News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-06-26
HYDE PARK.

The Misses Simpson OF Brooklyn,
n. Y, are at the American.
Geo. Lackey and wife visited friends
at WheelOck the past week.
Alice Page returned Monday from
Boston, where she has been for the
past six months
Mamie BOOmhower, of Middletown,
Conn, is spending a few weeks with
her parents in this place.
The corner building and post-office
are being painted in artistic colors by
Foster and his assistant, Parker.
Pages office is now on the first
floor of the corner building, possess
sion having been taken of the same
last week.
D. F. Fletcher sprained his ankle
very badly last week, while smooth
ing land. He was on the smoother
and his foot broke through, injuring
him as above.
A change in the railroad timetable
goes into effect next Monday. The
passenger trains will run as follows:
Mail train going east, 1902 p. m;
going west, 5:26 p. m; express go
ing east, 4:45 p. m; going west, 1926
p. m.
Benjamin Leach, son of Mrs. Bert
Lanpher of this place, died at Brown
ingtOn, Orleans Co., last Wednesday,
after an illness of only eleven days.
His mother was with him during his
last days. He leaves a wife and one
child.
A Republican caucus for the pur
pose of electing three delegates and
three alternates to represent this
town at the congressional convention
to be held in Middlebury July 9 VIII
be held at Town Hall, Saturday, June
%, at Z p. m.
The Y. P. S. C. E. has elected the
following delegates to attend the
county union at Cambridge Thursday
of this week: J. W. Redmond, Beulah
Waterman, Lucy Sawyer, l.. ii.
Lewis and wife. Mr.. Redmond will
have a paper on prayer meeting
work.
B. n. Gates and wife, who have been
in Colorado the past nine months Wis
iting their son and family, returned
to town recently, accompanied by
his son S wife, Mrs. Leo Gates, who will
remain East until next fall. Mr..
Gates reports the boys from this
place as being well and prospecting
News of the nomination of Mr.. Page
reached this place Thursday after
noon. In the evening an ''impromptu
racket" was arranged by the enthus-
| iastic boys. Salutes, bOn-tires, bell
ringing and the blowing of steam
whistles was the program and it was
kept up until late hour, Mr.. Page
did not return hcne from the conveIl-
ton, but went directly to Boston
where he Joined his wife. On Monday
they went to Old Orchard Beach
where they will remain several days,
returning home in season to attend
the Morrisville centennial.
The school meeting for this district
held Tuesday evening was thinly at
tended. The district voted to sus-
tain an academy as heretofore and
to have thirty-three weeks of school
A tax of so cents on the dollar was
voted -four per cent. discount if paid
on or before November 10 next tC
defray current expenses and pay in
debtedness of about $3.50. E. B
Sawyer was chosen Moderator; A. '
Wiswell, Clerk and Treasurer; E. l.
Noyes, Collector; S. b. Waite, Com
mittee for three years, and X. W
Hulburd Committee for one year
The latter vacancy caused by th'
resignation of Rev. E, j. Ward.
CENTREvILLE-The school Auditors me
last Saturday evening to settle accounts. -
Mrs Myrtle Liley, who has had long sick
ness at the home of her parents. was able I
, be removed to her former home in Morrlsvlil
on Sunday last......Anna Eastman. the eldes
, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Eastman
died Thursday, June 10. The funeral too
place Saturday, the 21st, Rev. E. W. Yves
, officiating. MIR and Mrs. j. Hubbard al
, away on a visit among friends.....Mr an
Mrs Calvin Campbell started last Saturda
) for a visit to their son, Charles, in Barre.
4 Mr. Wheeler and wife have gone to Calais.
, Good fishing at the Pond now......An interes
! ing meeting was held at the Cleveland schoo
i house one week ago last Sunday evening".
c Another appointment next Sunday evenln
a at seven O'Clock.