News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-07-12
HYDE PARK

EDWARD L. Hatch, wife and daughter
and ID. Y. French and wife, all of New
York City, are spending few days al
the American House.
An excellent hay crop is being harvest
ed, and, what is delightful to the farmer
the weather for that purpose is al
that could be desired.
Our Democratic friends are first in
the field with their campaign flag. They
swung it to the breeze Monday with
great ectdt-there being present, one
Democratic voter, one boy with Demo
cratic tendencies, and three Republi-
cans.
Give the children everywhere the
local papers to read. They are interested
in home news. Newspapers have much
to do with the education of our children
and have made about as many great and
useful men i'll our country, as has it's
colleges.
John Collins, a Nova Scotian who
came to this place during the construc-
ton of the railroad, died last Saturday
at James Lucas, where he has lived for
| several years. He was about 20 years
old, and had been sick fer several
| months.
Judge Waite had the fore finger and
thumb of his left hand badly jambed
| one day last week. He was setting
posts and put his hand on the top of one
TO see if it was firm when the young man
Who was assisting him brought down
| the heavy maui thereon.
Look out for the week beginning next
Thursday. Last spring in Scyibner's
Magazine Gen. Greeley made the bold
prediction that the three hottest days
east of the Mississippi river, the coming
summer will occur between the 18th and
18th OF July. We shall see what sort of
a prophet the General is.
The - day we celebrate was observed
i'll this place in the usual manner,
quiet however as compared with a
year ago. At midnight, Tuesday
the small boys uShered in the day with
explosives, tin horns, bells, &C., and
they kept up their racket pretty we'll
throughout the entire morning, visiting
the stores and offices urging the pro-
prietOrS to = treat" In most cases they
were successful. The day was typical
summers day, not cloud being visible.
While the Stay-at-homeS We're numer-
Gus, many took in the celebrations at st.
Adams and Hardwick, and party of
young people went to Gilmore Pond. In
the evening there was small display of
fireworks on the centennial campus.
L. candidate
for Governor, narrowly escaped a serious acct |
dent Friday morning. He was driving with Hon. |
p. X. Gleed from Morrisyile to johnson. The |
route lay through Hyde Park, and passing along
a bridge, as the travellers entered that town, the
near horse put his front foot into hole in the
planking of the bridge. The animal turned a
and Mr. Dillingham; was thrown out
pm to the horses. with great presence of mind
horses head until Mr.. Gleed could recover him
self and cut the harness so as to release the
horse. Both gentlemen were well shaken up
bruised fortunately eScaDed IL
jurieS.-Eree Press.
The above item is correct in all respects |
except one, and that is that said bridge |
is in the town of Hyde Park. 1t is not
in Hyde Park, but is in MOrristown and |
the road does not touch Hyde Park until |
about One-fOurth of a mile beyond the |
bridge.
PENCILINGs.-Mary Crosby of Cedar
Falls, Iowa, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. q,
l.. Waterman. w. I. Campbell and
family spent the past week at st. Adams. |
day will, undoubtedly, draw a crowd |
from here. Do not get scooped in on
the little black bean racket. Twenty |
FIVE tickets were sold at this station the |
Fourth for st. Adams and about as many |
more for HardWick :. -. Strawberries |
have about gone by, but the tOOthSome |
will soon be on hand. indie |
pendence Day was celebrated at Hyde /
Park Center by homemade fireworks,
and at Centerville by children's picnic.
The next eclipse of the moon will be
at midnight, July I'D. 1t is to be finer
display than that given last January.
Travel is quite large on the railroads
these days. Mrs. A. l.. Robinson of |
Maiden, Mass, who has been stopping in
town the past few days left Tuesday for
Grand Isle. q. i, The price paid for June |
milk at the creamery was II cents per 100.
. Liquor to the amount of SIPS was
sold by the authorized agent during the
month of June. C. S. Page has sold |
his Centerville blacksmith shop to J. Ii.
NoyeS of Boston.
THEY Do SAY,-That the Common fence needs
''bracing up."-Tbat the view from the Centen-
NAL grounds is superb.-That the band stand
ought to be returned to the CommQn.-That
the cemetery ought to have a new fenee-That |
lawn tennis takes the lead on open air games,
That the village improvement society has
fallen into state of ''innocuOus desuetude. y
That town politics will soon warm up-That
Pages Chestnut" horse is n dandy.-That
repairing the old Gauthier shop is a big i'm
we ought to have street
sprinkler.-That that old relic of railroad
building times, the steam engine called,
ought to be removed from the church premi-
ses,-That Brigham and Strong are getting in
a fine hay crOp.-That our Devil knows the
exact distance from the town pump to the |