News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-02-04
LOCAL NEWS.
WORTHWHILE.
Now for March meeting.


urday.
F. W. Sault of Essex Junction spent
Sunday in town.
Miss Alice Boyce spent days
at her home in Johnson last week.
Miss Lula Niles returned Saturday
morning from visit in Bakersfield.
Miss Cynthia Page of st. Johnsbury
passed Sunday with friends in town.
D. l.. Call has sold his farm to
Nelson Stygles. Consideration $500.
W. D. Welcome of st. Johnsbury
was a guest of G. A. Wilkins last Fri
day.
W. M. Clark was down from Green's
boro last Friday, returning Saturday
morning.
G. A. Wilkins is out once more after
nearly a weeks lay up on account of
sickness.
A few from this place went to Ell
more last Friday to attend a dance
at town hall.
Rev. I. P. Booth was in Stowe Sun
day to attend the funeral Of Mrs.
AFRO Slayton.
Mrs. Ell. A. Slayton returned Satur-
day morning from a short visit at
her home in Winooski.
M. Fl. Eddy of st. Johnsbury has
been in town the past week on his an
nual piano tuning trip.
&C. Boynton and Frank Dutton
went to Northfeld and Barre lasU Sat-
urday, returning Monday.
Mrs. Ida Churchill and Miss liza Niles
returned Saturday evening from sew
eral days spent in Swanton.
Mrs. Lorain Davis of Johnson has
purchased the Mason Peake house on
Maple street of j. II. Atchinson.
Several of the young men here went
to Hardwick Thursday evening to
attend Prof. Elmore's dancing school.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Messer of Cam
bridge spent several days during the
past week as guests of his brother,
W. r. Messer.
Mrs. Angeline Jenkins, mother of
Mrs. q. P. browne, left last Friday for
short visit among her relatives in
Massachusetts.
The officers of Tucker Chapter, R.
A. M, went to Stowe Friday evening,
where the first degree was worked on
three candidates.
About fifteen couple from this place
went to Stowe Friday evening to at
tend the "public' given by Prof. FL
more's dancing class.
The stone sheds of Mould & Boyn-
ton have been closed for a few days
on account of shortage of stock.
Several carloads have been ordered
and are expected every day.
Miss Agnes Woodward of Berlin, N.
H., is spending several days at her
home here. Miss Woodward has re-
signed her position in Berlin and will
remain at home for the present.
Miss Gertrude Davis, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Davis, gave a
tea party to eighteen of her young
friends last Saturday afternoon, the
occasion being her fifth birthday.
Miss Alice Holbrook returned Sat-
urday from two weeks vacation,
passed in Swanton and st. Adams,
and resumed her duties in the office of
the Warren Leather Co., Monday
morning.
Last Friday evening the ladies of
the Cong'l church held one of their en-
joyable socials at the home of DR..
and Mrs. Rublee. One of the most in
teresting features of the evening was
the exhibition of the Xray given by
the doctor.
A petition has been circulated to
have the proper authorities put a
letter box at the depot for the pur-
pose Of mailing letters after the mail
has been made up at the postoffice.
Should the petition be granted reg
ulation size letter box would beplaced
outside of the depot and the mail
clerks at each train would collect
This is certainly move in the right
direction.
At a meeting of the Vermont Horti-
culturists Society, held in South
Hero last week Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Geo. FL. Terrill of this town was
elected President for the year ensuing.
He gave an address before the meet
ing, taking for his subject, "Small
Fruits for Home and Market and
How to Grow Them" E. K. Seaver
of this town was elected one of the
Vice Presidents of the Vermont Bee
keepers Association, which met in
connection with the above society.
The Panama Canal treaty nego-
tiated between this country and
Columbia establishes the supremacy