News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-20
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relatives in Jericho and Burlington
Sylvester Cameron and daughter, Mrs
Alex Coburn OF Barre were guests Mon
day and Tuesday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. Darling, going from her
to Craftsbury.
Martin w. Chaffee has closed his sec
ond year as Principal of Peacham Acad
envy and returned tn the home of his pal
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Chaffee, in thi'
village, Tuesday.
lila Jones, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Jones, was taken very
seriously ILL.,, early Monday morning o
acute indigestion. Her condition is re
ported as much improved to-day.
E. A. Smalley went to Swanton Monday
where he will meet consignment OF
horses recently purchased by Fl. A.
Smalley in Iowa. The latter returned
here Monday and the horses will arrive
the last of the week.
A. E. Middleton of st. Paul, Mimi,
who Tns the tenement house known as
the Best property on Congress street is
spending a few days at the Randall. He
expects to make several Improvements
on his property here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Hunt are spending
some, time at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Eggleston in the west part of the
town. The condition of Mr.. Hunt, who
is in very poor health, is reported as
slightly more comfortable to-day.
Mrs D. L. Sanders and son, Leighton,
were in Burlington Sunday and Monday
guests of Mr. Sanders, who has position
for the present in the office of E. F.
Moore. Contractor. If Mr.. Sanders re-
mains there permanently, he will proba-
bly, move his family there.
Monday afternoon a game of base ball
of much interest was played on Thomas
Hill, when the Baracca Club team of Nor
risville defeated team from johnson by
score of IA to II. H. Cram and L
Norton were the battery for the locals
and features of the game were the home
runs of L. Norton, Perley Bowen and
Horace Powers.
DR.. George L. Bates, assisted by Drs.
j. G. Morgan of Stowe and w. M. John
stone of this place, performed an operation
on Asa Fox, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Fox, who has suffered from
pneumonia for several weeks. The oper-
alton was for the relief of one Jung.
which failed to clear and was thought to
be the only hope for the little fellow.
Over quart of pus was taken away and
the condition of the patient has been
much more favorable since, with chances
apparently good for his recovery.
Several members of the family of Geo.
P. browne have been ill for the past
week and Mr.. browne is still confined to
the house, Miss Scribner, who has been
working in the family was able to return
to her home IN johnson Saturday night
and Mrs. browne has been able to be
about the house since Sunday In the
case of Mrs. Brownies mother, Mrs.
Jenkins, who was taken at the same time
erysipelas developed Saturday and Mon
day a trained nurse, Miss Mcdonald.
came from Burlington 20 care for her.
Her condition is very critical at this
writing. Mrs. May Harris is also assist
ing there as nurse.
Last evening Mt. Sterling Council, No.
80 j. 0. U. A. NJ. entertained the La
noble Council of Hyde Park, the occa-
sion being the exemplification of the
work by the degree team of Montpelier
council, fifteen members from that place
being present. Ten candidates were
given the work, which was exemplified
in an especially creditable manner.
Grand State Councillor, w. H. Jeffreys
of East Burke, Grand State Secretary. A.
E. White of Montpelier, and Deputy G..
c., j. w. Noble, of Hardwick and District
Deputy Geo. W. Kibbie of Montpelier
were present A. bnffet lunch was served
and all report fine time.