News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-11
HYDE PARK.

HYDE PARK.
r. H. Porter of Underhill was il
town last Saturday.
Horace Waite is temporarily in
charge of the Bishop store.
Harry Noyes was home from the L.
V. NJ. few days last week.
F. R. Child has been in Boston the
past few days on a business trip.
Frank Sawyer, for the past few
years sexton of the church, has given
up the job.
Carroll Lilley has left Alabama and
is now revelling among the orange
groves in Florida.
A number from this place will at
tend the meeting of Republican clubs
at Burlington Friday.
JAS. Borland, our lightning typog-
rapher, has been called to Danville by
the death of his mother.
The Board of Civil Authority will
meet at the Town Clerks office Sat
urday, Feb. 20, for the abatement of
taxes.
A large delegation of young people
from Centreville attended the lyceum
Friday night. They came down in a
big sleigh and had a jolly time.
Miss Frances Atkinson of Newbury,
a student at the I. V. NJ, came home
with Miss Myra Keller last week and
spent several days here with her.
Mrs. Sarah st. John, who has been
in attendance upon her father, Jos.
Gauthier, returned to her home at
Hardwick Monday-he being some
what improved.
A good many people just now will
appreciate the Irishman's account of
his recovery from the grip: 1t took
NE thraa wakes to fale better after [
was intoirly we'll. ?"
A large number, in addition to the
holders of course tickets, attended
the concert at Morrisville last Thurs
day evening All were highly pleased
and pronounce it first-class.
Mrs. Frank Slayton received news
last week of the death of her uncle,
Col. S. r. Lyman of Portland. He
was Sc years old, a lifelong Demo
craft, and had held many important
offices.
Postmaster HuIburd is negotiating
with Miss Witherell of New York, a
noted elocutionist, to give a two
evenings entertainment in this place
within a few weeks, for the benefit of
the church.
Several teams are busily engaged
in drawing stone into the village, to
be used on the Governors buildings
next spring. Ed. Lilley's team drew
in a load Monday that weighed 5000
lbs.-the biggest thus far,
Rev. Mr.. Taylor and f. G. Sherwin
the church at this place
at the council held at the Congrega
tional church in Johnson Tuesday for
the purpose of Diminishing Rev. Mr..
Smith from its pastorate.
John LaPorte, graduate of this
office, is now the Lyndon Union edl
tors right-hand man. For several
weeks John will be monarch Of all
he surveys" Bro. Chase having gone
on an extended trip to the southwest
The outlook for ice from the river is
not very fiattering There is plenty
of it, but it is so full of dirt that it is
unfit for use. A spot has been cut
out for the hotel and if the weather is
only frigid enough some good ice may
be got from there:
Henry Stowell was arrested last
week at the instigation of Lot Emer-
son, who sues him for the recovery of
a certain sum of money which disap-
peared from Emerson's room one day
last fall. Stowell denies tie charge
and has furnished bailfor appearance
at county court.
Among the unclaimed express pack
ages advertised to be sold at auction
at Brattleboro the last of the month, |
we notice several from Hyde Park. |
As the intrinsic value of the packages
8 decidedly uncertain there will prob
ably not be any spirited bidding on
them.
A frequent visitor at the depot en-
guires how long that antiquated dry
goods box is to be given storage in
the waiting room and if that dilapi-
dated stove is the best the road can
afford. 1t is our aim to enlIghten the
public on general matters, but i'm
portant ones like these are beyond
our comprehension, and we therefore
refer them to Station Agent Water
man.
This week We commence the publ
cation Of story in ten chapters en-
titled "A Pink Diamond" It's author
is Miss NJ. Carrie Hyde, of Pottsville,
Pa, and a native of this town. Miss
Hyde is a writer of ability and is
meeting with success in her literary
efforts. We are sure her many friends
as well as our readers generally, will
take pleasure in reading this produc-
ton of hers.
From the Rome On " Sentinel of
Wednesday last we take the follow
ing ''f' Mrs. Alfred Rounds died of
grip and paralysis at her home at
Hatch's Corners on Tuesday, aged II
years. She had been i'll ABOUT ten
days. Mrs. Rounds, whose maiden
name was Lucinda Hoyt, was ma
tive of Hyde Park, Vermont. She
came to Rome soon after she was
married, As years ago, and has since
lived within sight of the farm where
she died. She had no children of her
own, but brought up two adopted
children, Mrs. Rounds was a mem
Der Of the First NJ E. Church of
Rome and an exemplary woman in
all the walks of life Her neighbors
and friends held her in the highest
esteem. -
CENTREvLLE-Rey.E E. W. West and family
have returned to their hoIne in Lincoln. "A
Mr., THOMAS from Morristown has purchased
the David Campbell place,.....Arthur Camp
bell, from Barre, is visiting fFienda here.