News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-26
HYDE PARK.

| HYDE PARK.
Saturday was the longest DAY IN
the year.
Fireworks are now on sale in town,
and the small boy looks happy.
Rev. c. S. Smith of Montpelier will
preach at Union Church next Sunday.
A new timetable, with various
changes, may he expected some time
next month.
Misses Rosie Moves and Dottie
Keeler are rastieating at y. NJ. hei-
ley's in Eimore.
The drug store is undergoing an in
terror renovation, which makes no
ticeable improvement.
Edward Edgerton, who has leen IN
poor health for some months, is still
in q critical condition.
Rogers has just received a fresh
supply of pure Paris greer, that Will
be sold at bottom prices.
Garlic Conant, who has been very
sick with fever, is, we are glad to
learn, IapIuly lulPLONlhS'
Judging from the sales l. y. An
drews & Co. make, oil stoves are the
''proper thing" just now.
A delegation from the Stowe Good
Templars lodge paid the Hyde Park
lodge visit last Friday night.
New lamps have been placed in the
choir gallery of the church, useful
as we'll as ornamental addition.
Potatoes have taken a sudden rise
IN the city markets. We hear of no
advance yet in the local market.
The Campbell society has re union
at Benz. Campbell's Saturday next,
A pleasant time may be expected.
Ephraim Hitchcock, Esq, of Pei
ham Manor, N Y, spent a few days
in town last week with his brother-in
law, Chas. Crane.
Fourth of July next week. 1t will
be pretty generally observed by an at
tendance at the circus, held at Nor
risvilie on that day.
Highway Surveyor CobIeigh has
done some good work in his district,
the most noticeable of which is
thorough repairing of the depot side
walk.
V. d. Fitch, while working on the
highway last Friday, had horse bad
" injured; caused by the horse step
ping on fork handle, which flew up
and MERGED its breast.
The recent copious rains have great
" revived vegetation, and changed
the appearance of the parched earth.
The outlook for heavy hay crop,
however, is not very encouraging.
The Central Vermont has secured
practical control of the Ogdensburg
road-a fact not very much relished
by the patrons on the St. j. & l.. &.
road, as rates will probably be in
creased.
Miss Julia Keller, of Swanton, was
in town a few days the past week,
experimenting the putting up of a
handsome monument which has been
erected on the Elias Keller lot in the
village cemetery.
Mrs. VIM. Holmes, of WillsbOro,
n. y, in company with her daughter
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. .. S.
Palmer, who have been visiting Mrs.
E. j. Parker, returned to their home
in Essex county ON Thursday last.
The article on our first page en-
titled "How far is q man responsible
for his belief" is from the pen of our
friend and former townsmau, Rev. E.
lC. Crane of Mendon, Ill. 1t is an
able paper and will doubtless interest
many of our readers.
A subscription paper, to raise funds
to have an operation performed or
Wellington Burr's eyes, is being cir
culated. Mr.. Burr is blind, and is &
town charge. Should he be success
fully treated, it IS thought he may be
able to take care of himself, partly al
least.
The following is the list Of speakers
positively secured by the Union lem
perance Camp Meeting Association Of
Vermont, for their annual meeting oil
the camp ground, August 10, 20 ano
21, while others are being corresponded
with: Ms. NJ. A. Livermore, Hon
Neal Dow, II. w. Bolton, D. d..
Boston, Mass, L. w. Dudley, Esq.
Secretary of the Massachusetts Law
and Order League, c. D. Hills, d. D..
Boston, Mass, Hon. Frank Plumley
Mortified, VT, Rev. I'll. +. Austin
Vergennes, Vt.