News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-25

guest Sunday and Monday of Mr.. ane
Mrs Peter Reid.
Mrs. A. j. Valleau spent Saturday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A
Fife, in Wolcott.
Tucher Chapter, r. A. NJ, held special
meeting last Friday evening and worked
two degrees upon three candidates.
Mrs. {. H. Slocom started for Han
nable, Mo-. last Sunday night-caIled
there by the death of her uncle, Capt
Lewis.
Miss Myra Herrick of Hardwick came
Friday evening for short visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. II
Herrick
F. G. Fleetwood and M. P. Maurice
were in Montpelier yesterday, in attend
ance upon a meeting of the c. F. Eddy
creditors.
A hemlock tree cut on l.. B. Boynton's
lot by E. E. Hadley and taken to the
mill was cut up into six logs measuring
43O, 42O, 392, 2SS, 100, a total of /, $50
feet.
Rev. r. D. Cranmer will occupy the
pulpit at the Universalist church in Rut-
land next Sunday. Rev. F. T. Crane of
Stowe will preach in Mr.. Cranmers alb
sence.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
serve dinner and supper in the church
vestry Town Meeting day. March, 3.
Dinner served at 11:30; supper at $50
price 10 cents each. Everybody invited.
Geo w. Drown, Jr.. of Alberta, came
last Wednesday to visit his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. w. Drown, Sr., at the
home of his foster sister. Mrs. Don San
ders, where they are spending the winter.
Supt. Leonard T. Cole has been en-
gagged to deliver lecture at Bismarck,
State Capital of North Dakota, next
April, on the occasion OF the Convention
of the Missouri Slope Educational AS
ISOLATION.
News was received here Sunday of the
death OF Mrs. Olivia Putnam at the home
of her son, E E. Putnam in Warner, N.
H. Mr. Putnam will accompany her body
to the home of her sister, Mrs. Simon D.
Luce, in this place Wednesday evening,
where she will be placed in the vault.
Geo W. Warren has vacated the rooms
n the Woodbury. Block and is making
1is home with his brother and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Warren. As soon as re.
pairs can be made upon the tenement
vacated by Mr.. Warren it will be occupi-
ID by Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Crane.
A kitchen shower in honor of her ap-
preaching marriage was given Miss
Laura Ellis, Monday evening, at the
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Waite.
rwenty.one of her lady friends gave her
4 surprise, bringing many useful gifts as
,okens of their regard and good will, and
4 merry hour was spent with rhymes and
oest wishes.
The Delta Alpha class of the NJ. E. |
'hurch held very pleasant meeting last |
Thursday evening with Miss Winnie !
lambert at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. |
;. H. VanCor, Miss Lambert and Mrs |
:. H. Raymore acting as hostesses. A |
business meeting occupied the first of the |
vening, after which the time was spent |
n games and guessing contests. Refresh
nents were served.
The W. r. c. held a meeting at their
lall Monday night, with a good attend |
Ince of members. The program for the
-Ood OF the order was in charge of Mrs.
Alce Gilbert George, l. consisted of en-
Oyable piano solos by the Misses Beryl
ram and Isabel Harris, and readings
" Misses Tillotson and Reynolds aud
1rs. George in commemorationo of Wash.
1gton's Birthday. The February Social
will be held Thursday afternoon, Feb 26.
t the home of Mrs. Gilman Barrows.
IL members and friends cordially invited.
The burning of an additional building
t the Industrial school at Vergennes
ist week, this time the barn, valued at
bout SIS, 600, set fire by an imbscible
oy, is no loss to the state because it was
lily insured. The argument is advanced.
owever, that the building might have
cen saved had there been an abundance
water. To rebuild the first burned
uilding and the barn will require large .
utlay and of course a more modern in
tuition must be erected 1t seems to
5 that more desirable location might
: found than Vergennes offers. WHY {
ot come upin 10 Lamoille County, where
,ere is plenty of room. splendid eli.
ate and plenty of pure water? The
has. Shaw farm in Morristown would |
: an ideal place. 1t is a good farm,
.ar enough to Morrisville to be easy
access but outside of the village. Per- ,
lps if Morristown should get busy the
stitution might be located here. Why :