News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-01-01

"Wednesday and Thursday nights of last
week, winning the first game "a to IA, and
losing that with Newport, Fl to 6.
Fred, the nineteen ears-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Barney McMannis, died of pneu-
mona last Friday. Funeral services were
held Sunday in st. Andrew church, Wa
terbury, with burial in the Catholic ceme
terry.
An innovation in Christmas festivities
was given the Methodist Sunday school
Monday evening. Dec. %, a chicken pie
supper being served the children in the
church vestry, in place OF the customary
tree.
Miss Florence Maurice of Waterville.
who visited Miss Jennie Salmon Satur-
day, left Sunday ON her return to her
school in Greenfield, Mass. Miss Salmon
aud Miss Louise Chaplin accompanied her
to Waterbury.
Lawrence Wright of Waterbury has
been a guest for several days of his par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. T. G. Wright. Law
renee expects to go soon to Atlanta, Ca,
where he has a desirable position in the
| u. 5. Prison service.
Christmas exercises of songs and reci
tatons were well carried out by the chill
dren of the Congregational sunday school
Tuesday evening. closing with a dialogue,
"Seeing Santa" Alden Straw acted AS
Santa Claus. There was large attend
ance.
Earle Il. Moody, IA son of Mrs. Della
Moody of Stowe and graduate of Stowe
High school was married in Minneapolis
Dec o to Miss Alice Griffin of thatpla
Mr.. Moody has IL position in the office
and is in charge of the lumber yard of
the Rogers Lumber Co. in Saskatchewan,
Can.
Work has begun on the changes at the
Unity church. The partition between
the yestinule and audience room has been
moved Is feet into the audience room and
will extend to the ceiling. Rooms will
be finished off on the second fl Dor aud
also on each side of the entrance to be |
used as parsonage.
About 20 of the friends gave kitchen |
Shower to Miss Ethel Morrison at the |
home of Mrs. Harry Faunce on Maple |
street Friday evening. Refreshments |
were served and pleasant evening en-
joyed. Miss Morrison received many |
gifts. The event was in honor of her APP
marriage to Waiter Ayers of
Waterbury Center.
E. r. Mcmahon and sisters, Ellen and |
Anna, gave a Christmas dinner Wednes-
day to party of relatives and friends at
the old home farm in Waterbury. Among
those present were P. H. Mcmahon and
daughter, Agnes, M. E. Mcmahon, Mrs.
Reed and Miss Frances McMahon of Bur-
lingron, Mrs. It. G. Hayes of Waterbury
Center, James Mcmahon of Stowe and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. McMahon and son
Of Moscow.
The following officers were elected for
lhe ensuing year at the meeting of Mans
field Mountain Grange Saturday:
er, Mrs, Carrie E. Shaw; Overseer, c. j.
Lang; Lecturer, Mrs. Maude E. Camp
'ell; Steward, III. E. Shaw; Asst Stew
nd. II. S. Slayton; Chaplain, Mrs. Flora
3lodgett; Treasurer r. S. Warren; Sec
etary, Miss Ellen Stearns; Gatekeeper,
). T. Sargent; Ceres, Miss Martha Camp
'ell; Pomona, Miss Ida Crosby; Flora,
Hiss Minnie Magoon; Lady Asst Stew
I'd, Mrs. Carrie Slayton; Musical Direct
r, Mrs. Butts. The third and fourth
egrees were conferred upon a class of
andidates' An oyster dinner was served
he officers will be installed Saturday t
fternOon, Jan. II.