News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-05-28
CAM BRIDGE.

Miss Marie Page has gone to Underhill to
work.
Mrs Julia Soule of Fairfield is at her faith
er's for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs E. Fl. Kinds were visitors in
Morrisvile Thursday. t.z
Miss Ethel Brush was in st. Johnsbury We'd
nesday and Thursday of last week
T. T. Jones and son are putting on steel
root on T. c. Wells residence.
The grounds about the school building are
being beautifed, walks and driveways being
laid out
The lawn is being fixed in front of the Con
gregational church and flower beds made and
plants set out.
Rev Edwin Whetlock preached the Memoir
ial sermon Sunday morning in the Cong9e-
gationa church at Underhill. .-ta
Miss Hattie FELTON, of st. Adams was in
town last Wednesday calling on her grand
father Stafford, Annie Putnam and herfather.
Fred Wiley received notice of his appoint
ment to a position in the custom service and
left last week for Alburgh where he is to be
stationed.
Rev. G. W. Morrow gave temperance lee
ture at the Congl church last Thursday
evening. There was good attendance and
an interesting address.
Miss Fannie Reed, daughter of the late
Hazleton Reed. a longtime resident of this
place, is in town for a short visit, the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs, W. M. Smith.
Cambridge R. F. D. route No has been
established by the Postoff1ce Department
and will go into effect July L, The route is
through Pleasant Valley to the Settlement,
returning by the hill road to Pleasant Valley
and back by Earle Priors, total distance
of 81 miles. 0 L. Bourn is to be the carrier.
The Office at the Valley will be continued for
a while to accommodate those who cannot
be reached by the carrier.
Memorial Day, Friday May 80, will be OBJ
served as usual. Dinner will be served at
G. A R. Hall at IL. The procession will
form at 1 p. m, led by the Jacksonville
| band and go to the cemetery where the usual
services by the G. A. r. will be performed,
then back to American House hall where the
| Grafton will be delivered by W. III. Parker,
Esq. In the evening Gen. Phil Sheridan
Camp will present the drama, AT the Picket
Line" in the American House Hall. The
plot is a good one and has been well pre-
| pared, SO good time may be expected.
Appropriate Memorial exercises will be held
| in each of the several schools. In District
| No. |, Thursday afternoon, in Prof. Gill
more's room the following program will be
given singing. Battle Hymn of the Repub-
| lie: recitation, Willie Corbett; reading Lin
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! recitation, Garlic Burns; singing, Columbia
the Gem of the Ocean; recitation, Roger
Bennett; selection, Susie Lang; recitation,
Ada Melvin; remarks, True Principles of
Liberty, Rev. E. L. NJ. Barnes; singing,
America. All are invited to all the exercises.
Memorial Sunday was observed by union
services at the Congregational church, where
the following program was carried OUT
Organ prelude, opening sentences, doxology,
| Invocation and Lords prayer. Solo, Beau
tiiul Isle of Somewhere" by Mary Parker;
responsive reading lead by Rev. b. L. M.
Barnes; hymn, scripture lesson, prayer by
Rev. E. l.. M. Barnes; hymn. offering, Solo,
" One sweetly Solemn Thought" Mrs. e: C.
Wills. The subject of the sermonwas, Our
obligations to the Heroic Past" Hebrews TO-
80. The service was closed by the singing of
America. The church was very Hastily deco
rated with flags and flowers. The attendance
was large and the sermon was very able
and interesting one.