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

The frost of Wednesday morning die
considerable damage in various parts o.
the town.
Oscar A. Mcfarland is employed ir
Welch & Farrington's store.
Mrs. Robinson and daughter of Fletcher
have rented and moved into one of Ii. NJ
Hunts tenements.
Fred Whiting and cousin returned tt
| their western home on Wednesday even
ing.
Miss Hattie Mcfarland started Tuesday
evening for OswegO, n. Y, to attend the
State Normal School of that place.
Mr.. C. w. Ward and children, who have
been away for number of weeks, have
returned, accompanied by a niece who
will attend the normal school.
The repairs on the arch bridge are SO
near completed that teams are allowed to
cross.
On account of the Sunday School Con-
| vention at Stowe there will be no We'd
nesday evening service at the Baptist
church.
At the Democratic caucus, held at the
Town Hall on Saturday evening, George
Phillips was nominated as candidate for
town representative.
The following delegates were elected
to attend the w. c. L. U. convention at
Northfield, Sept. 16 and II: Mrs. A. III.
Campbell, Mrs. o. w. Stearns and Mrs.
L. M. Fullington.
E. B. Merriam of Kansas, made his
friends call last week.
Fire alarm was sounded from o. w.
Stearns 81 Sons tub shop on Monday
afternoon. Damages light, the fire being
confined to shavings, it was soon extin-
guished.
Engineer Leland and wife are visiting
at their fathers, A. A. Leland.
Inspector Boynton's father of Westfield
spent Sunday with his son.
The following delegates to the County
Convention, at Stowe, were elected:
Congregationalist Sunday School, l.. M &.
Fullington, John r. Hill and Miss Ella
Smith; Baptist Sunday School, L. L.
Pearl, S. A. Andrews and Mrs. l.. NJ.
Fullington.
Ida Barton and Florence Partlow mar
rowly escaped first-class smash up on
Wednesday afternoon, being capsized
near j. A. Andrews. Cause, a broken
whiffietree.
Mrs. Kate Chase, who has been for a
few weeks with friends in Franklin Co.,
returned to her sisters, Mrs. S. n.
Tracy's, Saturday.
There were five new members received
into the Congregational church on Sum
day morning.
Sunday evening services commence at
z o'clock instead of 7.30.
At the annual meeting of the W. G. Il.
U. the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. A. III. Campbell; Cores
ponding Secretary, Miss Lille Waterman;
Recording Secretary, Miss Anna L.
Cakes; Treasurer, Mrs. L. NJ. Fullington.
johnson furnishes the following out-of-
town teachers: Miss Carrie Freeman
teaches at Waterville, Laura Cowles at
Derby Line, Carrie COwles at Jefferson.
vile, Mary CadY at Underhill Centre and
Miss Varonia Fitch at Cambridge.
DR.. Cummings of Berkshire. graduate
of the Burlington Medical College, was
in town last week with view of locating.
The Lamoille Baptist Association held
its seventy-fOurth annual sessions with
the Baptist church at Johnson, September
1st and End, the fourth time it has held
them with that church. There was quite
an extensive delegation present. The
entertaining church spreading tables for
fully $50 each day; warm thanks were
accorded them for their munificence on
the occasion, the choir for their aid, and
the committee of decoration for the taste
displayed, as well us the railroad for
their favors in returning the delegates.
There were twenty churches represented,
who by their letters reported very
healthy condition and year of harmoni-
Gus working in the cause of Christ. A
most excellent sermon was preached by
Rev. A. S. Gilbert, which he was request
ed TO supply for publication in the
Waterman. During the session several
good addresses were given, and they
were felt to be very profitable sessions.
Among other healthy indications, was
the noticeable evidence of considerable
growth in the missionary spirit, and the
audience had the pleasure of listening to
a most healthful and interesting address
by Rev. Mr.. Price, a returned missionary
from Burmah. They closed their asso-
citation to meet again next year at Mont
gomery Centre. Much more could be
said of the occasion but fear space will not
permit.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.