News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
c. FL. A. Stafford went to Boston

G. Ell. A. Stafford went to Boston
Tuesday on business trip.
For all the news when it is new,
read the NEWS AND CITIZEN.
Sure cure for freckles See Small's
showing of sun-bonnets in the big
window.
Mrs. Lewis of Wilmington, Del, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. A.
BaTrows.
A. B. Gill is improving his property
on Bridge street by the addition of a
coat Of paint.
Mrs. j. s. Bicknell of Johnson was
recent guest of Mrs. Florilla Spaul-
ding on Summer street.
Rev. and Mrs. M. S. Mansfield of
Newton, Mass, arrived it town last
evening for visit at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac A. browne.
LIZ Woodworth returned Satur-
day night from Somerset, VT, where
he has been in the interest OF the W.
W. Peck Lumber Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Boynton and
children of Rutland arrived in town
last Saturday for visit at the home
of his father, C. M. Boynton. Busi-
ness at the Berwick" will not ad.
NIT of long vacation for Bert and
be returned to-day. Mrs. Boynton
and the children will remain for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Angeline j. Wescott has re-
ceived an original widows pension,
H. B. George did the work. Mrs.
Wescott has done an honorable act
by re-embursing all who have so kind
ly assisted her through her sickness
and trouble and has paid George A.
Cheney for all assistance granted her
in his capacity as overseer in behalf
of the town.
A great shoe sale is now on at 6.
?. browne & Co.'s store. Like all
special sales at this store a grand
opportunity is II ,red the public and
will be taken advantage of. To
close out a large lot OF odd lines of
strictly up to- date goods before the
removal, prices are made ridiculously
low and there is bound to be a
scramble for them.
Rev. George Bushee of Madison,
Conn, arrived In town the last of the
week and is guest at the home OF
Hon. HI. C. Fiske. Mr.. Bushee is a
son of Rev. W. A. Bushee, who was a
pastor of the Cong'l church here for
many years. The former has many
friends here, who are always pleased
to welcome him to Morrisville, where
he quite frequently spends hissummer
vacations.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
E. church gave a lawn party at the
pleasant residence of FL. Waite last
evening, when ice cream and cake
we're served. Electric lights connec
ted for the occasion added much to
the attractiveness of the lawn. The
Morrisville Band furnished music and
the event was a successful affair
socially and otherwise, about one
hundred being present.
The teachers engaged for the Nor
risville Graded school for the year
beginning Wednesday, September 3,
are as follows Grammar depart
ment, Miss Florence Billings; second
intermediate department, Clara
Carpenter; first intermediate depart
ment, Gertrude Whitney; second
primary department., Lydia A.
Atchinson; first primary department,
Maud G. Booth.
The W. C. 7. U. held their August
meeting in the vestry of the Univer-
salist church. Ten members were
present and two visitors, one of them
a member of the union. Superin-
tendent of Sunday-school work had
very interesting program. Next
meeting will be Sept. 2. Mrs. l. P.
Booth, and Mrs. A. R. Campbell,
Superintendents, of legislative work
will have the program in charge.
The children of Mrs Rosa Cookear
all at home in this village, this being
the first reunion of all the family since
the death of Mr.. Cooke, "a years ago.
Those present are as follows Mrs.
Felix Fields and children and VIM.
Cooke and wife of Vergennes, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Jefferson and children of
Aver, Mass, and George Cooke and
family of Wilder, Mass. The children
were called home by the critical i'll
ness of their mother.
Owing to the efforts of Rev. D. E.
Croft and also to the hearty co. opera
tion of the people, the "Old Home
Flower" idea carried out at the Congl
church last Sunday morning was a
gratifying success. The front of the
audience room was literally banked
with beautiful flowers of many vari-
etiesan arranged in a tasty man
ner. Seventy-two varieties were ar
ranged, making one of the most elab-
crate displays ever seen in the church.
During Sunday school Rev. D. E. Croft
gave a pathetic story about the
phlox, an old home flower.