News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-08-30

UDderhill Center. returning the same
way after visiting friends there.
Mr.. and Mrs, Albert II. Brown and
sons, Willis and Lacon, of Springfield,
Mass, who are touring Vermont in their
automobile were recent guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. d. S. Moulton in Moscow, Mr..
Moulton is cousin of Mrs. Brown, who
is the daughter of the late Alanson
Luce, native of Stowe.
A game of ball was scheduled Satur-
day afternoon between the Pike Mill
team and Cotton Brook Stars. The lat
ter team failed to show up.
Mrs. II. d. Smith returned to Dorches-
ter, Mass, Friday. Her husband, Capt,
Smith, U. S. M. c., has recently received
sailing orders for Panama.
Mrs. w. II. Anderson and her invalid
son, who have been at Lake Mansfield
through the summer, expect to return to
their home in Grand Rapids, Mich, this
week.
The Annual Ayers picnic was held
Saturday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. o. Marshall at Moscow, A large
number was present and pleasant time
enjoyed. ~
Mrs, D. K. Porter of No. Scituate,
Mass, and Mrs. w. j. Bradley of Licking
ton, Mass, who have been guests of Mr..
and MIS-. p. d. Pike, returned home
Thursday.
Uncle MIN" Aldrch, eighty years of
age, returned from the Mary Fletcher
hospital Saturday, having had an eye re-
moved and portion of one hand cut off.
The old gentleman is about the street,
feeling quite clipper.
George j. Spaulding and Miss Josie
Russell were married by Rev. F. A,
Crane, Thursday morning, Aug. "a, at
he home of Mr.. Spaulding's sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Hosmer. After a short wedding trip
Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding will make their
home in the Warren Seaver residence re-
Gently bought by Mr.. Spaulding.
The third and fourth degrees were
conferred upon Misses Martha and Ellen
Stearns. An interesting discussion, cop-
tlnued from former meeting, was upon
"What wages per day does the average
farmer receive ?" 1t was conceded that
what farmer receives above the cost of
hired help, feed bills. taxes, fertilizers,
repairs of building is his wages.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Mcmahon and Mr..
and Mrs o. E. Luce have returned from
Burlington, where they accompanied
their sister, Mrs. Mary Doherty and her
soc, Charles Doherty, on their way to
their home in Cambridge, Mass, and
their brother and wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Mcmahon, on their way to Mime
apolis. In Burlington they visited DR..
Mrs. P. K. McSweeney and Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. D. Mcmahon.
Mrs II. E. Pike and her guest, Mrs.
John\Arnott, of Cambridge, Mass, and
the Misses Emily and Mary Stone crossed
over the new trail from Mansfield
Monday, walking from the foot of
Harlow hill, the entire distance.
About mile of the trail is incomplete
and the ladies found the walking very
rough. They left the Summit house
about 2 O'Clock in the afternoon and
reached the lake about o'clock. The
trail for a part of the distance runs on
the Underhll side and comes to the
lake over the old trail thrugh Nebraska
Notch.
Miss Ellen Badger of Mortified is Wis
iting Mrs. Lucy Scribrer. ..s.s..,
A. B. Wade of Tilton, N. IT,, is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. j. B. Ayers.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Kaiser of Green's
boro are visiting friends in Stowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Scribner and two
children of Cabot passed Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. Lucy Scribner, and other
friends in Stowe, making the trip in their
auto.
The farmers are finding it necessary to
seek new water supplies. Louis La
touche, ID. V. Reed and w. III. Sargent
are making connections, with large
spring on A. b. Weeks farm, mile dis
tant from the Latouche farm.
A curiosity in trees is a white birch
growing on the farm of A. j. Magoon
which encloses stone in the lower part
of the trunk. Three feet above the ground
the tree"measures I'D feet in circumfer-
ence, and nearer the ground, 10 feet. The
stone can be seen only on one side of the
tree. being nearly all covered by the
trunk.
BRUSH HILL