News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
WESTFIELD.

Mrs. Wilcox is spending short time
at Derby Line.
Mr.; and Mrs. Hendrix visited IN
FLETCHER last week.
Guy Farman's eyes are not gaining
much but are little less painful.
Z. w. Bryant is at work for Buck q
stevens measuring logs in Canada.
Willis Wakefield is sick with heart
disease. Charles Bean is not improving.
Rev. r. King failed to attend services
at the congregational Church last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Hitchcock We're
storm bound at Barton the last OF last
week.
The Literary Club met with Mrs. e.
S. Miller, Monday evening. Subject.
Longtellow, his life and work.
Misses Elva Farman and Eva Hendrix
are spending their vacation from the
johnson Normal School at their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Crosby of Comp
ton, Canada, are spending a few days
with Mrs. Crosby's mother, Mrs. X. IL.
| Wright.
Miss Ida Campbell and her pupils gave
an entertainment at the Town Hall
Thursday evening, consisting OF play,
charade and pantomime.
Mrs. Hoyt, residing with her son John
Hoyt, slipped and fell on the door step
last Sunday and broke her hip. The
result is very serious as she is very OLD
lady.
NJ. r. Currler has secured house in
Barton Landing, where he is engaged to
run the creamery the coming, year, ana
| will move there with his family the first
of next month.
| FHpnrndc ,bn Exrac tho
mountain in Moodyville this town., has
a little son who has been very sick with
diphtheria, but is now recovering under
the care of DR.. Gray
Noah EDWARDS an elderly gehL.e-
man who formerly lived in this town,
died at the home ofthfs son. Lot Edwards
in Derby, the 18th, inst. Funeral from
the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Peter
Martin, Troy, the 18th.
Elmer Elliot of Fairfax, who was en-
gagged to teach the school in district No.
l, informed his pupils last Thursday at
ten O'Clock that he was sick and would
not teach any more that term, dismissed
his school and started for his home the
following Saturday. The term had four
weeks and two days more to be taught.
Deputy Sheriff Wakefield was called
to Jay last week to arrest one CLARK,
who was taken and fined for intoxlca-
, ton and giving away liquor, the fine
and costs amounting to $40, which sum
Clark declined to pay, wishing to settle
for $50. Clark failed to accept the stu
alton after "a hours of meditation and
Wakefield started for Rutland with him
last Thursday where Clark is to spend
, 210 days.
We are sorry to say our item regarding
: the Indebtedness OF the Vermont Mis-
sionary Society was incorrect, as we
= understood Mr.. Merrill, the Secretary
in the way we gave it. and any one lis
tening would have the impression W.
did, we think. We thought before hear
ing him it was as it is, really: The &C
= tual Indebtedness of the society Dec:
r 1887, as given by State Secretary Smith
q, was 81 ,052 Is. Now we will give sub
u stantially what Mr.. Merrill stated ant
n you will see how easily one miSunder
: stood him. Add to the present lndebt
= ednesS the current expenses for the pres
ent year and we have debt of $1,000
o at the end of the fiscal year. At tn
s present rate of contributions a larg
It part of that sum will remain debt un
e less the contributions are very great
- increased; and afterward alluded to tn
e $4,000 debt-Which is not really all of
: present debt. OF course Mr.. Merri
l. did not make mistake, but we did b
l the misleading statement, which wa
! not his fault, but had you been listenin
lie you would have made the same blunde
ID we did, we are very sure.