News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-19

MORRISVILLE

Wylie Tiff asw unable to attend to hi:
duties at the Messenger Office severa
days the past week on account OF illness
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. George returned or
Saturday night from a two weeks out
ing, spent at Camp Watson in Milton.
Miss Bessie Mayott and cousin, Miss
Eta chenette, were guests last Wednes'
day of Mr.. and Mrs. P. St. John, who
are in camp at Lake Gilmore.
Miss Marion Blake returned to her
home in Eden Saturday, after a visit at
the home of her sister, Mrs. l.. A! Gould,
on the Elmore Mountain road.
E. G. Cram, who has been spending a
few days with relatives in town, left Sat-
urday morning for Boston, where he has
been offered lucrative position.
Miss Nellie Burroughs of Johnson is
staying with her grandfather. w. B.
Patch, during the absence of Mrs. Patch,
who is at the Fanny Allen Hospital.
Miss Eta Chenette, who has been Wis
fling her cousin, Miss Bessie Mayott, left
Monday for Montpelier and will 60 from
there to her home in Manchester, N. H.
There are the following advertised let
tiers in the Morrisville postofice:-Mrs.
George Cram. Mrs. Hazel Godfrey, Miss
Ruth L yons, E. F. Mclean, Mabel Pa
terson and Mrs. J. H. Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Smith and daugh-
ter, Miss Muriel, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. M. H. Bsardman, made an auto
trip to Huntington Sunday, where they
called upon E. H. Kinds and family.
Willis M ould, who has been spending
several weeks at the home of his father,
F. w. Mould, returned last Friday to
Brooklyn, N. Y, where he is stopping at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Fogg.
Miss Winnie Barrows Bliss has been
guest the past week of her cousin, Mrs.
Glenn A. Wilkins. She has also visited
her uncle, r. E. Barrows, and other rela-
tives here and at Stowe. Miss Bliss is a
teacher in the public schools of Tully.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. jerks and three
sons of St. Johnsbury were in town Sun
day in their auto and called upon numer-
erous friends. Mr.. jerks was engaged in
the photograph business here thirteen
years ago. going to St. Johnsbury from.
here.
w. E. Worthen, formerly of this place,
has sold his livery business in Pla:nfeld,
and has returned to Hardwick, where he
was in business before coming to Nor
risvile He has bought an interest in
livery business there with Dana Bell.
News has been received in Morrisvilie
of the marriage of Harlan A. Shepard of
Ely, MINI, and Miss Emma Lucille Muir
ply of St. Paul, MINI. The groom was
a former student of P. A., and will be re-
membered by many in this vicinity.
Mrs. Will Smile and son, Henry, of
Waterville were in town Saturday, They
were accompanied home by the formers
mother, Mrs. Cordelia Smith. and sister,
Mrs. L. c. Tillotson. Mrs. Tillotson re-
turned the first of the week, but Mrs.
Smith will remain there for several
weeks.
Mrs. Cordelia Smith celebrated her
eightieth birthday anniversary last We'd
nesday at her home on Congress street
by entertaing few relatives at tea. A
birthday cake was made for the occasion
by Mrs. Smiths granddaughter, Miss
Muriel Smith. 1t was decorated with so
lighted candles.
Mrs. W. B. Patch underwent success.
full operation at the Fanny Allen Hospi-
tai last week Thursday and her condition
is reported to be improving SATISFACTORY
ly. Mr.. Patch accompanied her there
last Wednesday and DR.. Geo. L. Bates
went down last Thursday to be present
during the operation.
At the Morse family reunion held at
Camp Comfort in Calais, July 81, an ac-
count of which we published in the issue
of August 5, the following officers were
elected:-President George A. Morse;
Secretary and Treasurer, Charles o.
Morse; Program Committee, Mrs. Mary
Van Ornam, Mrs. Ira l.. Morse and Mrs.
CHI. Raymore; Genealogical Committee,
Mrs. Charles o. Morse, NJ. G. Morse and
L. S. Morse.
r. w. Cheney and family, who lost
their home in the west part of town a
week ago last Friday, are now keeping
house in the school house in District No.
IA. They will rebuild this fall and ex-
pect to begin operations at once. Mr..
Cheney and family wish to express
through the columns of this paper their
gratitude to the large number of neigh
bors and friends who have extended SYM
patty and help in their trouble. includ-
ing the large number who came to the
farm at the time of the fire.
Mrs. Mary E. Thomas has received
word of the death OF her brother, Gilman
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