News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-08-06

&kGy. Lemuel Davis writes from thu
Samaritan hospital IN Toy N. Y, thu
lac hopes 10 he able 10 occupy his pulpit
ut the Congregational church next Sui,
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L r. Tomllnson went Fri.
day to Massachusetts,, where they will
pass August with Mrs. Tomlnson's sous,
j. S. and f. s. Snyder, of Winchester and
Wakefield.
Mrs. Harry Smith, Mrs. G. S. Marshall'
Mrs. l.. S. Macutchan and Mrs. Harry
Faunce gave surprise visit to Mrs. e. G..
Stafford Thursday afternoon, serving a
a picnic supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kellogg and Mr.. and Mrs
Reid of Charlotte came Saturday to visit
Mr. and Mrs. G. JeIliff at Lookout
farm. They returned to Charlotte Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Lucy Bridge of Albany, N. Y. who
visited her niece, Miss Ida Harris and
other relatives in Stowe last week, return
ed Friday to Morrisville, where she is
passing the summer.
Buron Shaw of Worcester, Mass, died
Monday afternoon at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. A. j. Chaffee, at the Lower Vii
lage, Mr.. Shaw was son of the late Oar
win Shaw of Morristown.
DR.. Alton Ferris of Hardwick and Mrs.
Eta Morrison and daughter, Margaret,
of Manchester, N. H., visited their uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. w. Mai
shall, in Moscow last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. X. Hickok of New
Haven, Conn, Miss Bedding of Worces-
ter, Mass, and Messrs. Mcguire of Wo-
burn. Mass, guests at The Randall in
Morrisville visited Stowe Thursday. .ro
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
Church enjoyed social afternoon at the
church last Wednesday afternoon. There
was program carried out and good
sum was realized from birthday offerings
for the benefit of the society.
Mr. and Mrs. F. p. Billings went Sat
urday on carriage drive to Waitsfield,
where they will pass a few days with
friends. Mr.. Billings sprained an ankle
while at his work in the G. e. and F. o.
Burt Lumber company's mill recently.
F. E. Cooley and daughter, Mrs. E. G.
Stafford, went to Waterbury Saturday.
with Mrs. Cooley who has. been
at the State hospital at Waterbury for
several weeks for treatment for a nervous
trouble. She is some what improved in
health.
Mrs. E. S. Billings and son, Gale, of st.
Louis, Mo-, who are passing the summer
in Stowe, and Mrs Billings sister, Miss
Evira Gale, went Saturday to Cadys
Falls for visit of several weeks with |
their sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. j. Houston.
A reunion of the descendants of the |
he Thomas Straw was held at H. E. |
Sraw's Sunday afternoon. About forty |
we're present, among the number being |
fur children of Mr.. Straw-Mrs. M. A. |
,snney, Miss Rose Straw, A r. Straw
aud H. E. Straw. all of Stowe. Thomas
straw died in 1888 at the age of SO years.
The report of the board of School di-.
rctors and Superintendent of schools for
he year ending June 80 shows total
arollment of 456 pupils. of which num-
Ter POS attended the Graded schools and
lS the town schools. Eleven town
shoots were maintained, making an aver
re attendance of IA Oil. The average
diary in the graded schools was $3.50
b the town schools $667. Orders were
sued by the school directors amount
g to $14716.
A reunion of some of the former mem
rrs of the Auxiliary to the H. III. Smith
1st, Sons of Veterans, was held at the
Asades Park Thursday, those present
ping Mrs. W. w. Robinson, Mrs. D. V.
aed, Mrs. Justin Robinson, Mrs. B. G.
Ddfrey,. Mrs. H. B. Faunce. Mrs. w. A.
,drich, Mrs. F. S. Eddy, Miss Sadie
hrlow and Miss Mary Reed of Stowe,
hS. A. G. Sulham of Morrisville and
Jss Nellie Robinson of Boston. A pic