News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-12-27
LOCAL NJ EWS.
WORTHWHILE

DWlgnU ana Loren SmlUn arebpenu
Ing the holiday vacation with rela
tives and friends in Richford.
Miss Eugenia Rocheleau of ST.
Johnsbury was in town Tuesday to
attend the Davis-Dodge wedding.
Miss Maude Phillips, who is teaching
school in the McKinstry district in
Hyde Park spent the Christmas va
cation with friends in town.
Mrs. j. NJ. Kelley and Miss Nan
Wombell we're among those from
here who attended the Shaver Morse
wedding in Jacksonville last Tues
day.
Miss Josephine Slayton, a teacher
in the Adams School in Burlington,
arrived home the last of la week, to
spend the Christmas vacation with
her parents, Fl. A. Slayton and wife.
Claude Chaplin of the west part of
the town has been engaged by W. W.
Peek to take charge of the farm on
MOrristown Plains and has begun
his duties there.
Alpheus Parker was arrested last
Friday by officer B. F. browne and
was arranged before Justice Niles on
the charge of plain drunk. He was
fined $2l.0O, including costs, which
he paid.
Miss Ella Brown, who has been on
the town farm for several months,
was taken to Waterbury last week
Tuesday, by officer Geo. E. TOwne
where she will receive treatment at
the State Hospital for the insane.
Mrs. L. W. Sweetland, who has
been a guest for several weeks at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. 2. A.
Smith, leaves tomorrow for Marlboro
Mass, where she will visit relatives
before returning to her home in Rock
land, Me.
AS G. Frank Small was out driving
last Wednesday his horse took fright
when on Main street and ran, throw
ing Mr.. Small out when near the
Cong'l church. The horse then ran
to the Small house on South street,
making the several corners without
serious damage to the rig. Mr..
Small was not injured beyond a few
bruises and was able to be on the
street Friday.
Several of the Morrisville people re-
ceived cards last week announcing
the marriage of A. W. Gates of Barre
and Miss Hannah Tracy of Johnson,
which took place at the home of the
brides father in johnson last We'd
nesday. The groom was employed
several years ago as a stone cutter
here and the bride has been a teacher
in the public schools of Barre for sew
eral years.
The following paragraph, which
will interest many of our readers. is
taken from the Gorham, N. H.,
Nountainer, from the issue of Dec.
20. cat meeting of the Gorham
Savings bank this forenoon, Elisha
FL. Cady was elected a trustee OF the
institution, clerk and treasurer and
member of the investment committee,
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Clifford. He will at
once assume the duties of his new
position" Mr.. Cady was a former
resident of MorrisYille and the son OF
the late Orlo Cady and has been
resident of Gorham about a dozen
years. He has many Morrisville
friends who will be pleased to note
his success.
Tuesday December 10, officer A. c.
Hamel arrested Frank Conway of
Montpelier and a tramp, by the name
of Barney Grimes. both being in an
advanced state of intoxication. The
former was liberated from the city
jail at Montpelier in the morning of
the same day on which he was ar
rested here. Both were arraigned be-
fore Justice Niles Wednesday morn
ing. Conway was fined $3.50, in
Guiding costs, for a second offense and
was taken to Rutland Thursday by
officer Hamel, where he will serve 100
days, in default of the fine. AS
Grimes also found the sum of 81 80,
for the first offense, just little above
the limit, he is boarding at Stevens
hotel in Hyde Park for twenty days.