News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-02-08
HYDE PARK.
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mont next summer.
Drs. Hendrick and Grover are both
quite comfortable these days.
Frank McWhorter has gone to
Salem, n. Y, en- a short visit.
| We learn that Mrs. Pinney Carrie
Noble) of Greensboro, is not expected
to live.
We understand J. F. Kelley contem-
plates finishing off his old hotel into
stores.
Widow Caroline Hyde has been
quite sick with erysipeIas Of the tongue
aud throat.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Smith (Olive Whit
comb) have been visiting at Sheriff
Lanpher's.
Preston and Cliff DEMO are getting
up some excellent wood for Randall OF
the American.
| Pea~ley Waterman had q pleasant
gathering Tuesday evening, it being
his 9th birthday.
Deming, the dentist, is doing a
good business. lie is pronounced 4
lirst-class workman.
The propo-ed " honey supper" is
postponed for the present, owing TO
the special meetings.
Geo. Parker has opened a shop in
the Kelley block. He repairs and up
holsters old furniture.
Lots Of Snow in Greenfield. Spaul-
ding goes through twenty-fOot tuu
nel TO get to his spring.
The students at the Academy were
treated to an excellent lecture last
Friday by DR.. Bliss on Circulation"
All persons not satisfied with the
billiards furnished recently, should 60
West and freeze up with the country.
Tinker & Fairbanks were consider
ably annoyed by the non-arrival Of the
stock train Monday morning, as they
had considerable stock to ship.
Mrs. Abbie Allen has returned from
johnson, where she has been for some
weeks caring for her father, Mr..
Lowatar. He died last week.
DR.. Deming will remain at the
American House till the 10Th where he
will be fonnd ready to attend to all
who are in need of dental services.
Notwithstanding the great delay in
trains Monday, Towle's star-route
came in ''leetle ahead of time. Joe
is running the route in q first-class
manner.
Last Wednesday was the golden
anniversary of the marriage of Mr..
and Mrs. Alec Slicer. They OBJ
served the day by pursuing their
usual newfoundland work.
There will be a stereoscopic exhibit
ton by Cobleigh & Sturges on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings of next
week at the American Hall. The ex-
hibition is highly spoken of, and is
worthy full house.
A long procession of teams, on their
way to Stowe, passed through town
Monday. 1t resembled very much q
funeral procession-lacking only a
hearse, but we were told it was a
wedding party.
No little inconvenience was caused
by the nOn-arrival of the mails on
| Monday. Nearly everybody knew
just how such delay could have been
averted What railroad magnets some
people would makei
Vennor has surely won "new laurels'
in his January predictions, for with
Il very few exceptions they have brer
true fOrewarnings of the weather. The
present month, we are glad to see, h'
has ordered a few degrees warmer
than the past.
Ed. LaPage arrived at home las
> Wednesday, after an absence of owe
two yeas, most Of which time he ha:
) spent in Dakota. Ed. comes east 10
) a visit and-well we'll see. He il
looking well, feels first-rate, and Is tn
q owner of 800 acres Of land in Dakota
Messrs. Vose and Wallace, of SYRIA
=, cusc, \. Y, are again in town. The.
- are to rc-canvass this vicinity TO
T. ;. Child's Gazetteer" an extended no
> uirr Of which we gave last fall. Nj
Child will also visit this county, 70
II the purpose Of gathering historic fact
> for the book.
Tickets for the g Prize Speaking,
-. which IS to take place on Tuesda
II evening, Feb. 20lh, are now on sale
=, The price is only 10 cents, and "
trust all our people will purchase, eye
if they cannot attend the exercises, a
= the funds are needed with which
=, purchase the prizes.
:. Special meetings are continued 6
d the church every evening this week
e A delegation Of Gospel workers frOr
r, st. Johnsbury will be present Frida
Ie evening and remain over Sunday
In addition to the evening meetings
= services will also be held Saturday a
- ternoon and Sunday morning and a
i ternOon,
e A person travelling through Greer
e field one day last week was considers
?, bly, alarmed by seeing PhilanthrOpis
/ Pape on the double-quick with she
4; gun. lie didn't know but the Jane
Brothers or some other marauders ha
Il attacked the settlement. He wa
n greatly relieved however, on finding
{ was only mink in pile of logs tia
: caused the commOtiOn, The min
a was secured.
{ During the first three weeks of I'll
present winter term of school i'll Dis
J. No. 16,-Reed district-Miss Nor
y A. Andrews teacher, out OF a pOssib
attendance of $50 there was an actut
e attendance of 1873 IL. Out of Il
Y total number, q scholars, l6 had d
= marks. The register shows 3 mark
/. for halliday absences, with no taro
al marks. Can any other school show
20 better record? We await reports.
|. Tie rom birthday OF cur townsms
s. Nathan Mcfarland, was observe
IN IH-;l,,. Tor OCH nv ha naf herring