News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-06-12
JOHNSON

L. A. Riddle is attending Masonic
week in Burlington.
Miss Ellen Scott passed two days in
Cambridge last week.
Miss Beulah Scribner of Lynn, Mass,
is at home for a short visit.
Twelve young men have registered
since the registration of one year ago.
Mrs. Hortense Minor of Jacksonville
hasbeen guest of Mrs. Geo. Livermore
Mrs. Brunette Tillotson is expected
hone this week from Denver, Colorado.
L. F. Wareham has returned to Poland
Springs House, Maine, for another
season.
Miss Vivian Collins went to Swanton
Monday morning, where she has en-
ploymept.
D. A. Barrows and daughter, Marga-
ret, and Miss Roxie Cristy were in Bur-
lington Monday.
j. B. Partlow and family of Brandon
were guests of Mrs. Geo. Livermore the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Il. Maudigo of Rich
ford came Saturday to visit their son,
Rev. A. A. Mandigo.
Miss Ruth Scott returned to Richford
with her uncle, Mr.. Culver, the first of
the week for visit.
Hon. G. H.. Stearns and W. e. Tracy
attended the patriotic meeting in North
Hyde Park Saturday night.
Mrs. E. D. Mills was at Fanny Allen
hospital Monday to see her son, and
found him very comfortable.
Miss Mary Nye returned from Brain
tree, Mass. Monday with her father, on
his return from Manchester, N. q.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Mcfarland and
daughters, Misses Marion and Alice, are
to return from Boston Wednesday.
Mrs. Addie Jones and daughter, Mrs.
Raymond Morey, were business visitors
in Hyde Park and Cadys Falls Wednes-
day.
There are many mem bers of the Red
$1.OO, due in May and June, have not
been paid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Kneeland have
learned that their son. Karl Kneeland of
Amherst, Mass, has been sent to Camp
Greenleaf Georgia. This will add an
other name to Johnson's roll of honor.
The local Red Cross branch has just re-
ceived it's qnota for Red Cross work to be
done in the month of June. All the Red
F TOSS work is now being done under mill
lry orders. The quota is as follows:-2
dozen bed shrts, doz. blouse suits, 20
large shot bags, 100-Sx4 IL gauze com
presses, 30-Sx12 cotton pads, II sweat
ers, IS pairs of socks, 5 helmets This
means we must have many new workers
next Thursday p. nj. at o'clock, when
work will be commenced, which can be
taken home to finish.
The heavy shower Friday morning
caused cavein at the tale mine about
1880 o'clock. Four young men were
buried in hole seventeen feet deep,
which they were scraping out prepare |
tory to sinking a shaft. Wayland Mills,
son of Emery Mills, was buried under I
eighteen inches of rocks and mud. The
hat he wore was pushed down over his +
face and evidently saved him from suffo- L
cation. His left leg was badly broken a p
few iuches below the hip joint, No in {
ternal injuries have developed up to 9
date. Tracy Smalley was severely R
bruised and had to be brought home. r
Chesley Notemire was also bruised but
not seriously and the fourth young man
by the name of Foster escaped without r
injury. Wayland Mills was hurried to 4
Fanny Allen hospital. The broken bone r
was not set until Saturday forenoon and
was found TO be a very serious break. q
Mr.. Mills accompanied his son to the
hospital and Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. II NJ. K
Maxfield motored there with Mrs. Mills p
Mr.. Mills returned with them, leaving r
Wayland yarv On n- fortahIe