News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-19
HYDE PARK.

| Beulah Waterman, of Cedar Falls, Ia,
arrived in town last Wednesday and we
understand will spend the summer here.
Leon Wiswell is becoming quite skilled
as an amateur photographer. Some
pictures, both of houses and groups,
| taken by him recently are fully equal to
those of a professional. Harry NOyes is
also quite successful in the same bust
ness.
By reference to the Conference ap-
pointments elsewhere, it will be seen
that Hyde Park, which is attached to
Johnson, is to be supplied. The pastors
formerly located here are situated as
follows: l.. z. Tucker, Wilmington =;
G. l.. Story, Franklin II. A: Bushnell,
Groton; J. E. Bowen, Cambridge.
The house and shed on the farm owned
by Darius Bedell in the Spicer neighbor-
hood was destroyed by fire at an early
hour Sunday morning. Mr.. Bedell had
but recently moved there and had only a
portion of his goods in the house, all of
which were saved. The fire is supposed
to have originated from a defective
chimney. insured for $500.
The sugar festival last Saturday was
well patrOnized-over $40 being realized
therefrOm, which goes to the church re-
pairs fund. At the same time the child
rem opened the missionary boxes which
they have had the past year, and took
therefrOm some SIS. which will go to
missionary enterprises. The managers
of the affair have reason to congratulate
themselves ON the success of the enter
prise.
All the locomotives on the st. j. & l.. G
road being names of distinguished men
have been changed to those of towns and
NOT nH al nafc mo { al oft hoS
been renamed the Highgate the 8 Gov.
Fairbanks - now appears as the Mans
field the u Col. Fairbanks is changed
to the Sheldon; the name of = A. B. Har-
ris" disappears and its place is taken by
the Walden; and the Gov. Hendee lis
now known as the MOrrisville.
The Shepard family will give an enter
tainment at the Town Hall in this place
Thursday evening of this week. They
have been here a number of times and
always give a pleasant concert. The
little folks show marvellous skill on brass
instruments and violins, and since their
last visit here have become skilled in
banjo playing. The concert will consist
of songs, duets, quartets, &c. They
have very generously offered to donate
portion of the proceeds to the Ladies'
Aid Society, and as this is matter in
which all should be interested we be;
speak for them a good house. AdmiS-
sion, % cents. Reserved seat tickets
may be had at Wiswell's at the general
admission price if bought before that
evening.
We clip the following from the st.
JOhnSbury Republican On the st. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroad, engi-
neers get 81. Is per day the first year, S2.35
the second and S2.67 the third, and after
five years service they get $3.50 per day.
The pay is the same ON both freight and
passenger trains but it is the Oldest and
most experienced engineers who are
given passenger trains. A trip from st.
to Swanton or back is counted
a days work; but as the trip occupies
only part of the day the engineers are
very frequently given extra work, for
which of course they receive extra pay
an extra trip being counted as half day
even if it is only a mile long. Part of
the force run to Swanton and back in
one day, but make only three trips a
week-a scheme which gives them three
6 loafing days " in the week, but which |
is not regarded as so favorable to longev-
ity as the other arrangement. 1t is
queer, but the railroad folks say it is a
solid fact, that every engineer, in his first |
year, no matter how long his experience
as fireman, invariably destroys railroad |
property to the amount of many times |
his years pay-doing it by carelessness |
and fOrgetfulness of orders.
SUGARED OFF.-County Court next
Teachers examination next |
Randall, of the American,
bought a number of wagons at the auc-
ton sale of the Mansfield House livery
at Stowe, last week. The addition of |
another boy to the family of VIM. Max
ield was an event we uninteptionally
failed to chronicle last week. William
had set his mind on a girl, but has con-
GUIDED since, that boys are little more
Useful. Mrs. Thomas, of Fletcher, has
been spending few days in town with
ler daughter. Addie Thomas. Did
you See the new moon from the right
p, .Excellentsugar weather
ind the farmers are improving it. AS
Don as the snow goes off the village
Improvement society will have job in
eeing that ash heaps and other rubbish
re removed from the streets. If you
want to get a bargain every time, and
he most goods for the least money, read
he Advertisements in this paper. Mrs.
v. E. Bailey is in town for the summer.
:. A. j. Campbell is somewhat better.
-~-Deaeon Sherwin remains about the
anne. The band boys had very pleas
mt time at Rob. Putnam's, one evening
asst week. new sugar is what attracted
hem thither.