News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-02-02
HYDE PARK.

James Roddy has sold his bay mare,
by Hyde Park Lambert (2443l to John
1row of Barre, for $500.
Our respected townsman, Abel Put
nam is very sick with pneumonia. All
hope for his speedy recovery.
A chicken-pie supper will be given at
the Vestry Wednesday evening of next
week. Remember the time and be on
hand early.
VIM. Maxfield has big buff cochin
rooster, which he is fixing up to exhibit
at the Burlington poultry show. 1t Is
two years OLD and weighs IA pounds.
Mr.. Austin Belknap, the creamery pro-
prietor. is in town experimenting ire
filling of his ice houses. He IS accom-
panied by Mr.. Blanchard, who has charge
of the work.
There is a great scarcity of wood IN
the village. Many families are burning
/ green wood, and that quite Sparlngly.
| Farmers bring in your dry wood. Ihere
are lots of families that will pay you
spot cash for the same.
| A meeting. for the formation of Re
nnblican club, and to elect delegates to
| the league gathering to be held at Mont
heller the 18th inst, will be held at the
| Town Hall Saturday evening, FEB. llth,
at 7 O'Clock. All interested are requested
to be present.
Mrs. Eliza Eastman, wife of Laban
Eastman, died Monday morning. She
had been in poor health all winter, put
was not thought to be in Immediate
danger. She was Y years old. native
of this town, and leaves three chlldTen
Leander and Carlos, and Mrs. Jas. Had
LEV. The funeral took place Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Goddard, with
their little daughter Allie, left Monday
for a two weeks visit among relatives
and friends. Mr.. Goddard is foreman in
Pages hide establishment, and will take
occasion during his absence to visit tan
; neries and hide establishments in New
York State-thereby combining business
with pleasure.
The northern stage, which is engi
D neered by Richard Hearst, was unable
| to make its regular trips the latter hall
= of last week-Owing of course to The
. blizzard. 1t left here Thursday morn
ing and was not seen again until Sunday
a afternoon. Dick very seldom fails Il
get through, but that storm was toe
n much for him.
= The appearance of Postmaster Noye
on the streets the past few days clad il
;, a full grown OvercOat, has been the
: cause of considerable comment. Ned
q is like the venerable Hannibal Hamlil
: of Maine, who ScOrnS an OvercOat ant
{ the occasions on which he wears one ar
few and far between. The blizzard an
= also his being somewhat out of plOpe
tune, were too much for the z. NJ. henc
Is he succumbs to the inevitable.
/ From an exchange we learn that Rev
IS VIM. Warner. pastor of the HubbardtO
% Congregational church, and son of MI
ia w. Warner of Lowell, WAS suddenly al
tackled with congestion of the brai
&c while in his pulpit on Sunday, Jan. 15tl
and starting for the veStibule fell uncoI
scious at the foot of the pulpit stair
10 He was carried home, where he died
re few hours later. His wife was visitin
lie her parents in Colchester at the tim
o. Mr.. Warner was universally loved in Il
community He was young man,
- years of age, and bore promise of beiI
re a very successful minister. He will
I'd remembered by many in this place, as
&C. was a student at the Academy fe
years since.
THE WEATHER. Well. what shall we 8;
st about it We have had such ''spel
lie that doubtless many would prefer til
aI we pass it. by without comment. But
= order that our friends in the west, W
us think they mOnopOlizeeverything (weat
Us er ineludedl may see that Vermont VIA