News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-10-11

the latter part of the past week,
The Ladies' Aid will hold a meet
ing at the Cong'l church parlors
Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Owing to illness, Mrs. Stevens was
unable to take charge of her depart
ment in the L. c. A. the first of the
week.
A meeting OF the Cemetery Associa-
tion will be held at the Library on
Saturday afternoon next at 2.3O
sharp.
Capt. Waite has gone on the excur-
sion to Boston. He will visit Worces-
ter and will be absent until first of
next week.
Mrs. Sarah Bennett Is happy over
the arrival of a grandson at the
home OF her daughter, Rossie Rooney
of Fairfield.
R. L. Mudgett has gone to visit
his wife at East Fairfield for a few
days. The fires were all put out be-
fore he went away.
The remains of cdr" IS. W. Carter,
who died at Raymondville, n. Y, the
past summer, are to be brought here
shortly, for intermeht.
Geo. Blake was at home from
Bakersfield over Sunday. He had a
prominent part in the football game
at Morrisville last Saturday.
Lester Boomhower and daughter
Miriam, spent several days the past
week at Montpelier visiting friends
and taking in the centennial.
Noyes Wood is in Boston this week.
For results of this trip keep an eye on
the "Corner Store" as Indications
are that there will be fine assort-
ment of fall and winter goods there.
Capt. Moses Mcfarland of Water
vile was in town last Saturday. AL
though in his 85th year the Captain
retains his vitality to great degree
and is as young and active as many
a man of sixty.
Clarence Foster, who has been at
the White Mountains through the
summer, was at home few days the
past week. He has engaged with
large barber concern in New York
City for the coming year.
Heman Boyes, brother of Lucius
Boyes and the late Joseph Boyes, is
here after an absence of thirty weight
years. He has been In the west for
the past half a century, coming here
from Cleveland, Ohio. This is his
first visit here in many years and he
finds great changes among the peo-
pie and also in the place.
Rev. VIM. Hamlin announced to
his congregation last Sunday his ac-
ceptance of the call to the pastorate
of the Cong'l church here. The Or
dination will take place Thursday,
Oct. 26. The arrangements are not
yet completed, but the sermon will
be preached by Rev. G. 81. Hamlin of
East Hampton, Mass, the young
mans father.
B. W. Hulburd was at home from
st. Adams over Sunday. He re-
turned Monday, taking with him a
bag of railroad iron made up of
broken rails, spikes, &C., used here in
the late railroad suit. They are to
be used at st. Albans in the railroad
case now on there. 1t is thought
that it will take all of this week and
part of next to complete the case.
F. L. Warner of Colchester, the
0f +ho EIu ill.,, fonro
was here last week and the papers
were made conveying the property
to him. Mr.. Warner is young man,
lust married, and will come here
with his bride Oct. Goth. The farm
has been in the Lllley family for
thirty years, having been bought by
the late VanNess Lilley of the late G.
W. DEMO Oct. 8, 1875.
"Ths Gihon Improvement Co.,"
which Is made up of mill owners and
electric plant owners along the Gihon
river, will hold a meeting at No. Hyde
Park on Friday next at 9 a. M, for
the purpose of considering matters of
Importance to the company. 1t is
to raise the dam at South
Pond, thereby giving an increased
water supply and making other
beneficial improvements.
Members of the Whitcomb Society
,eld their annual meeting last Satur-
lay at Camp Bacon, Elmore. The
Law was fine and the party, to the
lumber of tbirty.six gathered there
It an early honr and passed the
Law in most pleasant manner.
here was the usual abundant sup
,ly of good things to eat, the "piece
e resistance being the oysters,
,hIch we're served in the most ap-
roved style by Mrs. Geo. Foss.
lfter the feast came visiting, games,
&C., until evening, when a supper
,as served and the evening passed in
ards and a general good time, inter-
persed with graphopone music by G.
J. DEMO. The committee for next
ears entertainment is: Mesdames,
llbert Whitcomb, Lyman Whitcomb,
lyron Whitcomb, Everett Campbell.
The many friends of Dewey Hanley
4 this place will be interested in the
ollowing item which we take from
he Montpelier journal of Monday