News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-05-19

tough and Miss Cheney, as brides
maid, were all a success in the parts
assigned. A very decided feature of
of these entertainments proved to be
the new drop curtain and several
scenes just completed by the artist,
Mr.. Andrus, of Enosburg Falls,
who has executed very creditable
work in that connection. Excellent
music was furnished by Elmore's or
chestra.
HYDE PARK.
Garden-making is now the popular
past-time.
F. P. Hill broke ground for his
new house Monday.
Col. Sawyer delivers the grafton at
Bakersfield Memorial Day.
II. NJ. Noyes is confined to the
house with a bilious fever.
The Hyde Park Band plays at
Morrisville Decoration Day.
Chas. Riley now acts as assistant
to Station Agent Waterman
J. F. Kelley and wife of Swanton
spent a few days in town the past
week
VIM. Maxfeld will erect new resi-
dence on his land on Eden street the
coming season.
J. W. Redmond of No. Troy was in
town last week in attendance upon
the teachers institute.
The telegraph line between this
place and st. Johnsbury is to be en-
tirely rebuilt the coming summer.
III. L. Fairbanks and bride return
ed last week, and Mrs. Fairbanks
has resumed her position in Sher-
wins store.
Louie Strong, who has been in
rather poor health for some time,
left Tuesday for Boston, where he
will receive medical treatment.
Principal Macomber will spend the
summer vacation in Burlington and
Westford. Rumor has it that he
will enter law school in the fall
The Selectmen had busy day of
it Saturday last settling highway
accounts and other town business.
They will meet again next Saturday
Very tasty pamphlets, descriptive
of the new Woodstock Inn," were
received here last week by various
parties, from F. A. Nye. We suspect
Forrest still has an interest in this
place.
VIM. Maxfeld's young son Bernard
fell through an open hatchway at
his home on Monday, cutting a
severe cash on his forehead. DR..
Genge sewed up the wound and the
boy is now quite comfortable.
Mrs. Mary Keller Sawyer, relict of
Joshua Sawyer, quietly breathed her
last Tuesday, at SIS p. M, aged 96
years, 4 months and Z days Funeral
Friday at 10 O'Clock, at church, Rev.
f. e. Taylor officiating All friends
and relatives invited without further
notice.
Read Cranes new advertisement.
" Bert " carries as fine a stock of
goods as any establishment in the
county, and his prices are as low.
Why go away from home for goods |
when they can be had right here? A |
butter buyer will be at his store every |
Saturday.
A neighborhood fight occurred on
Battle Row one day last week. Re
suit: James Kelley has complained |
against Ed Crowell for assault; Pat
rick Kelley makes a like complaint |
against Frank Crowell, and the |
Crowells take the same action |
against the Kelleys. The Kelley
trial comes off Thursday, before JUS
tice Strong and the Crowell trial, Fri
day, before Squire Smally and a
Jury.
The teachers institute, held here
last week Wednesday, Thursday and
was well attended, consider
ing the unpleasant weather. About
one hundred teachers were in attend
ance throughout the sessions, to-
gether with a large number of those
who are fitting themselves for that
purpose. superintendent Palmer
was present the first two days, but
was called away by the death OF
brother Among the prominent ed
ucators present were W. III. Taylor
of Hardwick, J. S. Cilley of Jericho,
H. E. Rustedt of Richford, g. H Per-
kins of Burlington, c. E. Putney of
st. Johnsbury, ]. w. Redmond of
No. Troy, and A. H. Campbell of
Johnson, all of whom gave interest
ing and instructive addresses.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
interesting lectures were given by
Supt. Palmer and Prof. Perkins.
Altogether the affair was a success
and much credit for this Is due to
Examiner Macomber.
CENTREvILLE-Rev. g. NJ Boutwell, and
wife of st. Adams are visiting friends and
relatives in this place......Alfred Thompson
and wife are visiting relatives at her par
ent's, Geo. Hogaboom's, for few weeks.
Lulu Collins is visiting in Stowe.....Nellie
Watts of johnson spent Sunday at Z. g.
Sherwins...... Lillian Wescomb of Underhill
is stopping at j. H. Gray's.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Memorial Day services will be OBJ
served this year at Hyde Park vii
lage and the following will be the
program, weather permitting: A
procession will be formed in the court
house yard at 1870 a. m, in the
following order: Post 81, headed by
the drum corps, Sons of Veterans,
schools and citizens. AS soon as
formed the procession will march to
the village cemetery, where the ritual
istic ceremonies of the order will be
conducted by the Post Commander
and Chaplain, and the graves decorat-
ed. After the ceremonies, at the
cemetery are conducted, the process
sion will return to the village and
dispense for refreshments.
At / O'Clock sharp the Post and
Camp will form in line on the street
in front of the courthouse and march
to the Town Hall, where a literary
and musical programme will be car
ried out, followed by an grafton by
W. H. Parker, of Cambridge All
old soldiers are invited to fall in with
the Post, and all citizens are asked
to join with us in decorating the last
resting places of those who with us re-
ceived baptism Of fire in the defense
of tine fag-the National emblem OF
liberty and union. And we earnestly
and specially invite the schools to
bring flowers and assist us in cele-
brating the festival of our dead; for
if the beautiful impression and the
significant ceremonies of Memorial
Day are to be perpetuated, the duty
will very soon fall to children of the
schools of to-day as an heritage.
Finally, we earnestly ask all the peo
pie to join with us not only in the