News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-15
HYDE PARK,

The "Oyster war" is ended.
Remember the Chinese lecture Fri
day evening.
E.C.Montana, of Barre, was in town
over Sunday,
The Town Clerks office is now To-
Gated in the LaPage block.
ENERGY Goddard is spending the
week with relatives in Burlington.
Mrs. G. L. Watermanis making no.
ticeable improvements on her dwell
ing.
Mrs. Anthony Gauthier, of Tilton,
n. H., is stopping with relatives in this
place.
Frank Rock succeeds Geo. East
man as assistant in Lackey's meat
market.
H. B. French, of Fletcher, was the
guest of ]. S. Leach a day or two
last week
Rev Silas Foster will preach at
the Centre schoOl-house next Sunday
at 1870 a. m.
The mechanics are pushing the
work on the addition to Judge
Small'S residence.
1.-THE Elms" is ready FORTS summer
guests, an installment of whom are
to arrive this week.
The young people had Il very pleas
ant promenade social at the Town
Hall last Friday evening
The spring term at the Academy
closed Tuesday. Prof Gilbert will
remain in town for the present.
Supervisor Redmond has desk room
in McFarland's new office, and F. R.
Child in the county clerk office.
Jones, the butcher, entered upon
the summer campaign Thursday,
coming out with a cart renovated in
attractive shape.
Read the advertisement of Leo &
McLaren's Boston store. They an
nounce special excursion rates to all
who patrOnize them.
Jennie Keller, of Eyota, Mimi,
arrived in town last Saturday and
will spend the summer with her
grandmother, Mrs j. A. Keller.
The Sunday evening meetings at
the vestry now commence at 7.15
O'Clock. They are very largely at
tended and much interest is mani
tested
The recent cool weather was too
much for "Uncle Adna's" plants, and
consequently some $15 worth of
choice tomato plants succumbed to
the elements.
Chas Severance, of Fort Scott,
Kansas, who is spending a few weeks
in the east for his health, spent few
days in this place last week with A.
l.. Goddard.
A car load of furniture consigned
to County Clerk Waite arrived here
Monday. Neighbor Waite evidently
intends to have the benefit of some
of the luxuries of life.
Wyatt Hurlburt has left at this of
flee couple of apples-supposed to
be of the Ben Davis variety-twO
years old, which are remarkably
preserved, being very sound and but
little shriveled.
The Democrats of this town will
hold a caucus at the Town Hall,
Tuesday evening, May 20, at 7.30
O'Clock, for the purpose of electing
delegates to their coming state and
district conventions.
One Of our young men, who is quite
extensively engaged in business, con-
templates enlarging the same by get
ting up a corner on mirrors. He is
very anxious to get control of all the
lOOking-glasses in the neighborhood.
Austin Belknap, proprietor of the
creamery, has been here the past
week arranging for the opening of
the same, which will occur Thursday,
May 18th. Robert Shaver, of Wash
ington, n. Y, is to have charge of
the creamery. He is an experienced
butter maker, having learned the
business of f. S. Crapser, and has
had charge of creameries in the west. |
The 25th anniversary of the mar
riage of VanNess Lilley and wife was
observed by large gathering of
friends at their home Monday after
noon and evening. The house was
filled and a merry company it was
throughout. Many presents of a
useful and valuable character were
given, among them beinga handsome
gold watch for Mrs. Lilley and fine
extension table.
For THE BELL FUND.-Rev. j. Tate
Kits flor five years a pioneer medi-
cal missionary in the interior of
North China) will lecture at this
place on Friday evening, May 18th,
for the benefit of the ''bell fund His
subject will be "China and the Chi
nese" and will be descriptive of the
character and habits of that people.
Mr.. Kits lived in China as a native,
adopted the peculiar dress of that
country, shaved his head and wore
the regulation queue. The lecturer
comes highly recommended and we
have no doubt all who attend will
not only be amused, but also in
structed As a portion of the pro-
ceeds are for the bell fund there will
of course be a good audience. Adj
mission % cts, children 15 cts.