News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-12-27

Mr.. n. P. Wheeler of Ottawa, Ont,
is rhe guest of Mr. aud Mrs. A. B.
Muuson, and is visiting other rela-
ti> rs and friends.
Chas. Kellogg, who was here for
Christmas With nis parents, Rev. and
Mrs. G n Kellogg, returned to Bos-
ton Monday evening.
The ice harvest rs veil as sleighing
does not seem to boom into promi-
nence very fast Neither is the draft
on the coal bin very heavy.
Miss Myrtle julia Hamel, daughter
of A. y. Hampl of this village, will be
married to Mr.. Orlo Nav Greedy at
Howard, R l., Jan l, 1900
Chas. Baker was in Montgomery
several days the first of the week,
but will be here Saturday to attend
to his hide business at the depot.
''Lanse" Robinson, everybody
knows him as being connected with
The Randall, spent Christmas overin
the west part of town with his daugh-
ter.
We trust that the Christmas just
passed was a merry and pleasant one
to all our readers, and we wish that
hey may be the recipients of many
more.
George Norton of Waterbury, for
many years foreman in Warren's tan
merry at Waterbury, now has posi-
ton with the Morrisvile Tanning
Company.
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Healey we're in
Rutland over Christmas. During
their absence MISS Florence Billings
acted as the day "hello" girl, and
Miss Susie Barrows had charge Of
the evening service.
Get your masquerade suits ready
for the comedy masquerade in N |.
o. P. hall on Friday evening, j IN. 5
under the auspices of the N. E D. P.
society. Hear the "Calathumpian
Quartette," "Silly Billy, the Bashful
Boy" "Tommie FIopper's Stump
Speech" "BiIlie Loveit's Song and
Dance" etc. Remember the date,
Friday, Jan. 5, 1900.
Whether the NJ E. church program
was longer or not than those OF the
other churches in the carrying out OF
Christmas doings is immaterial, but
the distribution Of presents was go
ing on there long after the Others had
adjourned. OF fcourse the young peo-
pie had the burden of carrying out
the program, and right we'll they did
it. Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. E. Cowles assist
ed largely in the musical part.
The Christmas observances at the
Congregational Church consisted of q
tree that made many a glad heart,
and the usual coucert by the young
members of the Sunday-school, we'll
carried out to the minutest degree,
and elected much praise from the
elderly portion of the audience. 1t is
astonishing, to those of mature age,
how much vim can be crowded into
an evenings entertainment when the
future men and women make up the
cast of characters.
Christmastide at the Universalist
church was duly celebrated. The
pastor gave an excellent discourse on
Sunday morning from the text, "Be-
hold the Lamb of God, which Uaketh
away the sins OF the world"-John
1927. Monday evening there was
given a very interesting concert, con-
sisting of music by a chorus choir,
and recitations by the smaller mem
bers of the Sunday school, Two
well laden trees, together With the
Enchanted Castle, so arranged as to
admit the appearance from it OF San
ia Claus with his well laden pack,
gave to to the church a very pleasing
effect, and was an attractive feature
of the entertainment. The taste and
skill displayed in the construction Of
the castle ELECTED tor its originator,
the Rev. DR.. |. P. Booth, many we'll
deserved favorable comments.
Next Monday is the annual "swear-
ing off, day from the multitude OF
bad habits that seem to fasten upon
man and womankind without anyprO-
vocation whatever, resulting in the
bringing of woe into many house
hold. This relegating of bad habits
to the New Years cemetery has been
going on since the written record was
commenced, but the appreciable re-
suits for the betterment of the
worlds morals seems to be as far in
the future at the close of the century
as at any previous period. The year
1900 ought to bring better results,
anyway it will do no hurt to make
better resolutions, and be sure to
make them strong enough to last the
whole year. A years start on the
new road would seemingly mean per-
manency. Let's try the experiment