News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-02
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVIIIE.

Inc neAU lecture OF Une course Will
be by Col. j. P. Sanford Jan. II.
Fred Fleetwood is at home for the
holiday vacation from Harvard col
lege.
The Sons of Veterans are to give a
masquerade dance at the town hall
Jan. II.
The W. II. e. is to meet with Mrs.
Daniel Smith Thursday afternoon at
B O'Clock
Regular meeting of Mount Vernon
Lodge. No. 8, this evening, at the
lodge room.
The machinery for the new steam
laundry came last week and is being
put in place.
Henry Puffer came over from Enos-
burg last week, and made Morrisville
a pleasant visit.
An interesting Christmas. concert
was held at the Congregational church
Sunday evening.
II. E. Cutters face wears a calm,
contented smile since the safe arrival
of a little daughter last Thursday.
Water-rent due to-day. Mr. Stur-
ges will be at Hendee & Fisk's office
to-day and tomorrow to receive the
same.
Fully half of the students in the
Academic department at the Academy
were sick with influenza Monday and
Tuesday.
Regular convocation of Coral Chap
ter, o. E. S. Tuesday evening, Jan. Z,
at O'Clock, at which time the officers
will be installed.
Owing to Mr. Whipple's illness,
Miss NJ NJ Slayton presided very ac-
ceptably at the organ in the COngre-
gational church on Sunday.
George Tillotson, of Wolcott, has
bought of l. o. Andrews the place
now occupied by him. TillOtson will
take possession in the spring.
EN-. Hadlock, mail carrier between
here and Morristown Corners, re
ceiVed a pension check last week,
amounting to over $2400, and will
in the future draw So per month.
Charlie Town, after an Illness of
less than one week with pneumonia,
died at his home last Friday night
Charlie was a Woodworking, indus
trious citizen, who will be much
missed in the community.
Rev Mr.. Douglass was presented
with a purse of about $50, by his Ell
more parishioners, and his people
here presented him with handsome
easy chair very similar to the one
presented to Rev Mr. Fisk the previ-
Gus evening.
The j. NJ Warner Woman's Relief
Corps will meet at the g. A. r. hall
Friday, Jan. 3, 1890, at Z p. N. 1t
is hoped that all members will be
present, as this is a regular meeting,
and there is important business to be
transacted. d.-ALICE NJ. GILBERT, Sec.
The annual meeting of the First
Congregational Society of Norris
JOWn viii be held at Gile EesUTyS Mon |
day evening, Jan. 6, at 7:30 o'clock,
for the purpose of electing necessary
officers for the year ensuing, and to
transact other business thought prop
er when met.
A medley social" in the town hall
Friday evening, Jan. B, under the
auspices of the X. S. and K. DIS,
promises rich enjoyment to all who
attend. At 7:15 short musical and
literary entertainment will be given,
/ followed by asupper, concluding with
/ promenades. Admission, including
refreshments, Is cents.
La Grippe, the very popular and
fashionable though very troublesome
complaint which is sweeping over the
length and breadth of the earth, has
a firm hold on a large number of peO-
pie in town. The cold and other at
tending troubles are nothing serious
unless the patient is careless, in which
case it is quite likely to develop into
pneumonia.
Tucker Chapter, No. Is, R. A NJ,
has elected the following officers; NJ,
E. II. F., L. C, White; q. k, C. H.
Stearns; Z. S., H. B, George; c. H.,
S. B. Waite; p. S., Chas, Cristy; r.
| A. c., Geo. Whiting; Sec'y, E. II. Sher-
win; Treas, Earl Guyer; NJ. 1 v, L.
H. Lewis; NJ. 2 V, J. d. Kelley: NJ. 3
v, r. W. Hulburd; Chaplain, c. ".
Fitch; Tyler, j Newyil.
The Week of Prayer will be observed
by the Methodist and Congregational
churches with union services, the first
occurring Sunday evening at the
Congregational church. From and
after Thursday it is expected the
meetings will be in the NJ, Z, church.
Tomorrow evenings services in the
Congregational church will be prepar-
atory, and it is expected that nine
will be added to the roll of the church
next Sunday.
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.
Our Christmas festivities began on
Tuesday evening, with the exercises
in the Congregational church. The
decorations were quite prOfuse and
tasty. A large arch of evergreen was
over the platform, with smaller ones
over the platform steps. An ever
green bell of considerable size swung