News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-12-24
HYDE PARK.


Jacob Hayford is quite sick will
pneumonia.
All the e. V. NJ. Students are hom
for the holidays.
Wyatt Hulrburt has moved to tn,
Crane house on Prospect Avenue.
Frank Slayton was in Massachu
satts last week on lumber business.
| Isaac c. Vaughan is in town on &
short visit to his family. He arrived
Tuesday evening.
Nelson Keller and Russell Page, I'd
are home from Chauncey Hall for the
holiday vacation.
Hon. Horace Waite has been called
to Franklin by the death of his moth
er, Mrs. Lucinda Grant, aged Sc.
The grip" is here in full force and
IS paying its respects to all parties.
irrespective of race, sect or creed.
Adna Jones from Mansonyille, P,
q, and Stella Stowe from Hardwick,
are visiting their uncle Samuel Wis
well.
| The annual election of officers of
sterling Lodge, |. 0. O. F., will occur
Tuesday evening, Dec. 30. A full at
tendance is desired.
Officer Lanpher took Andrew VIII
kins of Eden, to Windsor last Friday
and on Monday took J. w. Griffith
OF North WOloott, to Rutland,
Rev Mr.. TAYLOR preceded his SER
mon last Sunday morning with a
short sermon to the children, using
for his subject "The manliness Of
Christ"
f. r. Child has been appointed as
signee of J. 7. Wells of North VOL
colt, Vt. and has taken possession of
the business. T. ?. True is assisting
Mr.. Child.
Barber jackson has recently added
handsome cup case to his well APP
pointed shop in the Hotel Phoenix.
He has now one of the best arranged
shops in the county.
Young Herbie Slayton broke his
left arm above the elbow while coast
ing on Boardman Hill last Saturday.
This is no new experience for the boy
as he broke an arm under similar cir
cumstances year or two ago.
Christmas exercises will be held at
the Town Hall Thursday evening at
seven O'Clock sharp In addition to
the Christmas trees there will be an
interesting program, consisting of
music, Rotations, &c. The public
are invited to be present. Parties
having gifts for their friends will
please hand them to the committee
early in the afternoon.
Farmers, do you want to ask some
questions about manures, how to |
save them and when and how to use |
themP Ifso, come to the meeting of |
the Board of Agriculture to be held |
at this place Wednesday and Thurs
day, Dec. Both and 31st, and call |
upon Mr.. Sanford OF the Board, who
has made the study of this branch of
a speciality and in the APP
plication of this knowledge has done
what very few of Vermont farmers
have done, got rich at farming. We
give little sketch of him in another
which read, 1t will interest
you.
Ex-Gov. A.P.K. Stafford of Arizona,
who died at his home in Tarpon
Springs, Fla, on the 10th inst, was
born on the old Allen farm, Hyde
Park, about sixty years ago; his birth
place being just south of the present
buildings Here, also his sister, DR.:
Mary Stafford, a lady who has gained |
worldwide fame in her profession and |
her writings, having Travelled through |
most all foreign countries and written
many valuable works. She was also |
born in Hyde Park, and died at her
brothers home three weeks previous
to the Governor. There were two sons
and one daughter of this family.
One, Alfred. a banker, who on visit
to Burlington some ten years ago,
died of apopleXy there. Many of
our Oldest inhabitants no doubt will
remember the family.
On Friday last, members of Ster-
ling lodge, |. o. .. F., to the number
OF about twenty attended the district
meeting in St Johnsbury and in the
evening worked the initiatory degree
pelOIb d ID " uuhlFuIC: hO eOt
was admirably performed and re-
ceived hearty applause and many
compliments. Other degrees were
worked by the Lyndon and st. Johns
bury lodges. This is the first time
the lodge has been away from home
in body and it was with no little
hesitancY that the young lodge &C
cepted the invitation to appear before
it's older brothers. The occasion was
a very pleasant one, made doubly SO
by the kind words from Grand Master
| Goodell and District Deputy G. NJ.
Farr. Caledonia lodge entertained
the visiting brethren in excellent
style.
/ CENTERvILLE-E. H Campbell ofSt Johns
bury. was in town visiting friends last week.
VIM Cheney of North Wolcott, met with the
! people of this place TO see about having
| singing SCHOOL,. We are to have Christ
= as tree at the school house in this place
Dec 25 Henry Calkins fell on the ice Sun
| 10, bur his shnnldar