News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-04
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Mrs. Leslie Macy is passing two weeks
with her brother at Highgate Center
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Pratt and son went
| Thursday to visit relatives in Hyde Park.
Miss Myra Herrick of Morrisville has
been spending few days at o. 6. Smiths.
R. R. Mcmahon has returned from
Montreal, where he passed Christmas with
his family.
The Misses Charlotte and Catherine
Lang of Jacksonville visited friends in
town last week.
Mrs Lewis Marshall of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gibbs.
Mrs. Leon Butts has returned from
Plainville Conn, where she has visited
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Towne.
| The subject of the sermon by the pastor
at the Sunday morning service at the
Community Church was The Outlook
for the New Year."
The annual meeting of the Congrega
| tionai church announced for Thursday was
postponed for two weeks, on account of
the heavy storm of the day.
Mrs. Clement Brown has been i'll for
several weeks with asthma following
evere cold, at the home of her son-in-law,
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs R. A. Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Robinson. Mrs. Effie
Robinson and Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Rob,
inson were in Waterbury Thursday to
attend the funeral Of ]. J. Robinson's
mother, Mrs. Sarah Robinson.
Fred Nj. Pike of Cleveland, Ohio, has
visited his mother, Mrs. Abbie Pike and
other friends in town last week on his re-
turn to Cleveland from St. Johnsbury.
where he passed Christmas with friends.
Miss Ella Sargent returned home Thurs.
day from the Fanny Allen hospital, eav.
ing her brother, L. c: Sargent, as COM
Portable as could be expected after an
operation for a serious case of appendicitis.
About As couples, attended the dance
given by the young people at the Akeley ,
| Memorial building Thursday evening, in
clement weather keeping many away.
Carrots orchestra furnished excellent mus
ic. The H. H. Smith Relief Corp iurn-
ished the supper serving 90 people. The
| following people were the supper commit
tee: Mrs S. a. Stebbins, Mrs. G. W. !
Barnes and Mrs. II. E. Pike.
The Misses Katherine and Hildegarde !
Smiley of the Plattsburg, N. Y, Stare
Normal school, who are passing Christmas
vacation with their mother. Mrs Smalev, |
accompanied by Go d IN Brl, made a St c.
cessful trip to Mt. Mansfield last Wednes. |
day. They made the journey. from the
base of the mountain on snowshoes.. They
found about four feet of snow on the
mountain. The atmosphere was very
clear and wonderful views were obtained |
Mt Washington was seen very clearly on
the eastern horizon. The party built
fire by which they ate their lunch before
reaching the summit. The weather was
was cold, but the trip was very much en-
joyed.
The Nativity Story" was we'll carried
out at the Christmas exercises of the Com
,munity Church Sunday school Friday
Dec. "a with Mrs. Adams, reader, Mrs.
Elvira Forbes, Mary. Ralph Tatro, Joseph,
Mrs. c. T. G. Tomlinson, the angel, T.
A. Douglass, c. ]. Strand. and H. W.
Burnharn, the Three Wise Men; children
of the junior school took the parts of the
shepherds angels; Mrs. H. W. Barrows
gave two solos; Christianson's orchestra,
including Messrs. Christianson, Sears and
Stafford and the Misses Bailey, Asquith
and Wright furnished music. The dec
orations we're very effective and included
Christmas greens and several electric
lights with a background of greens as
stars, aud above them The Star" At
the close, Santa Claus came in with a
little maiden sitting astlide his neck,
personated by A. r.. Straw and his tiny |
granddaughter, Eleanor Wright, and gifts
we're distributed from large Christmas tree. |
The committee in charge of the entertain |
ment was composed of Miss Ruth McMa.
non, Mrs. Edith Simoneau, Mrs. c. E. |
Hayward and Mrs. c. E. Nelson, who |
deserve much credit for the success Of the
of the evening.