News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-03-21
Forty-Eighth Birthday Anniversary

On Monday evening the pleasant
home OF Mr.. aud Mrs. c. l.. Gates was
the scene of a merry gathering, the
occasion being in honor of "Leo's"
forty.eighth birthday anniversary.
All details were so we'll carried out
that the surprise was genuine sue
cess. Mr.. Gates was summoned from
the store at about eight in the even
ing to assist Mrs. Gates in the enter.
tainment of couple of friends from
Hyde Park, which number Leo found
augmented by six and twenty when
he walked into the room. After re-
covering from the shock Mr.. Gates
took his place as host and, assisted
by Mrs. Gates, gave the guests a
cordial welcome. The evening was
spent in the enjoyment of military
whist, seven tables being played, after
which refreshments of new sugar,
plain doughnuts, assorted cake and
punch were served. Those winning
the largest number of flags were Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. GiIe, II. B. Ellis and
Mrs. Fred E. Wheeler and those win
ming the least number being Mr.. and
Mrs, Noyes Wood of Hyde Park and
G. L. Gates and Mrs. T. B. Ellis. AS
a memento of the occasion Mr.. Gates
was presented with a valuable hall
rack, the presentation speech being
made by A. G. Small in his usual
happy and entertaining manner, the
host responding in well chosen words.
Arthur Cheney is to have a cottage
at Caspian Lake, Greensboro. j. r.
Parker is getting out the lumber and
the house will be erected at once.
John W. Weafer will move his fam.
lily next week from the Darling house
on Court street, to the Slocum house,
formerly owned by the late Mrs. Rosa
Cook.
&c. N. Fisher has rented the stene-
ment in J. F. Clair's residence on
Bridge street, now occupied by B. j.
Kelley and will move there as soon
as the latter vacates.
Mr.. Dalrymple of Fairhaven was in
town yesterday for the purpose of
making an estimate of the cost of
the steel tube which would connect
the new dam with the old one.
A club has recently been formed by
several of the young ladies of Peoples
Academy TO be known as the Jolly
Nine" The object of the club is to
have good times, as is suggested by
the name.
"A demonstration, representing Bor-
denis Condensed Milk Co., of New
York is now at the Hall & Cheney
pharmacy introducing the goods,
full line of which will be found
there in the future.
Mrs. L. R. Winters of Lowell, Mass,
mother of Mrs. E. L. Billings, arrived
in town Monday morning, accom-
panied by Sumner Billings, who has
been spending several months there.
Others In town to attend the funeral
of Ernest Billings we're Eugene Jack
man, brother of Mrs. Billings of Nash
ua, NH. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Turner of
Barre, Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Scribner of
Montpelier and Mrs. DR.. Collins OF
Nashua.
- Several meetings of the working
committees of the, Board of Trade
have been held during the past week
and it Is expected that meeting of
the directors will be called in few
days to take action regarding work
already outlined by the several COM
mittees. The committee on statistics
and information met Monday even
ing for organization, as did also the
committee on printing and advertis-
ing. The former committee urge |
that all who wish to take summer |
boarders list their names and ac-
commodations as soon as possible,
as stated elsewhere in this issue, as
applications are being received and
mutual benefits will be realized by
giving the matter proper attention.