News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-17
HYDE PARK.

Miss Belle j. Noyes is home from
Boston, and will remain several weeks.
Judge Small has been confined to
his house several days with severe
cold.
Our village blacksmiths are turning
cut numerous traverse sleds these
days.
II. NJ. Mcfarland, collector of this
school district, is now getting in the
lucre.
The Norfolk % Jubilee Singers
were greeted with full house Satur-
day night.
S. B. Clark is now loading potatoes
at our station, and paying % cents
bushel for them.
Fred Dow is now located in Burling-
ton, having secured job in the tele-
phone company.
Bert. Crane left Tuesday for Men
don, ILL.,, where his brother, Rev. <.
G. Crane, is located.
Town meeting and suitable candi-
dates for town officers will be the topic
of conversation the next six weeks.
A dinner, in honor of the Captains
birthday, was given last Saturday by
Mrs. Kenfield to a number of relatives.
The man who interviewed the musk
rats and the corn husks, and then pre-
dicted a mild winter, has gone to
Florida.
A dramatic club has been organized
and is now diligently engaged in re-
hearsing " Clouds" which will be
given at an early day.
Donation and oyster-supper at the
church next Friday evening, for the
benefit of Rev. G. l.. Story. A good
way to spend an evening.
Eleven couples from the Johnson
Normal School came to this place last
Friday night on leap year ride.
They took supper at RandalPs.
Dr.. Randall lost valuable colt last
Saturday, which died of lung fever.
The colt was promising one. The
Since the gorgeous twilights have
so mnch attention, a new
color entitled "sunset red" has been
achieved and has become quite popu-
lar.
We came near having a first-class |
item Tuesday Heman WATERWAYS
horse ran away, but before any dam
age was done was caught by Jewett
Graft.
By reference to the birth notices it
will be seen that the population of
Centreville is on the increase-a pair
of girls having recently taken up their
abode at Am brose Collins.
Why wouldn't it be a bright IDEA
for the town to purchase two or three
of those ''Aurora Electric Lights" for
the Town Hall, and do away with
cracked chimneys and smoky lamps?
A Sunday-school concert will be
held at the church next Sunday even
ing. An exercise on 1.-The Tongue"
together with recitations and adj
dresses, may be expected. The exer-
cises will commence promptly at half
past six O'Clock.
No Norwegian girl is allowed to
have beau until she can bake bread
and knit stockings, and, as a conse-
quence, every girl can bake and knit
long before she can read and write,
and she doesn't have to be coaxed into
her industry, either.
Cochrane, Campbell & Co.'S grand
{" Phantasmagoria and Philosophical
Exhibition" will give an entertainment
at the Town Hall Friday evening, Jan.
18th. The views consist OF Ten Nights
in Bar-Room, 1.-The Great Sea Ser
pent of Lake Champlain, Scenes in the
Life of Christ, &C. They exhibit at
johnson Saturday night, and at No.
Hyde Park Monday night.
The second annual meeting of the CamI-
bell reunion society was held Saturday.
January II, at the house of Mrs. Eli b.
Rand. Notwithstanding the poor sleigh
| ing, some seventy members and invited
| guests were present. The exercises were
| opened with an appropriate song by the
choir followed by the business portion of
the meeting. During the exercises the
Campbell journal "a paper that is issued
enthusiastically was read by the editor
and editress, Willie L. and Flora A. Camp
bell, which was well prepared and render
in fine style. especially the editorial de-
partment. Some amendments were made
to the bylaws, The family record was
called to be read. after which the Sec
rotary gave short synopsis of it. in
which he said the family society dates
back to the late Robert Campbell. and
that the first addition to the family was
by marriage when he married Judeth
Whitcomb, which was seventy-siX years
ago, and from that time to the present,
have been added to the family by marriage
81 and by birth 101, making l3S members.
Of these &c have died. leaving l02 men,
bers at the present time. This society is
repI esented by 80 families. Two families
are extinct, Robert and Luther Camp
bells. Five members have been married
twice. OF the members now living 40 are
males and 50 are females. OF those who
have died, 10 were males and II were
females. One family lives in Massachus-
etts, one in New Hampshire, two in North
Carolina, and three In New York State.
Ofthe families living in this State, all but
five (families) live in Hyde Park, viz.
one in Stowe, one in Swanton, one in
Fletcher, and two in WolcOtt, leaving
20 families now living in the town OF
- Granser's" adoption. Then came the
election of officers which are as follows
President, A. J. Campbell; Vice-Presi-
dents, Mrs. r. p. Campbell and Mrs. b.
w. Campbell; Secretary, ID. r. Sherwin
Treasurer, b. w. Campbell; Chaplain. r
p. Campbell; Editor and Editress, Will
lie Il. and Flora y. Campbell; Business
Committee, i. p. Campbell, Calvin Camp
bell, A. /. Hubbard. Mrs. Eli B. Rand,
Mrs. l.. n. Gates, Mrs. A. j. Campbell
after which the meeting adjourned sine
die, and all repaired TO the tables which
were bountifHlly spread not only with the
biValves but the goodies from the pals.
baskets, and boxes, which the better
half knows well how to fill. Grace was
said by Rev. Mr.. Wheeler of Calais, when
all seemed to remember the passage OF
Scripture, which may be found in Eco.
the first clause OF the 10th verse of the 9th
chapter. -:.5: SEC.