News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-12-30
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eC.p. War; p, Jr', Of Waterbury, was
10 town Mon lay'
Jas. Eaton and family spent Christmas
with friendasin Hardwic
Capt Waite made brief business visit
In East Fairfield last week.
Mrs. Thos. Flanagan was a visitor in
Burlington the first of the week.
Miss sara Chaplin spent few days re-
Gently at Essex and in Burlington.
supt. Crosby attended meeting of
schooimasters at Montpelier Monday.
CLAY Fisk of the wv. M. spent Christ
mas here with bis sister, Mrs. Scribner.
Excellent skating has been enjoyed of
late at Smiths rink by the young folks.
Senator Page and daughter and Secre-
tary Farr left for Washington Saturday
night.
Gerald Martin, who lives with sister
at Sheldon, spent the past week here
with his mother.
Col. Mcfarland has been somewhat in
disposed the past few days-being afflict-
ed with severe cold.
Geo. Blake took brief run up from
Boston last week and spent the time at
home here, returning Saturday.
Eros Sherwin looked after affairs at the
station Xmas day while HolbroOk distrib-
uted gifts among his many friends.
Harold Burnham and his sister Mable
have gone to Craftsoury to remain awhile
with their grandmother, vino is i'll.
Miss Beulah Montieth of New York
spent a few days here the past week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Monteith.
Miss Leila E. Collins of Burlington is
spending few Gays at the home OF her
mother, Mrs. Lucretia Collins, at Breezy
Hill Farm.
Mrs. Nell Shaw, who has been spend
ing few weeks at the home of her cousin,
Chas. Bliss, returned to her home in
Morrisville last week.
Arthur Perry from Hudson, Mass, and
Glenn Perry from Woodsville, n. H.,
spent Christmas and a few days adjoining
with their parents in this place.
The will of the late Mary Dwinell has
been presented for probate. II. A.
.Noyes is the executor named in the will,
The hearing is set for Monday, Jan. 1lth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Hanley of YER
gennes and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Leach
aud daughter of Burlington were visitors
at the home of Judge Leach over Sunday
They had an old fashioned Christmas
east and tree at W. d. Strong's Christ
mas. Besides the relatives here, there
were several from other places, including
Morrisviile and Woodsville. All had a
right merry time.
Clifton Hood, who is very i'll, was the
rcciplent-pf a good, fat cash donation
rfom his MANY ifleN' an t@s pace, Idf-
which Clifton is very thankful. Frank
True was also well lremem Oered with a
like gift. and he. tob., is thankful for the
same.
John Gray, WHO had about fifty puIlets
pinched from him last November, has
never heard anything about where they
went or who did the nefarious act John
bears the loss very philosophically and
says he would rather be himself than The
thieves.
An extraordinary cold snap was that
of last Friday and Saturday, the Their.
reaching 25 below Friday night
and on saturday it went down to 20 below.
Sunday morning change for warmer
weather set in and now we are enjoying
ordinary winter weather.
The collection for the Belgian sufferers
at the Christmas celebration at the opera
house last Friday night amounted to a
trifle over $2l.00. To this was added
from the Campfire Girls and through
the generosity of one of our citizens the
amount was made up to $4,000 and the
same was forwarded by Rev. Mr.. Hamlin
Xmas morning.
session extraordinary of the school
board was held last Saturday, at which |
the matter of carrying the children of
Fred Wood and Will Boyes to the Wiswell
district school was discussed. The arbi.
traitors were Donald II. Scribner, Super
visor Crosby and Lucius Boyes. After
the matter had been thoroughly discussed
" pro and con" it was decided that the
children should be carried at the expense
of the town the remainder of the term
four weeks-Mr. LuCius Boyes TO be the
conveyor.
Death of Mrs. Hiram Dwinell
Mrs. Hiram Dwinell, aged % years,
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