News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-05-05
JOHNSON

Herbert Keller spent Sunday in town.
Sumner Morse is moving back to Sheffield |
Rev. Mr.. Lowe is now an ordained minister |
Warner Morse OF the Nv. NJ. spent Sunday
in town with friends.
Miss Bass spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends in Morrisvie.
Remember the Grange meeting Thursday
evening, May g, and all come.
Mrs. J. A. Pearl and her aunt, Miss Mason.
4 spent last Thursday in Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. n. Harrington spent last
Friday and Saturday in Burlington.
Miss Mary Scott of Montgomery was a
guest at Mrs. p. w. j. Peck S last week
1t is expected that there will be preaching
at the Baptist church Sunday, May 16.
The ladies' missionary meeting will meet
with Mrs. II. NJ, Parish Friday afternoon
W. II. Nye returned from Boston Friday.
His store Is very attractive with new goods.
Mrs. 7. j. Boynton of Boston was a guest
of her father, E. o. Story, the first of last
week.
Hon. Mason S. Stone is to deliver the
sermon before the graduating class here in
June.
BIS. Fungton is preparing to make quite
extensive repairs and additions to his resi-
dence.
Deacon and Mrs. S. H. Dove of Enosburg
were the guests of Mrs. Sara Hodges the first
of the week.
Ernest Bicknell left town Monday for Bos-
ton where he is to be employed by street
car company.
All schools are intended to hold patriotic
exercises Friday afternoon previous to
Memorial Day.
Mr. and Mrs. B. NJ. Ballard of Fairfax
visited their daughter, Mrs. IL. o. Stiles, the
first of the week
Prof w. E. Ranger was in Boston last Fri
day to attend the New England Council of
Normal teachers.
There will be senior promenade at Nor
NAL Hail. Friday evening, May Z, the last
one of the season.
Atwood Fullington entertained some of his
young friends last Wednesday, in honor OF
his eighth birthday.
Mrs. Homer who has been spending some
time in Waterville, returned to b. s. Pulling
tons last Saturday.
Miss Craig spent Sunday with Mrs. H. w.
Stevens She is engaged to teach the present
term aJ Jacksonville.
Miss Delta Collins of Hyde Park, a Normal
graduate of last term, spent a few days with
friends in town last week,
Presiding Elder Sherburne will preach at
the Nj. Il. church next Sunday morning: also
administer the sacrament.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers of Newport have been
spending Il few days with their daughter
Mabel, at b. ). tulliugtons.
The c. f meetings promise to be unusually
interesting next sunday evening, as the
Seniors and Juniors are to unite
The committee on patriotic teaching, from
the W. X. c., have procured primers and pre-
sented one to each school in town.
Miss Hattie Mason, who has been spending
several weeks with her niece, Mrs j. A, Pearl,
went to her home III Newport Tuesday.
Mrs. Sara Hodges, With her son Lee, was
called to Eden Monday to attend the funeral
of her brother-n-law, Benjamin Hodges.
The regular w. r. c. meeting will be held
Thursday at two p. III. A full attendance is
requested as preparations will be made Tor
Memorial Day.
The district schools in town began their
summer terms Monday. FiTst-class teachers
have been procured for each school and sue
cessul terms are expected.
MIS-. Julia BaIch Page of Stowe, formerly
of this town. died at her home last week
Tuesday. The interment was made in the
Plot Cemetery last Tuesday.
The ludies are expecting their new cook
book to be out in "a short time. IL will no
doubt have ready sale, as every huusekeeper
will want one of her neghbors recipes.
The bicycle season is a little later in John
son than IN some of the neighboring towns,
but it is really here now and several new ones
are noticed, in addition to the large number
of old ones.
The socable at Mrs. T. J. Bakers last Fri
day evening, as was antlcIpated proved to
be social succeas. All lett feeling younger
and happier tor having spent so pleasant an
evening out.
Two of our well-known young people
Smith Davis and Miss Florence Smith, were
quietly married last Thursday afternoon at
Hyde Park by Rev. Mr.. Taylor. Best wishes
and congratulations are extended to them
by their many friends.
The people of johnson will be pleased to
hear that the first statements of the physi.
clans in charge of Miss Dora Atwel, now at
Mary Fletcher Hospital, are encouraging
They say, ut seems to be the opinion here
that Miss Atwell has chronic Inflammation
OF the liver, on the whole think she is mpTOv.
ing" Her mary friends here hope for her
speedy recovery.
Judge Andrews who is one of the leading
men in town, recently had his farm buildings
wired tor electric lights, the current being
turned on last Saturday night. On this night
there was a teachers meeting at Judge
Pearls, but Mr.. Andrews was so much taken
up with his lights that he sent word that he
could not attend the meeting. 1t is reported
that he usually retires very early, but the
facts are he sat up so late that he was late al
church the next day.