News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-01-18
JOHNSON.
B. $. Burlington was in Boston last


class of the Normal, Ii quite ill.
Mrs. Dora Atwood of Cambridge is
visiting Mrs. 0. A. Mcfarland.
Mrs. Martin Powell of il Jacksonville
was visitor in town last week.
Mrs. C. S. Clark and Mrs. I. A.
Waterman were in Burlington Mon
day.
Bert Leland and wife of st. Adams
visited their father, A. A. Leland, last
week.
Miss Blanche Atwood OF Stowe was
the guest OF Mrs. q. 5. Clark last
week.
Mrs. Frank Goodale is seriously ill.
1t is feared an operation will be nec-
essary.
Rev. E. 6. French preached in the
Congregational church last Sunday
morning.
OBJ. Landon attended the Dairy
mems Association held at Montpelier
last week. .a,se . =
There will be services at the Cong'l
church next Sunday morning at the
usual hour,
Arthur Lee, who is teaching in No.
Cambridge, was the guest OF Mrs.
Morgan the last of the week.
C. 81. Stearns and wife left Monday
night tor Boston, where Mrs. Stearns
Will pass several DAYS with her sister.
Mr.. Chase has moved his family
from John Stearn's house on School
street to DR.. Walte's house on Main
street.
DR.. Dillingham; is in town, stopping
with his parents over McFarland's
store, until DR.. Good wins house Is
vacant.
Work in the tubshop was resumed
last Monday alter asnuu downof seV
eral months.
Or. and Mrs. F. L. Wells were in
Burlington last week. Report says
that he intends opening all office
there III the near iuture.
Miss Ardel Fdnuon, who has been
confined at nome on accOuntOt iilness
duting the past week, returned Mon
day To her work III tue Normal.
W. Il. Stearns anu wife, who. we're
so seriously burned recently, are DO
ing as we'll as possible. Mr.. Stearns
is able TO ride out occasionally.
Rev. E. u. French has shipped the
last of his goods TO Lyndouvile. Mrs.
French will remain mere tor week or
two, stopping with Mrs. Z. ?. Jones.
A game OF basket ball was played
at the Normal Hall last Tuesday by
the Senior and Junior classes. The
Seniors won game. Score 30 to 10
The annual meeting of the NJ. E.
society for choosing officers was held
last Wednesday evening, the follow
ing officers being elected: Supt., Geo.
Grady Assistant Supt., Mrs. Frank
Davis Librarian, Edith Peck Or
ganist, Ada Peck.
At the annual meeting of Sterling
Hose Co. the following officers were
elected: Captain, R. s. Warner; First
Assistant, George Rooney Second
Assistant, j. D. Oiell Secretary, b.
F. Atwel Treasurer, F, W. Holmes;
Auditors, F. 6. BicknelI, G. X. Wool
cult, W. E. Tracy
The "Mock Trial" was we'll patron.
ICED. Nearly every seat in the hall
was taken and the general verdict
was that it was pretty good thing.
The fortunes OF the old morse from it's
infancy to the time it came to it's last
owner in the form of a can of poultry
food were closely followed. The wit
nesses evidently had no intention OF
being fined for contempt of court by
telling the truth. One OF them &C
counted for his presence in a certain
place by stating that he was straw
berrying, although the time of year
was September. The Hose Company
netted a good sum from the "Show."
The reception given in honor of the
Principal, Dr.. Collins and wife, was q
very pleasant occasion. Normal Hall
was made to appear at its best by the
aid of rugs, easy chairs, couches, pic
lures and flowers. The Natural His.
tory room was arranged as dining
room and refreshments were served
there. The receiving committee con-
sisted of Rev. and Mrs. Pierce, DR..
and Mrs. Collins, Rev. III. c. Leach
and Rev. and Mrs. E. G. French. A
large number of townspeople were
present, also most of the students OF
the Normal Some very fine music
was rendered a solo by Mrs. E. G.
French, a quartet composed of Rev.
FL. c. Leach, j. A. Pearl, c. P. Jones
and Frank Ward solo by Mrs. o.
A. Mcfarland and a song by sever
al of the young ladies OF the Normal.
The evening passed very pleasantly
and as the closing time came the feel.
ing was generally expressed that such
gatherings were very pleasant and
profitable both for the school and for
the town.
Miss Ida Perry of East Hardwick,
was the guest of her aunt, Mrs, P. c.
Stearns, the first of the week.
Miss Helen Boulger, who has been
detained by illness at her home in
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