News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-07-26
MORRISXILLE

| Mrs Edwin Churchill went Wednesday
to Canaan for an extended visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chamber.
lin.
The condition of Mrs. Eliza Tilotson
of Maple street continues to improve and
she is now able to sit up part of the
time.
Mrs. Abbie Warren of West Lebanon,
N. II. was a guest the latter part of last
week of Mrs. j. M. Foss and other friends
| in town.
| Miss Rachel Cutler of Barre is guest
| at the home of her uncle and aunt. Mr..
and Mrs. George Woolcutt, on the Ell
more road.
DR., A. ]. Valeau and family made the
tri p to Marblehead Beach, last Thurs
day by auto, going through the White
Mountains.
Foster Campbell, who lives with his
aunt, Mrs. Permelia Boynton, was the
guest of relatives in North Wolcott, a
few days last week
H. A. Slayton and family and Miss
Mary Bailey went Saturday to Green's
boro to spend week in camp at their
cottage at Caspian Lake.
An apple tree on the J. F. Thomas
farm, which is bearing we'll this year, it
has two branches of bossoma one of
which also bears large apples.
A. B. Gill has sold his blacksmith tools
to Wheeler & Mcdonald. Mr.. Gill has
gone to Brandon. where he has employ
ment with H. r. c. Watson.
Mrs. John Parsons of Cambridge was
a guest the latter part of last week of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Chat
fee in the west part Of the town.
Henry Best, who has position as job
printer in Attleboro, Mass. arrived Sat :
urday night for weeks visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Best.
Mrs. c. L. Brown has been suffering
from severe burn on her left arm, and
hand, which she received last Friday
when she overturned a kettle of boiling
water.
Mrs. ]. M. Kelley has been off duty at
the station several days the past week
because of illness. John O'Connel of
Hardwick has been assisting there dur
ing her absence.
Mrs. Jane A. Leach of Wapheton, n D.,
a former resident here, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. George H. Phelps,
of Bowbells, N. D., arrived Thursday
evening to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Thomas have re-
ceived word that their son, B. A. Tho m
as, did not pass the final examin alton
for service in the army. He has returned
to his work in Akron, Ohio.
Misses Merle Smalley, Barbara Small,
Muriel Smith, Phyllis Hill and Edythe
Stewart were in camp at Lake Eden
from Thursday until Saturday, Mrs. H.
A. Smalley acting as chaperon.
Mrs Fred Moren and three children,
who have been visiting Mr.. Moren's
mother, Mrs. A. Malenfant, left Thurs
day night for Lowell, Mass, to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Russ.
Lawrence Cox, First Vermont cavalry,
was here from Camp Governor Gates
Wednesday of last week for short visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cox. He returned Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Auburn and
daughter, Emma, of Mt. Auburn, Iowa,
who were guests of relatives in town for
several days, left Friday for visit with
friends in Boston before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. NJ. Waterman, Miss
Barbara Wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Sargent and son, Walter, Mrs. F. NJ.
Pike of New York and Mrs. B. A. Palmer
and children of St. Johnsbury. have been
occupying the Waterman cottage at
Lake Elmore the past week.
Rev. and Mrs. w. E. Baker and two
children left Monday morning for Bos.
ton and expect to go from there to Var
mouth, NOVA Scotia, in which place Mr..
Baker had his first pastorate. Mr.. Baker
will be away two Sundays. Mrs Baker
and children plan to make lenger stay
at Yarmouth.
Edward Fay, former resident of Nor.
risville, is spending some time with his
brother, Arthur Fay, and family on
Court street. Mr.. Fay has been in New
Hampshire for many years and this is
his first visit to Morrisville in 30 years.
He is one of seven sons of Joseph Fay
and lived on Maple street in the Moulton
house in his boyhood days.
The past two weeks have been great
weather for crops of all kinds and farm
ers in all directions are rejoicing over the
prospects of bumper crops. The hay
crop is the largest in years, many farmers
being unable to get the harvest into their
barns. Hay has been selling in the field
for from So to $12 per ton. Corn, which
was considered a failure short time
ago, is growing rapidly, and in some
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