News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-03-25
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has been spending the past week a
guest of Mrs. Lucy Grimes.
R. L. Fairbanks shipped thirty hogs
to Boston Monday. Among the lot
were nineteen pigs, for which he paid
W. s. Newcomb 1926.
F. L. Lilley and wife, who have
been spending the winter down on the
farm with Mrs. Lilley's parents, have
returned to their village home.
Golf playing was resumed here last
Wednesday-March 1S-a little early
tor Vermont, but the conditions were
all very favorable just the same,
Hon. &. A. Morse ofMorrisville was
here Monday on business connected
with the Gould Camp estate. He ex-
poets to close up the entire affair by
April 1st.
Ned. Noyes didn't see the "first
robin" this spring, but he is first on
deck with a lawn mower. He cut his
grass yesterday morning, which was
four inches high.
DR.. Genge went to Bakersfield yes-
terday, and assisted DR.. Wheeler of
burlington in performing an opera
tion on DR.. Melville, who is very i'll
with appendicitis.
The landslide down at johnson.
just below the rock cut, delayed trains
a couple of hours Monday evening.
Several men from here went down and
helped shovel out.
Many will regret to learn of the Sc
riOus illness of Mrs. Blanche Minor,
widow of Herbert Minor. She is in
the west and late reports are that
her recovery is very doubtful.
Several of the members of the In
termediate Department we're guests
of Mrs. Dodge, their teacher, at her
home in Johnson last Saturday.
They went down after new sugar and
they had fine time.
Il. A. Noyes leaves in few days on
business trip in the west. Okla
homa is his destination and he will be
absent about three weeks. He will be
accompanied by Arthur Noyas of Nor
risville, who goes to Denver on visit.
The young people announce a mas
queraue and box party on Friday
evening of this week at the Gym. In
connection with this will be a phono-
graphic concert by Prot. G. E. Denio.
Admission to full entertainment, Is
cents; maskers, 10 cents. Benefit of
l.. &. A. athletics.
The Home Culture Club held very
pleasant meeting last Wednesday
egening with Mrs. r. w. Hulburd, au
which time an interesting account of
the Smallest Republic in the World"
was given hy Mrs E. B, Sawy4r. Mrs.
r. p. Putnam read an article on the
"Wome0's Club Movement" Next
meeting will be April l, with Mrs. M.
P. Chenty.
Col. Mcfarland has become fully
convinced that advertising pays and
that the News and Citizen is the paper
in which to place your wants. He
adver tised last week for lost breast
pin and in less than twelve hours the
pin was returned to him. The people
of this place read the News and Citi-
zen; some subscribe for it and others
borrow-all read it.
Nine little girls met at the home of
Mrs. Scofeld on st. Patrick's day af-
ternoon to celebrate Miss Dorothy's
eighth birthday. A very pretty fea
ture of the occasion was the birthday
cake decorated with eight lighted
candles. Dorothy was delighted with
the presents she received and the
donors were equally happy in giving.
The party Was altogether joyful
one.
The Rebekahs had a very interest
ing meeting last evening. An invita-
tion to work the degree at the Re-
bekah Grand Lodge at Enosburgh
Falls next May was received and ac-
cepted. At the close of business new
sugar was served, through the gener-
osity of j. s. Leach. 1t was OF fine
quality and, with the tixiDgs such as
only Radekahs can prepare, made a
most royal feast.
Mrs. J. A. Bassett and children
leave tomorrow morning for Nat
sup, B. c., where Mr.. Bassett has
been located for the past year and
where he is employed on a railroad.
The family have made many friends
during their residence here ana the
children reluctantly leave here. Mon
day evening the "Calebs" gave a
farewell spread to Harold Bassett,
one of their active members, and this
evening number of the young peo-
pie give Miss Lillian q farewell party
at the Pie nix. The best wishes of
many go with the family to their
new home in the far northwest.
The large boiler which B. B. Blake
is moving to his mines in Eden, was
started on it's journey last Thursday.
The Shedding" is not of the best, there
being little snow and much mud.
Twenty. two horses drewit up through
the village and when up beyond the
watering trough it took a tumble
and landed in the field. 1t was right
ed up after several hours work and
started again, and after going few
rods was left in the road just below
MIR. Codding's, while a new sled was