News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-03-30

Monday night, April 4
States Attorney Bicknell of John
son was in town on official business
to-day.
Mrs. G. F. Smith and son, Mark,
returned last night from Burlington
where the latter underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at the Mary
Fletcher Hospital about two weeks
ago. He is recovering as rapidly as
could be expected.
Albert Sulham has sold his larm,
known as the j. A. Bundy farm oD
Randolph road, to G. G. Combs of
Franklin County, for a consideration
of $2350, possession given the first
of this week. Mr.. Sulham has moved
to the Washburn Spaulding farm.
Mrs Benjamin Campbell, mother OF
Mrs. j. c. Peck, Mrs. A. N. Boynton.
and Miss linda Campbell of this place,
died at the home of her son, G. 81
Campbell in Hyde Park, early this
morning. The funeral will be held to-
morrow morning at eleven O'Clock.
A regular meeting of the local fire.
men will be held Thursday evening,
April Z. Special business will be
transacted at this time and every
member is requested to be present if
possible. One week from April will
be held the annual meeting for the
election of officers.
About dozen members OF the Phi
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pleasantly entertained last evening
by Levi Munson at the home OF his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. FL. p. Munson.
A number of the U. '. NJ. students,
who are spending the Easter vaca-
ton in town, are members of the So
ciety. New sugar was served and
very pleasant evening was passed.
Clare Huse, the little son of Mrs, E.
l.. Watrous, who has been seriously
ill for the past week, underwent an
operation for appendicitis Monday
afternoon. DR.. Wheeler of Burling-
ton assisted by Drs. Rublee and Stay
ton, performing the operation. lie
stood the operation we'll and the at
tending physician reports his condi-
tion to be as comfortable as could
be expected.
The organization of a company of
"Home Guards" which would be a
private military company, is being
agitated in Morrisville. Much inter
est in the project is manifest by the
young men of the village, and it is
quite probable that a company will
be formed. A meeting of the pro-
motors of the scheme will be held |
Friday night to further perfect the
plans and public meeting will pro-
badly pc called later.
Word was received here recently of
the death of Milo Burke, which oc-
Cured at his late home in Sacramen-
TO City, California, March 16. He
was brother of A. E. Burke and
Mrs. L. S. Rand of this village, and
his death leaves A. E. Burke as the
last survivor OF the name OF Burke, be-
ing the only living son of the late
Ashel Burke. The deceased, who has
benin the west many years. visited
his relatives in this vicinity four
years ago.
MONDAY morning at about three
O'Clock occurred the death of Mrs.
Oliver Macomber at her home at
Morristown Corners. Mrs. Macom-
Der has been in poor health for some
time and had been confined to her
bed about eight weeks The imme-
date cause of death was attributed
to disease of the heart. The tuner
al was held this afternoon at $3.50 at
the house, Rev. l. P. Booth otticiat-
ing. Interment was in Morristown
Corners Cemetery. A husband and
two children, girl and a boy. are
left to mourn the loss of a loving
wife and mother.
The young mems club, recently Or
ganized, met in their apartments in
the browne Block Tuesday evening
and adopted bylaws and transacted
other necessary business. The club
consists of about q dozen members,
and the organization will be known
as the Batchelder's Club" The OBJ.
iect of the club is purely social and
the rooms are being nicely furnished
and fitted up. A reading table will
be one of the attractions and a pool
table has been leased for one month
rom D. N. Hutchins until other ar
engagements can be made. |