News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-04-16
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visitor in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Putnam were in
Burlington last Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. G. b. Hulburd of Jericho
were visitors in town last Thursday.
Miss Tia Tuwne has completed work at
the len and is now visiting in ST. Johns
bury.
"Spring has came" sure - storm win
dows, doors and bankings are disap-
pearing.
Herman Grimes from Somerville, Mass,
spent Sunday with Leo Baker and family
at his farm in this town.
Mrs. Chas. Goddard left Saturday for
Maiden, Mass, where she will visit rela-
tives for a couple of weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Trill gave another of his in
terestng illustrated stereopticon mission
airy lectures last Sunday evening.
John Wilde has moved from the corner
store tenement into apartments in James
Eaton's house on Prospect Avenue.
c. c. Drown of Wallingford was here a
few days last week, coming to attend the
funeral of his brotherin-law, W.G.Davis.
Miss Flossie Manning, who has.dropped
out of the l.. G. A. for the rest of the
school year to teach in Eden, was the
guest of her friend, Miss Dorothy Scofield,
a part of last week.
w. II. Whitcomb and bride of st. Johns
bury were visitors at the home of their
aunt, Miss Evelyn Whitcomb, and cousin,
Mrs. P. T. DeNio, part of last week,
while en- route to North Troy.
Coal for next winters use is already
being put in by many in the village be-
cause sit is now the cheapest it will be
any month during the year." an advance
of ten cents being made each month.
The first new auto to be purchased in
this place is Ford and was bought of
the Miles Mcmahon & Co., of Stowe, the
local agents. Mr.. DeNio has run a Ford
four years and twill have no other" 1t
is fine machine.
Prof. Douglass of Vergennes, who rep
resents the Empire Lecture Bureau of
Syracuse, N. Y, was in town last Friday
in the interest OF a course. His PROPOSE
tion was the best yet and it is quite
probable that it will be accepted.
Sunday was quite spring-like and many
took advantage of it by outdoor trips.
"Around the Horn" was the most popu-
lar one, while some ven5ured on to the
Wintergreen in search of the favorite
spring flower, arbutus. Others visited
sugar places, in spite of the muddy
roads.
One of the largest freight cars ever
seen in this place was in the railroad
yard last Sunday. 1t was a Rock Island
automobile car and it's Dimensions were:
capacity, $4,000 lbs; length, so TT. inside;
width, it, inside; height, 10 fl. inside;
width at caves, 8 fit. IA inches; height
at caves, 1877. Ia inches; weight, so, 900
pounds.
The muddy roads prevented autos from
getting out last Sunday. All the same, a
couple of local machines made the try.
One OF them in making short turn on
Church street smashed lamp and bat
tered mud-guard; the other in trying to
make turn in a Depot street door-yard
got stuck in the soft ground and it took
about half an hour to get extricated.
By decree of the estate of the late
Dana B. Goddard, formerly of Burlington,
the Home for Aged Women in that city
will receive house on George street and
$3.50, and the Home for Destitute Chill
dren will receive about So, 100 in money,
Although Doctor Goddard's death oc-
Cured about two years ago, it is only re-
Gently that decree has been made. as |
there were some complications in the |
estate. Dana Goddard was nephew of |
A. l.. Goddard of this place and a fire. |
quent visitor here.
August Gehrig, for the past year COL
nected with this office, has accepted a
position with the st. Johnsbury Caledo-
MAN, where he is to take up linotype
work. He has gone to New JERSEY to
learn how to run machine of that kind
and will return to St. Johnsbury in about
six weeks. Gehrig is conscientious and J
faithful workman, one who works for the
best interest of his employer. His heart
is in his work and he will undoubtedly
make good printer in whatever depart
ment he takes up. We sincerely regret
ted to have him leave here, as he was a
young man. His many friends
here wish him success in his new position.
Camp Fire Girls Outing
Mr.. and Mrs. David Trudo entertained
the Camp Fire Girls at sugaring-off at
their home last Saturday afternoon. The
- girls" were chaperoned by Mrs. Trill
and Miss Maha1 |