News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-05-26
LOCAL NEWS
MORRISVILLE

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Rev. w. T. Best has chosen for his sub
ject next Sunday morning "The Battle
OF Armageddon."
The pre-memorial exercises of the vii
lage schools will be held at town hal
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Publi
invited.
George Olmsted was in town from
Barre the first of the week. He reports
that the clerks strike in that city is still
unsettled.
Regular meeting of Lanoille Comman
derry Thursday evening. Installation ant
important business demands full at
tendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Welch and son
Maynard, of Hardwick, were guests on
Monday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
c. Tilotson.
MIR. and Mrs. E, E. Schutt and Mr..
and Mrs. H. l.. Stevens spent Friday
last at Corey Pond, bringing home a
nice string of trout.
Wesley Spencer has purchased of A. H..
Bentley the latler's farm in West El-
more. The trade was made through the
Homer c. Smith agency.
Rev. R. D. Cranmer of the Universalist
church supplied for Rev. w. E. Baker at
the Delano School house last Sunday aft
ernoon, giving an able discourse.
Mrs. F. w Mould and daughters, M larry,
and Esther, went to North Troy on
Monday for visit at the home of the
formers sister, Mrs. H. H. Butterfeld.
John Stewart, who has been spending
some time at his former home in North
field, returned here Monday and has be-
gun work as clerk in the Blair shoe store.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Pickett of Cleve-
land, Ohio, are making an extended stay
at the home of their daughter and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Clark, on Ma
pie street.
Mrs. Owen Flanders of Boston, who
has been spending two weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Liberty,
went Saturday to Plattsburg, N. Y,
to visit her sister, Mrs. Geo. Riel.
The condition of Mrs. Cordela Smith,
who has been seriously i'll at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Will Smile, in Water
vile for several months, is slowly i'm
proving. She is now able to sit up most
of the time.
The Uplift Club met at the home MRS.
H. l.. Delano on the Elmore mountain
road this afternoon. The meeting took
t he form of an old-fashioned quilting par
ty and was much enjoyed. There was a
good attendance.
Ray Liley, train dispatcher at Lyndon
vile, was in town Tuesday, the guest of
his mohter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred M. Ober He was on his way to Min
to attend National Train Dis.
patchers Convention.
Morrisville people will be pleased to
know that Mrs. Maud Huntington Ben
iamin of Maiden, Mass, who has been
enjoyed by local audiences in the past,
will give recital here June Is under the
auspices of the United Workers of the
Congregational church. Mrs Benjamin |
will be assisted by out of town talent
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Gates and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Small returned Monday from |
an automobile trip of several days. Mr..
and Mrs Gates spent a few DAYS with |
their daughter. Miss Mary Gates, and |
Prof. and Mrs. Beebe in Proctor, and |
Mr.. and Mrs. Small visited friends in |
Rutland. The party also visited in Bur-
ington.
Herbert, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Kel-
ey, who reside on the cross road between
renney Bridge and Elmore, sustained a
severe wound in his leg, above the knee,
He was cutting out the roots
% a tree in the front yard when the front
yard when the axe slipped. Drs. George
md Charles Bates dressed the wound,
which was not as serious as was at first
cared.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Slayton returned
home last Wednesday night from a visit
20 various points, making the trip home
in their car, which has been at the fac
ory in Hartford, Conn. They visited
heir son, G. Noyes Slayton, in New York
,ity, Mrs. Slayton's sister and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie NJ. Carpenter, at
summit. N. J., and Mr.. and Mrs. !. c. F.
,lavton in Mills, Mass.
A pleasing feature of the musical part
If the service at the Methodist church
asst Sunday morning was the baritone
olo, God of Abraham, from Elijah,
" E. H. Bridgman of Hardwick. Mr..
3ridgman also favored the audience
With we'll rendered violin solo. In the
vening at the same church the musical
part of the union was augmented by the
inc rendition of Bartlett's "The Day
by Mrs. lila Niles Jackson, with
cello obligato by Alton Lawson.