News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-03-30
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Mrs. Abbie Warren is visiting rela-
tives in Burlington.
l.. c. Raymond has been ill of the
grip for several days.
The Graded School closes to-day
for a ten-day's vacation.
Elroy Nelson and Ralph Warren
are home from the U. V. M.
Mrs. M. A. Jenney is in Boston
purchasing goods this week.
A daughter, Hazel, was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Asa Cakes, Friday.
Harold Mcmahon is home from
Goddard Seminary for the week.
Leo Moody visited friends in
Springfield few days last week.
Miss Viola Hartman of Jericho
visited friends in town last week.
Ed. Douglass and wife at the Forks
have a daughter, born last week.
Bert Godfrey returns to his position
as sawyer in Burt's mill April 1st.
E. L. Bass of Randolph was in town
yesterday, loading hardwood lumber.
Rev. D. L. Evans is attending the
Vermont Methodist Conference this
week.
Miss Nettie Brush of Montpelier
visited her parents the first of the
week.
Warner Nelson from Hardwick
visited his parents here the first OF
the week.
Rev. Mr.. Emery and wife of Ran
dolph are visiting Mr.. Emery's
mother here.
Miss Sarah Mayo returned from
market to-day, with large stock of
spring goods.
Geo. Buzzell, g. A. Sanborn aud G.
j. Shedd were visitors in Burlington
last Thursday.
A. W. McCorrison of Portland, N.
T., is employed as band saw sharpen
er at c. E. & F. D. Burt's saw mill.
Will Gault, who is employed in g.
A. Sanborn's blacksmith shop, Ia Wis
iting his family in Meredith, N. Fl.
The high water Saturday made
some of the roads impossible, thatat
Moscow being several feet under wa
| ter.
DR.. D. D. Grout of Waterbury was
in town Saturday to see the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. De-
merritt.
Mrs. Kate Peterson, accompanied
by her granddaughter, Mrs. W. A.
Cheney, returned from Wakefield,
Mass, Friday.
Gus Sanborn has opened a har-
ness and blanket salesroom in the
room in the depot block vacated by
Dir. c. Nj. Bugbee.
Mrs. E. Bigelow and daughter, Miss
Susie, have been in Wolcott for sew
eral days, caring for DR.. Edwin Bige-
low, who is quite i'll.
Several carloads of pipe for the vii
lage water system have arrived and
work will be commenced as soon as
the weather permits.
Postmaster A. FL. Cheney, who was
little better last week and able to
be at the Office a portion of the time,
is again confined to the house.
G. F. Eddy lost his valuable chest
nut horse last week, presumably from
heart failure. Mr.. Eddy was offered
$3.50 for this horse last summer.
Judge Chandler Watts, who makes
fine quality of maple sugar and is
always ready for the first, made the
first shipment from town Saturday.
A subject of special interest to the
farmers will be brought before the
next grange meeting April 9. 1t is
hoped every member will make an
effort to be present.
A very interesting meeting of the
Young Peoples Fraternity of Unity
church was held last Sunday evening,
the topic being, Gan Evening with
Francis E. Willard" The church
parlors were decorated with flowers
and ferns: white silk banner with a
portrait of Miss Willard hung on the
wall and Miss Mary Gillette presided.
Responsive readings, quotation by
members present, interspersed with
vocal selection by Miss Alice Bartlett
of Lebanon, Maine, and G. A. Abbott
of Stowe. Eulogistic remarks were
made by the pastor, Rev. Mrs. Alb.
bott, white ribboner, and others,
and an address by Mrs. Abbie E.
Shapleigh, a member of Lebanon,
Maine, W. c. T. u, and a personal
friend of Miss Wizards.
A. c. Slayton's old horse, Colonel"
who has lived two or three equine
generations without losing the fire OF
youth, enjoyed a thrilling trip Friday
afternoon. Mr. Slayton had left him
for few minutes standing in front of
Miles Mcmahon & Co.'s store and at
tached to a sled loaded with sugar
pals and other goods. As every one
knows, Colonel has a habit while
meditating of standing on three legs
and innocently feeling about with
the other foot for the shaft or cross
bar. On this occasion the leg came
down outside the shaft and Colonel"