News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-13
HYDE PARK,

Mrs. A. L. Noyes is in town
! I'll. N. Mcfarland is in Boston fora
* v---ri~s--s.
a. Noyes is laid up with an at
Rack OF rheumatism.
Mcfarland has sold his North Troy
insurance business to o. ). Annis.
Rev. E. J. Ward has gone to Town
shend to attend the golden wedding
of his father-in-law, Judge Batchelder.
A very interesting letter from c. c.
Morse, descriptive of Georgia, it's eli
mate and its people is given in anoth-
er column.
The Shepard family give an enter
tainment here tonight. Their con-
certs are always good and worthy OF
a full house.
Among the pension news this week
we notice that Jonas &. Sulham has
been granted Il pension, and Vol
ney A. Gilmore an increase.
II. E. Whitcomb closed a very sue
cessful term of school in the Reed dis
trict last week. Mr.. Whitcomb made
many friends during his sojourn here.
The work of fitting up McFarland's s
suit of Offices on the second floor of
Pages block is being rapidly pushed.
They will be ready for occupying
about April /.
The matter of d sewer on the north
side of Main Street from Church Street
west, is being considered by the prop
erty owners. Such an arrangement
would do away with wading through
a foot of water several times a year,
and would also be a sanitary i'm
provement.
The post-office will soon be in it's
new quarters on Church street. The
room has been very nicely fitted up,
and makes a commodious and pleas
ant office. Assistant Postmaster A.
V. Wiswell has moved what stock he
intends to handle into the same
building Adjoining the post-office
is Postmaster Hulburd's law office,
which has been finished up similar to
the post-office room
Maxfeld has vacated the store oc-
cupied by himself for a dozen or
more years, and has moved into
rooms in the basement. The store
has been rented by Strong & Wood
for term of five years, and they are
now moving their goods into the
same. The store which Strong &
Wood leave is to be occupied by the
owner, Chas. Crane, who leaves the
Page block, which is to be fitted up
with a suit of offices for c. S. Page.
The first act in the comedy entitled
"The Oyster Pirates or Who Owned
the Bivalves," came off in Brigham's
Hall Tuesday as previously an
nounced. The attendance was large,
standing room being at a premium.
w. Brigham appeared for the prose
cutiOn and j. W. Redmond forthe de-
fence. J. c. Crocker, Esq, was the
| Justice A largenumber of witnesses
were examined and much interesting
testimony elected. The session lasted
several hours and concluded with the
arguments by counsel, after which
| the court took the case and stated q
decision would be announced next
! Saturday.
! CENTREvILLE.-Mrs. Cowan is improving
! somewhat Andrew Calkins has rented tho
Jackson Campbell farm and moved thereon
-. Calvin Campbell has sold the Elihu Whee
| lock place for the sum of $650......We heal
! that HalIett Hurbut has rented the MorillC
| Towle farm, and will move soon. Rent $50 pei
wear and taxes. ...... Rumor has it that Will,
| kellogg has purchased the John Gray farm
..... Freddie Campbell has been quite sick, bu
| il now better
RIVERSIDE MITEs-Edgar Pratt has rented
his farm to Elmer Whitcomb, and gone tC
| Belvidere to work for his brother-in law
! Daniel Foss.....Mrs. Almon Crowell has re
turned from Wolcott, where she has been tax
ing care of Mrs. Wallace Spaulding, who il
slowly improving. Quite number of team
are busily engaged in drawing the lumbe
from The Patch mill to the depot Luthe
| Criswold. an old resident of this part of tn
town, died very suddenly Thursday morning
of pneumonia, aged about II years Mr.
Griswold was an affectionate father, a kinC
husband and an honOred and much respected
citizen. His funeral was very largely at
tended last Saturday afternoon at the churcl
in No. HYDE Park. He leaves widow, on
daughter, (Mrs. C. NJ. Gray,) and three sons
also one brother and large circle of friends