News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-12-06
JOB SON.

I George HarGIOW spent InanKSSlVlng
with friends IN Milton, returning Mon.
day.
Mrs. Law, of Cambridge, is to spend
the winter in town, boarding Mrs. Cyrus
Davis.
Rev. Geo. Wright with his family, OF
Montgomery, visited his father and moth.
er last week.
Fred Leland and family spent Thanks.
giving week at home with their father,
A. A. Leland.
The Ladies' Ways and Means society
held a sociable at L. j. Bakers Friday
last, with a full attendance.
Miss c. E. Willmarth, art teacher al
Lyndon, has some fine paintings on *
hibition at E. p. Carpenters drug store.
Mrs. David Witherville, who was strick-
en- with paralysis last week in her left
side, still remains almost entirely help
less.
V. o. Morgan and family go this week
to Littleton, n. H., where Mr.. Morgan
has employment in the Granite stove
works.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Carpenter are en-
Toying a two weeks vacation in Boston
and vicinity, leaving their store in charge
of Lyman Jones.
The Thanksgiving vacation given the
Normal students closed Monday evening.
| School opened with a full attendance on
Tuesday morning.
Rev. A. A. Smith, who has been expec-
ted here this week, has been granted a
longer vacation by the church on &C
count of continued i'll health.
Carl Ward goes this week to teach in
the Jones district in Hyde Park, and
Henry Grow has taken a school in Ell
more, commencing this week.
The ladies of the Baptist church have
recently filled and forwarded a barrel of
bedding and clothing to the directors of
spellman Seminary, Atlanta, Ga.
FL. A. Mudgett received quite severe
bruises last week about the head, occa-
stoned by the starting of a loaded team
which threw him between the wheels.
Mrs. Sally Cleveland, who has been
confined to her room for some time, is
somewhat easier since the operation per-
formed last week, although she is very
weak.
Robert Stoddard, a student in the med
zeal college at Burlington, residing with
his brother, DR.. Fred G. Stoddard, at
Shelburne, is visiting friends and rela-
tives in town.
Charles Ii. Stearns was at Montpelier
last week and attended the closing of the
legislature, which did not differ much
from two years ago, when he was a men,
Der of the House.
A meeting of a social character was
held in the vestry of the Baptist church
Sunday morning, i'll charge of Dea. An
drews. Next Sunday a sermon will be
ro,,J Of fIa ,,r,,nl fin,n OF rnrr;on
At the magazine clubs annual meeting
held at Holmes & COwles' drug store on
Monday evening, DR.. Joel Allen was Sc
lected president and Miss S. B. Cowles
secretary and treasurer.
A committee of three were appointed
from the Baptist church to draft resolu-
lions and forward them to the bereaved
family of the late Rev. l.. A. Dunn, D.
D., whose funeral was held at Fairfax on
Thursday.
Representative Pearl, on his return
from Montpelier, Wednesday evening,
was met by a number of the citizens who
wished to show their appreciation of the
work done by him in behalf of the Nor
NAL School.
Thomas Waterman, of St. Johnsbury,
and Rollin Woodward, of st. Adams,
spent Thanksgiving with their parents,
the former beng accompanied by a
school friend, Mr.. Brewer, whose HON
S in New York.
The many friends of Charles a. Ritter
received cards announcing his mar
riage to Miss Mary II. Smith at Auburn
Me-, on Tuesday, Nov. 81. The bridal
pair came to visit their mother, Mrs. Ell
len Ritterbush, remaining over Thanks
giving.
Services in union were held at the
Methodist church Thanksgiving Day,
Rev. F. D. Goodrich giving an address
from the following: righteousness X
alteth a nation, bnt sin is a reproach to
any people, The singing was rendered
by a ouartette of Misses Barton and Win
chester and Messrs. Harrington and Will
son.
DR.. A. III. Campbell's second lecture of
the series will be on Friday evening at
the Normal Hall. Subject: California;
her resources, mineral and agriculturali
her people and cities; Chinatown and
the Chinese: the Yosemite Valley and
big trees; Mount Hamilton and the
great Lick telescope; the Sacramento
valley and Mount Shasta. There will be
a half hour concert, beginning at 7.45.
The graded school closed a succ essful
term on Wednesday, with Ida Barton
teacher in the higher, and Lizzie Pearl
in the intermediate grade. The follow
ing is the result of the contest for the
greater number of credits in the interme-
date department The side with Willie
Scott as captain, won, they receiving 49,
to III on the other side, of which Nat
Freeman was captain. Those pupils hav-
ing a credit every day were Willie Scott,
Eta and Dora Atwell, Jessie Butler, SUI
sic Hill, Maud Kenfield, Eva. Sturtevant,
Nat Freeman, Albert Lambert, Jay
Partlow and Faye Warner.
The attention of our readers is called
to the business card of Chas. Ritterbush,
a former Johnson boy. He is located in
| Lewiston, Me-, and deals in plumbing,
steam and gas supplies; his speciality
being heating buildings by the hot water
process.
The following resolutions were adop-
ted by the Nj. E. Sabbath school upon
the death of the superintendent
WHEREAS, Our Heavenly Father has seen fit
sorrows of the earth life, our superintendent t,
Therefore,
Resolve6,-Tha in his death we have lost a
faithful leader, one who had endeared himself TO
the members of the school by his pleasant ways
as well as by his efficient labor for the interests
of the school.
Resolued,-That to the family, who in then
nearer relation have met a much greater loss
we tender all we can our sympathy in this TIME
of sorrow and loneliness.
Resolued,- THAT a copy of these resolutions b
placed in the records of our school and that o n
also be sent to the NEWS N CITIZEN for publ
cation 1 E5S@a ain1swolD. Com.
q, Il, MONTEITH,