News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-06-09
JOHNSON

Sumner Warner of Sheffield was in town
last Tuesday.
I. L. Pearl 4 Co., are putting a new water
wheel in their mill.
Miss Carrie Creig spent Saturday and Sun
day at H. ". Stevens.
Arthur Stone of Boston was a guest of D.
S. Scbtt's last Thursday.
A. E. Partlow has rented Mrs. R. B. Brad
leys place on Pearl street.
Mrs H c. Fulliugton spent the first of the
week with friends in Stowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Robbins of Cambridge
visited their friends in town last week.
Mrs Mary Recor of Morrisviile visited her
mother, Mrs Mary Dubray last week.
Henry " elch and wife were guests of their
brother, W. D. Welch, last Wednesday.
Rev. E. J. Ward of st. Johnsbury and Carl
Ward OF Hanover were in town Tuesday.
The W. r. c. netted about fifteen dollars
from the meals furnished Decoration Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gile and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Cowles of Hyde Park spent Sunday at Ii. Ii.
Cowles'.
At the town meeting held Monday of last
week it was voted to accept the Joseph An
drews farm.
Deacon Perkins and Mrs ames Holmes at
tended the Congl Conference held at Bakers
field last week.
Mrs. W. II. Nye returned home last Friday,
after spending the month OF May with friends
in Massachusetts.
Cbildrens' Day exercises will be observed at
the Cong'l church next Sunday, and at the
M E. church June 20.
The poles are being set for the new tele-
phone line running from Stowe, Morrisville
and Hyde Park to Johnson.
B. S. Fullington's men are progressing
finely on his residence and soon the exterior
of the new part will be finished
very pleasant reception was given the
Senior class by Prof, and Mrs. Ranger last
Tuesday evening at their home.
Mrs. Chesley Hartwell took trip through
Franklin county with her husband last week,
combining pleasure with business
Mrs. Ham went to Burlington last Satur-
day and passed a successful civil service ex-
animation for the grade of clerk.
Will Warner is spending a few days in
Massachusetts visiting friends in Topsield
and places OF interest in Boston,
The Corona Society were very successful
with their drama last Friday evening, the re-
ceipts OF the evening being over $40.
Dr. H. N. Waite, who is president of the
Eclectic Medical Association, attended meet
ing of the Society at Montpelier last week.
There will be no preaching service at the
NJ. E. church next Sunday morning. The
other meetings of the week will be as usual.
Rev. Mr.. Lowe has gone to his former home
in Maine. AT the end of two weeks he is ex.
pected home and Mrs. Lowe will return with
him.
Rev. E. G. French and Mrs. James Holmes
are delegates from the Cong'l church to at
tend the State Conference held at Middlebury
this week.
Both C. E. Societies we're well represented
at the union held at Waterville last Friday
and the reports are that it was one OF the
best ever held.
The rain interfered with the G. A. R. picnic
preventing their going into the woods as was
planned. Those that gathered spent social
time at Landon's hall,
A. A. Leland has had an order from Prof
A. j. Grout of New York for some of his best
maple sugar to send to England. Judging
from the samples we saw it would please the
most fastidous.
a. NJ Maxfeld has vacated the store he
has occupied for seven years and the Riddle
Brothers have taken possession. They will
make quite extensive additions and repairs
before filling it with goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Fullington and Will
Landon attended the Chase Kinney wedding
at Essex Junction Wednesday evening, June
2. Clarence Kinney and Miss Alice Chase will
be remem bered among the Normal graduates
R. B. Bradley has vacated his house on
Pearl street and has moved to Stowe. Mr.
and Mrs. Bradley have spent their entire
married life in johnson, where they have
found many pleasant associations and leave
many friends who regret their going, but tol
low them with pleasant thoughts and wishes
DR.. George Huntley, returned missionary
from China, preached at the Baptist church
Sunday morning and evening, giving very
interesting account of his work, both as b
preacher and physician among the natives
and also describing the country and telling
of the habits and customs of the people. III
the evening he wore the native dress and haC
quite collection of Chinese curiosities OF
exhibition.
Next week the commencement exercises o
the State Normal School will take place
Sunday June IL. at $50 p. m, is the sermon
before the graduating class by the Principal
Prof. w. E. Ranger. Monday, written exami
nation at 8 p. m, Junior exhibition. Tues
day, written examination OF classes anC
teaching exercises in practice school by mem
bers of the graduating class; p. m, Senio
speaking. Wednesday, oral examinations
SIP. m recital by Prof. Frederic Metcalf anC
Mrs. Winnefred Woodside Metcalf. Thurs
day, p. m, address by M. A. Stone: p. m.
at Normal hall, reception OF graduating
class.