News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-07-14
HYDE PARK.

Shepard Family at Town Hall next
Monday evening.
Slayton Bros have purchased q
handsome black horse for use about
their mill.
Miss Chris Howieson, of Chippewa
Falls, Wis, is visiting at Frank
Slayton's.
C. A. Knight and wife are spending
a few days with relatives at Stan
stead, p O.
Our farmers, generally, have COM
menced haying, and an average crop
is being harvested.
Some of our young people visited
Mount Mansfield the first of the week,
and report an excellent view.
A Mr. Vancor has moved into a
tenement recently fitted up in the
rear end of the Kelley block.
Mrs. E. L. Noyes and children left
Monday for Mansonville, P. O.,
where they will remain several weeks.
A. L. Goddard is adding blinds to
his new residence on Commonwealth
Ave, making it handsomer than ever.
Harlow Bliss, one of our oldest res
idents, is in very poor health and it
is thought can live but short
time.
Rev. Mr.. Taylor will return from
his vacation the last of the week and
will resume his pastoral duties next
Sunday.
Democratic caucus at Town Hall
next Saturday evening, at eight
O'Clock, to elect delegates to the
County convention.
B. E. Billiard, of Hardwick, was in
town Tuesday. He finds travelling
about somewhat unpleasant, as he is
sorely afflicted with rheumatism.
2. A. Luce and wife, of East ST.
Johnsbury, who have been spending
a few weeks with Fri Fleetwood,
leave this week for a few days stop
at Stowe. after which they return
home.
Lewis C. Boyes OF Twin Mountain
House, N H., accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs W. H. Simon of Little
ton, N. H., were in town few days
the past week.
The services at the church last
Sunday we're conducted by laymen.
In the morning Leon Wiswell read
very interesting sermon, and in the
evening Fl. M. Noyes conducted the
social meeting.
The tennis ground is used more
than ever this year and the health
some and popular pastime is very
" taking" with many. A tourna-
ment, notice of which will be given
soon, is on the taps.
The Democratic county convention
is to be held at this place Thursday,
July 21. 1t is to be a delegate con-
vention-the first in the history of
the party. They expect TO have a
speaker from abroad.
The vacancy in Office of President
of the Lamoille County National
Bank, caused by the resignation of
c. S. Noyes, has been filled by the
election of C. S, Page; FL, M. McFar-
land has been elected Vice-President.
Apropos to village improvements
the suggestion is made that paint
ed box be placed at or near the post
office, in which people may throw
wrappers, envelopes, etc. This would
be much better than throwing them
about the street.
The Board of Railroad Commits
sioners are on an official visit over
the S. J. C l.. G. road. They stopped
at the Phoenix Monday night. In
addition to the board were Col. Fol
som of Lyndonville, E. I'll. Blossom,
C.. E. Severance and l.. M. Tucker of
st. Johnsbury.
Frank Farr, a graduate of the U.
V, NJ. class of '92. has been engaged
as Principal of the Lamoille Central
Academy for the ensuing year. The
assistants have not been hired yet,
but will probably be the same as
last year-Miss Dora Fairbanks and
Miss Lucy Sawyer.
In his lecture the other night Mr..
Northrop alluded to the too frequent
custom of neglecting Goods Acre"
and in kindly way suggested that
with a very little labor our cemetery
might be kept neat. His reference to
the strengthening up of few stones
that have fallen over ought to be
acted upon promptly.
HYDE Park as town has not a
very large number of covered bridges
within it's borders What few there
are however might be greatly i'm
proved by washing the interi-
or and forbidding posting patent
medicine and other cheap signs. st.
Johnsbury leads off In this direction
and the bridge in Hardwick village
was also thus renovated before its
centennial, making a decided i'm
provement. Let this town take the
lead in this direction in this county.
A laughable joke was perpetrated
upon one of the visitors from this
Mace on the recent Press" excur-
sion. The afternoon of the first day
was spent in st. Johnsbury and
among other places visited was the
Athenaum. One of the party was
acquainted with the librarian and in
PRODUCED another to her as the . Min
lister Plenipotentiary to the Sand
wich Islands" In the evening
friend asked her if she had met any
distinguished people in the party.
ooh. YES" she replied, " the minister
to the Sandwich Islands; | don't
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