News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-02
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Mrs. >. Is. Waite and Mrs. VIM.
Barnard were in Burlington Tuesday.
Chorister H. NJ. Noyes has engaged
Prof. Whipple as instructor for the
young vOcalists. Under the profess
or's tutelage the choir will undoubt-
edly be much benefited.
On and after Monday next this
postoffice will be made an inter-
national money-order office, and pat
irons wishing to send the "root of
all evil " to "furrin" parts can readi-
ly do so.
The collegiates are home and are
busily engaged in recuperating their
energies, a process made necessary
by the severe strain-mental and
otherwise-through which they have
just passed.
The many friends of DR.. W. T.
Slayton may be pleased to know
that the degree of Doctor of Medicine
was conferred upon him by Harvard
University at the annual commence
ment, June "a.
The advent of the "fyer," which
now leaves here at 1886 a. m. and re-
turns at 1908 p. m, brings a slight
change in the evening express, east
bound. That train now leaves here
at 6:59 instead of GAO as heretofore.
Prof. Ed. Stevens is home from
Northfeld for the summer, having
completed a successful year as pro-
fessor of the electrical department in
the University at that place. He has
been engaged to fill the same position
another year.
The band boys were out for a frolic
last night and treated Hyde Parks
three nominees for county honors
each to rattling serenade. Soft
drinks, ETC., in liberal quantities were
dispensed by the recipients Of these
musical OvatiOns.
Francis S. Mcfarland, Esq, of
Otter River, Mass, has been visiting
his nephew, H. NJ. Mcfarland. Mr..
Mcfarland at the age of 80 is still
very active, hearty old gentleman.
He is the Oldest of a family of twelve,
and is a 33 degree Mason,
[. &. Vaughan and wife were called
to Woodbury. last week, where a
brother of Mrs. Vaughan had met
with a serious accident while shingling
a building. The staging ON which he
was, gave way and he fell some thirty
feet, breaking an arm and sustaining
other injuries. Mrs. Vaughan will re-
main few days longer to aid in
caring for the injured man.
On Tuesday, June 23, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Howieson in
Chippewa Falls, Wis, occurred the
marriage of their daughter Chrissie
to Leon Marshall. The wedding was
a most pleasant affair and was Wit
messed by large number of relatives
and friends. Miss Howieson spent a
large share of the summer of '95 in
this section, and has many friends
here who will extend sincere congrat-
ulations.
Saturday evenings caucus should
not 60 entirely unnoticed, although
the convention to which the delegates
were elected has come and gone.
Chairman T. Fl. Page of the town
committee was made permanent
chairman and c. ?. Sawyer chosen
secretary. Delegates were chosen as
follows IS. B. Waite, L. p. Butts, L.
H. Lewis, F. R. Child, Ashton Mud
gett, c. M. Gray, R. C. Munson, G.
B. Allen, FL. M. Mcfarland. Delegates
instructed to name alternates and
fill all vacancies. After few extern
poraneous speeches of an enthusas-
tic nature. the caucus adjourned.
The following account of the mar
riage of Leigh Wellman, which took
place at Lowell last week, will inter-
est many here:-
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock occurred
one of the pleasantest events of social life
| the marriage at the residence of V. NJ. and
| Nettie Parker, of their daughter Jennie May,
and Leigh b. Weman, by Rev. L. 2. Atwood.
! The bridesmaids were Miss Alice Parker of
| lrasburg and Miss Berta Cheney of Hyde
| Park. The groomsmen were Harry Wellman
and Clarence N Parker of Lowell. Mr.. Well
man is one of our finest young men. He has
! had charge of the postoffce during the Re-
! publican administration, and has been our
! Superintendent of Schools for several years.
Miss Parker is one of the fairest and certainly
| the most jolly little schoolmaa am whose fit
| ness to teach it ever fell to the lot of Lee, or
! any other Superintendent, to investigate.
| The happy couple took the evening train at
| Barton for Rye Beach, N. H., which will be
| their address for a few weeks. The best
| wishes of host of very warm friends go