News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24
.JOHNSON,
Our reporter is away from home enjoying
short vacation, and the mantle has fallen
upon unworthy shoulders; this we say by
way of apology for what may follow.

Our reporter is away from home enjoying
short vacation, and the mantle has fallel
upon unworthy shoulders; this we say b.
way of apology for what may follow.
Walter Bradley has been visiting friends IL
Craftsbury.
G. A. Sturtevant's family are visiting a
! East Fairfield.
Lucy Baker returned from her Island Pon'
visit Saturday.
The "R A Y. W. K Khan" met this weel
with Mrs. Ned Holmes.
DR.. Campbell is moving into the Andrews
house just vacated by Mr.. Stevens.
o. W. Stearns and wife have returned from
Saratoga much improved in health.
We have been pleased to see Mrs. E. P. Car
penter among us again for the week past.
Omer d. Rogers has moved into his house
which he recently purchased of A. H. Pike
Miss Kitty Whiting. an artist from Topeka
Kan, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. T. J. Baker.
DR.. Campbell occupied the pulpit in the Con
gregational church at East Fairfield Sunday
Mrs. L. NJ. Fullington is visiting her brother
Supt. s. A. Andrews, at the Reform School,
Vergennes.
Mrs. Chas. Buck is entertaining a friend
from Kansas, Miss Leach, who expects to re-
main with her for several weeks.
Mrs. DR.. Campbell returned from Rutland
Friday, where she had been visiting her pa
rents during the Doctors absence.
Rev o. NJ. Boutwell,, presiding elder will
preach and hold communion service next Sun
day at the usual hour in the NJ. E. church.
A Republican caucus will be held next Sat
urday evening at 7:30 O'Clock to elect nine
delegates to the county convention at Hyde
Park July %.
DIR. A. H. Campbell returned last Friday
from st. Paul, Mimi, where he had been to
attend the National Teachers Institute. The
Doctor looks a little wearied from his travels.
The second quarterly conference for John
son, Hyde Park and Watervile charge will be
held at Waterfalls, at 2 p. m, July 26. Quar-
terly meeting the 9th; love feast at $50
a. m.
H. W. Stevens is moving into the house
which he recently purchased of Mrs. McFar-
land. He has had the house quite extensive
ly repaired, has put on n new roof, and other
wise beautifed and adorned it.
Mrs j. L. Pierce started for Oakland. Cal,
Monday evening. in company with Mrs. Bas-
sett and son, who have been visiting her for
a few weeks. Mrs. Pierce has lived among us
only few years, but in that time has made
many friends, who are sorry to have her
leave.
The Young Peoples Christian Endeavor So
ciety will hold a sociable at T. j. Bakers Fri
u
few literary exercises and much enjoyment.
The sociable is given by the young peoples
society, and they extend a cordial invitation
to all, whether members of this society or
not, to attend.
We are pleased to have among us again,
for short time though it be, our genial
friend and former fellow-townsman, T. j.
Boynton. At present he wishes to have US
get rich by buying of him stock in the Cardiff
Coal and Iron Co., of Tennessee. All the
trouble is to lack of capital to invest, for we
know that Br. Boynton would not lend his in
fiuence to any company that he did not con-
slider to be all right.
Rev. E. Gale and wife are visiting at o. w.
Stearns' Mr.. Gale was pastor of the Baptist
church here more than thirty years ago, and
it is expected that he will occupy the pulpit
again next Sunday morning. There will
probably be only few of his old parishion-
ers to greet him as he comes back to this field
of his early labors, but those who are able to
do so will be glad of the opportunity to listen
again to his teaching.
1t is with sadness that we report the death
of Mrs. Eta Crowell, wife of Dea John III
Sinclair, who died Friday morning, July Is,
from the result of the measles. Mrs. Sinclair
was a very estimable lady, and was much be-
loved by all who knew her. Her loss will be
greatly felt, not only by her immediate fam
lily and neighborhood, but by the community
in general and the Baptist church and Sun
day-school in particular, where she has long
been a devout and earnest wOrshipper and an
untiring worker in everything that pertained
to the welfare of Zion