at Green River Friday evening to Gel
citrate Christmas. The exercises COM
menced with a prayer and remarks by
Rev. E. w. West, after which there
were recitations, interspersed with vo-
cal and instrumental music. Santa
Claus then made his appearance and
was warmly welcomed, but owing TO
Ill health was unable to take as active
a part as had been hoped for. There
were maIy presents, all seeming to
have been remembered, and the tree
was in all respects a success Many
thanks are due the singers, as well as
all others who helped to make the
evening pleasant one.