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

OF Une week on business.
There will be a meeting of j M
Warner Post, G A r, at their hall
Saturday evening at the usual hour.
Judge A. N. Boynton has purchased
of Seymour Harris seven acres oil
land on Dorchester Heights, near B.
L. Stewards farm.
Lincoln Post No. %, G. A. R., OF
Charlestown, N. H., have engaged
A. A. Niles to deliver the Memorial
Day address at that place May 3Oth,
next.
Homer Smith has finished work as
driver on G. l.. Gates stage route
and went Monday to Barre, where he
has position as conductor on the
electric cars.
Mrs. Emma Paul was in Stowe last
Friday, where she ofticiated at the
funeral of Miss Susie Stafford, sister
of G. Il. A. Stafford of this place.
Sincs returning Mrs. Paul has been
confined to the house from hard
cold.
A. W. Fuge finished work in the
stone sheds for Mould & Davis and
went to Waterbury to- day, where he
has secured a position for Drew
Daniels. Mrs. Fuge will visit her
parents in Burlington before going
to Waterbury.
Miss Josephine Slayton returned
home from Burlington, Monday even
ing, the Adams school, in which she
is an instructor, having been closed
for an indefinite period, on account
of case of diphtheria, having been
discovered among the attendants.
Percy R. Davis and Herbert A.
Smaliey, who have been boarding
with Mrs. Jenkins for several weeks,
have taken up their abode in Harri
son Dodge's family on Congress
street, Mrs. Jenkins having decided
to discontinue her boarding house.
H. j. Fisher and wife and son,
Harold, and Mrs. G. l.. Cole spent
Sunday in Stowe, guests at the home
of E. Wilkins in Stowe. Mrs. Cole
went from there to White River June
ton, where she will spend the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
jameson.
Luther Best, who resides in the
west part of town, left Tuesday morn.
ing for Roston, where he will consult
a specialist, with the hope of receiving
help for q malady from which be hax
suffered for many years. He will gj
from there to Connecticut, where be
will visit his brother, George Best,
and other relatives before returning.
j. R. Hoadley, Secretary of the
State Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of
Rutland, Vt, WAS here on the 18th,
and adjusted and settled the loss by
fire, sustained by Mrs. Ella 81. Buck
ley on ber dwelling house the evening
CT the 9th, instant. A. A. Niles is
agent for this company. The settle
ment was very satisfactory to Mrs.
Buckley and was adjusted without
any disagreeable delay.
The entertainment, Mrs. Wiggs of
the Cabbage Patch, will be repeated
at the town hall this week Friday
evening. 1t is expected that Mrs. P.
u. Hill, who was unable to take part
at the first presention here, will take
part in the circle Friday evening
and will render solo. MANY,
who were unable to attend before.
will be glad of an opportunity to see
Mrs. Wiggs and many will take ad-
vantage of a chance to attend
second time. Secure your seats early
at Slsyton & Sanders.
The talk at the Cong'l vestry last
Sunday night by Edward Shanleon,
on his native country, Armenia, the
People and the Recent Massacre
was very interesting and listened to
by a large audience, the vpstry being
filled. Mr.. Shanleon's description of
the massacre WAS intensely interest
ing as he was able to recite the Incl
dents OF the event from his own per-
sonal experience, being numbered
among the few who escaped death at
that time. The meeting was in place
OF the regular missionary service.
An audit case was held in Hendee
& Fisk's office, Monday, before c. P.
Hogan of ST Adams, between Frank
Laraway of Waterville, plaintiff and
Austin Howard of West Hartford,
defendant. Geo. W. Hendee and R.
". Huburd were attorneys for
plaintiff and Lawyer Strain of Boston
for defendant. The whole dav was
occupied in taking testimony and the
case was continued two weeks at
the request and expense of the defend.
ant. The matter involves $500,
the difficulty growing out of lum-
Der deal.
The sad news reached here last
Thursday of the sudden death in
Maiden, Mass, of Mrs. Ethlyn Heath
Bartlett, death being due to an at
tack of peritonitis. The funeral was
held at the home of her parents in
Bethel Saturday forenoon. Charles
Bartlett and Miss Heath were united
in marriage only three weeks previous
to her death and the couple had lust
returned from their honeymoon and
were settled in their new home in NAL
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