News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-03-23
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W. W. Holbrook has finished work
at Barre and returned to this place
Monday evening.
Edwin Bullard, who has been in
Iowa the past two wears with his
children, returned TO Hyde Park last
Friday. Vermont is good enough
for him.
Mrs. Geo. Eastman who has been
i'll is so much improved that her
daughter, Mrs. Goodwin, expects to
return to her home in Manchester
this week.
A subscription paper is being circu-
lated and receiving numerous sigma
lures in behalf of Alvah Jones of Nc
Kinstry Hill, who is in straitened cir
cumstances.
Owing to Illness Rev. G. S. Hager
was assisted in the morning services
last Sunday by R W. HuIburG, who
read "The Love Watch," a story of
Christ's last days.
A. l.. Goddard wishes it distinctly
understood that his canine is not an
English bull dog, of the fighting
species, but a Boston bull dog, of a
quiet, docie nature.
The many friends of Jas. Buckham
will be pleased to learn that he is re-
covering from his illness. He was in
the hospital six weeks but is now at
his home and getting along very well.
Through the special efforts of s. B.
Waite Mrs. Lizzie Ranney has reed
$1,000 from the Central Vermont r.
R. for the death of her husband. 1t is
divided, $500 goes to the widow and
$500 to his child.
Lynn Stearns, who has beeen TAX
ing a course of instruction in a dairy
school at Amherst, Mass, is at home
for few days. He goes next Mon
day to Charles River, Mass, where he
has employment in creamery.
Up to o.day we have had d125 days
OF continuous sleighing. Sleighing
set in Nov. 20 and there has been no
let,up since. We had a few days
sleighing before Nov. 20, but it did
not get "down to business" until
that date.
M. P. Cheney and wife returned
Monday from Montgomery, where
they were called by the death of Mrs.
D. e. Watkins, mother of Mrs. Cheney.
Mrs. Watkins was a frequent visitor
here and will be pleasantly remem-
bered by many.
A party OF young ladies of classical
appearance. from Johnson, were in
town short time Monday. Among
the places of interest they visited was
the county Jail. They were very
much impressed with the building and
its environments, but had no desire
to tarry long within it's confines.
Following is the list of teachers for
the schools in this town, outside of
this village: Garfield, Miss Grace
Russ; North Hyde Park, Miss Beryl
Harrington, Miss Elsie Carpenter;
Mckinstry Hill, Ernest Mills; Doty,
Miss Ella Holbrook; Center, Miss
Ida Collins; Cleveland Corners,
Miss Bertha Minor. School begins
May I'd.
Word received last Saturday by J.
T. Stevens from his son Ed. stated
that he was on his way from Pitts
burgh to Atland City, British Colum-
oia, to which place he goes on a re-
pair job. 1t will take him about two
weeks to get there. He goes via Yel-
lowstone Park, at which place he will
spend short time, and no doubt he
will also take in other points of in
terest.
On Friday evening last, a party of
twenty-five young ladies INDUCED In
a straw ride to Morrisville. They
were well chaperoned and with Mrs.
Myrtle Currier as chauffeur, the ride
was very pleasant one. At Norris
Vile they put up at "The Randall"
where after social in the parlOrs,
they had a supper, and as one of the
says, "i5 was an elegant
feast, every ything nice and well serv-'
ed" They reached home "safe and
sound" at q good hour and every one
of them were delighted with their even
ing out, unaided in any way by
those horrid young men,"
Mrs. Abbie Allen, widow of Albert
Allen, died Monday morning last, af-
ter an illness of several weeks. She
was taken with grip and from the
start her condition was serious, her
brain being affected. She was great
sufferer. Mrs. Allen, who was 6S yrs.
old, was born in New Hampshire, but
in early life moved to Johnson with
her parents. She married Albert Al
len of this town in 1862 and the few
wears of their married life was passed
on their farm on the north road, near
the Chas. Bliss place. Mr.. Allen died
in 1865. Two children were horn to
them, both of whom have been dead
several years. One sister, Mrs. Enos
Balch of Hardwick, survives her. Mrs.
Allen has been housekeeper for her
brother.in-law, Harrison Grout, the
past twelve years, and has been faith-
iul in all her duties. She was kind
friend and a good neighbor. The
funeral took place from her late home
this afternoon, Rev. c. S. Hager offici-
ating, with S. B. Waite as director.
The bearers were f. B. Noble, Noyes
Wood, Jonas T. Stevens and Charles
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