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

NJ. P. Bell, son of Rev. NJ, P. Bell. a
former pastor here, has a promising
position in the Edison Electric works
in Philadelphia.
The New England Order of Pro.
lection presented their Chaplain, Rev
DR.. l. P. Booth, with a handsome
Christmas chair.
Mrs. E. L. Wilkins has finished her
seasons work in the millinery bust.
ness at North Hyde Park and is at
her home in Morrisville.
The Foundry Co. contemplate en-
gaging another frst-class man, fully
familiar with all the details of the
business, in their machine shop.
Danger from icy sidewalks on Port
land street next to the Gleed block
is lessened by the connection made
between the caves trough and the
sewer.
The corps of teachers in the sever
al departmentssin Peoples Academy
and Morrisville Graded school, we're
presented with tokens of remem-
brance and esteem from the students,
at Christmas time.
Not ev ry one gets served as did
Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Gregory in
their temporary absence from home,
last Monday afternoon, when some
one leita barrel of -four with "Mer-
ry Christmas" tackled on the head,
OUT on the back door steps.
In the second week of January the
special meetings planned by the
Universalist people will be held. 1t
is now expected that services will be
held on four evenings of that week.
The speakers to come here one eve
ming each are Rev. Mr.. Hoyt of st.
Johnsbury, Rev. Mr. Stevens of Lyn-
don, Rev. Mr.. Currier, of WoOdsville,
n. H, and Rev. Mr.. Bennett OF st.
Albaus. Rev. DR.. Booth has Ell yage-
ments to meet in st. Johnsbury,
LyndonvilIe, st. Adams, Woodsville,
Barre, Northfield, Derby Line and
Waterloo, 2. Q. These appoint
ments come in the first three weeks
of January, and the two latter en-
gagements are in his line of work as
secretary of the Vermont and Que
bee Universalists Convention.
DR.. James W. Robbins, who as we
stated last week had gone to New
York on a combined business and
pleasure trip, and to pack up and
bring here to his office in the Hall re-
sidence, the balance of his office euuip-
ment, returned here by way of Stowe
electrics last Thursday night. Con-
gratulatiOns are in order and are ex-
tended upon the success of this busi-
ness trip, for the genial doctor re-
turned with a bride, having been mar
ried on Tuesday Dec. 20, to Miss
Anita p. Stanton of New London,
Conn. DR.. and Mrs. Robbins have a
home where his Office is with Mrs. E.
j. Hall on Park street, taking their
meals at The Randall. With his own
office equipment, combined with that
left in the office he occupies, by the
late DR.. E. j. Hall, will make the best
appointed physicians office in North
ern Vermont.
Numerous people from here were in
Hyde Park last Saturday to be pres
ent at a hearing in the Probate
Judges Office in connection with the
question of appointing a guardian
for Mrs. Henry Stratton, to whom
the sum of $1,000 has come from the
Supreme lodge New England Order of
Protection, beside the settlement ofa
life insurance in the Massachusetts
Mutual, on the life other late husband.
Mr.. Stratton having been killed
while engaged in an occupation more
hazardous than that of truckman,
for which occupation he was insured,
the insurance people have offered to
settle for $3.50, a proposition which
has not yet been accepted. The i'm
mediate family of the widow are op-
posed to the appointment of guar
dian by the Probate Judge, but it is
likely that such appointment will be
made. The local lodge, n. E. 0. P,
wishes it understood that it, as
lodge, is not Withholding from the
widow the direct payment to her of
this claim.