News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1898-12-14
JOHNSON

sNiFftHN ~
Philip Petrie has returned to Montpelier.
Miss Matte Buck is teaching in East John
son.
Miss Mary Day visited in Hardwiqk last
week
Miss Alice Boyce is home from Middetown.
Conn.
Three united with the Baptist church last
Sunday.
Lucian Chambers and wife were in Burling-
ton recently.
Volney Witherell and family move this week
to st. Adams
Miss Anna Cakes returned on Saturday
from Burlington.
A number of new books are soon to be add
ed to the Public Library.
Orrin Foster is soon to move into the house
vacated by Volney Witherell.
Rev. Z. G. French and Rev. r. F. Lowe ex-
changed pulpits last Sunday.
The advertised letters are for Clarence Gil
bert and Mrs. Alice Boardman.
Mrs. Page of Lyndon was the guest of her
sister, Mrs. NJ. E. Ranger last week.
Frank Jones is assisting in e. P. Jones
drug store during the holiday trade.
Seldom Stone of Buffalo, n. Y, called on
some of his friends in town last week.
Miss May Baker is home from her school in
Bellows Falls for a few weeks vacation.
Clifford Leland is having a serious time
with his hand, which he recently injured
Mrs. Sarah Hodges has returned from
Franklin County and is at Frank Jones.
very pleasant Ways and Means social
was held with Mrs. A. II. Buck last Friday.
The Normal and Graded schools close on
If - rpoly tbpir Christmas
cess.
The snow blows have been called into re-
QUESTION the past week, after the heavy snow
storm.
The stores are full of most attractive holt
day goods, and a good trade is being done by
them all.
Robert Chrsty has bought the livery bust,
ness of j oseph' Odell. A. G. Robbins will run
the stable.
Mrs. Cyrus Davis, who has visited her son
in Lyndonville the past few weeks, was in
town u few days recently.
Henry Russell and family have moved from
the Lowater house to one OF the Baker
houses on Lower Main street.
Miss Alice Wood, who has been caring fol
Mrs. Frank Jones for some weeks, has re
turned to her home in Burlington.
Mrs. C. p. Jones and Mrs W. G. Jones at
tended the funeral of Dr. Allen in Burlington
last Thursday. They spent Friday with Mrs
Allen.
The following officers of the S. of V. have
been elected Captain, E. e. Holmes; Isl
Lieut., j. b. Partlow; I'd Lieut.. Louis Lam
bert; Camp Counsel, Perley Whiting, Hal
Stearns, E, E. Holmes.
W. D. Welch Co.'S store is a Mecca TOWARD
which Christmas shoppers should Wend thel
way these days. The stock is up-to.date
besides containing everything to make al
elegant gift to your best girl, or goods OF
more su bstantial nature
The three Sunday schools will unite thi
wear in holding a Christmas tree in Norma
Hall, Saturday, Dec "a. A committee con
sisting of Misses Lucy Leland, Lizzie Pear
and Susie Hill are arranging for exercises TO
the evening. These will consist of an operettt
by the children.
The following officers haye been elected b,
the w. r. C.:-President, Lizzie Raymond
S-V., Cora Cowles; j. v, Mary Dodge; Chap
lain, Huldah Livermore; Guard, RUIN Couf
ser; Conductor, Jennie Holmes. Color pear
ers. Ida Griswold, Eta Wright, Thusa eau
vim, Lettie Stearns
Edgar James Banks, Phi. D., will give lee
ture on "The Life, the Habits, the Countr,
and Religion of the Arabs OF the Desert, a
Normal hall, Thursday evening, Dec. 10
1898 Special features will be:-Bagdad ant
Arabian Night stories Excavation OF Nine
yah and Babylon, Arabs among the ruins
recital of Mohammedan prayer Costumes Q
Bagdad displayed, etc. DR.. Banks has JUS
returned from his post as U, ). Consul q
Bagdad, Turkey. Admission 20 cents; stu
dents and children. 10 cents. The admlsslo
fees are to be shared with the Normal schooo
and it's share will be devoted to the Readln
Room. -.... J., !,
veIop some sensational features is set TO
trial in Lamoille County Court at the mex
lime term. The suit is brought by Jerom
A. Stowell against Almon Balch tor allege
criminal intercourse with the plaintllfs wilt
The amount sued for is fifteen hundred &c
lars. The claim set forth by the plaintiif in tn
suit is that, suspecting that the deiendan
was visiting his home, he went away, leaVln
the impression that he was not to return III
HI the following day. He returned durin
the night and it is alleged found the deient
ant in his house. The defendant on beln
discovered jumped from window: I'D
ATTORNEYS in the case are George W. Hendt
and George NJ Powers of Morrisvllle &c
the plaintif and Il. W. Hulburd OF Hyc
Park and V. A. Billiard of Burlington for I'll
defendant.