News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-01-29
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was visitor in town Monday.
Herbert Sleeper has commenced an ap-
premiership in the A. l.. Cheney phar-
macy.
Mrs. Delbert Warren of Wolcott was
visitor last week of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Grant Fancher and
son, of Topsfeld, Mass, have been guests
at the Randall the past week.
Miss Beulah Kneeland left Saturday
for Hartford, Conn, where she is guest
of her friend, Mrs. Benjamin Eaton.
Mrs. Mary Dubray, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. G. A. Spiller, re-
turned to her home in johnson last
Friday.
Mrs. Frank Leach and mother, Mrs.
Henry Leach, of East Fairfield are visit
ing the formers parents, MI. and MIS-.
w. M. Sinnott.
Homer Smith has sold to Mrs. Ella j.
Spencer his Congress Street house now
occupiedby p. r. Davis. Mr.. Davis will
remain there for the present.
Mrs. A. P. Hunt has been i'll for some
time, suffering from bladder and kid
ney trouble. She has been cared for the
past week by Mrs. Lamora Whittier.
Mrs. Mary VIM, who has been at the
home of her son, James VIM, for several
weeks, was called to Burlington last
Thursday by the illness of her daughter,
Mrs. Bert Shaw.
The condition of Bliss Fairbanks, who
has been suffering a severe attack of
pneumonia, is much better, having
passed the critical stage of the disease
the latter part of last week.
MI. and Mrs. II. A. Slayton and daugh-
ter, Miss Lila, were guests of Mrs. Stay
toms parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Lit
tie, in Burlington several days the past
week. Mr. Slayton also visited his sister,
Mrs. B. c. Sheldon in SwantOn, the lat
ter having been i'll for several weeks,
Herbert A. Smalley, OF the firm of H.
A. Smalley & Co., left last Saturday
morning for Mt. Auburn, Iowa, where he
will purchase another carload of those
justly famous Iowa horses. He will be
gone about two weeks and due notice of
his arrival will be given this paper next
week.
Perlie Lanpher, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Loomis Lanpher underwent an operation
upon his arm at the Royal Victoria hos
pital in Montreal, having gone there last
Thursday. The arm had been trou-
bling him more or less for some time, as
he was obliged to give up his work at
Peoples Academy on that account.
Walter H. McCord died last Thursday
in Montpelier at the home of Mrs. Geo.
F. Lackey, his mother, of kidney trouble,
aged % years. The young man was
born in Hampton, Ia, and at the time he
was taken i'll last fall was in the employ
of the life saving service at New London,
Conn. His funeral was held Saturday
morning at the home of Mr.. Lackey on
Kent street, the Rev. l.. F. Reed otficiat-
ing. The body was brought to Norris
town Corners last Saturday for interment.
He was relative of Geo. and Charles
Wilson and their families of this place
and the family is quite well-known in
this vicinity. The bearers were G. G..
Wilson, Fred Wilson, n. S. Graves and
George Carter The remains were &C
companied here by Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
F. Lackey of Montpelier and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Ferguson of Braintree, vt.
The pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. I. A. Smith at Morristown Corners
was the scene of a most enjoyable social
gathering last Thursday evening, when
members of the Lamoille Lodge, N. E.
o. p, and invited guests to the number
of about 100 called, intending to give |
them a surprise party. The fact that the |
host and hostess had obtained previous |
knowledge of the event, did not however,
detract from the enjoyment of the oc-
casion, as the affair was one of the |
most enjoyable social events of the sea-
son. Whist and other games occupied |
the attention of the guests, dancing be-
ing enjoyed in the big hall, music being
furnished by w. l, Paul, Charles Tinker
and Mrs. Will Tillotson. Refreshments
were served at midnight, after which, f.
E. Hadley, as Warden of the lodge pre-
scented the worthy couple with a hand
some rocker. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith re-
sponded in well-ch words.