News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-12-24


been ill.,
A Y. Chase had a shock Tuesday
and is in a very critical condition.
E. S. Robinson spent Monday and
Tuesday in st. Adams and Burling-
ton.
Robinson, who has closed out
some lines, expects more Christmas
novelties tonight.
After a delay of about ten days,
finishing lumber for the hotel arrived
Monday so that work was resumed
Ellis Foster has been off duty for
few days at Hall 4 Cheney's. Harry
Hardy was temporarily engaged as
clerk.
The merchants all report a busy
holiday trade; and all hands seem in
tent upon a merry observance Of
Christmas,
D. ", Tenney. and wife left town on
Monday to spend some time with
their son DR.. w. A. Tenney, in Gran
vile, N Y
Don't be carried away with every
wind that blows; but if YOU want the
best crackers on this gre earth; buy
and eat E" Vermont Creams.
Henry Claxton, White & Co.'S travel
ing man, while at WilliamstOwn was
taken sick with the grip and was
obliged TO give up selling Vermont
Creams.
New devotees to the popular grippe
are daily numbered. and the amount
of sneezing and coughing is astonlsh-
ing, while many are confined to the
bed for several days.
Regular meeting of the W. X. Z.
Dec. %, at 1880 O'Clock. Owing to
so much sickness in the corpse, 1t is
thought best to postpone the supper
and social until further notice.
1t is hoped that the young people
of the NJ, E. society, will meet at the
church Thursday afternoon and all
day Friday, for the purpose OF COM
pleting arrangements for Christmas.
The three churches and Sunday
schools will hold customary Christ
mas festivals. The congregational
on Thursday evening, and the Metho-
dis. and Universalist on Friday even
ing.
Mrs. Wilder, one of our oldest and
a highly esteemed resident; the moth
or OF Charles Wilder and Mrs: Patten.
died on Saturday night. The funeral
was held from the Congregations
church on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Barrett, sister of John WHIT
ney and Mrs. Asa Ober, died at Burr
Stewards on Friday night after g
brief illness with pneumonia. The III
neral was attended at the Congrega
tional church on Sunday afternoon.
The exercises in connection with the
Christmas tree at the Congregation
al church will be held at 6.3O to-mor
row Thursday evening. The com
mittee request that the presents b'
be brought to the Yestry early IA
possible in the afternoon.
Owing to the great amount OF sick
ness the annual meeting and reunion
of the Cong'l church on Tuesda.
was attended SHINY and it is eX
pected that the address by Deacon
GIeed will be repeated at some NOR
IdVOfdDle LlIlle.
The fourth entertainment of tn
Lecture course will be a lecture b.
Boy. E. l.. Rexford ofRoxbury, Mass
slbiect: Getting what belongs t.
us'7 Please notice the change II
dae; this lecture coming Jan. ut
inssead of Jan. 18th, as the ticket
read. Use season tickets bearing Oh
ford's iame
Fred I Page has sold out his drui
store at ilue Hill Ave, Boston, an
returned t. his home here to spen
the winterl Fred is not in robus
health andneeds to lay off little
Walter GIkert, who has cleTked 70
him will Continue in the employ {
the purchaer of the business.
Mrs. M. !. Bell is in town for a da
or two. Sh as State Supt., ofprisor
jail and alHs house work IN the Won
ans Christian Temperance Union,
canvassingthe state by direction {
the State lnion, in the interest of
home for tie friendless women, whic
although bartered by the last legi
lature is MT yet established becaus
of lack of fAds.
Probablho man in Vermont know
as much abut maple sugar as Pro
Cooke. RAember that he is a men
Der OF the Board OF Agriculture an
would be Passed to answer any que
ton propinded at the Lamoil
county meeng of the Board, whiC
will be hel6at Hyde Park Wedne
day and i ursday, Dec. Both al
31st.
There wlibe a meeting of the We
mont Shrolhire Sheep Association
at the townall on Wednesday ia
13 1892, at p. m, for the purpo
of general discussion of the she,
husbandy; lowed by an address |
Rev. W. II. Dtglass At the close
said meetlnghere will be an oppo
tunityf or an who wish to becon
members. A Gdial invitation is e
tended to all.
The Conundln supper and Chris
mas sale glVeIlF the Industrial al
Missionary socies of the Congreg
tional church Saturday afterDot
aud evening" sps to have been