News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-11-28


habita tion this afternoon.
Lyman Jones and family of John
son wileat turkey at Grandpa Doty's
table tomorrow.
Fred Porter and mother, Mrs. E.
N. Porter, of Burlington, recently
visited at Harrison Smiths.
Congressman Powers leaves this
evening for Washington to be present
at the opening of Congress next
Monday.
FL L. Bentley has hung an attract
i've lot of his Photographic work in
the post-office as samples. They are
worthy of inspection.
The animal convocation of Tucker
Chapter, r. A. NJ, will be held here
Friday, Dee. Z, at .. m. There will
be degree work and election, followed
By a banquet,
Among those from abroad attend
iug the Booth Hadley wedding were
Misses Belle Cooley and Nellie Had
ley of Waterbury, Miss Lila Carpen-
ter of Lyndonville, Miss Alice Scott
OF Johnson, and A. W. Gates of Barre.
The Union Thanksgiving services,
which were to have been held on last
Sunday evening, we're, on account of
the storm, postponed until next Sun
day evening, when Rev. DR.. Booth is
tQ preach the sermon, the COngrega-
tfUnal church being the place st lected
this year.
The ladies respectfully ask of the
meu who wish to help the women in
their effort to secure a drinking foun-
tain to send their contributions to
Mrs. Laura F. Geed. The women
having the Fair in charge will appre-
ciate any help in this direction, be
the amount ever so small.
Thanksgiving, whichcomes to-mor-
row, is of pronounced New England
origin, but its observance has nearly
reached around the world. The News
AND CITIZEN welcomes the homecom-
ers, an sends greetings to those too
far asay to reach here. They have
founded homes of their own, wherein
the good old custom is kept up.
The winter term of schools of Nor.
ristown commence Monday, Dec. 3
with the following assignment oi
teachers District No. 2, Clara
/ odge; No. 3, Alice Miner; No. 4
Eva Campbell; No. 6, Leon TerriH
lila Smith; No. 8, Lucy Lar.
= . 1 1e, T ] Stewart; No. 13
Eiina Carpenter; No. Ia, Mary Bar.
rows; No. Is, Stanley Parsons; No
16, Fay Tinker, Jr.; No. 10, Core
0ntton.
Cecil Palmer, who has recently
graduated from a New York cutting
school, has accepted a position il
o l.. Woods tailoring establish
ment, where several years ago hO
done his first work. 1t is good tC
note that master and pupil come to
, gether again after a separation o
some length of time. Mr.. Woods il
: noted for the quality of his work
t and additional help will allow a gooC
many more to become acquainted
with it.
. The serial story, Edward Blake
) College STUDENT" is concluded thi
) week, having been continued through
] many issues. While belonging to
g comparatively new school of fiction
there is an elevating tone about i
that makes good home reading TO
both old and young. The News AM
o CITIZEN has been giving out this clas
! of literature for a good many years
, so watch out for the good things il
/ store. 1t is q good time to subscrib
+. or make renewal now.
Morristown has reason to be prou,
I of the record her Representative ha
q made at Montpelier this fall. Mr.
Fleetwood has served on importan
O committees, performed his duties wei
: and in all instances has been foun,
q identified with that which was for th
! best good of his constituency and hi
county. He has made many friend
, in the Legislature, all of whom speal
highly of him. The Montpelier Jour
!, nal well says :-"Mr. Fleetwood O
: : Morrisvlle is one of the most If &C
tive speakers of the House. Ii Free
only puts sufficient energy into hi
future, his is name which will some
,, time receive as high honors as hi
State has TO bestow."
Harmony Pomona Grange will
, hold the annual meeting in TowI
Hall at Stowe Wednesday, Dec. 3
Opening in the fifth degree at 10:3(
a. N. The following order of exercis
/; es and business will be taken up:-
Conferring fifth degree; reports from
subordinate oranges by the WORTHY
Masters; retiring officers reports
quartet by Waterbury singers; elec
3 tion of officers. 12o'clock M, picnic
dinner at G. A. r. hall; 130 p. m.
: Installation of officers by Worth,
Master G. j. Bell music; roll call, re
! sponded to by quotations from Kip
! ling suggestions for the good of th,
order, G. II. Terrill, Fred Campbell
} j. T. Thurston and others; reading
! Ellen A. Newcomb of Waterbury
song, DellaJ. Gie of Morrisville; reci
tation, Anna NJ. Lang of Stowe; mu
, sic.
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