News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-12-23
New Years bali will be given at the

New Years ball will be given al the
M iNrinm Ian. |. Elmore's Orchestra
10 hRpvces will furnish music
Mr&nd Mrs, Charles McCuen, Charles
Gale a9d clyde DemeritC OF the U. V,
NJ. are her for the mildly year vacation.
Miss Bernice Towne of the Castleton
Normal School is spending The holiday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. b.
Towpe.
Lawrence BiGelow, who is teaching in
New London, Copn.. is with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs f. II BigeIow, through the
holidays.
Rev. and Mrs. G. F. Beecher and
daughters, Dorothy and Catherine, of
Woonsocket, r. l., are spending the
week with relatives here
An oyster supper for the benefit of the
Belgian Relief fund will be held in Ban
quat hall next Wednesday evening by
ladies of the Cong society.
State Commissioner Brigham and Mr..
Freyhofer of the U. S. Department OF
Agriculture were the speakers at an ag-
ricultEral meeting held 10 the Auditori-
um Friday evening.
A good game of basket ball at the
town hall Friday evening between the
Stowe High school and Winooski High
school teams resulted in a score of 63 to
- in favor of Stowe. McMahon's play
ing for Stowe was feature of the game.
Mrs. G. 5. Williams of Moscow died
Sunday morning, after long and pain.
full illness, of heart trouble. She is sur
vived by her husband. to whom she was
married in 1867: by brother, N. r.
Moody; a sister, Mrs. Buruham, of Ca.
naan, N. e., and several nephews. Flu
neral services were held at the home on
Tuesday afternoon, Rev, Mr.. Crane eff
Truman b. Smith, aged 70 years, one Of
the towns best known an / most re- pect-
ed citizens, died while sleeping Friday
MIR. Smith had been about the
street as usual until day or two Of his
death. He is survived by a widow and
one soc, Howard. Mr.. Smith was Civ
/! war veteran aud III 1874 was a member
)f the Legislature, one OF the three mem
Ders elected by The Grernback party that
year. Funeral services were held Sun
lay afternoon at the Cong'l church, of
which he was for many years deacon.
The pastor. Rev. Lemnel Davis, was as
DOR OF Morrisvlle. Burial was in River
ide cemetery.
The Stowe High ard Graded Schools
osed the fail term Friday afternoon and !
will reopen January s. The pupils of the
High School and the higher grades |
we're given an exhibition of stereOptcon |
PICTURES by instructor Durham Friday !
fternoon. Miss Bigelow of the FIRST aad |
econd grades gave her pupils Christ
mas tree the same afternoon. The tree was |
ecorated with lighted candles and arti-
les made by children at school, which
hey took home with them to give to |,
theirs. Christmas songs were sung and \
oems recited by the children. Miss
,ang of the third and fourth grades gave
er pupils tree, which was decorated
'ith gifts exchanged by the pupils. Miss
Ieritt of the fifth grade and her pupils,
nd Miss Bailey of the sixth grade and
er pupils held socials at their school
1oms Thursday evening. Miss Green
God, of the eighth, entertained her pu-
lis at Miss Minnie Tinkham's. The fol-
wing pupils in Miss Bigelow's room
,ceived certificates of perfect attend
nee for the term from Supt. c. d. Howe
the school union: Ramona Mcmahon,
ate Burnham, James Recor. Glenn
hapin, Harry Spaulding, Phyllis Cakes,
lloyd Spaulding, Freda Canning.