News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-01-08

afternoon of this week.
Mrs. W. P. Boomhower and daugh-
ter are spending a couple of weeks
with relatives at Stowe.
Jacob Perlroth has been off duty
for number of days, sutie ring from
an attack of appendicitis,
Mrs, Frances Ainsworth of slvi-
d9re visited her aunt, Mrs. A. L. God
dard, the first of the week.
JOS, Boyes wants to sell his farrp
because of poor health; see business
notice advertising the same.
Fred Mcfarland Is at home again
from an extended business trip
through neighboring counties.
The Woodmen" held their regular
meeting last evening; transacted
business and enjoyed social hour.
Temple, the landscape gardener,
who is spending the winter at Bur-
lington, was in the place the first of
the week.
Work on the "Gym" has been re-
sumed. A new hardwood floor is
being laid and necessary repairs be-
ing pushed.
Several young voices have been ad-
ded to the Cong'l church choir. With
j. s. Leach as conductor and Mrs. E.
q. Page, organist, good music is rem
dered.
G. 7. Sawyer and family of Hard
wick were at the paternal domicile
last Saturday. c. p. returned Satur-
day while the remainder of the family
tarried until Monday.
The week of Prayer" is observed
here this week With meetings Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday even
ings-the two former at the parson-
age, the latter at the church.
H. NJ. McFcFarland made a busi-
ness trip to Barnet yesterday and to-
day attended a meeting of the direct
ors of the Union Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company at Montpelier.
Joe Young, Will Harris and Moses
Goodhue are doing the carpenter
work in the Gym, with John Finnegan
as general utility man. This is q
good quartet and they work well to-
gether.
John jackson visited the T. " M.
the last of the week with q view of
entering that institution next fall.
He came back highly impressed and
will in all probability be U. V. M,'r
in the fall
The annual dinner and roll call of
the Cong'l church of this place comes
the latter part of this month. These
gatherings are always very pleasant
events and are looked forward to
with pleasure by those interested.
James, the infant child of Clifton
Hood, which had been sick about
two weeks with meningitis, died Sat-
urday afternoon. The funeral was
held Monday, Rev. Mr.. Taylor otfici-
ating. The burial was in the village
cemetery.
Several of the young people met at
Miss Annie Grimes .ast Friday night
and organic I'd a whist club with the
following officers: President, VIM.
G. McGinnis; Vice President, Ethel
Strong; Secretary, Harry NJ. Parker;
Treasurer, An lie Grimes.
At the last meeting OF the Ladies'
Aid Society a vote of thanks was ten
1ered the young married women who
so successfully planned and carried
out the supper at the church recently.
A good sum was added to the
Another supper will be
given in the near future.
The Rebekahs held a special meet
ng last Saturday evening and elected
5he following officers: Noble Grand,
Mrs. W. N. Putnam; Vice Grand,
Mrs. j. S. Leach Recording Secre-
-ary, Mrs. F. p. Hill Financial Sec.
,etary, Mrs. W. P. \Boomhower;
Treasurer, Mrs. E. L. Noyes. The in
,taIlation, which will probably be a
oint affair with the Odd Fellows, viii
take place at an early date.
W. c. Doane called in yesterday
and paid for the News AND CITIZEN
or 1902. He has taken it for 20
years and like many Others says he
could not do without it," By the
vav, the late Horatio Noyes attended
school at Johnson in his youthful
laws and was a bOarder at Joseph
Doane's, Williams father. William
Noyes was also student there as
we'll as the late Cornelius Keller; all
o' them lived at the above place and
William was a boy with them. He
has many pleasant recollections of
these parties aud the happy days
spent with them.
Hermon Jackson, an old offender
rom up Garfield way, came down to
the village Wednesday and got glori-
Dusly drunk. In the evening he be-
came decidedly obnoxious and was
lodged in jail for disturbing the
peace. Thursday morning arrange
ments we're made to give him a hear
ing, but when brought before Squire
Wiswell he didn't know "where he
was at" and consequently was re-
turned to the cooler. This had
good effect and in the afternoon the
Squire made short work of the case
by fning Jackson 500 and costs,
this being his third offense. The
total amounted to $27 He took an