News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-12-06
LOCAL N EWS.
MORRISVILLE


Barrows, is much improved.
Only two more days left in which
to sit for pictures at Bentley's, to in
sure delivery for Christmas. Nothing
better for Christmas present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. W. Woods and
daughter, Hazel, spent several days
last week at the home of the formers
brother, 0. l.. Woods and family.
Mrs. L A. Lawrence of Montpelier
was a guest several days last week
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. b. W.
Morrill,, in the Centennial block on
Portland street.
Glenn A. wilkins was business
visitor last Friday and Saturday in
BrattIeborO, at the office OF Putnam
& ChiIds, state agents of the Tt ach
er's Insurance Company.
John Stiles, who has an excellent
position in a drug store in Middle
bury, spent several days the last of
the week, with his parents, George
Stiles and vile on Winter street.
Leonard D. Smith, who is attend.
ing Middlebury College arrived in
town last Wednesday evening to
spend the Thanksgiving recess with
his parents, A. J. Smith and wi e.
Allen G. Bacon left the first of the
week for Boston where he will resume
his duties on the U. s. S. Missouri,
having spent a weeks vacation with
his parents, o D. Bacon and wife in
Elmore.
DR.. Geo. L. Bates and family are
now nicely settled in their recently
purchased residence on Main street
and N. B. Blair and wife have moved
from the lower tenement to rooms on
the second floor.
W. W. Peck installed last week on
his farm near the fair ground wind
mill for pumping water from a spring
near the old camp ground to his
buildings. c. B. Greene had charge
of the setting up OF the mill.
Herbert E. SlaytoD, Deputy Secre-
tary of State and friend Mr.. Webb of
the Argus staff of Montpelier were in
town last Thursday and Friday hav-
ing been guests of the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Slayton of
Gilmore.
The regular meeting of Rathbone
Lodge, K. of P, was omitted last
Thursday evening on account of vari-
GUS other att actions. At the meet
ing to morrow night there will be
special business. 1t is requested that
large attendance be present.
Miss Hattie Scribner, who has been
i'll at the home of E. G. Barrows for
the past week, had sufficiently re.
covered so as TO be able to return to
her home in Johnson Monday, where
she will remain until she fully re-
covers. She was accompanied by her
aunt, Miss Prue Boyce, who had been
caring for her.
Mrs. T. B. Ellis, who has worked in
the Ellis grocery store a part of the
time for the >past ten days, began
work permanently Monday morning
and will take charge of the general
office work. The increase of trade
makes it necessary for Mr.. Ellis to
devote more of his time to other de-
partments of the business.
Chauncey Story, student at the
u. V. M, has been spending the last
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. j. Story near Morristown Corners.
He accompanied his sisters, Misses
Orpha and Ruth Story to Fairfax on
Wednesday, where they spent Thanks
giving with their aunt, Mrs. HuIdah
Bingham, who is 81 years of age.
Oscar Reed, who went to Greenfield,
Mass, last Wednesday night to visit
his aunt, Mrs. Fannie Walker, hav-
ing just finished a course in stem
ography at the Vermont Business
College, has accepted a position as
stenographer in railroad office at
Nashua, N H., and began his duties
there last Saturday.
George G. Rublee, who recently
finished work on the electric cars in
Boston, arrived in town the last of
the week for a short visit, having
spent several days with his sister,
Mrs. B. A. Palmer, in Wilder, Vt. He
left Monday night for Burlington,
where he began work upon the Senior
year in the medical department of
the .. Y. NJ.
Bernie Herrick, arrived in town
from Tilden, N. H., the first of last
week for few days visit at the home
of his father, Charles Herrick on Ran.
dolph road. He has been emplo yed
for several years in Tiiden and vicin-
ity at the carpenters trade, but has
recently completed a course in arch
itecture and will follow that business
in the future.
Charles Childs was arrested bv
Officer Hamel last Wednesday night
for intoxication and placed in the
village lookup. He was brought be.
fore Justice Niles Thursday morning
and plead guilty to q second offence
for intoxicatiOn. He was fined S15
and costs of $500, which he was I'M
able to pay. He was accompanied to
Rutland Friday morning by Officer