News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1898-12-28

rounds.
Horton E. Doty and Miss Sarah L.
orlmes were married Xmas eve. Con-
gratqlations from everybody to the
worthy couple.
interesting services were held at
the Catholic church last Saturday at
midnight and also on Sunday. The
attendance on both occasions was
good.
Supt. Mcfarland has completed
his round of school visitation and he
reports the several educational insti-
tutions throughout town as doing
very good work.
The Rebekah Lodge elected the Of
ficers last evening: N. g., Mrs. P. T.
DEMO; Y. G., Mrs. S. B. Waite; Sec,
Miss A. D. Sawyer; Treas, Mrs E.
l. Noyes The appointive officers
will be named at next meeting.
Paul Ladoo, former resident of
this place, but now engaged in the
box-making business at L9ominster,
Mass, presented to the Sunday school
at this place a fine assortment of
Christmas candy boxes.
Foss, the druggist, reports very
good sale of holiday goods. There
are two things to which this may be
attributed-a good stock and adver-
tising the same. 1t is the live busi-
ness man that "gets there" these
days.
Sam Manley has been looking after
the day service at the Electric Plant
the past week, during the absence of
Supt. Slayton at Green River. Sam
is well acquainted with the various
details and makes an excellent spare
hand.
A. Lincoln Kirke, the well-known
lmpersonatOr, who has appeared
here before and given excellent salts
faction, will give an entertainmentat
Town Hall Thursday evening, Jan.
II, under the auspices Of the Lamoille
Central Academy.
The outgoing mails Just now are
the largest of the year, Pages cal
endar shipments being the cause 1t
keeps business decidedly lively at the
postoffice. A small army is also
engaged in directing wrappers and
putting them Flp at Pages office.
Geo. Ives of New York, who spent
several weeks here last fall at the
Phoenix recuperating his health, has
returned and is again domiciled at
that hostelry. Mr.. Ives is a very
genial man and the many friends he
has made here welcome him back.
He will probably spend the winter
here.
Some time Sunday night burglar
or burglars brokeinto Nelson Bundy's
meat market at the depot and stole,
it is said, $50 in money, a can of
salmon and some cigars. Entrance
was gained by breaking a light of
glass in the door and then turning
the key. Mr.. Bundy slept in an ad-
joining room but heard no noise and
knew nothing of the deed until next
morning.
The Trustees have under consider
alton letter from Col. Sawyer, ask
ing that the names of several of the
village streets be changed. The sug-
gestion is made that they be $50
named as to perpetuate and honor
the pioneers of the village. McDan-
lei street, first settler; Hyde street,
first named in charter of the town;
Sawyer street, builder of first framed
house in town; Liberty. Noyes, Page,
and of course there will be Main, Rail-
road, Eden, etc." The idea is good
one and we believe such action will
receive the approval of citizens gener-
ally.
The Christmas exercises at the
church last Saturday evening drew
the usual full house. The pulpit and
choir gallery were tastefully decorat-
ed with evergreens and in place of
the old time Christmas tree there was
an old-fashioned fireplace and Santa
Claus. The gifts were artistically
arranged and all presented very
unique appearance. At 7.15 the
little ones marched into the church
and occupied the front seats. The
exercises opened with an anthem by
the choir, which was followed with
exercises by the school, consisting of
songs, responsive readings and reci-
tations. The exercises, which we're
interesting, fine and we'll
rendered, were perhaps the best the
school has had for number of years.
The musical part of the programme
was greatly enhanced by cornet ac-
by Geo. Foss. After
these exercises were completed, r. W.
Hulburd, in the person of Santa
Claus, came out of the fireplace, ad-
dressed the children and called the
names OF those who had gifts. The
little folks, and older ones too, we're
highly pleased at the appearance of
st. Nick. There was a large number
Of presents; scholars and teachers,
friends and parents remembering
each other.
Riverside.
W. +. Waters and family from johnson
spent last Friday at Edwin Stygels'.
Edward Crowell and family from Emore
visited at Almon Crowell's last week.