News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-12-17

anu w. ii. hOOlnSOn christmas
windows, the latter by electric light
at 10 O'Clock in the evening.
The parishioners of Rev. and Mrs.
j. A. Reed made them a very happy
donation visit at their home on
High street last Friday evening, and
brought with them many substantial
tokens of love and good will.
Miss Nettie, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen R. Brackett of this place,
who has been in Taunton, Mass, for
some time. was recently married to
Mr.. Law and may now be said to
have taken up the study of the law.
A sixty-fve candle power light has
been suspended in the bridge at the
foot of the hill leading to Jersey
heights-a spot that, in summer
time articularly, is.not reached by
the arc lights either side of theravine.
On Thursday afternoon of this
week the ladies of the Universalist
society are invited to meet in the
church vestry. A very cordial invi-
tation is given to the public to come
and partake of a good supper for 10
cents.
The United Workers of the Congl
church will hold circle and picnic
supper at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Utton on Maple street on Fri
day afternoon and evening of this
week. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended.
Report has it that the convicted
murderer, escaped from the Water
bury insane asylum early last week,
came to Morrisville and took the
train here, and that little later an
officer appeared hot on his track.
This may be and may not be so.
There is seldom if ever, any better
sleighipg produced than was seen
ast week following the snow storm
If Tuesday night and the slight rain
chat followed it. Sleigh rides were
greatly in vogue, while lumber and
wood moved lively.
At he meeting of the State Grange,
held in Burlington last week, G. F.
Smith was made one OF the executive
committee, and Mrs. Smith was
selected as Pomona. The latter's
| paper, entitled The Ideal Home, "
read before the State meeting, is
highly compliment9d.
The Congregational Sunday-school
and congregation, and all Others who
Sish to participate, will have grand
hrist mas tree festiYaliiGl. tafFir7i tsa9ftF7n nal,
Nv evening OF next week
eve. A Christmas concert
seld by the Sunday-school the
kiday evening following.
The Academy students have reor-
ganized for the Iyceum work of the
winter term, and held the first event
Of that kind on Friday evening in
Prot. Bee be's room at the Academy.
An interesting program was pre-
pared, Including an exciting debate.
An enjoyable sociable followed.
No! W. H. Robinson was not
called before the Grand Jury on last
Wednesday. AS Village Clerk he was
called as witness in 8 case where
the village records would clear a
point in question. Mayor A. F.
Whitney, as Village Trustee, was re-
quested to testify in the same case,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Sinclair have
vacated the house on High street,
where they have lived for a little
while Mrs. Sinclair, formerly Miss
Sturges, is with her brother in st.
Adams. The sound of Sinclair's
hammer is heard no more in the cob
bler's shop, and the last is aWl done
with.
The auditorium of the new Congre
gational church will be illuminated
by four handsome eight-light electro
liers, or thirty-two lights suspended
from four points in the wood finish;
These four electroliers have been
pledged for by different persons, who
thus indicate their interest in the
undertaking. There yet remains un-
provided for, the lights for the vestry,
parlor, kitchen, and choirroom. The
side lights in the auditorium are pro-
vided for.
On Saturday evening the Woman's
Relief Corps held their annual cleo
tion, at which time the following
we're elected for the ensuing year. =
Mrs. Rosetta l.. Whitney, President; /;
Mrs. Amanda M. Sanders, S. V. p. !;
Mrs. Lottie P. Goodell, j. Y. p;
Mrs. Cora e. Brown, Treasurer; Mrs.
Julia E. Booth, Chaplain; Mrs. Mag
gle T. Kenfeld, Conductor, Mrs. Su-
san e. Burke, Guard. The secretary
is to be appointed by the president,
the assistant guard by the guard,
and assistant conductor by the con-
ductor.
The two very handsome kerosene
chandeliers, comparatively new and
used in the Congregational church for
a short time before it was decided to
build a new one, have been presented
to the Cong'l church in Watervlle for
use in its remodeled church building.
The Morrisville gentlemen who pur-
chased the chandeliers and thus
donated them are Hon. p. x. Gleed,
Hon. G. W. Hendee and II. A. Slay-
ton, the former giving one and the
last named giving a third of the
second, while Gov. Hendee gave two
] thfpJp sfI'ho fvvn Hruf nn mod crant "a.