News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-03-21
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from Boston, where she has passed the
winter.
Mr.. and.Brs. G. r. Eddy were in Mont
pelier over Sunday, guests of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. B. Boyce.
Mrs. D. r. Smith returned last week
from Bakersfield, where she was called
by the death of her cousin, Paul Blodah.
Miss Polly Marshall has won the posi-
ton of valedictorian of the senior class
of 1917. Miss Nadine Boardman will be
salutatorian.
! There was an attendance of 10 at the
cottage prayer meeting at William Min
er's at the lower village Wednesday even.
ing of last week.
Dr. Fl. W. Barrows, c. F. Eddy, H. E.
Sha~, F. E. Smith and w. W. Adams al
tended the Shruers' meeting in Montpel-
Ter Friday evening.
The basket ball teams of the seventh
and eighth grades played at the town
hall Thursday evening, the score being
IA to in favor of the seventh grade.
Earl w. Tinkham and Kenneth Robin
son returned Wednesday from Toledo,
Ohio. where they have been since Janu-
ary taking a course in the Overland fac
tories.
The Shriners returned home "safe and
sound" Saturday morning. Editor Lewis
| intended to come with them, but he got
| lost in the "maze" at Waterbury and
went te Burlington.
The Lend-a- Hand Club met with Mrs.
Willard Cary at the lower village last
week Wednesday afternoon. Nine were
present. They tied quilt and did some
other sewing for their hostess. /
Mrs. Minerva Tinkham and grand
daughter, Carolyn Pike, returned last
week from Goldsborough, N. c., where
they passed several weeks. They visited
in Haverhill, Mass, on their return.
Miss Grace Dewey of New York City
has been here on account of the illness
of her brother, Kenneth Dewey. who is
recovering from an illness of several
weeks with bronchitis and chicken-pox.
AT the mid-month meeting of the FL. Fl.
Smith Woman's Relief Corps Thursday
afternoon quilt was tied for charitable
object. The receipts at the social Friday
evening were also devoted to charitable
purposes.
George A. Burnham was in Montpelier
Thursday. Mr.. Burnham is assisting in
the selection and classification of phono-
graph records by the State Board of Edu.
cation for use in the junior high schools
of the State.
j. G. Hill returned last Wednesday
from st. Johnsbury. Mrs. Hill and their
little, son remained in St. Johnsbury,
where they took the latter for treatment
for serious burns at the Brightlook Hos
pital. The child is doing well.
Raymond Peppin, ID years old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peppin of Maple hill,
had his collarbone broken Monday when
the horse he was riding to water stun
bled and threw him against stone wall,
which lac struck with head and shoulder.
His older brother, Roland, who had one
arm broken when he was caught between
the belt and wheel of a gasoline engine
two weeks ago, is doing well.
The "Hath-a-Will" club was organized
by Congregational Church ladies at a
meeting held at the home of Mrs. Alice
A. Raymond last week Wednesday after
noon, with Laura Thomas president,
Mrs. Anna Kimball vice president; Mrs.
B. w. Warren sec'y and treasurer, Mrs.
Mary Morgan, Mrs. Nina Shaw and Miss
Susan A. Bigelow, relief committee.
Plans for q sale will be announced at the
meeting in two weeks.
Samuel Willard Barrows, for several
years the oldest man, and, with the ex-
ceptiOn of Mrs. Margaret Drugg, the old
est resident, observed his 91st birthd y
Friday. A family dinner party in honor
of the occasion was held at his home |
Thursday, those present besides Mr. Bar
rows being his daughter, Miss Clara A. |
Barrows, who lives with him, Mrs. A. A. |
Emery of st. Adams, DR.. II. W. Barrows |
and family aud Mrs. Hattie Douglass. |
Mrs. Emery returned to st. Adams Fri |
day.