News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-12-22

proving in health.
The condition OF Jason French, who is
ILL, is more comfortable.
Miss Bertha Porter is passing her
holiday vacation at home.
Mrs. William Fancher of Fairfax is
visiting her sister, Mrs. E. o. Story.
Edith Leslie is home from her school
in Hardwick for the holiday vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Fullington were at
East Cambridge the first of the week. Il
Miss Grace Hodgkins has returned to
Barre after short visit at her home
here.
Clara and Inez Kinsley are spending
the school vacation at their home in
Fletcher.
Reuben S. Smith closed a very success
full series of special meetings here Satur-
day night.
The NJ. E. church will have their
eve at the church.
Miss Lena Lord, music teacher at the
Normal, has gone to her home at Saco,
Me-, for the vacation.
Bertha Porter is home from Middle
town Springs, where she is teaching, for
the Christmas vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin holland from
New Bedford. Mass, are visiting his
brother, Abram holland.
Arthur Wells, Perley Hodgkins and
Mrs. Thomas Waterman attended the
State Grange in Burlington last week.
The High school closed last Friday
night for the holiday vacation. The
Normal and Graded schools close to-day.
Arthur c.. Wells and Mrs. Margaret
Waterman attended the Vermont State
Grange meeting at Burlington last week.
Miss Edith Aldrich, a teacher in the
Normal school, will 60 to her home in
Providence, R. l., for the holiday vaca-
ton.
The Baptist church Christmas exercises
will be held Friday evening at the
church, followed by the distribution of
Christmas gifts from tree.
Mrs. r. III. Royce received a telegram
Saturday night to the effect that her sis
ter, Clara Stinson, in Yonkers, N. Y, is
critically ill from appendicitis.
Rev. Josiah Poeton, pastor of the
Cong'l church will preach next, Sunday
morning from the subject announced last
week, 1.-THE Kingdom of God"
Special services will be held in the
Pentecostal church beginning Dec. 26
and continuing two weeks, Rev. r. l..
Erickson of Lynn, Mass, in charge.
The graded and high schools closed
night for the Christmas vaca-
ion. The normal school will be closed
Wednesday for two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Carrie Written of Burlington and
laughter, Mabel, from Bellows Falls, and
laughter, Alice, from Hartford, Conn,
re spending the holiday vacation at
:. E. Holmes.
o. A. Mcfarland has gone to GAINESVILLE,
H., to visit his mother, Mrs. G. A. Nc
'arland, and to Prairie du Sac. Wis, to
isit his aunt, Mrs. Atwood. He left
ast Wednesday night and will be absent
bout two weeks.
The Cong'l Sunday school will serve a
christmas dinner on Saturday to the
hurch and society, home department
nd all who are interested in the work.
,inner will be served at noon, followed j
V a Christmas tree and exercises by the
hildren. 6
The members of che First Congrega-
onal church are called to meet at the
hurch Dec. 25 at one o'clock to hear the
sports of officers for the past year and
ect officers for 1910 and do any other 9
usiness that may be brought before the v
eeting.
The Christmas tree and exercises at
he Methodist church will be held Friday
7ening at Z o'clock. A church dinner
nd Christmas exercises Will be held at I,
lie Congregational church Saturday and
1ercises and tree will be held at the T
aptist church on Friday evening.
Mr.. Smith, the evangelist, who has l.
zen holding special meetings at the
z. church, was called home to Boston -
st Wednesday and Revs. Watts and Poe a.
n preached two evenings. Mr.. Smith
turned on Saturday and preached Sun or
y morning and evening. In the even il
2 the other churches united, and the
use was filled to overlooking. Sunday o.
ening was the closing service of the tn
settings. ~
At the next regular meeting of the ~
c. T. U. held at the home of Mrs. 60,
T. Foster Dec. 30 at 2 O'Clock the fol rel