News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-12-27
LOCAL N e w S
MORRISVILLE


Mrs. Mary Thomas wishes to thank
her many friends for their joyous
messages of good cheer at this joy
Gus Christmas time.
The Dodge, Gilbert and Delano
families were entertained Christmas
Day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
P. r. Davis, where a Christmas din
ner was served by the ladies'. A
happy afternoon was spent unload
ing a large Christmas tree, which
held gifts for everyone, after which
ice cream and cake were served by
the hostess.
Leon Amsden and family of Mont
pelier were callers at Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Goodrich's Christmas Day.
Edward Crowell finished work for
Elmer Barrows of Stowe last Satur-
day and is now staying with his
daughter, Mrs. Fred Goodrich.
In recent issue of a Pasadena,
Calf, daily appeared the announce
ment of the appointment of Mrs.
Henry George to the Office of city
mother, at the head of the domestic
relations department of that city.
Mrs. George had previously acted as
substitute for the former head of
this department. The announcement
was most mplimentary to Mrs.
George and stated that she would re-
tain her position as chief censor of
the city, which she has filled very
acceptably for some time. Mr.. and
! Mrs. George are we'll known in Nor
risville, the former being a brother
of F. L. George of Summer street.
j. r. Freer has had electric lights
installed in his residence and farm
buildings on the Plains. The village
line is being extended to also include
the buildings of H. H. Lyon.
Smile, of Waterville were guests
over Christmas Day of Mr.. SMILES
sister, Mrs. L. G. Tillotson. Henry
Smile is a student at Cornell Uni
versity.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Huntley and
family and Mrs. Huntley's parents,
Rev. and Mrs. George F. Tabor, spent
Christmas Day with Mr.. Huntleys
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Huntley,
at Waterbury.
Annual New Years Ball, Hotel
Melendy, Jeffersonville, Friday night,
Dec. 49, Music by Burroughs orches-
ira. Full bill $2.00.-Adv.
Raymond Warren, instructor at
Spaulding high school, Barre, is
spending the vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Warren, of
Brooklyn street.
Miss Ina Wells has returned home
from a few days stay with her
mother, Mrs. Lottie Wells, in Mont
pelier, and with Mrs. Arthur Austin
in Burlington.
Donald Davis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. R. Davis, who has been i'll, threat
ened with pneumonia, is much i'm
proved. Robert Davis, who was also
i'll, is convalescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Jenkins
have returned to Waterbury after
stay with the formers father, A. A.
Jenkins, and with Mrs. Jenkins par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Stearns of
Johnson.
Luther S. Warren, who has en-
ployment in the quarry business at
Graniteville, spent Christmas with
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Warren,
on Brooklyn street.
heSlldlu Il. OIdllClllle, SJuueHI
at the U. V. M, was a guest over
Christmas of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. S. Stancliffe. Others who
were at the Stancliffe home for
Christmas Day were Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Stancliffe and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Ward and family.
DR.. and Mrs. H. B. Freer of Wind
sor spent Christmas at the home of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. r. Freer. We are glad to report
that DR.. Freer is building up fine
practice in Windsor and Springfield.
His many friends and relatives are
much pleased to have them spend
their Christmas holidays in this COM
munity.
Clarence Peake and Joseph Finne-
gan cut a spruce tree on Peter
Allaire's farm last week that scaled
1882 feet. 1t was skidded by c. R.
Wheelock with one horse. There were
IL feet of waste in the tree, which
was figured out.