News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-05-26
HYDE PARK,

A brilliant display OF northern
lights last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. M. P. Cheney and two children
are visiting relatives in Montgomery.
Harrison Grout has set up a fine
monument on his lot in the village
cemetery.
Masters Burton and Ernest Good
rich of Montpelier are visiting their
uncle, F. HI. Strong.
Carroll Lilley, who has been in the
south for the past winter, returned
home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Jas. F. Kelley, of Swanton,
spent Sunday in town with her grand
mother, Arvilla Crowell.
The band is putting in good work
rehearsing, preparatory to playing
at Morrisville Mem orial Day.
Crane has a fine assortment OF
fruit. He intends to pay special at
tention to this part of his business.
F. E. Sawyer has been appointed
highway surveyor for this district in
place of C. M. Strong, who declined
to qualify.
"There is no boy like my boy" SO
thinks Fred Child, who became a
father Tuesday of last week. Mother
and son are doing we'll.
The weather is not very pleasant
for spring work, but the farmers
should remember that ga cold, wet
May, makes a barn full of hay"
Mrs. Riley has vacated the fiat in
the Alhambra and will board at Capt.
Waite's through the summer. The
fat is now occupied by V. R.
Wright's family.
Parties in driving cows through
the village should have a care in SO
doing, as the animals if not closely
watched do considerable damage to
lawns by tramping on them.
The Emerson brothers do not in
tend to have any more money spirit
ed away from their house they have
purchased the safe, once the property
of the late Major Hyde. Light-fin-
gered people will now receive the
cold shoulder there.
All who are interested in the Center
burying ground are requested to
meet on Tuesday, June Z, 1892, at 9
O'Clock, for the purpose of fixing the
road around the yard and repairing
graves; also stalking out the new
part into family lots. Please turn
out-one and all.
Abel Putnam and wife, who have
been in Chicago the past eight
months, returned home Tuesday.
They have thoroughly enjoyed their
visit, and Judging from their appear
ance it has agreed with them. Their
daughter, Mrs. F. M. Gale, and two
grandchildren, George and Mamie
Gale, returned with them.
The Battle Row trials have been
continued until after Decoration
Day. VIM. Crowell doesn't want to
have the impression go out that ne
was in the conflict. His friends here
know that he is not given to taking
active part in domestic ARRAYS, and
that he had no hand in this conflict.
VIM. says he lives where neighbor-
hood quarrels are unknown.
Decoration Day next Monday. 1t
is hoped there will be a large turn
out of our citizens at the services
that day. The exercises promise to
be fully as interesting as any ever
held here, and we can assure our
readers THAI the address by W. ii.
Parker, ESQ.,, will be we'll worth hear
ing. Turn out in large numbers, and
thereby show the boys in blue our
interest in them and also pay tribute
to the fallen heroes.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary
SAWYER was attended from the church
last Friday. The burial was in the
family lot in the village cemetery.
Mrs. Sawyer, who was the Oldest resi-
dent of this town and perhaps in the
county, was 90 years old, and has,
we believe, lived all this time in the
village, and very near the spot
where she died. She was a most
excellent woman and in her day
welded a strong influence for good.
John A. Rice, a prominent citizen
of Worcester, Mass, and husband oil
Nettie Cook, daughter of Edison
Cook, of this place, died of heart dis
ease in his store last Friday morn
ing. He was i'll but a few minutes
Mr. Rice was engaged in the seed and
agricultural implement business, and
was one of Worcester's well-to-do
men. He served several years in the
late war. Besides his wife he leaves
a son and a daughter, and also son
by his first wife. Deceased was in his
seth year.
J. F. Kelley, for the past ten years
proprietor of the Central House al
Swanton, has leased the Alburgt
Springs House at Alburgh Springs
and will open the same for the recep
ton of summer boarders about june
5th. The house is very pleasantly
| situated, has 100 rooms, and is IL
every way well-ftted for summer
guests. 1t has heretofore had a larg'
patronage, many going there moi
only because of the excellent fishing
and delightful scenery, but also to
partake of the curative waters OF thu
noted sulphur springs located there
Mr.. Kelley has had long experience
as a hotel man, having started II
the business here about eighteen years
ago. His success is known to all
When he disposed of his business IL
this place he went to Swanton, where
he builtu up a large and lucrative bust
ness. He is a hotel man through
and through, knows how to enter
tain and take care Of his guests
which fact accounts for his success
We understand that while Mr.. Kelley
will have an eye on the house at TIN
Springs, the direct manager will b.
his Oldest son, Fred. Young Mr.
Kelley is 90 q chip off the old block,
was born in a hotel and has Away
lived in one. He inherits all of hi
fathers excellent hotel qualities. w
predict for the Alburgh Springs Hous
successful season, and parties wish
ing to spend one week or the summe
on Lake Champlain can find NJ
better place than at that hous
under the above management.
RIVERSIDE NoTEs.-Ed Miles and his vii
and son of Mortified have been visitin
their uncles, j. d. and b. M. Currier. ...... HeI
ry Currier, of Albany, VT, who has bee
stopping in Mortified for the past fe
months, is now visiting his friends and rel,
tives in this place. Mrs. Harvey Morgan
of Cambridge, was in town few days las
week visiting. ...... Mrs. Van Ness Lilley r
; turned to her home last Wednesday,.
|. Waters is building u shop and otherwise in
proving the looks of his residence..:..Va
Ness Llley has been repairing his house
e adding q new portico and paint, whiC
8 | makes it look decidedly better.