News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-12-28

| NN"'sN hdrtls OF barre passed ChflRV
mas with his parents, Mr., and Mrs, w. r.
Harris.
| A family gathering was held at the
home OF the Misses Burt on Maple St
Monday Among the guests were Mr.
and Mrs Norcross. Miss Ollie May and
Mrs Oscar Mayo of Waterbury,
Christmas exercises by the Edison hill
school pupils, Miss Lucinda Douglass,
teacher, were enjoyed. REGULATIONS and
songs made good program apda Christ
! mas tree was the center of interest
AT the Forks scboolhouse Friday even
ing Christmas program was carried out
under direction of Miss Angie Harris,
! teacher. There was large attendance
and two trees were covered with gifts.
Billy Corse of Cambridge spent a few
days last week with his brother, Bert,
incidentally Billey fell down the cellar
stairs at II, e. Jenney's market Satur-
day evening and badly strained the hga-
ments of one knee.
Prof. Messenger of the University of
Vermont gave most entertaining and in
structive lecture upon The MakiDgs of
History at the Congregational Church
Wednesday evening, it being the second
of the series of University extension
lectures.
There will be special Post meeting at
G. A. r., Hall December 31st at 2 D. m.
to elect Post Commander to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Com
rade Babcock. It's hoped that the Post
members will all be present by order of
Ira Mum, r. 9.
Christmas exercises were held at the
West Branch Church Saturday evening
and were well attended. Singing, recita-
tionS, dialogues and little play made an
Interesting program. Two trees were
laden with Christmas gifts and the
church was decorated with red and
green.
The annual meeting and Parish Dinner
will be held today (Thursday). Proceed
ings will opened with brief devotional
service conducted by the Rev, A. G.
Cornwel, at 1880 O'clock, followed by
the presentation of reports and financial
statements. Dinner at noon, to which
all members of the church and parish
are invited
Raehurn r. Mcmahon of Dartmouth
College e. l.. Bgelow of Middlebury
COLLEGE, Miss Elva Warren of the Uni
velsity of Vermont, Archibald Billings
and Herbert Wright of the Albany Phar-
maceu cal College and Miss Avis Vearen
of Tie Fitchburg (Mass) Normal School
are among those who are passing the
Christmas vacation in Stowe.
Christmas exercises were carried out by
the Unity Sunday school Saturday after
noon. Songs and recitahons by the
duet by Mrs. II. w. Barrows
and Mrs. w. Ii. Kaiser made up a pleas.
ing program and Mr.. and Mrs. Santa
Claus, impersonated by A. r. Straw and
Mrs. Mary A. Jenney, distributed the
gifts from two Christmas trees.
Among those who enjoyed the Christ
mas dinner served Saturday by Miss Adah
Curre at Green Mountain Inn were Mr..
and Mrs. l.. l.. Harris, Misses Angie and
Dorothy Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Churchill, M. o. Evans of Waterbury,
Mr., and Mrs. A. II. Cheney, Miss Mar
orie Watts, Miss George Riley, Repre-
sentative II. E. Shaw and family, Mr.. and |
Mrs. E. G. Russell, Mrs. Mae. Chaplin,
Viii Grounds and Mrs. Fred l.. Laird |
If Montpelier,
Mrs. Flora Belle (Shepard), wife of Ed !!
win @. Sleeper, died at her home SatuN |
lay morning, after long and painful i'll |
less from tuberculosis. She was about |
. years of age and the most of her life |
vas passed in Wolcott until coming to
towe to reside about nine years ago.
he was an active worker as long as her I
ealth permitted in the Methodist Epis- !
opal church and Sunday school. Be-
ides her husband she leaves four chill
rem, Mildred, fifteen years of age, Floyd,
ged eleven, Efiie, ten, and Mabelle. eight,
er mother, Mrs. Susan L. Shepard of
yolc 1T, who has cared for Mrs. Sleeper
,r n any months, and four brothers and
listers, Bert Phelps of Troy, Miss Fannie
hepad and Mrs. Winnie Mitchell of
oston, Mrs. Esther Vail of Corinth, NY,
rs. Cooley Hall of Hardwick, Foster
hepaId Of Montpelier and Herbert
hepard and Vernon Shepard of Stowe
uneral Services were held Tuesday
ternoon, Rev. j. @. Angel officiating.