News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-07
MORRlSVlLLE.

| Norman ScnOOl was gueSU over Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. E NJ. Davis.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. W. Fuge lave
broken up housekeeping for the pres.
ent, and are boarding at the Randall
Mrs. w. R. Nicholson and daugh.
ter, Beth, returned last Thursday
from Waterbury, where they visited
friends for week.
James Clark of Hardwick was a
visitor in town the first of the week
making the trip down on his wheel,
returning on the train Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. H. Aller and daughter, Miss
Bertha AlIer, left this morning for a
visit to friends in Burlington. Mrs.
Aller will return tomorrow, but
Bertha will remain for several days.
Last Friday evening at a meeting
of Tucker Chapter, R. A. NJ, K. y.
Ellsworth and E. IL. Hiuds of Cam
bridge and Walter K. jackson of
Morrisville were given the Royal
Arch degree.
Louis Archambault is taking a ten
days vacation from his duties at F.
E Wheeler's blacksmith shop and
went to Old Orchard, Me-, Monday
for weeks outing at the Vesper
House"
George Earle is improving the ap
pearance of his Brooklyn street resi-
dence by a coat of paint. Mrs. Ida
Churchill is also painting her resi-
dence, the work being done by CheS.
Small.
The committee in charge of the
Housekeeper~' Sale request all who
may have taken home dishes from
the food table to return them to the
care of Mrs. o. l.. Luce or Mrs. H. j.
Fisher as soon as possible.
We are pleased to note that Miss
Agnes Sinnott, who has been employ
ed at the State Hospital at Water
bury the past two years, stood first
| in her class in the training school for
nurses, which was graduated there this
week. Miss Florence Sherwin, who
was formerly employed there, went to
Waterbury yesterday to attend COM
mencement,
The following weather report for
the month of May was given US by c.
A. Sanders - Mean temperature,
a. NJ, 450, M, $50, .. m. AS maxi
mum 100, minimum 27o the Oath
5 clear days, IA partly cloudy days,
II cloudy days; rain, 1888 inches
snow or rain, 10 days; six frosty
mornings wind, northwest 13 days,
south ID days.
The Housekeepers' Sale at the Uli-
versalist Westerly, held last Saturday
and yesterday afternoons and even
ings, was a novel idea, nothing of
the kind having been attempted by
any society in the state to our know
ledge. The affair was q decided sue
cess and netted handsome sum for
the society. The decorations, which
included 500 clusters of paper graz es,
advertising grape juice, we're very
tasty and the decorators received
many compliments from the patrons
of the sale. The advertising depart
ment consisted of goods furnished by
several wholesale houses, including
the manufacturers of Grape Juice.
Larkin's goods and several brands OF
canned goods. The several depart.
ments were prettily decorated and
were in competent hands.
Referring to the address by A. A.
Niles at Charlestown Memorial Day,
the Springfield Reporter said Conn
mander Humphrey in feeling terms
presented the speaker of the day
Hon. A. A. Niles of Morrisvillp. late
of Co. III, 9th Vt. Vol, as the COM
rade and officer with whom he had
shared the hardships and dangers of
their enlistment and whom he had
seen but once since the close of the
war. The speaker met cordial
greeting from the audience, and
the earnestness aud sincerity of his
manner made pleasing impression
, His address paid an eloquent tribute
TO the valor, patriotism and sacri-
noes OF the soldiers of the Civil War"
The article also contained an account
OF a flag raising, which Mr.. Humpn-
rey. had planned to meet the coming
OF his comrade, Col. Niles pulled the
halyards that sent the colors mount
ing to the staff head. 1t was also
noted that Col. Niles had had previ
GUS interesting experience in flag
raising, being one of few, who rails
ed the stars and strips over Richmond