News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09

as one of the leading pulpit orators il
that denomination.
Village taxes are due and must be pait
on or before Sept. 1.
Miss Eta J. Dell of West Quincy, Mass.
is guest of Mrs. Emily Champeau.
Mrs. r. w. Cheney returned Saturda,
evening from a visit in Hardwick ant
Walden.
Miss Flossie Crowell went Monda,
evening to Swanton, where she has EN-
ployment
slhe next regular meeting of James NJ
Warner W. R. c. will be held next Mon
day evening
ID. Z. Smith has purchased Chevrolet
touring car and not a runabout, as re-
ported elsewhere.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Greene of Johnson
were guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Prosper Springer.
Jock Draper and brother, Edward,
went Tuesday by auto to Franklin for a
visit with friends.
Mrs. Charles A. Davis of the west part
OF town received 72 post cards and let
ters Monday and Tuesday as birthday
remembrances.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Johnson, who re-
Gently sold their farm on the Stowe road.
have moved to Mrs. II. T. Kellogg's
house on Elmore street.
Mrs..S. M. GambIin and sons, Don and
Fay, and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. E.
Seabury, of Chateaugay, N Y, left Tues
day by auto for Chateaugay.
Frank Wright, who purchased the D.
H. Martin farm on the road between
Wolcott and Hardwick, last week, has
sold the property back to Mr.. Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Berry and child re-
turned to New York city Saturday, af-
ter a visit with Mrs. Berry's mother and
sister, Mrs. E. P. and Miss Paulina BAR
ling.
Mrs. Nettie Law underwent an opera
tion at Mary Fletcher hospital last Fri
day for gall stones. Her many friends
will be pleased to learn that the opera
tion was successful and the patient is as
comfortable as can be expected
Word has been received that Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Prior of Rutland are the par
ents of daughter, Norma Vesta, born
July 80. Their son, Raymond. is spend
some time with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Prior, on Bridge st.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Blakely and grand.
son, Austin Wright, of Waterbury, and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Blakely and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Zimmerman of Hartford,
Conn, were guests the first of the week
of relatives in town. The party from
Hartford made the trip by automobile.
A. J. Saleeby of Johnson has received
notice of the death of Rev. Daniel Bliss at
Beyruit, Syria, which occurred July %.
He was 90 years old and the founder of
the American College at that place, of
which he was president some sixty years.
He was an uncle of Chas. Bliss of HYDE |
Park and Mrs. Nell Shaw of Morristown.
Jessie Jones, the three year old dargh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jones, who |
i've in the rear of the second floor of the |
stevens ten cent store, is suffering from |
a severe case of diphtheria. The family |
S under strict quarantine aud Mr.. Jones, |
who is employed in the tannery is not |
allowed to leave the house. The condi- |
ton of the child was slightly more COM
ortable this morning, although the case |
S considered very critical.
At the home of his daughter in Con-
1ecticut last week occurred the death of |
Rev. N. w. Wilder, former pastor of |
he Methodist church of this place Mr.. |
Wilder was an earnest and devoted pas
.or and while his pastorate here was
Turing the time when the church was |
weak his Jealous efforts were not fruit |
ess, but rather led toward building up 1
he church which followed. He was in |
lis S0th year and had filled several pas
.orates in the state.