News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-09

= were present, which numbered about
, twenty-five. Although preparations
: had been going ON in the house by
her daughter, Mrs. B. n. Gates, for
| week previous to the party, the
affair was a complete surprise to the
f "Old Lady" The company arrived
early, and made day of it, all SEEM
ing to enjoy themselves; and, as
nignt closed in, they departed their
several ways, leaving behind them
their best wishes and nice presents,
doubtless feeling that they might not
all be permitted to meet together
again in this world. Mrs. Rand is
the third of a family of thirteen chill
dren, Mrs. VIM. Calkins of this town
being the oldest and David Campbell
the next oldest of this large family,
nine of whom are now living.
A new dream book says that " to
dream of eggs is sign that the dream
er is going to get money" Now, how
is newspaper man going TO fix it so
he can dream Of eggs instead of hus-
Ting for the elusive item in these by
perborean days, when eggs is eggs?t
BREvIT1Es.-Union Sunday School
has in preparation its annual Christ
mas concert, entitled Chimes of
Bethlehem. Mrs. Eli Jewett is very
| i'll with tumor.-Fine winter wealth
err; 80 below zero Sunday morning,
and 200 below Monday morning
Mrs. Andrew Cowan is very sick
Rev. Mr.. West has been hired to
preach in the McKinstry Hill school
house once week during the winter
H. E. Mudgett has been making
noticeable repairs on his residence
Advertising pays. If you want to
be convinced of the truth of the state
ment, try it.-E. II. Sherwin is spend
ing a few days at his brothers, Geo. ,
H. Sherwin's, in Burlington.-A good
ly number in attendance upon Court
The truest gain of friendship is in |
being friend, rather than having a |
friend. Only he who knows how to |
be friend unselfshly and unswerv-
ingly, knows what true friendship is, |
or knows what true friend is worth.
Read the clubbing list in another
column.-Christmas is rapidly draw
ing near.-Ed. Wilson, travelling agent
for Henry Johnson & Lord, is spend
ing the month in town.-Randall's
annual New Years ball occurs Friday
evening, Dec. 31st.-Andrew Boyes
has moved to North Hyde Park
Next week we shall tell whose pig
the most; returns are not
yet all in.-The infant child of Mrs.
Alice Peck is still in precarious con-
dition.-I. 0. Andrews says the ''Den-
mark" range is having wide sale
nothing like 'em.-Cashier Noyes and
family start the middle of next month
for California, where they will proba- ,
bly, spend the remainder Of the winter.
The mother of III. A. Bailey has i'm
proved very much in health.-Not-
the Manitoba weather,
there was a good attendance at the
religious services last Sunday.-Read
the business card OF Austin Belknap ;
& Son.-1f you want bargains in holt
day goods, consult our advertising 4;
columns.-The band has in contem-
plation masquerade entertainment,
to be held at an early date.-Judging
from the quantity Of wood brought
into the village these days, the energy :
of the wood-choppers is not on the
wane.-Geo. Gilmore is engaged as
overseer and book-keeper at the Has
kins mill.-Alma Watts was married ;
to a Hardwick gentleman last Thurs ,
day. The Grand Jury now in session
is made up of excellent men and is a
credit to our county.-H. 7. Baldwin
and wife of Wells River, were in town {
a few days the past week.