News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-01
ELMORE.

Nelson Gay and wife of Barre are spending
Christmas i'll town.
Don't forget the farmers meeting Jan. 6
and at Morrisville.
LYMAN Gale of Barre, a former resident,
was in town Thursday at Dea. Camp tuner-
al.
Mrs. R. G. Hill has been on long visit to
her daughter Mrs. John Crawford, at Dams
vile, n. Y.
Harold Wheelock is receiving visit from
his cousins, Mr.. Wheelock and wife, from st.
JOhnsbury.
Mrs. Chas. Everett (nee Peake), of Danvers,
Mass, a former resident, Is III Town NlslIIhS
and upon business.
Miss Jean Crawford is in town from Dams
vile. n. Y, having returned with her grand
mother, Mrs. X. q. Hill.
Rev. Mr.. Douglass gave a discourse in ref
erence to the coming year last Sunday, al
dressed especially to the young.
F.M. Harris accompanied County Lecturer
Sallies of Stowe to Wolcott last Tuesday in
the interests of the Farmers League
O. b. Bacon and wife went to Montpelier
last Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ba-
! cons foster-mother, Mrs Alexander Smith.
The funeral of Dea. Camp was held Thurs
| dow at the house Rev. Mr.. Fisk OF Morris
vile officiating. assisted by Rev. Mr.. Doug
! lass.
DWIGHT Foster and wife and two children,
from Barre. are on a visit to Mrs. Preston
Peake and Mrs. Harvey Lanpher, Mrs. Eos
ter's mother and sister.
David and O. J. Scott and Harold Whee-
| lock attended county court at St Johnsbury
! nnarIv all Of last week as defendant and wit
nesses in a suit for divorce brought against
! David Scott.
Newton Camp of Chicago and his sister,
Mrs Ellen Olmsted of Boston, came to town
! Thursday to attend the funeral OF thelr
father Dea. Abel Camp Mrs. Olmsted Is TO
remain for Il season; Mr.. Camp returned west
on Saturday.
| Cprtie Camp was in town on Christmas Eve
and Mt her Crandfather's funeral on Thurs
dov. returning to Cambridge Thursday even.
| ing Owing to a lost telegram she walked
from Morrisville home; yet some say girls
have no grit or endurance nowadays.
Mrs. Bertha Bracket (nee Olmsted) Of Bos
| ton. formerly of this town, is the happy reclp
ient of an elegant Decker upright piano, q
| Christmas nift from her uncle, Newton Camp
of Chicago Mrs. Bracket knows how to eX
tract the music from it, too How we WISH
we had a rich uncle with a generous heart
The exercises at the church passed off pleas
antly, with fair company, although Ihe az
prerate of presents seemed less than uSual
The declamatOry exercises were very credit
able The last present was an envelope con
tanning $50 in cash to the pastor, Rev. Mr.
DOUGLASS from the people of Gilmore. he re
sponded with much feeling. An easy-Chal
and other tokens of regard were also present
ed to the pastor and wife
Make way for the Farmers League. Tn
| ANIMAL meeting for election of officers Will b
held at Elmore Pond Monday, Jan. 4, at II
a. m Every member should feel 1t n duty t
be present. The executive committee Is re
quested to meet before dinner to revise constr
tuition and bylaws. In the afternoon tn
following question will be discussed: IN
! causes of the present depression OF aGrlcul
+ure and the remedies" 1t is to be Opened
bv W. W Delano in a thirty minute speech
| followed by free discussion all around.
anticipate a live, strong speech from Bro
DeanO Let us give him good audience
Come out every farmers wife, daughter, SIS
ter. mother or sweetheart, if you have to pu
over the washing one day. If the ladies VII
come we will try to fix future meetings n
best will accommodate all. Singers are es
peciaIlv deired. Let us all unite III cOunc
and social goodwill. New members can b
admitted by sending in their names throug
others.
Last Wednesday the community wa
shocked by the startling tidings that Ernes
and Edwin B. HILL sons of X. u. Hill, an
Frank Grout. all natives and recent resident
here and two young men from Barre, Wer
drowned in Puget Sound while attempting t
cross on scow from Fairhaven, Wash, L
British Columbia with load of cattle. Late
came telegram from Ernest, saying he wa
not with the party and had been unable t
learn their fate On Thursday Mr.. Hill an
wife started for Montpelier to inquire by telt
graph but soon met the bearer of Telegram
from Ernest saying the boys were all alive
1t seems the voyage consumes ten hours, an
when about half across, the worst storm c
the season arose. which wrecked the SEQ
, (towed by a steamer) but the human occr
nants succeeded in reaching an island. BEN
out of sight and unable to get tidings, tn
boys were supposed to be at the bottom
The first advces seemed too bad to be tru'
following upon all the death and Athletic
this community has suffered within fe
weeks; but with the last joyful news we ca
ioin with the grateful friends in celebratin
a devoutIy grateful and tender Christmas.