News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-09-20
HYDE PARK.

HYDE PARK.
The coats for the band boys hav'
arrived. They are from Oak Hall, BOs
ton, and are very handsome.
Some light-fingered person stole G. f
Randall's Harrison" hat from the hal
rack at the Van Ness house last Thurs
day evening, while its owner was al
supper.
y horse belonging to Stanley & Butler
threShers, died last Saturday while al
work at Waite'S farm. Too much feeC
is thought to have been the cause Of its
demise.
Chas. Goddard exhibits four potatoes
late rose variety, taken from one hill
which weighed pounds and 81 ounces
Besides these there were a number OF
small ones in the hill.
Ezekiel Billiard, formerly of North
Hyde Park, but now living at Greens
bOro, visited his old home last week
'Zeke y is a strong Republican and very
enthusiastic over the recent election in
this state and Maine.
Representatives Cheney, of Hyde Park
and Newton, of Eden, visited MOntpel-
ier Tuesday; secured their boarding
place and became acquainted with the
capital generally, prior to the opening OF
the session next month.
Mrs. W. N. Barnard and her sons left
Tuesday night for Chicago where they
will Join Mr.. Barnard, who preceded
them several weeks ago and is now run
ming a meat market. They will make
that place their future home.
Rev. Mr.. Coathuel, the new Catholic
priest, is for the present located at Jos.
Gauthier's. Arrangements will soon be
made for purchasing residence for
him. The church is to be repaired and
needed Improvements made therein.
Mrs. w. c. Wedge of Chicopee, Mass,
accompanied by her siSter-in-laW Mrs.
w. F. McGrath from Florida, were in
town few days the past week. Mrs.
McGrath left Florida some four weeks
ago the yellow fever scourge then hay
ing become prevalent.
The railroad authorities are putting IN
a side-track just below Judge Pages
farm. from where gravel is to be taken
to fill the Rider treStle. They intend
also to eXcavate the bank sufficiently so
that where the highway now crosses the
railroad four times it will only be neceS-
Sary to cross it twice, change which all
who travel that way will heartily ap-
preciate.
Prof. J. E. Chandler of Portland gave
polyOrama exhibition at the town hall
Tuesday evening to good audience.
His exhibition, which was divided I'M o
three parts 8 Wonders of the Heavens ~
bible Scenery" and Gallery of Art,
and General Scenery" was very interest
ing. The Professor is a very interesting
speaker and his lecture alone was worth
the price of admission.
The camping party phil Clark and
sister, and Geo. FOSS and Wifel returned
Saturday. They report splendid time
slightly marred however by the acct
dental discharge of a revolver which
planted a ball in the calf of Phil'S left leg,
embedding it so firmly that it had to be
extracted from the opposite side from
favor that limb for a few weeks. We are
under obligations to the party for sup
ply of choice fish.
will hold its annual session in this place
next month, commencing Wednesday,
October 10th, and will continue two
days. q. w. Smalley, of LyndOnvllle,
is the Grand Chief Templar, and G. D.
of Mortified, Grand Secre-
tary. This will be the first time the
Grand Lodge has ever met in this
county and there will doubtless be a
large gathering from various parts of
the state of those active in Good Temp
larry. The sessions will be held in the
American House hall, and we presume
the evening meetings will be of public
character.
The annual reunion of the SherWin
family was held at Oscar Sherwin's, in
last week Tuesday. There
was large attendance, nearly all of the
Sherwins in the county being present.
The day was very pleasantly spent and
will long be remembered. AS is the
S usually given the entertaining parties.
On this occasion the gift was in the
shape of a goOdly sum of money, given
With the request that suitable memo
.ial of the occasion be purchased there
With. These family reunions are green
pots in the busy events of life, and
very family, or families of kindred
Hood, ought to occasionally gather to-
ether and thereby keep in loving re- |
felIow-kindred.
EPTTOAIE.-The work of repairing the |
curt house is now well under way.
Iyron Putnam, of Westfeld, has been |
n town the past few days, visiting his |
lister, Mrs. II. a. Bailey: Oscar Cook |
md family, of Lowville, n. Y, were in
own recently NlSlGlllS NILS. EuSdI
Moves, a sister of Mr.. Cook. Hattie
Ooty is again teaching school in Grove
5on, n. II. .. Putting up stove time has
arrived; be patient and keep COOL.
Mrs. Arvilla Crowell and daughter CleOra
are visiting relatives in SWantOn. "A.
l.. Goddard with his wife and daughter
Allie have been visiting friends in
Franklin County the past week. Rev.
E. w. West will preach in the grove at
Centreville next Sunday at IL, a. NJ.
A. B. Moves, of st. Johnsbury, was in
town last week. He is strong for Cleve-
land and Free Trade. . Almond Board
man, Esq, is very i'll with pneumonia.
.Lanpher has sold one of his horses,
the oldest, to Connecticut parties. -.
Florence Partlow has resumed her posi-
ton in SherWin's store. =. The interior
of the drug store has been very neatly
repainted by that artistic brush manipu-
lator, Cushing Nichols. We have had
plenty of rain it would seem for the pre-
sent. The springs, wells and cisterns
ought to be about full. =. The harvest
moon is full tonight. ;. A gOodly num-
Der from this place attended the st.
fair to-day. Mrs. Archi-
bald DWinell, from Mass, is in town.