News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-05-28
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.

In town on business Monday.
Judge FL. M. Cornell of Jefferson-
vile was in town on business Mon
day.
Miss Cora Heath of Stowe has been
a guest of Miss Blanche Foss for sew
eral days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Burke went to
Hardwick Tuesday for short visit
with friends.
Mrs. Leon Brackett and son, Paul,
of Hardwick, we're calling on friends
in town Monday.
George Bugbee was in johnson yes
terday, where he installed a telephone
in the livery of Green Bros.
Charles F. Reavey of West Concord,
formerly Of Johnson, visited friends
in this place the first of the week.
Mrs. Fannie Walker of Greenfield,
Mass, has been a guest of her
mother, Mrs. James Green for the
past week.
Mrs. L. B. Boynton went to Leba-
non N. H., the first of the week,
where she will visit relatives for
several days.
Mrs. Philo Hill and son went to
Hardwick yesterday, where they will
pass few days with her mother,
Mrs. DeFord.
Miss Ellen Cram recently entertain
ed her friend Mrs. Kendall of Burling-
ton, at the home of her sister, Mrs.
George Tlllotson.
Mrs. Walter j. Bigelow and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth, of Burlington, have
been guests of her sister, Mrs. c. c.
Rublee for several days.
Mrs. Jack Murphy and children re-
turned to their home in Island Pond
Tuesday, after few weeks visit with
friends in this place and hyde Park.
EIson Kenney of Lowell, was a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Foss
over Sunday, Mrs. Kenney has been
with her daughter, Mrs. Foss, for
several weeks. lii
William Graham and family were
in Craftsbury Monday to attend the
funeral of Charles Ladd, who was
drowned in Eden Sunday. Mr.. Ladd
was a nephew of Mr.. Graham.
Mrs. Philo Hill, who is very well
known in Northern Vermont as a
contralto singer, assisted in the choir
at the Cong'l church last Sunday
morning and rendered an offertory
in very acceptable manner.
H. j. Dwinell returned this morn
ing from Maynard, Mass, where he
has bought two-thirds interest in
a large drug business there. Mr.. and
Mrs. DSinell expect to leave for
their new home the last of the week.
Leon Lampher, who was arrested
in Swanton last Wednesday on the
charge of stealing $50 from his
brothtr, Hermon, of this town, had
his hearing here last Thursday and is
now lodged in Hyde Park Jail under
$500 bonds.
Blair's consolidated shoe store is
the Mecca for everyone in need of
footwear of every description and
the public is fast becoming convinced
of the fact. Don't fail to inspect their
new line of low shoes for ladies, gents,
and children.
W. IL. S. Whitcomb of Burlington
was in town last Thursday talking
Equitable Life Insurance. He is a
staunch Prohibitionist as well rs an
enthusiastic Mccullough man. Like
many another true temperance man
he believes Gen. Mccullough is q safe
man for Governor.
E. Fl. Vancour returned from Bur-
lington Monday night and will de-
vote his time at present to the in
terests of the Citizens Telephone Co.
He accompanied the boys of COM
pany NJ of Burlington to Montreal
last Saturday, where they celebrated
Victoria Day, as guests fthe Queens
Guards.
Charlie Benedict, the young son of
Charles Benedict, fell last Thursday
and injured his collar bone. The
little fellow made no complaint but
kept on playing with his little friends
until Sunday, when it was discovered
that the member was broken. A
physician was called and the bone
set, with no complaint from Charlie,
other then the remark than it hurt
some.
The officials and Commissioners of
the st. j. & l.. c. railroad. who were
on their annual tour of inspection,
stopped at the Randall over last
Thursday night. The special train
was in charge of Pinkey" Wilcomb.
The party was made up of the follow
ing gentlemen Jonathan Ross, II.
S. Bingham, ]. L. Boutwell,, E. Har-
vey, I'll. E. Folsom, G. W. Cree, G. E.
Severance, FL. N. Turner and E. C.
Spaulding. -
We are in receipt of copy of the
Manhattan Nationalrof Manhattan,
Kansas, announcing the death of
Alanson B. Irish, which took place at
the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Frank Irish. His son, Frank, died
about year ago. Mr.. Irish was an
uncle of DR.. Geo. L. Bates of this
place, and was well-known and much
respected here, where he passed much