News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-03-14
STOWE
A. j. Houston is i'll of grip.

MI. and Mrs. Cheney A. Tomlinsol
were visitors in johnson over Sunday. 4
Bert Merrill has moved into the lowe
tenement of Miss Eunice Politics. house
Ga Maple street.
Richard Straw saw woodchuck Sat
urday, another indication OF near APP
prOacu Of spIiug.
Miss Bernice Towne has closed the
winter term of school in Addison and il
at home for the vacation.
George A.IBurnham, assistant teacher
in Stowe high school, who has been hav.
ing the measles, is recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn B. Pratt have
moved to q. o. Burt's farm north of the
village and are working for Mr.. Burt.
Mrs Louisa Loomis bas moved here
from Mortified to make her home with
her sister, Mrs. Susan Lucs, at West
Branch.
J.H. Latuch of Concord, N. H., Mrs.
Frank Muzzy and George Norway of
Montpelier are in town on account of the
death of John Latuch.
Mrs. A. J. Houston returned Saturday
from Burlington, where she recently
underwent an operation. She was ac-
companied home by Mrs. Ruth Robinson.
Four inches of snow fell here Sunday
night. Several sugaTmakers have tapped
their trees, amoug them G. N. Adams,
Carl Moody, and Leon Butler but sap
has not run much yet.
Mrs. Nancy Downer is visiting her son
j. M. Do wner, and family in schenectady,
N. Y. Her daughter, Miss Susan Dow u
+. who accompanied her TO Schenectady,
has returned to Morrisville.
Mrs. A. H., Slayton fell at her home
Friday, her head striking on the TIRES
hold and cutting a cash three-fourths of
an zach long and otherwise injuring her
self Fortunately she escaped serious
injuries.
R. A. Wells is building sugar house,
13Aoo lF0pi anu VIII IuSbdh COmpl
sugaEing equipment for about 800 trees,
at his farm on West Branch. Mrs Wells
mother, Mrs. Clement Brown, is recover
ing slowly from an attack of the grip.
The Camp Fire Girls held social at
the Congregational church parlors FRI
day evening There was school session
with Miss Collins as teacher, and recita-
tions by Dorothy Barrows, Mary Bailey
and Lillian Curley. There was fortune
telling booth and candy booth.
The Mt. Mansfield Circle of Campfire
Girls held ceremonial meeting at the
home of their guardian, Mrs. Lola B.
Douglass Saturday afternoon. Sixteen
members were present. The pastor, Rev.
E. L. Goddard, gave an address. Misses
Lila Ashland, Gladys Camley and Josie
Blake were taken into embership.
At the meeting with Mrs. j. f. Cary
Thursday evening the ladies of the Con-
gregational church residing at the lower
village organized the Lend-a- Hand Circle,
with Mrs. Cary president, Mrs. Justin
Robinson vice president, Mrs. Cheney A.
Tomlinson secretary and treasurer. The
president appointed as committee for
work, Mrs. A. W. Collins, Mrs. H. w.
Ravlin, Mrs. Burton Wedge and Mrs. N.
b. Johnson. The circle numbers 10,
nine of whom were present. A pleasant
evening was passed.
John Latuch, aged IS years, died at
three o'clock Sunday morning at the
home of his SOD, Louis A. Latuch, of a
general breaking down. lie was born in
Derby, but spent most of his life in Stowe.
He is survived by three sons, John H., of
Concord, N. H., Charles L. of New
Hampshire, and Louis of Stowe; 81
grandchildren; SO great grandchildren;
one brother, Joseph Latuch, of Stowe;
and a sister, Mrs. Mary RaymO, of FL
more. The funeral was held ar the house
At one O'Clock. Tuesday afternoon.
At the meeting of Mansfield Mountain
Grange Saturday afternoon the lecturers
program Included songs by the Grange
choir, readings by A. j. Magoon and Mrs.
II. S, Matthews, talk upon the federal
town loans bill by G. S. McAllister, "a
True Story" by Mrs. Matte Sanborn,
and a roll call, current events; n. B.
Chaplin was appointed agent for the
State Grange Cooperative Fire Insurance:
the peace resolution proposed by Har-
mony Pomona Grange was endorsed. |
George NJ. Towne was appointed agent
TO send for grass and grain seed.
At the morning service sunday at the
Episcopal Church, four adults,
Miss Hazel Adams, Mrs. Natalie Chad |
wick, Mrs. A. c. Ayers and Frank Hois-
Ington and Pearl, the little daughter of
Mrs. Ayers, were baptized. Miss Adams
and Mrs. Chadwick were received into
full membership and Mrs. Ayers and Mr..
were received on probation.
Mrs. Alma Keneld Brush was received by
letter from the Peoples Temple in Bos-
ton and Henry A. Sparks by letter from
Warren, n. n. The pastor was assisted
in the service by the Rev. II. w. Ravlin.
Defeats Burlington
In a hard-fougbt game Stowe biyh