News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-18
JOHNSON.

H. Fl. Collins was in town last week.
! Mrs Hill still fingers but is very low.
Fred Jones is slowly recovering from his i'll
ness.
No meetings will be held in the district this
week.
Walter Bradley has rented j H Burnham g
i house on Main st.
Flora Pearl is taking music lessons of Prof.
! Davis in Burlington
Mrs. Soule of Fairfield, is the guest of her
| sister, Mrs. A. H. Buck
J Rev. Mr.. Ward preached at the Congrega-
| tional church last Sunday.
| Miss Bean of Morrisville, is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. j. S. Bicknel
| Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Gray visited their
friends in Craftsbury last week.
Hattie Stoddard came from Massachusetts,
to attend her fathers funeral
Phila Hall has accepted a position as an
officer in the asylum at Brattleboro
! Sarah Knight spent last week with her
friends, Misses Harvey at st. Johnsbury.
The Ladies will hold missionary tea-meet-
ing at Mrs. S. Fullington's Thursday after
| noon.
Rev Mr. Smith was called to town last
week to oftieiate at the funeral of Henry Stod-
dard
w
are in town stopping at their uncles Samuel
Smith
Wilmer Hill expects soon to go to Yer
gennes, where he has a position in the Reform
school.
Abram Goozey and wife have moved into
the village. They occupy rooms at Rodney
Fosters.
Lamoille Lodge No. 80, was well represent
ed at the union held in Jacksonville last
Thursday.
Frank Knowles, employee of W. Stearns,
lost his index finger, using a circular saw last
Saturday.
All sorts of first adjectives when referring
to the lecture by Mr.. Crofts were used by
those who heard him.
Miss Blanchard was sent by the Y W. C. A.
OF the Normal school, to the meeting held in
Schenectady last week.
George Bakers long sickness still continues
1t is likely that he will be confined to his
room several weeks more.
The Ladies of the Baptist church have
lately packed a missionary barrel and sent
to a school in Memphis, Tenn.
Two pleasant receptions were held last Fri
day evening. One at the Methodist church,
and one at DR.. Campbell's home.
The village graded school closed a very
successful term last Friday 1t is hoped that
term.
The funeral services of Mrs. Jennie Hayford
Warren, we're held at the Baptist church
Tuesday afternoon. She leaves a large cir
Gle of friends, who extend their sympathy to
her family in their bereavement.
The Whiting and Stebbins wedding was a
quiet but very pleasant home affair. The
near friends only, being invited Both the
groom and bride have taught with marked
success in our public schools and so have a
long list of warm friends, whose best wishes
attend them
The funeral of Mrs. DR.. Waite occurred
Saturday, Rev. Mr.. Booth of Mortified Off
ciating, assisted by Rev. n. c. Saunders. The
burial took place at Stowe. The floral tri-
butes of loving friends were beautiful, among
them being harp given by sympathetic
neighbors. Mrs. Waite possessed rare gifts
of mind and heart that won the admiration
and respect of all who made her acquaint-
ance. Brilliant i'll mind, yet kind and SYM
pathetic, she was a representative of high
type of womanhood.
Miss Emma Wetherell. of New York who
has won for herself high position as a pub
lie reader, both East and West, gives pub
lie reading in Normal Hall, Friday evening,
Feb. 10. She comes highly recommended by
good judges, and lovers of good reading an
ticipate delightful evening. c. B. Bradley,
of the University of California, says: Miss
Emma Wetherell is an accomplished reader,
carefully trained in her art and supported
therein By her many natural gifts. Her
repertoire embraces a wide range of selec-
tions and the exhibitions of her skill have
been received with marked appreciation"
Joaquin Miller names her as among the gift
ed few in California. Many other testimOni-
ais OF her merits and success might be given.