News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-04-16
JOHNSON

Lowell, Mass.
j. j. Greer of Hardwick was here til,
first of the week.
Perley Saxby returned Monday nigh
from Bellows Falls.
Mr.. aud Mrs. e.. W. Peck returned
North Hero Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Moiles of Burling
ton are visiting his brother, Henry Moiles
The topic for the G. e. meeting Sunday
evening will be Favorte verses in the
Psalms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Tillotson of Nor.
risville were guests at L. U. Flanders
the first of the week.
Mrs. D. A. Barrows and children re-
turned Monday from Orleans, where they
visited her mother and brother.
Perley W. Saxby has purchased a farm
in North Reading, Mass, near that of his
brother, Orvis. Consideration, 5000.
George Flanders of Arlington, South
Dakota. who has been visiting his uncle,
Leonard Flanders, has returned to his
home.
The attendance at the M. E. Sunday
school last Sunday was Al with collec-
ton of $.91 lat the Cong'l, attendance 81,
collection $1.64.
There will be an all-day meeting at the
Pentecostal church of the Nazarene on
Thursday. Services at 10:30 2:30 and
1870. Everybody invited.
Mrs. G. A. Towle went to the Mary
Fletcher Hospital last Friday for an OPP
GRAFTON Saturday. She was successfully
operated upon and is doing finely.
Rev George NJ. Davis, who comes from
West Burke, is the conference appoint
ment for johnson NJ. E. church. Rev. G.
F. Crawford goes to West Randolph.
Rev. and Mrs. e. f. Crawford, Miss
turned from the Methodist Conference,
which was held in Richford, the first of
the week.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E. church
will serve supper at the vestry of the
church on Friday evening at o'clock.
The audience room will be ready for SER
vices Sunday morning. Holy commun-
ion will be administered.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. F. Jones moved last
week to Morristown to be with and help
care for their son, Grin, who is in feeble
health. Mr.. Jones' father, Dea Fletcher
Jones, who is nearly 95 years of age, is
with them and is a wonderfully we'll pre-
served man. The Jones residence has
been closed for the present
George Livermore, highly respected
citizen, died Monday afternoon at about
2 o'clock at the age of 63 years. Mr..
Livermore had been i'll since last Deem
Der from cancer. The funeral services
were held from the home This after
noon ate o'clock. The burr al will be in |
Milton Burrough tomorrow ..
The timbers have decayed from which |
the bell In the Cong'l church was sus-
pended. causing the bell to fall some
three feet to the belfry floor, while being
rung for morning service. Fortunately
the bell was not damaged and will soon
be adjusted The bell in the Baptist |
church is being used at the present time.
The rural schools have opened for the
spring term with the following teachers:
Mrs. r. Currier, Cristy district: Miss |
Flossie Demeritt, No. 8! Miss Jennie !
Maxfield, No. II; Mrs. Fannie Davis, No.
1; Miss Winnifred Wilson, Waterman |
district; Miss Doral Lawrence, East John |
son; Miss Alstha Murray, Ober district. |
The Dread Club meeting last Thursday |
night was conducted by Mrs. Clara Far
rington and the subject was Household |
Economics. The president, Mrs. Min
ME Hayford, gave talk on "How to
Overcome the High Cost of Living" Mrs.
Pers Mcfarland on paper Bag Cook
ing," Mrs. G. P. Jones on Electric An
planes for Housekeepers, and Mrs.
Clara Harrington on Desserts and the
Question of their Necessity" There was
a general discussion along these lines. 1t
was very interesting meeting. One new
member, Mrs. A. G. Peaks, was admitted.
A nominatory committee was appointed.
The meeting Apri! "a is the annual busi-
ness meeting.