News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-29
JOHNSON.

Last Tuesdays high water did much dam
| age to the roads.
John Burnham has purchased the Farewell
| house for Gideon Wood.
| DR.. Allen and family spent Monday and
! Tuesday in Burlington and Fairfax.
| IA. Andrews spent few days the first of
the week with his son S. A. at Vergennes.
Remember the dinner Decoration Day at
the Congregational vestry. Only % cents
| Carl Ward has position in McLoud's
store at Hardwick. He left home week ago
| viii Boewine and wife were made happy
over the arrival of a little daughter last Sun
day morning
Rev. A. A. Smith accepted an invitation to
preach the memorial sermon at East Fair
field last Sunday.
J. NJ Beeman, of Fairfax, visited his daugh-
ter, Mrs DR.. Allen last Friday. His health
is much improved.
Mrs. E. P Carpenters friends were pleased
to welcome her back to Johnson last week,
even for a short visit.
There is to be a match game of ball PLAYED
here next Friday afternoon between the
Waterville and Johnson boys.
The D class reception although last" was
by no means ''lpast." We hear nothing but
compliments for the entire program.
Wilmer Hill and wife visited with their ia
Their Seth Hill, last week Winners business
at present is selling and grating apple-trees
Ralph Chase, who has been clerking for the
Bucks several months past, has gone home,
and expects soon to have Il position III st.
Adams.
Quite little excitement was caused in Per
kinsville last Friday by F. S. Hayfords store
taking fire at two different times. No serious
damage done.
Messrs. Buck have finished work at their
mill in town, and expect to move their force
of men to Cambridge Junction this week and
start up their steam mill there.
Arthur Pike has sold his place Pearl
street to Omer Rogers, who will take posses
sion in few weeks. Mr. Pixies many friends
hope that he will decide not to leaye town.
The Baptist Sunday-school elected j. A.
Andrews, Kate Collins and Lizzie Pearl as
delegates to the Baptist Sunday-school con-
vention in West Randolph June 3, and B.
Sundays memorial services at the NJ. E.
church were very interesting Rev. Mr.. How
ard preached to a large congregation from
lisa. 80 A. The decorations were very at
tractive and appropriate.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of
Chas W. Baker, formerly of Johnson, now of
New York City, to Miss Rebekah Wheeler, of
Burlington, granddaughter of the late eX-
President Wheeler, of the University at the
Unitarian church in Burlington Wednesday
evening, June 4.
The program for Decoration Day is some
what changed from former years. Command
er Kinds will meet comrades and friends at
the Plot cemetery at O'Clock, hold exercises
and decorate the graves OF the fallen heroes.
At the same hour Senior Vice Commander
Raymond will meet the friends at the River
cemetery for the same purpose. At 1870
a. m. the procession will form at the west end
of the village near A. Leach in the following
order: johnson Serenade Band, teachers |
with schools, citizens and veterans, and |
march to Lamoille View cemetery and there |
hold exercises and decorate graves. From
thence the procession will march to the Con-
gregational vestry for dinner. At l p. m. the |
procession will reform in front of the town |
hall in the same order and march to the old |
cemetery for the proper exercises. At p. m
they return in order to Normal hall and lis
ten to an address by Rev. n. C. Saunders
There will also be speaking and Rotations
by Normal students and others. An urgent |
invitation is extended by the Post to all |
friends of the soldiers to join the professions. |
Those in the procession will have first chance |
to seats in the hall.