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

Miss Ausie Moody is spending a
short vacation with her sister, Mrs.
C. Fl. Slocum.
Not many "has beens" will be seen
in next years holiday stock of Nor
risville dealers.
The Duplicate Whist Club meets
this Wednesday evening with Mrs.
Geo. NJ. Powers.
Mrs. Belle Hall Croft is with her
mother, Mrs. E J. Hall, accompa-
niea by her child.
William Cheney is driving a stylish
black horse these days that attracts
no little attention.
Harry Peck is at home from Bos-
ton where he is taking a course in a
commercial school.
DR.. Corbin and sister from St.
Johnsbury were guests at W. s.
Cheney s over Sunday.
Win Thresher commenced his du-
ties as day hand in the locomotive
roundhouse last week.
The Heath-Boomhower mansion
at the foot of the watering trough
hill is about completed.
Mrs. Pond of Barre, mother of Mrs.
Harry Hardy, has been visiting her
daughter for several days.
Rev. Dr. Booth was in Stowe on
Saturday afternoon to otficiate at
the funeral of Miss Ray Straw.
Joint installation of new officers in
the four organizations will be held in
Grand Army hall a week from Satur-
day night.
The customary preparatory lecture
preceding the bi-monthly commun-
ion, will be held at the Congl vestry
tomorrow evening.
Miss Julia Webster is visiting friends
in Waterbury and Miss Lizzie Web
ster is visiting Clarence Webster and
wife in LyndonvIe.
The Reading Circle of the Epworth
League will meet with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Niles on Friday next. Mem
bers bring your friends.
A new list of officers to serve for
the coming six months, will be select
ed in the Endeavor Society at the
Cong vestry Sunday evening.
Mr.. Andrews, living in the Clark
& Boynton block, has a bad foot re-
sulting from diseased bone, which
has been operatedupon by local ply
sicians.
- Monday evening the people of
the Advent Christian church PARISH
gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs, W. B. Patch. whore Christmas
tree festivals were held aud greatly
enjoyed by all.
Richard Leach has accepted a gold
en- opportunity to teach the young
idea in the suburbs OF Bplvdere, in an
eight weeks school, which he will pro-
ceed to open with due ceremony next
Monday morning
Bear in mind that billed Vittlrs,"
beans and pumpkin pie repast a t the
Methodist church at haIfpas five
this afternoon. A square meal"
rounded off and filled in at the cor
ners, for ten cents.
Someone made a mistake in giving
us the date of the annual meeting and
election of officers in LamOille Grange
as Thursday Dec. %, last week.
This event takes place tomorrow,
Thursday, Dec. 30.
Rev. DR.. Booth and wife have as
guests Mrs. j. O. Booth and her
daughter, Miss Florence L. Booth of
Staffordville, Conn, where the latter
is a teacher in the public schools and
spends her vacation here.
Rev. Daniel Gregory, pastor of the
Advent Christian church, with his
family, vacated the "laundry" build
ing on Summer street, corner of
Union, last week and moved to the
Slayton house, vacated by j. W.
Daniels
John w. Daniels, who has all
through the fall, been making exten-
sive improvements on his property
on the brow of the hill on upper
Main street, leading to Elmore road,
vacated the Slayton house on Main
street above Maple, last week and
moved to his remodeled home.
Thursday evening of this week, fol
lowing the regular Thursday evening
service, the annual meeting of the
Congregational church organization
will be held in the vestry. The church
officers will then be elected and the
school officers will be nomi-
mated to be elected in the Sunday
school next Sunday noon.
The granite sheds shut down Sat
urday in observance of Christmas.
Several OF the men are taking a week |
off to resume work next Monday, |
when it is probable that the force will |
be brought up to twenty. The sheds |
are comfortably warmed by stoves
and work is going nicely on through |
The winter.
The annual meeting for the election
Of officers in Coral Chapter, Order of
Eastern Star, was held in Mount |
Vernon lodge Lodge rooms last
evening, when the following were
elected as such for the ensuing year