News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-12-23

W. M. sargent mas Deen cODHueu TO IN
house by illness the past few days.
The Warren Leather Cos tannery wi
be closed Friday and Saturday for
brief holiday vacation.
The Ladies Club, recently organize
on the Elmore Mount ain road, met a
the home of Mrs. E E. Gould last Wed
nesday.
! Mrs. George Cook and daughter, Mis-
Drenna, of Hardwick are guests for few
days at tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. Aler
B. Small on the Randolph roao.
DR.. and Mrs. Alexander Smith of Fitch
burg, Mass, are guests for the Holiday!
at the home of the parents of Mrs
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs George c. Could.
J. p. Tillotson of the south part o
town went to Underhil Saturday for a
few days visit with his mother, also go.
ing to Burlington for a few days bust.
ness trip.
Miss Esther Bacon, a teacher in Water.
bury, arrived in town last Friday even
ing and is passing the holiday vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs O. D.
Bacon.
Miss Lila Slayton, who is attending
school in New York, arrived in town last
Thursday to spend the holiday vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Slayton.
Miss Faith Delano of Gardner, Mass,
arrived home last Saturday night to
spend the Holidays with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs H. L. Delano on the E-
more Mountain road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman A. Barrows left
Tuesday morning for Providence, X. L.,
where they will spend ten days at the
homes of their daughters, Mrs. E. L,
Morse and Mrs. E. |. Booth.
Miss Lila May Sweet of Bellows Falls
is spending some time at the home of her
sister, Mrs Jamie Wakefield Ralph
Bedell OF Claremont, n H., is also
guest at the Wakefield home this week.
To-day is the SSth birthday of Mrs.
Alvinsa Rand. She was remembered
with many post. cards and hearty con;
gratulations. She is enjoying good
health and her. many friends wish her
many more birthdays
About twenty lady friends and neigh
bors OF Mrs George Warren. who reside
on Randolph street, gave her a surprise
party last Wednesday afternoon. The
time was pleasantly spent in visiting
and the guests presented Mrs. Warren
with rocking chair.
Mrs. M NJ Reynolds of Cambridge
came last Friday night to visit her son,
Principal r G. Reynolds, and Mrs. Rey-
nolds until today, when her son returned
with her to pass Christmas. Mrs. Rey.
holds and son went today to Hunting
ton, Pa, to spend Christmas at her
nome.
Roy Spaulding. who has been stopping
he past year and four months at the In
lustrial School at Vergennes, returned
home last Saturday night with a clean
,ill for good behavior. ROY" made
many friends while there and there were
many tears shed by some at his depart.
ire. He liked the place all right, but has
warmer love for dear old Morrisville |
ind is glad to be home again.
A very peasant event took, place last
evening at Dorchester Heights
when the girls of Mrs. Story's Sunday |
school class gave her shower. All the |
,lans had been under way for several |
weeks, not a whisper of il had come to |
drs Story and. while she was admitting !
me OF the young ladies at the front door,
he Others crept softly in at the back and |
we're all seated in the front room before /
he knew anything unusual was happen
ny. The big box of gifts added to her
Many of the gifts were of
he girls own handiwork and all will be i
priced by Mrs. Story. The even
ng was pleasantly spent in playing
ames and in partaking OF refreshments
which the girls brought.