News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-29

having attended the Academy. She
was also an active member OF the
Coed Templars Lodge. A good girl
loved and respected by all who knew
| her.
Rev. F. A. Holden, of Fitchburgh,
Mass, preached two very acceptable
sermons at Union church Sunday last.
The organ owned by the Congrega-
tional folks las been placed in Union
church. 1t is pronounced one OF the
best in the county.
Equestrianism seems to be the
favorite pastme with our young ladies'
! Just now, while the young men devote
their time to wrestling with bicycle.
Peter St. John has rented dwelling
dwelling apartments in the Meacham
tenement. He will move his harness
shop into the basement of the brick
hotel.
The first butter train of the season
from the Ogdensbarg road passed east
over the road Tuesday. 1t contained
twenty-three cars. lie express also
carried three.
Decoration Day, Friday. The day
will be more extensively observed In
Vermont this year than ever before.
Hyde Park is one of the few towns
that fails to observe the day.
Sunday last was lovely day. The
attendance at church was large and
the fields and woods were visited by
those who found sermons in stones,
books, in the running brooks" &c.
j. II. Hayford and wife { Mary Ann
Cox and Katie and Mary Ann Hassett
have accepted positions at the Hyde
House, Sudbury, for the season. They
will leave for that place next Saturday.
Pat. Hassett sheared from a two
years-old sheep eleven and one=haf
pounds of wool, some of which was
eleven inches long. He would like to
hear of the sheep who can beat that.
The matter between Collector Cob
leigh and Geo. Wilkins relative to
taxes on the Z. L. Whitney place,
which was referred to Judge Powers,
has been decided in favor of Wilkins.
The town is out about $40.
At the Democratic caucus Monday
night. the following delegates were
elected to the State convention at
Montpelier: Geo. L. Waterman, c.
NJ. Strong, A. L. Noyes, John Bull
lard, A. NJ. Whitcomb; Alternates,
Fred Bliss, Z. H. Griswold, A. P.
Smalley, V. A. Billiard, II. NJ. Noyes.
There was quite an exodus from this
town Monday. Mrs. n. F. Keller
left for Minnesota, where she is to
spend a year with her son Mrs. 5.
B. Meacham and daughters left for
their Dakota home, and Peter Neil
roy started for Truckee, CAL, where
he hopes to make his fortune. Bon
Uoyage 10 all of them.
c. n. Crandall arrived in town last
Wednesday, summoned here by dis
patch announcing the illness of his
wife. Meeting his neighbor George
Parker, he proceeded to give him a
clicking" for circulating, as CraEdall
SAYS, scandalous stories about his
wife. Neither party however were
very badly handled. The next day
Crandall was arrested and giving bonds
to the amount of 5000 was allowed to
return to Massachusetts, where we
understand his family will join him in
a few days.
DR.. L. II. Grover, who has been
sick for a long time, died last Wednes-
day night. He was man of great
courage and for several months kept
himself up, it would seem, almost en-
tirelv by pluck, but was at last COM
PEELED to succomb to that dread dis
ease consumption. The doctor came
to this town Is years ago and during
nearly all that time devoted himself to
his profession, that of an eclectic
physician, in which he was very sue
cessful. He was twice married, his
last wife being Della Bliss, whom he
married II years ago. The doctor
was a good citizen and a kind neigh
Dor, and will be greatly missed. The
funeral was held Friday, Mrs. Paul
officiating. Mrs. Grover wishes to
return thanks to the friends who in so
many ways helped her during the doc
tors sickness, and also to those who
assisted at the funeral.