News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-12-26

Cheney, Mower and Morgan of tn
U. v NJ, are at home for the holi
days.
Mrs. c. J. Patch and daughte
Edith, of Boston, are spending th
holidays in town.
Misses Hattie Hickok, Bertha Hol
/ brook and Lottie Tenney, are spend
ing the holidays here.
School at the Academy will be dis
missed from Tuesday night unit
Thursday morning.
! Hon. T. A. Cushman returned Mon
day night, and the pulp-mill viii prob
ably be running on full time soon.
The ladies of the chnrcl
have in contemplation the cuisines.
mems carnival, . to be given in Jan
uary.
The Academy students held a large
ly attended and very enjoyable socia
ble in the Academy Hall on Friday
evening
Beginningnex Sunday, Rev. W. E
Dougla will give series of talks OF
the Lords Prayer, in the evening
meetings.
A liberal supply of coal ashes and
gravel was added to the walks Oh
both sides of Main Street during last
week mud.
Special convocation of Tucker
Chapter at this place next Friday fol
the purpose of electing officers. A
full attendance is desired.
Miss Glines, of st. Johnsbury, has
nearly recovered from her recent Sc
we're injuries, under the care of her
SISTER" Mrs. P. K. Gleed.
Within the past week there has
been enough variation of tempera-
ture and general conditions of wealth
er to suit the most fastidiOus.
Rev. Miss Kingsbury will deliver
the Memorial Day address for Post
No. 10a Cambridge, May 30, the first
lady filling that positionin Vermont.
The Woman's Relief Corps will meet
at the G. A. r. hall Friday evening,
Dec. 81, at z o'clock 1t is earnestly
desired that all members be present.
In spite of the very unfavorable
weather which has existed the mer-
chants have done a thriving business
which will probably round up equal
to last year.
Rev. Mr.. Douglass presented very
practical and effective sermon on his
chosen subject on Sunday evening
Rev Mr. Fisk at the Congregational
vestry touched upon the work and
success of Stanley, the African ex-
| plorer.
We gladly give space to the follow
ing, received this week: FThe report
concerning, illness in DR. HOlbroOk' =
tamly was false. With the exception
OF the Doctor they are well. He has
rot yet regained his health. though
better than when hearrived there. .
January 1 is the time fixed for
awarding the prizes offered by the
Lamoille Bakery to the parties who
hold tickets received from the estab-
lishment the past few months. 1t
will be remembered that the Bakery
gave one of these tickets to every
purchaser of $500 worth of goods.
The Christmas Tree Festivals, to-
night (Tuesday) at the Congrega-
tional church and tomorrow night
at the Universalist and Methodist
churches, will undoubtedly be largely
attended, and a right Merry Christ
mas seems promised to all. This
evenings services at $50, the Others
at Z.
The largest attendance at any en-
tertainment yet given by the Lecture
Association was that present at the
lecture Monday evening by the little
Esquimau lady, Miss Olof Krarer.
Her descriptions of the life in her ma
tive country were quite interesting,
and entirely new to most of her hear
| ers.
The Ladies' Industrial society will
have their usual supper and enter
tainment at the vestry next Friday
afternoon and evening; supper from
$50 to $50. All-old and young
| have a special invitation to come.
The annual meeting will be called at
2:30 p. m; members, and those desir-
| ing to become so, are requested to be
prompt, that the election of officers
and other business may be easily
done.
As was stated last week a Women's s
Relief Corps was formed with a good
charter membership, under the direc-
tiOn of the State organizer, Mrs.
Thompson, of st. Johnsbury, who
came here for that purpose Follow
| ing is the list of officers: President,
Mrs. A. o. Gates; senior vice-p -presi-
| dent, Mrs A. A. Niles; Junior vice
president, Mrs. g. W Doty; conduc-
tress, Mrs W. g. McClintock: secre-
tary, Alice Gilbert; chaplain, Rev.
Myra Kingsbury; treasurer, Ella Cur
rier; guard, Mrs Capt. Kenfeld;
assistant guard, May Soper. Addi-
tiOns to the membership viii doubt
less be made soon, as the order is not
restricted to wives or daughters of
veterans, but is free to all.
The officers of Post Warner No. 4,
chosen for the ensuing year at the re-
Gently held annual meeting are as
| follows: Post commander, A. O..
| Gates; senior vice-cOmmander, Geo.
A. Cheney; junior vice-commander,
Austin Wilkins; quartermaster, John
W. Daniels; chaplain, Albert A. Niles;
surgeon, e. W. Doty; officer of the
| day, E. d. Gilbert; officer the guard,
Lucius S. French; delegate to State
encampment, William g. McClintock.
The post seems to be in q prosperous
condition. Their hall over G. E.
Woodward drug storeis a very com
modious one, and is decorated and
arranged equal to any Grand Army
hall in this part of the State. The
WOmen's Relief Corps and Sons of
| Veterans camp are using the same
hall as a place Ofmeeting, and wenow
have these three organizations, which
are a credit to the town and vicinity.
In response to previous invitation,
q large number assembled at the
rooms of Mount Vernon Lodge No. s,
F. & A. NJ, last Friday evening, to
witness the public installation Of Off
GERS for the ensuing year. At the APP
pointed hour thelOdge room was filed
to OverfOwing. After assent by the
members to the new list of officers,
| C.. H, Stearns, of Johnson, d. d. G. NJ.
assisted by W. s. McClintock, Mar
shall, installed f. Z. Foster w. NJ.
Mr.. Foster waived his right to take
charge, and Mr.. Stearns installed the
following; S. B. Wait, S. W; C. A..
Gile, j. W; F. B. Livingston, Treas;
o. d. Sturges, Sec; J. A. Robinson.
s, D.; A. w. Spaulding, J D.; A. d.
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