News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-11-24
JOHNSON

School closed this week tor the Thanks
giving recess.
There is nearly foot Of snow in the
woods.
e. e. Balch and Ear Fuller each got a
deer Thursday.
NJ. Gonya is i'll and his son. Harold, is
taking orders for him for e. p. Jose.
Rev. F. w. Hazen attended the fun er al
of Geo. Hutchns in Eden last Thursday
Lloyd Pearl is assisting in the II. A.
Barrows store while Mr. Barrows is deer
hunting.
Lewis Wareham has again taken up
work with Ii. M. Maxfield in his furni-
ture store.
The first entertainment in the Lecture
Course was given Wednesday night by
the Brewers and was greatly enjoyed.
The Thanksgiving service will be held
Thursday evening at the CoDg'l church
and it is expected that the pastor, Rev.
F. w. HazeD, will preach the sermon.
Mrs. f. w. Hazen entertained the Club
ladies and a number of the parish ladies
at the parsonage Tuesday afternoon,
when they had the pleasure of meeting
Mrs. William Hazen, who is missionary
in Bombay, India. Rev. and Mrs. Will
liam Hazen will remain here until after
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Joseph Barnard has received word
that her nephew, Ernest Nolan, son of
Mr.. and Mis-. Abram Nolan, formerly of
johnson, now of Brattleboro, fell from
roof there Saturday, Nov. Is. about 40
feet to the cement walk, breaking his
back. The following Thursday he was
taken to the Melrose hospital and oper-
ated upon. His condition is very serious
and but little hope is given for his re-
covery.
The East johnson school closed Fri
day, Nov. 10. In the morning there was
''spell down., Franklin Hooper spell
ling down the school. The Seventh
Grade, as the committee, arranged and
successfully carried out social and lit
erary program, consisting of potato
race, peanut race, peanut hunt, and
songs and Rotations. A fine time
was enjoyed by all. The following
pupils had no marks: Olive Clark. Dor
othy Stearns, Florence Stearns, Rupert
Montague and Lawrence Stearns. The
following pupils were only absent one
day: Ruth Sweet, Floyd Stearns, Frank
lin and Kenneth Hooper. Twenty-three
pupils attended school. Average at
tendance, 20.77.-Flossie A. Demeritt,
Teacher.
At the regular meeting of the Dread
Literary Club, Thursday evening, the
State President, Mrs. Robert E. Smith,
of White River junction, gave short
talk on the State Federation work, tel
ling what some of the clubs had accom-
plished, more particularly in the middle
and southern part of the State, pointing
put many ways in which work could be
aiken up, and the great need. She men
Toned the grand work being done by the =
special nurses, who are paid by the clubs
n the Federation, also the girls who
lave been in the Normal school fitted
or teachers and are doing fine work in
he rural districts. She spoke of the ,
hree now in training in the johnson
Normal and two at Castleton. Mrs. =
smith was listened to with great inter-
st and it is hoped that our club may
re inspired to federate. The Vermont
tate Federation of Women's Clubs has
membership of sop in SO clubs. Mrs.
}. P. Jones and Mrs. Mary Morgan gave
,urrent Events, and mentioned to some tt
xtent the conditions in the Foreign ii
iissons, especially among the Armen- o
ans and Turks. Refreshments we're p
erved at the close.