News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-05-03

Emmitt McFeeters of Enosburg Falls
transacted business here last Thursday.
Mrs. L. V. Olmstead was a guest of
friends in Hardwck several days the past
week.
About forty from this place attended
the Calico Ball at Stowe last Friday
evening
Romeo Fogg was visitor in Montpel-
ier and Burlington from Friday until
Monday.
Miss Mary Stewart was the guest of
her cousin, Miss Mary Savage, in Hyde
Park over Sunday
Ernest Brackett of Boston has been a
guest the past week of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. R. Bracket.
Rev. W. 7. Best returned Friday fro m
Morristown, N. Y, where he was bust
ness visitor for about two weeks.
Mrs. d. D. Holmes and daughter, Miss
Iva, were in Westford the latter part of
last week to attend the funeral of the
formers nephew, John Castle.
Gale Mower, who has been spending
several weeks in town, left Monday even
ing for Burlington, leaving there Tuesday
on his return to Spokane, Wash.
Sheriff Town went to Burlington last
Thursday night and on Friday brought
two prisoners to Hyde Park for trial at
the special term of County Court.
Rev. Mr.. Hindley of Derby Line is
spending few days at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. W. E. Baker, where Mrs. Hind
ley and child have been spending some
time.
Last Monday afternoon while out
driving, DR.. Chas. Bates was thrown
from his wagon and quite badly shaken
up, when his horse stumbled and fell,
breaking the shafts.
DR.. tombstone left Tuesday morning
for Newport to attend the State conven-
| tion of the Modern Woodmen of America.
At this meeting the delegates will be
elected to the national Camp at Buffalo,
Several of the Woodmen with their
wives Cal,ed at. the. home of Marshall
Wilson Vast Saturday evening, the event
being in honor of the birthday anniver-
sary OF Mr. Wilson. Refreshments were
| served and very enjoyable evening
spent.
Clay Fisk, who has been spending the
past year in Oregon and California, ar
rived home last Saturday evening and
will remain here through the summer
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. c.
Fisk Clay thinks the Pacific coast can't
be beat.
Miss Nita Ellis left this morning tor
Rutland, where she will be the guest of
her friend, Mrs. Romaine Morse, leaving
there Thursday for Albany. N. Y, where
she will spend few days with her sister,
Miss Laura Ellis, who is a astudent at the
Albany Business College.
c. A. Sanders reports a rainfall of so
inches between Monday morning and
the following midnight, .6S of an inch
falling during the day and LA inches
during the thunder shower in the evening.
The temperature this morning was 80,
compared with 49 year ago.
Among the nine young ladies who par
ticipated in the annual Spear prize
speaking at the U. V. M. Monday night
was Miss Gladys Bedell of this town.
Although this young lady was not
among the winners her reading on that
occasion was highly complimented.
The sugar house belonging to. S. H.
Matthews ofthe west part oftown caught
fire and was destroyed Tuesday noon,
April 25. About fifteen gallons of syrup,
together with a new evaporator, arch,
storage tank, etc., were also burned.
The insurance on everything was about
$500.
Busy times at the postoffice this
month All of the mail, going out and
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and a record made of the time in SO
doing. This is surely strenuous work
and you will help out the postmaster
and his assistants by getting in your
mail little earlier and patiently aw ait
the distribution.
"Why not adopt the Montpelier idea
and have everything manufactured here
labelled made in Morrisville p" Thus
asks the Morrisville Messenger. Correct. |
That would be very proper. But it
would hardly do to so label those extra
pages that paper issued last week, full of
Burlington advertisements by the way, |
and printed outside of Morrisville.
The Masonic fraternity contemplate
extensive improvements upon the inter ior |
of their hall in the near future. Com |
mittees from the Blue Lodge, the Chap |
ter, the Eastern Star and the Command |
cry will confer at an early date as to the
extent and scope of the repairs to be
made Various plans are under con-
but nothing as yet decided
upon.