News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-12-25
HYDE PARk

HYDE PARK.
While sounds the Christmas choral hvmn.
And shines the Christmas sun,
Let say, as did dear Tiny Tim,
Uod bless us, every one!'
There will be special Christmas SER
wees at the Catholic church.
Ice harvesting has commenced.
fine Ice foot thick is being cut.
The L. V. NJ collegians are all
nome on their holiday vacations.
Coasting on the depot hill is SUI
pero, and the boys are enjoying it.
fhll Clark succeeds Harry German
as telegraph operator at the depot.
uertle Hogaboom has just closed a
sixteen weeks school at Battle Row.
Putnam's auction, held every night
IN the Kelley block, draws full
Inc Academy was closed Thursday
ana flday, on account of the teach
ers institute at Morrisville.
Hattie Eaton has closed another
term OF school in Belvidere and is at
home again. She goes back in the
spring.
The State Auditor was in town
Monday night, auditing expenses of
the late court. He finished the bust
ness all up in a few hours.
Fred Mcfarland, of st. Adams.
has entered the employ of his broth
er, H. NJ, of this place. He will at
tend to the outside business.
Nice weather for breaking colts
Erton HogaboOm is improving it bv
breaking his fine colt, which he re-
Gently bought of Norman Perry.
Geo. Keller of Boston, one of the
Colonies on Gov. elect RusseFs staff.
is native of Hyde Park. He was
born in the house now occupied by
Judge Page.
Invitations iaSSea a'eS's 171oof' ~. L. :
an heIIg tne coming marriage OF
.EttaM. DEMO, formerly of this place,
Iand Duane E. Geer of Glendale, Da-
kota. The event comes off Dec. 81.
Luther X. Emerson, aged 70 years,
died of heart disease last Thursday
while chOpping wood, He had been
in comparatively good health up to
that time. He lived with his brother
Oliver.
The Odd Fellows will hold meet
ing Friday night in their new hall.
Although not entirely finished it is
so near completed, that it can be
used. When finished it will be a
dandy"
Preston Fairbanks and Fred Now
er start on their western expedition
Saturday night They go through to
Chicago, where they will stop awhile
thence to Denver, and then on to
Fairhaven, away up in the northwest
corner of Washington. Good luck!
The other night while a small boy
was going through the street ringing
a bell and crying auction" gran
ger resident rushed into the meat
market and seriously asked "whose
oxen are lost? | heard a boy crying
oxen! oxen! and | wonder whose
oxen have ran away"
Among the passengers on the train
Friday evening was Harry Montague
ESQ. of No. Cambridge Mr. Mon
tague was on his way home from a
two-weeks visit with relatives in New
York and Boston. Although SO
years old the venerable gentleman
made the trip alone and was able tic
take good care of himself He greatly
enjoyed his visit but of course was
glad to get back to old Vermont.
Frank Slayton has been looking
backward lately-not of the Edward
Bellamy order however He was OF
top of a freight train, ''gauping
around" Frank True says, when the
cars went under the bridge at the
depot. Frank didn't know how neal
the bridge was until he felt thump
ing on the side of his head, which
caused him to drop fat without
much ceremony. He wasn't hurt any
but he was awfully scared. He nov
thinks looking forward is much bet
ter than looking backward.
Dora Beecher, for several years
clerk in the Probate office, will b,
married at the home of her parents in
johnson on Christmas morning. The
lucky young man is Elmer E
Vaughan, one of our Hyde Park
boys, but now a practicing physician
in Chicago. The happy couple viii
leave for that place Christmas night
where they will at once go to house
keeping, all the preliminaries therefor
having been arranged. Their friends
and they have legion of them, all
wish them happiness and prosperity
in their marital life.
Sheriff Burnell is quite musical
character. His friends all know this
and admit that his "basso-pro-
fundo is able to "soothe the savage
breast" But all the same they will
be surprised to learn that he has Sc
rious thoughts of joining some must
cal quartette and travelling around
the country, receive big pay and have
a good time generally. At the con-
cert by the Appleton quartette re-
Gently given in Morrisville, Milo was
seated on the stage. 1t was generally
supposed that he was given a seat
there because of his official character.
but they say that was not the cause.
He wanted to sit up there and "see
how the thing went off" His desire
was granted, yet it was not thought
safe to let him set there alone SO one
or two men and a number of small
boys were seated there with him.
Well nothing special occurred until
the duett Una Motto Venegia"
was rendered. Then the Sheriff
chimed in in a subdued tone, the mel
ody of which captivated the audi
ence. He kept on humming but the
audience, except a few near him
thought the sweet strains came from
the two female singers, and so en-
cored them rapturously. He tuned
up in several of the other pieces. but
none harmonized as well as in the
above piece. He is at his best when
Italian or German opera is being
rendered and his friends will persuade
him to take up that line of music.
treat results are expected and what
the future has in store for this must
eai prong IS eeyond comprehension.
CENTREvILLE.
Those on the sick list are Samuel Farr,
Mrs. Charles Holbrook and Mrs. Alice Burn
ham.
Mrs Alice Thompson is visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hogaboom.
Rev f. W. West has returned home from
holding revival meetings at Lincoln and re-
ports good work done
Willie Campbell has returned home from
Barre, having obtained work at Johnson
He entered upon his work Monday.