News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-07-16


is guest of Miss Mary Fisk.
B.C. Hawley and family of Jeffer-
sonville are visiting relatives in
town.
Il. III. Deavitt and w. T. Wheeler
of Montpelier, were here the first of
the week.
Regular meeting of Coral Chapter
No. 16 O. E. S. next Tuesday evening
in Masonic Hall.
Callie Woodward has returned from
st. Johnsbury, where he visited friends
for several days.
Mrs. W. Fl. Howard has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Holt, in
Calais, returning Saturday.
Albert Cutting and wife of Cam
bridge were guests of friends in town
last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Gerry and child went
to East Hardwick to-day for visit
to her mother, Mrs. Burdick.
Walter Mains circus shows in
Cambridge July 20. They make a
great mistake in omitting this town.
A large party of young people from
st. Johnsbury took the stage here
Tuesday morning for trip to Mt,
Mansfield.
A great clearance sale of straw
hats is now on at Small's Combina-
tion Bargain store. Take advantage
of a rare opportunity.
Miss Brenda Harris left this morn.
ing for Richford. Miss Harris will
pass several weeks with relatives In
Richford and Newport.
George Thomas has been suffering
from case of blood poisoning in his
left hand, caused by cut. The
member is now much better.
G. F. Randall, Glenn A. Wilkins
and Col. III. B. Chaffee are in attend
ance upon the Local Option conven-
ton at Burlington to-day.
The Epworth League will give an
ice cream social on the M. E. church
lawn Friday night next, from 5 to g.
Full bill 10 cts; everybody invited.
John Cooke, who has a position
running a stationery ginein Lowell,
Mass, arrived in town this morning
for visit to his mother, Mrs. Rosa
Cooke.
Miss Agnes Woodward of Berlin,
N. H., arrived in town the first of the
week and will spend a few weeks yaca.
lion with her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
G. E. Woodward.
Mrs. Fl. N. Cram and granddaugh.
ter, Miss Blanche Cram, left Tuesday
for Barre, where they will spend two
weeks with Mrs. Grams son, E. G.
Cram, and other relatives.
Benjamin Sanborn and daughter,
Miss Alice, OF Boston are visiting
with friends in town. Mr.. SanbOrn
and family are spending the summer
in their cottage at Greensboro.
A coat of paint applied to the
exterior of W. +. Sherman's'buildings
on Portland street has greatly
improved their appearance. The
work is in charge of Chas. Small.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Allen spent last
Friday and Saturday at the home of
R. j. Caswell in Morristo Mr..
Caswell also recently entertained
friends from Wolcott and Massa-
chusetts.
States Attorney Cheney went to
Stowe Tuesday and prosecuted in
the case Of George and Will Hough-
ton, who were arrested by Officer
Burt for intOxication. They pleaded
guilty before Justice Macutchan and
we're fined S. and costs each.
John E. Harris arrived in town
from Washington, d. c., Monday
evening and is a guest at The Randall.
John looks healthy and happy, attri-
butes suggestive of duties we'll per-
formed with the assurance OF a pleas
ant vacation in the best town in YER
mont.
The delegates to the Democratic
State Convention held in Burlington
July "a are G. L. Gates, A. G. Small
j. E. Woodwork, D. N. Hutchins.
The delegates to the District ConVen-
tioD held at the same time and place
are Zara Griswold, j. j. Billings, j.
M. Kelley and Carroll Spaulding.
A company of young ladies leave
tomorrow for Lake Elmore, where
they will enjoy an outing of ten days
duration. They are Ednah Rublee,
Lydia Atchinson, Blanche Peck,
Edith Dodge, Maud Booth, Clara
Dodge and Ida Norton. The party
is chaporoned by Mrs. f. M. Pike.
The "Uncle Josh Simpkins COM
pany, which held forth at town hall
last Friday night was greeted by a
large audience and those present
were greeted in turn to the slimest
production of the popular rural
drama ever seen in Morrisville. The
proverbial redeeming features were
not much in evidence.
The Board of Civil Authority, con-
sisting of three selectmen and six
justices of the peace held their session
the 18th to hear appeals of all who
felt aggrieved on real estate ap-
praisals with results namely; Action
was taken on forty separate ap.
praisals; thirty-five were approved