News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-06-10

Mrs. Olive R. Luce went to Wolcott
to-day for a short visit.
Morton Cheney OF Lyndonville was
III town to-day on business.
Miss Georgia Jackson, made short
visit to friends in Waterbury last
week.
A. Z. Hamel left this morning for
canada, in search of hay to supply
bis trade.
Mr., and Mrs. W. A. Beebe are the
proud parents of ten pound boy,
born last Saturday morning.
Orange Houghton of Waterville has
been a guest of his sister, Mrs. Glenn
A. wilkins, for the past few days.
Mrs. George G. Lang. who has been
visiting in town for several days, left
this morning for her homein Barton.
Mrs. W. W. Belville of Graniteville
was a guest at the homes of Hollis
Putnam and Lewis Belville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Belville are in
Lyndonville and st. Johnsbury this
week, visiting their son and daughter.
DR.. Charles Bates of Hardwick was
a guest of his brother, DR.. Geo. l..
Bates yesterday returning this morn
ing.
Rev. M. W. Farman of Westfield
the "blind chaplain" at the last ses-
sion of legislature, was in town Mon
day.
Joseph Rivers has been making ex-
tensive repairs on the exterior and in
terror of Geo. Stiles residence on Win
ter street.
Mrs. W. S. Scott of Barre has been
guest at the home of her sister,
Mrs. George Morse on Congress street
for few days.
Miss Gladys Thomas, who has been
spending a vacation at her home in
Waterville. returned to her work at
the Randall last Saturday.
Will Gilbert and friend, Mr.. White,
of Waterbury are guests at the home
of the former, at Mr.. and Mrs. F. Gil
bert's in the south part of the town.
Willis Jackson, who has been MAX
ing short visit at the home of his
father, j. M. Jackson, left for Bran
don Monday, where he has been of
fered a position by the Rutland rail
road.
Harley Shepard, who has been visit
ing friends in town for several days,
le't Monday for Burlington for
srEort visit. He will return to mis-
work in Concord, N. a., the last of
this week.
Mrs. E. Ell. Billings and Miss Flor
ence Billings left Monday evening for
an extended visit in Nashua, N. H.,
and Boston. Miss Billings expects
to be absent most of the summer va
cation and will spend sometime at
the beach.
Rev. Geo. N. Kellogg supplied the
pulpit at the Cong'l church last Sun
day morning and received a warm
welcome from his former Pensioners.
He delivered strong sermon, taking
for his text "The Blessed of the Bible"
He will preach again next Sunday.
Edmund Slayton, the popular clerk
in the Slayton & Sanders pharmacy,
made short visit the first of the week
with friends in Williston. We are in
formed that Edmund is seriously
considering the advisa bility of TAX
ing private instructions in music
vocal or instrumental, our inform
ant was not sure which.
While the water situation is by no
means relieved, both reservoirs are
reported full atpresent, which insures
plenty of water for ordinary use. The
gain in the supply in the past few
DAYS, however, is due solely to the
order forbidding all out of door use
OF water. The light rains this week
have not affected the supply to any
extent.
Owing to the absence of Rev. DR..
Booth last Sunday morning, Mrs.
Maria Tinker read sermon at the
TTniversalist church. The text was
taken from Gala tians 5:1, Stand
fast therefore in the liberty wherewith
Christ hath made us free, and be not
entangled again with the yoke of
bondage" The sermon was a good
one and contained many practical and
helpful suggestions.
A trade is practically closed where
by ]. r. Parker and Romaine Morse
will buy the meat market, grocery
and fixtures of j. FL. Warren on Port
land street. Possession will be given
Saturday. The firms name will be
Parker & Morse. Mr.. Warren has
run a successful business in Norris
vile for a number of years and has
always conducted a first class market
in every respect. He is not fully de-
cided as to his plans for the future,
but will remain in Morrisville for the
present. The members of the new
firm are we'll known in MorrisviIle and
will be worthy successors to the re-
tiring firm.
Gone Abroad.
Mrs. W. r. Messer left Monday
morning for Montreal and sailed from