News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-12-30
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| Inc Ond FelOW6 elect OfncerS this
evening for the ensuing year. A full
attendance is desired.
The "Optimistic Whist Club" held
a very pleasant meeting in Wood
mems Hall Monday evening.
Mrs. Thos. Hanley of Essex spent
several days the past week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Leach.
Her husband came up Saturday and
they returned home Sunday.
In spite of the zero weather, A. V.
Wiswell is doing great business with
his poultry. His hens are laying
finely and ne finds a ready market
in Boston for his products at 40cts.
per dozen.
Mrs z. c. Cleveland and her bro
ther, SOlon S. Whitcomb, spent few
days here recently with relatives, re-
turning to their homes in Claremont,
N. H., last Saturday. While here
they attended family reunion at
Willard Whitcomb's.
On Saturday next occurs the an
nual meeting and dinner of the Cong'l
Church of this place. At 10 a. M, is
the business meeting followed at
noon by dinner and rolI-call and a
social hour. These gatherings have
been very interesting in the past and
this one will undoubtedly be the
same.
George Hyde. living at Centervile,
died last night. He had been an in
valid for a long time and failing for
the past year. Death was caused by
heart and kidney disease. He leaves
wife and family of grown up child
ren. He was a pensioner receiving
$72 90 a month. The funeral will be
held from the schoolhouse Thursday
at II O'Clock.
NJ. T. Vance of Hardwick District
Deputy of the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars, was in this place last Sat-
urdey with view of starting alodge
in this place. Hyde Park has had
some strong temperance organiza-
tions in it's day. Among them being
Good Templar lodges, which have
done great work. Just how success
full an organization of this kind
might be now Is difficult to state;
still it might be of benefit to some.
The Episcopal services at the
Cong'I church last evening were we'll
attended. Owing to the lateness of
the train the Bishop did not arrive
here until after o'clock. Rev. Mr..
Forsythe of MiddIebury was present,
however, and delivered a very inter-
esting discourse. At the close of the
service confirmation was held at the
hore of e. l.. Nuyps at which three
persons were received into the Epis-
copal faith. Bishop Hall was present
and his remarks made this service
douhly impressive.
For the past Month the class of'O3
of the L. G. A. have been rehearsing
for the annual entertainment of the
Senior class. This year, besides re-
citation and mnsical numbers, the
class will present Longfellow's drama,
"The COurtship of Miles Standish," !"
The students have made a careful
study Of the drama and the history
ofthe period and an appreciative rem
deripg of all parts is assured. The
public is invited to spend Friday
evening, Jan. Stb, with the class.
Programs in next weeks paper.
The Christmas exercises at the
Cong'l church last Thursday evening
wer, well attended. The program
was very interesting one and in
cluded singing, recitations, an ad-
dress by the pastor and a very
pretty cantata "Santa Claus and the
Angels" The program throughout
was very appropriate and the cantata
the best Christmas event ever given
here. There we're about a dozen
young ladies in it and DR.. Leach
acted as Santa Claus. The singing
by the chorus was good and the trio
by DR.. Leach and Misses Grace Miller
and Grace Mcfarland especially fine.
1t was heartily applauded. After
this came the distribution of gifts
from two well ladened trees. For the
success OF the event credit is due the
committee and particularly to Mrs.
E. G. Page, who had direct charge
of the rehearsals.
JehieI Bailey, a resident of this
town, gives us the following bit of in
teresting war history: He is of the
opinion that there are only five sur
vivors of the First Battle of Bull Run
now living in Lamoille county.
They are &c. W. Doty, Co. F, 21Vt.,
of Morrisville; C. K. Leach, Co. G, of
Cambridge; Philo Davis, Co, G, of
Johnson; Philander Witherell, Co. FL,
of Belvidere. Jehiel Bailey, Co. H, of
Hyde Park. Mr.. Bailey, along with
U. A. Woodbury. and Tnad Graves of
Morristown, first enlisted in Co. E,
Sd Vt, but that company having it's
full quota, they we're byrequest trans
ferred to Co. H, ID VT, a company
made up largely of Franklin county
men. Jehiel Is very proud of the rec
ord of his regiment and takes just
pride in relating incidents connected
Herewith. 1t will be remembered that
it was just as this company was 60
ing Into the battle that shell took
off Gov. Woodbury's arm and killed
Corporal Benjamin of Brattleboro.