News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-01-18
F0rresters Elect Officers

oTSi ueiu lu5 ANNUAL eIeCUlO0 Oh OIQCef6
last Wednesday evening at which
time the following officers were elect
ed -
Chief Ranger, Fred a. Goodrich Vice
Chief Ranger, Geo. N. Champeau Past Chief
Ranger, William Flanagan Recording Sec'y,
Roscoe c. Sheldon Financial Sec'y, William
F. Flanagan Treas, Perley C Jones Ora
tor Clarence Smith ; Senior Woodard, Rob-
ert E. Sparks Junior Woodland, George NJ
Battys; Senior Beddle, Bernie A. Thomas ;
Junior Beadle, Whittemore; Committee of
Finance, Roscoe c. Sheldon and Clarence E.
Smith.
Louis Archambault was chosen del
egate to to the state convention to
be held at Montpelier Jan. 81. The
membership of the lodge has made
good increase since it's organization
and hold we'll attended meetings
every second and fourth Tuesday in
the month.
vii! Peck arrived in town from
Somerset last evening.
Will Douglass is working for B. ".
Morrill, in his harness and shoe shop.
Mrs. Lucy Leach visited her mother,
Mrs. Martha Russell, in Watervillp
several days last week.
Miss Lillian Fisk left Tuesday for
New York City, where she will resume
her art studies for month.
Mrs. A B. Austin is improving, af-
ter having been confined to the house,
suffering from an attack of grip.
Jed Perkins and Mrs. Burnham of
Johnson were guests the first of the
week at the home of Alvin Davis and
wife.
Mrs. q. l.. Shaw left this morning
for a visit with friends in Stowe and
Waterbury and will go the last of the
week to Montpelier, where she will at
tend meeting of the State Spiritual.
lists, held there Friday!and Saturday.
Charles Brigham, who is conve-
lescent from a long illness, during
which time he has suffered from a
bad throat difficulty, went to Bur
lington this morning to consult a
specialist in regard to the trouble.
He was accompanied by his fathef-
in-law, M b Eaton.
The RsY. Donald Flower of Tufts
college occupied the pulpit at the
Universalist church last Sunday. In
the morning he spoke from the fol
lowing text taken from st. Paul's
gospel "Behold old things have
passed away and all things have be.
come new" 10 the evening his sub
ject was What shall it profit a man
If he gain the whole world and lose
his own soul" Both discourses were
OF a highly religious and intellectual
order. Mr.. Flower lett Monday morn
ing for his home in Hartland, Vt.
The vital statistics in Morristown
for the year 1904, show 43 deaths,
3S births and 2S marriages. In the
number of deaths an increase over
the previous year of 15 is shown,
while in the number of births a de-
crease of 10 is noted. In the number
of marriages as compared with 19O3,
an increase of three is shown. over
% per cent of the deaths during the
year were OF people over 30 years OF
age and none were between one year
and 81. Flfty-two years ard a trac-
tion was the average age at which
the deaths were recorded.
Allan Phillips, Oldest son of the
late Stephen Phillips, of this place
went to Boston last week Friday aud
passed che examination for admis.
sion to the U. S. Navy. Having been
accepted he was taken aboard the
receiving ship Wabash, and left Sat
urday tor Newport, where he will re-
main on a training ship for six
months, before taking up his regular
duties in the naval service. He was
accompanied to Boston by his guard
ian, W. G. McClintock, who returned
Monday evening. Allan has many
friends in Morrisville who will wish
him success in his new venture. Allan
Bacon of Gilmore was accepted for
service in the navy about ten days
ago.