News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-11-26
HYDE PARK.

County court opens next week.
Gov. Page is spending Thanksgiy-
ing in Boston.
Winter term at the Academy opens
next Monday.
Rev. E. j. Ward was in town
short time last week
Thanksgiving services at the church
at II O'Clock a. IN.
A handsome sign, Hotel Phoenix "
has been placed on the hotel.
A. L. Goddard and wife are spend
ing ii few days in Chittenden county.
The Burlington collegiates are at
home for their Thanksgiving vaca-
ton.
Remember and pay your school
tax before Dec. /, and save the dis
count.
Jackson, the tonsorial artist, is
now nicely located in his new quar-
tiers in the hotel
Mrs. S. B. Waite spent a few days
the past week in Burlington, with
Mrs Don. A. Stone.
The large safe in the office of the
savings bank has been re-painted in
artist-Iike manner by c. H. Andrus.
Wallace Parker, Esq, has been en-
gagged to deliver the memorial adj
dress at this place next Decoration
day.
The band was out on n serenadlng
tour Saturday night, calling upon
the new landlord and a few private
families
Mrs Lydia Ferguson, daughter of
Ora Wiswell and wife of Rev. Jas.
Ferguson, died at her home in Bur-
lington Monday.
A heavy rain and wind storm struck
this place Monday evening. Although
The storm was very severe, we learn
of no special damage,
C. 4. Knight and wife, Rev. F. c.
Taylor and Station Agent Water
man are among the permanent So
journers at the hotel.
Word received from Carroll Lilley
announces his arrival at Fort Payne,
Ala. He is well pleased with the
| CbuHIly anu Clllh9 OIPO OAO ttiIhbCO
will agree with him,
Do any of our readers want to take
the Burlington Free Press free? We
see that the publishers offer it free to
Vermonters for three weeks beginning
Nov. % They will send it to you if
you write for it.
The season for heavy weight hogs
has opened. The first man to send
in statement is r. C. Barnes, who
dressed athirteen-monthsp orker last
week which weighed when dressed
555 lbs. Until these figures are beaten
Robert leads the procession.
Hotel Phoenix is now open for bus
mess. Since last Friday, the day it
opened, the patronage has been good
and all who have inspected the build
ing pronounce it a handsome house.
Geo d. Sherwin of Burlington, put
in electric bells the first of the week.
The Old Farmers Almanack for
1892 has made its appearance, and
as usual contains a variety of useful
and interesting matter The fact
that this number marks the centen-
NAL of this fayorite and reliable pub
LEGATION viii afford especial interest
to many.
The work of laying large iron pipes
from the cold spring to the top
of the hill back of the new hotel has
been going on the past week, A res
ervoir is to be built aud the village
supplied with running water. The
, water will he forced into thereservoir
by the windmill.
Postmaster Hulburd, County Clerk
Waite and we editor attended the Odd
Fellows district meeting at SwantOn
f last Thursday. The occasion was a
, very pleasant one and the cordiality
: and fraternal greetings extended to
the trio will long be remembered by
| them. The Odd Fellows of that dis
{ trict, and of Swanton in particular,
, are royal entertainers.
Thursday, Dec. 10, is the time fixed
for the ordination and installation
, of Rev. F. c. Taylor. The ordination
sermon will be preached by Rev. Mr..
George of Newport, a classmate OF
Mr.. TaylOr's, and the other exercises
, participated in by clergymen from
: this county and vicinity. We believe
this will be the first time that the
] congregational church in this place
2 has ever installed a pastor, or that a
, minister has ever been ordained here
The exercises will be very interesting
and will doubtless draw large at
: tendance,
+. Important real estate transactions
=, have been under consideration fol
: several days past and the outcome
+ we believe is as follows: The Enos
Y Sherwin house has been purchased
e for Congregational parsonage, the
Geo. Parker house is to be owned by
l Postmaster Hulburd these two build
5 ing5 to be moved next spring ovel
S onto Commonwealth Ave. Gushing
: Nichols house is to be moved onto
Prospect Avenue, adjoining l. c