News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-10-04
HYDE PARK,


ton last Saturday.
DR.. Deming is in Connecticut pur-
suing a course of studies.
The 3 cent stamp has joined the
trade dollar in popularity.
\ singing-schooI, with Prof. Whit
ney as teacher, is talked of.
Mrs. G.. L. Waterman is at home
again, much improved in health.
f. H. Tarbell, of Knowlton, P. G.,
was in town a few days the past
week.
Keep your eyes on our advertising
columns and you will learn who is
offering the best bargains.
Lyceum Friday evening. Question,
Resolced, THAT the Bible should be
read in the public schools"
Isaac Vaughn has received a back
pension, covering a period of about
10 years, amounting TO $3.50.
Emma Ferguson has so far re-
covered from her recent illness as to
be able to ride out occasionally.
Mrs. Alpha Parker has gone to
Waltham, Mass, to spend the winter
with her daughter, who resides there.
October certainly came in winter
like. The first day we had a very
heavy frost, and the second day gen
uine snow storm.
Interesting meetings are being held
in the Richmond Hooper school-house.
Rev. Mr.. Little of New Hampshire
preached last Sunday.
Henry Calkins shot a cat owl Sun
day which measured four and one-half
feet from tip to tip Of wings. 1t was
an unusually large one.
Charley Moves Of this place, and
Martin Shattucl and Moody Sanborn
of Eden, are among the number spend
ing the week in Boston.
Eaton, the new tin-smith, is nicely
located in the new shop in the Max
field building, and is now ready to at
tend to any business in his line.
A. V. WiswelI, jeweler, and Mrs.
c.. W. Brown, milhner, are in Boston
the present week. Nice new goods
may be expected on their return.
Remember we can do job printing
Just as cheap (and very often cheaper)
as can be done out of the county. En-
velopes, nOte-heads, bill-heads, every
thing at lowest rates.
These dark evenings are a reminder
to us that our street lamps should be
trimmed and burning. They were
bought for that purpose, and why not
have them lighted?
A sort of distemper is prevalent
at the Centre; 50 much so that
the school in that neighborhood was
obliged to close Monday, as but
two CT three scholars put in an APP
pearancc. Geo. HogaboOm's infant
child died Sunday, from this epidemic.
Prof. w. c. Crippen, formerly OF
/ the Johnson Normal, is now located
at Dawson. Dakota. He writes ''Da-
kota is booming, and the wind Is
blowing $50 miles an hour" We
hope to give our readers . Grips
views of western lifc-should he favor
us with them.
King Solomon's aphorism. There:
nothing new under the sum-" received
a rcfutatiOE recently when a young
| lady pupil in one Of our distric
schools held a neighbours infant in he
arms while reciting her lesson; some
thing that Solomon in all his glory
certainly never saw.
A suit, brought by Rev. H.R. Howe!
against a committee of the WOOdbur,
Congregational church, to recover
balance Of salary. SGO.15. was held il
Netherlands office Monday, befor,
: Justice Wiswell. Defendants gave
2 judgment and appealed. II. NJ. Nc
. FarIand for PIG. p. X. Gleed 70
, Defts.
An erroneous impression is some
what prevalent that the three-cen
postage stamp is now of no use. No
l so. The three-cent stamp will con
5 tinue to be good for its face, although
it will not be exchanged for stamps c
other denominations. Uncle Sam doe
= not propose to repudiate his Obliga
e tons, whether they have a green bac
e or a green face.
Many Of our readers take a liyeI
y interest in the Rev. Chas. Parkhurst
:, the Young divine whose maiden effort
/, in the ministry date back to the tim
a of his ministerial service in our village
After leaving Hyde Park, IT. 1875, b
= was transferred to Bradford, tbs
: he might have an opportunity to con
+. plete his collegiate course at Oar
d mouth. From thence he was trans
ferred to Montpelier, where he preaCl
If ed for about two years from thenC
= he removed to AndSver, where he too
N further theological studies; fro
III thence, on account OF the system
10 Methodist itineracy, he went to Al
burndale, Mass: two years later
=, preached in Concord, y. ii. On 4
y count of the i'll health Of Mrs. Parl
- hurst, he accepted for a short time
N position at Washington in the treasul
= department. Again returning to Il
n ministry, he was stationed at Lay
." renee, Mass, where he is now preac
ing. The Lawrence daily 1merjcC
at thus speaks of his pastorate there:
Ell Rev. Chas. Parkhurst, formerly
u. Concord, n. H., but more recently
he Washington, ID. c., who was assignt
cr to the Garden street church, son
as months ago, is drawing large congr
es cations, by his able and practical di
eel courses. Mr.. Parkhurst's sermon
al which are extemporaneousIy delivere
d' are pithy and entertaining as well
lis logical and instructive. touching t
heart and intellect alike. The chur
ng and society have never been mo
Il harmonious and prospered, than und
Ot his administrations"