News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-25
JOHNSON
frs. William Cunningham is quite ill.

ID. q. stiles spent laSt ouhudy III dlflbA--
Fred Leslie is clerking for W. D. Welch Co.
DIR. Bean OF Sheldon was in town over Sun
day.
George Nay of Jericho was in town last
week.
Daniel Norton Of Fairfax was in town on
Wednesday last.
Henry Ward has rented the house vacated
by j. V. Barton.
Mrs Samuel Scribner, who has been quite
i'll, is much better.
Several of the district schools closed on
Friday Of last week
Mrs Spaulding of Hardwck visited rela-
tives in town last week.
L. H. Meade has rented the lower tenement
in the Montieth house.
The lumbermen have been very busy the
past week drawing logs
Will Sinclair has the position of janitor of
the graded school building.
Miss Mabel Ballard of Fairfax is visiting
her sister, Mrs Harry Stiles.
The school in Mr.. Atwater's room will COM
mence next Monday morning.
George Elwood is cIerkng at W. II. Nye's
in the absence of Julius Green.
Robert Warner and joy Partlow are spend
ing few days in st. Johnsbury
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Pike spent last We'd
nesday with relatives in Morristown.
Mr. and Mrs. A v Wiswe of Hyde Park
visited al j. A. Andrews last Friday
The regular meeting OF the Sterling Hose
Company will be held next Saturday.
Jacob Barton and family have moved into
the Fullington house on Peal street.
Mrs. Pauna Stiles was called to Fairfax on
Saturday by the sickness OF her mother.
The County c. E. Convention was held at
the Baptist church on Tuesday of this week.
Several from this village attended the funer-
al of Chauncey Warner in Cambridge on Tues
day.
The audience room of the Baptist church
has been wired the past week for electric
lights.
Mrs Warner Morse, who has been visiting
in Waterbury is at her fathers, A. A. Lee
lands.
Mrs. Eunce Fullington of st. Paul, Mimi,
was recently q guest OF Mrs. Charlotte Nc
Farland.
The Ladies' Aid and Pastors Union held a
pleasant meeting with Mrs. Joseph Butler
last Thursday.
Walter Davis had the misfortune olose the
tips of two fingers in the saw at the shingle
mill, last week.
The course of lectures will be conducted,
the opening number being a lecture by Wal
lace Bruce on Feb. 3.
Mrs. Frank Miller, who has been caring for
her mother, Mrs. Annis, has returned to her
home in Waterville.
Mrs. Goodwin. who has been for some time
with her son, L. H. Meade, has returned to
her home in Underhill.
A large amount of ice has been cut the past
week on the Leland pond by Guy Fitch, who
supplies many in town.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Socia
Circle of the Baptist church will be held with
Mrs. |. L. Pearl, Thursday at p. N.
The auction of the farm and stock ofJ. H
Burnham, which was to take place on Friday
the 20th is postponed until February 20.
Jay Partlow, who has been working for E
E. Holmes, has a position as fireman on
the st. j. K l.. e. K. K aud begins work this
week.
The preachers meeting of the st. Albaus
District will be held at the Methodist church
Feb. Z and s. An excellent program has beer
prepared.
The Y. p. S c. E Convention, Tuesday
was very interesting and well attended. Al
the parts were well taken. Owing to illness
there was no evening session.
Il. c. Coolidge had the misfortune to have
two valuable yearlings run over by a train OF
Frl0HN ldSG. lnPy were NO DdulH lDIuFeil Judl
it was necessary to kill them.
B. A. Hunt has exchanged his mort gage or
the house formerly occupied by 6. E. Mon
teitb, with hurry Buck tor a mortgage OF
the saw mill in District No. g..
About twenty of the friends of Perley ant
Fred Mudgett made them friendly cali las
Friday evening, and congratulated them upol
their return from Cuban battlehelds
Prof. AtwaterS friends in town will learl
with sorrow of the death of his father, whcl
occurred in West6ed, Mass, on Wednesday 0
last week 1t is expected that Mr.. Atwate
will return the latter part of this week.
The Sterling Hose Company are preparing
for an entertainment to be given in the nea
future. The proceeds are to go towards th
purchase of an organ for the hose house. |
is expected that the public will give thei
patronage to the entertainment.
All ladies who are interested in forming
Womans Club for mutual benefit and i'm
provement, along literary lines, are requested
to meet in the room over Z. ?. Jones' dru
store, Thursday evening. Jan. g. at
O'Clock. Mrs Nj. w. Baker, Mrs. H. E. Pear
Miss Ida Barton.
An entertainment will be given next Frida
evening under the auspices of the Norma
school. 1t will consist Of readings by Mis-
Mary Tobn of SwantOn, assisted by the La
dies Quartet. This entertainment will
well worth the patronage of all. Miss Tobi
comes well recommended, and is tirst-clas
reader. Miss Helen Winslow speaks yer
highly of her.
A wedding in which many johnson peopl
were interested occurred in Peacham last Wee
nesday, Jan. Is, when Miss Mae Bolton {
Peacham and Leon story of North Benninl
ton we're married. Miss Bolton is gradual
of the Normal School and has many friend
in town. MIR. Story, son OF L. o. Story {
this town, is a rising young man and now
charge of the electric railroad in North Bel
nington. Mr. and Mrs. Story spent the la
ter part of the week here, and received til
congratulations of their friends.
The Grange.
johnson Grange held very interestin
meeting the 18th. For the Lecturers hor