News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-04-19
JOHNSON
seph Fay is failing.

Miss Edith Derby was home from Hyde
Park ouer Sunday.
Ernest Mills has finished work at D. B
Smalley's grocery.
Miss Mildred Sargent has returned
from Massachusetts.
Miss Georgianna Bailey was home from
Cambridge over Sunday.
l.. W. Robinson of North Cambridge is
saving for Waterman Bros.
Miss Stauderman of New York City is
guest of her slater, Mrs. Peaks.
Mrs. Fanny Brown of Eden passed
Sunday with her brother, Lewis Demer-
lit.
Mrs. W. Fl. Stearus and daughter. Miss
Gladys Rand passed Monday in Burling-
ton.
Mrs. Henry Porter visited her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Grin Jones, in Morristown Sat-
urday.
Mrs. E. Fl. Sherwin went to Boston
Saturday. where she is to be treated for
deafness.
J. B. Partlow and family Of Hardwick
visited his father, Joel Partlow, the first
of the week.
Annual meeting of the Eastern Star
Friday night. Refreshments and the
usual good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Shatney of Eden
are spending their honeymoon with Mr..
and Mrs. John Dubray.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. f. Gray entertained
his nephew and bride. Mr.. and Mss. Mer-
rill, of Londonderry LIST Wednesday.
A minstrel show will be giFen by q
North Hyde Park cast at the Johnson
opera house on Friday evening, Apr 81.
Mrs. L. FL. Hitchcock. who went to
Springfield to pass few weeks with her
daughter, Florence, is i'll of pneumonia
and is in the hospital.
Mrs. Elbridge Pennock took her infant
daughter to the Mary Fletcher Hospital
Tuesday morning for treatment. MRS.
Florence Jaynes accompanied her.
Everett Leslie, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Leslie, fell from woodpile Mon
day afternoon, injuring his elbow seri-
Ously. They have taken him to the Kos
pital for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Gas we'll, Mrs. Jos.
Muzzy, Mrs. Uri Chaffee, Mrs. Vera Hi
hill and HnIno,olA att
nual encampment Department of Wer-
mont G. A. r. and allied organizations
at Burlington Monday and Tuesday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Nc
Wolcott last Monday at the age of so
yeas, will be held from the Cong'l church
in Johnson Thursday afternoon at two
O'Clock. Mrs. Parker was for many years
a resident of johnson and was a sister of
the late william McLenathan. Her has
band died several years ago. Burial will
be in Lamoille View cemetery.
Bert Gauvin, who has worked on the
johnson section of the railroad for %
years, seven years as foreman, has given
up the work. Commencing Monday the |
sections on the ST. J. and L. c. r. r. were |
making one out of two |
and giving about six miles to one fore
man, thus doing away with seven fore
men on the line. Instead of hand-cars,
motor cars will be used.
The reception to the new pastor of the
Methodist church, Rev. G. NJ. Redstone,
and family, given at the church Friday
evening by the Plus Ultra class was
very pleasant occasion. The attendance
was large. Rev. and Mrs. Redstone with
their son, Charles, and daughter, MISS
Beatrice. were assisted in receiving by
Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. ID. b. Smalley. Rev.
F. W. Hazen of the Congregational
church aud Rev. Almer Gallup of the
Pentecostal church spoke cordial and
words of welcome, to which Mr..
Redstone as cordially and happily re- !
'ponded Vocal selections were given
Dy Mrs. K. j. Woodward, Mrs. Pearl
Titus and ID. b. Smalley. Refreshments ,
we're served and social hour with games
enjoyed. II
Iue CONTINUITY boaB uo uelu lbS duuudI ,
Meeting Thursday evening in the Baptist ,
Iestry and elected the following officers: {
Pres, M. II. Davis; Vice Pres, Mrs. G.
,. Jones; Sec.-Treas., F. W. Hazeni adj
Iitional members of the executive COM
nittee, Mr.. Redstone and Mrs. Laporte.
t was voted heartily to try to make
Johnson as attractive village and town
$ there is in northern Vermont and the
league asks the cooperation of all the
ownspeople to that end. 1t asks all
,itizens between now and the end of
Cleanup Week., May z, to make their ,
wn homes as attractive as possible. 1t I
vas voted to raise $50 for the purpose of
'roviding shrubbery and flower beds for s
he public places in town and after the
tate road is completed through the viii
age will try to improve the sidewalks. T
my suggestions will be gladly received
y the executive.
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