News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-01-07
LOCAL NEWS.
WORTHWHILE,

DHUlel hORerb is COuVdleSCeuu HUH
a severe attack of grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Rice recently en-
tertained Miss Katherine Mathieeon
of st. Johnsbury.
Citizens telephones have been
placed in the offices of Doctors Rob
inson, Minott, Ruhlee, Bates, Wood
ward, Leach and Robbins.
Palmer G. Blake Of Centerville, who
recently sold his farm to Geo. White
of Stowe has rented the j. F. Thomas
house on Maple street and has moved
into the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clark, who
were recently guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Tow1e at Cady's
Falls, returned to their home in
Hardwick Monday.
Mrs. Henry Muckler, who lives on
Morrisville PIai1s, has been quite i'll
for several weeks. suff ring from an
attack of grip. DR.. Genge of Hyde
Park is in attendance.
George H. Terrill returned last Sat
urday from West Concord, where he
was speaker at the Farmers meet
ing held under the auspices OF the
State Board of Agriculture.
Martin Chaffee, Nehemiah TOwne
and George Rublee went to Burling-
ton Monday morning the former to
resume their studies and the latter to
enter the medical department.
W. /. Pau's orchestra furnished
music for dance at East Fairfield
New Years night. Mr.. Paul is rushed
at this season with schools and
dances. He begins aschOol at Jetfer-
sonville this week.
Not much has been heard about the
band lately. We are informed how
ever that they are putting in good
practice work, meeting twice each
week Under the leadership of DR.. C..
S. Leach they are making great i'm
provements in their work.
Fred E. Ainsworth of Wolcott and
Ella M. Ellsworth of Morrisville were
married at the NJ. E. parsonage by
Rev. M. S. Eddy last Thursday. AT
ter a short visit in Caledonia and Or
ange counties they are to reside with
the brides mother, Mrs. A. R. Ellis
worth on Congress street.
Mrs. Clara Hoffman of Kansas City
addressed a union temperance meet
ing at the Cong1 church last We'd
nesday evening, held under the aus
pices of the local W. c. T. U. Untor-
tunately the attendance was small,
but those who listened to her logical
and convincing arguments pronounce
her a speaker of more than ordinary
ability.
The masquerade given by the P. A.
students at Academy hall last We'd
nesday evening was an unqualified
success. The prize for the best mask
er was carried off by Ralph Booth,
who appeared in the costume of an
up-to- date sport and Sidney Boards
ley, in a clowns disguise, carried off
the prize for the most out-landish
makeup.
The M. E. Sunday. School has been
re-organized for the year ensuing as
follows =
Supt., C. F. Smith; Assistant Supt., Geo. A.
Morse; Snpt Junior Department, Mrs. Clara
Bradley Niles Sec, A A. Niles Treas. Miss
Cora Bugbee; Choirster, c. B. Davis Organ
list, Senior department, Miss Glee Morse; Or
ganist Junior Department Rhummah Smith !;
Librarian, Arthur Waite Asst. Librarian,
Vida Ellis Teachers in Senior Department ::
Class No. l, Mrs. 0. W. Davis No. 2, |. A.
browne No. 3. Mrs A. R. Campbell ; No 4,
M E5dv. No. w No
Whitney; No. 7, A N. Terrill. Junior Depart
ment, class No 1, Lydia Atkinson No. 2,
Ida Norton; No. 3, Mrs. J. R Parker No. a.
Rhummah Smith No. 5, Bertha Aler No
6, Mrs. Joseph Rivers; No. 7, H. Waite.
The New Years concert and ball
given last Thursday evening by the
Morrisville Fire Department was a
success in every way and reflects much
credit on the committee. E. NJ. Davis,
W. l.. Tillotson and E. W. Gates,
who had the arrangements and man.
agement of the affair in charge.
Young's orchestra of st. Johnsbury
established a reputation for them
selves in this vicinity as being the
best orchestra heard in Morrisville in
many years. Especially fine were the
numbers at the concert preceding the
dance. Over sixty couples remained
to the dance and banquet. The latter
was fully up to the high standard al
ways reached by Randall. The dec
orations, appropriate to the occas-
sion, were the source of much admira-
tion and favorable comment and was
the work of D. A. Sanders.
Officers Installed. Committees Appointed.
Last Tuesday evening at the Ma
sonic hall the newly elected officers of
the 0. E. S., as previously printed in
the NEWS AND CITIZEN, were duly in
stalled, after which the following
committees were appointed:-F
Geo. W. Clark, Julia Booth, Elizabeth
Blair; Relief, Mrs. H. Waite. Eliza
Griswold, W. M. McClintock Floral,
Ester Fitch, Clara Robinson, A. R.
Campbell.
An interesting reading was given
hV w. M. McClintOck in which he ex-