News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-27
HYDE PARK.

Rev. E. J. Ward, formerly of this
place, is spending the summer at his
old home in Grafton.
Harold Bailey and his sister Maud
of WinoOski, are stopping with their
grandmother, Mrs. 7. W. Hyde.
Mrs. Maria Reeve, of Colebrook, N.
| H., is visiting at F. P. Hills for a
few weeks. Mrs. Reeve is sister of
Mrs. HILL
Joseph Bishop and family were
called to CRANKY, P. O., last week
Thursday by the illness of Mrs. Bish-
ops father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Gauthier
went Friday morning to st. Adams,
where they spent several days visit
ing relatives.
We give our readers this week an
other interesting letter on the
Worlds Fair" from the pen of
Leon Wiswell.
Noyes Wood and family and Mrs.
Philip Wood returned last week from
Chicago, where they had spent near
| ly seven weeks.
Mrs E. E. Paige and daughter, of
Denver, Colo, are visiting at Volney
A. Gilmore's. Mrs. Paige is a niece
of Mrs. Gilmore.
Elihu Ruggles has sold his farm on
the No. Hyde Park road to W. F.
Griswold, of Milton, for $500. A
good farm at low price.
Miss Cora Spear, of West Newton,
Mass, granddaughter of Mrs. Ar
villa Crowell, visited her grand
mother a few days the past week.
What is the matter with the rail
road folks? Indications are that the
summer will soon be ended and the
depot not moved. Why is this thus +?
In G. I'll. Cranes store is displayed
sample of the crayon portrait,
such as he gives customers who in
vest a certain sum of money in his
goods, following the card system.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Mudgett and
We w.. ss 81 w.!
Crowell's. Mrs. Mudgett is a grand
daughter of Mrs. Crowell, and will be
remembered as Ella Stewart.
By the boiling over of kettle of
lard at Jack Sackett's house one day
last week a lot of clothes hanging
about the stove took fire. 1t Was
eXtinguished, but not until about
SO worth of damage had been done.
Rev. and Mrs. Seymour, and the
Misses Cora Bracket, Jessie and
Josie Slayton, all of Morrisville, were
present at the Christian Endeavor
meeting last week and gave an in
teresting account of the Montreal
convention.
The remodeling of the barn and
the building of a new wood shed have
greatly improved the appearance of
the jail premises. The substantial
cellar wall under the barn was built
by that superb knight of the trowel,
Bert Backum.
Mr.. Anthony Gauthier, a younger
brother of Joseph Gauthier, of this
place, spent last week here with his
brother. He resides in Lafayette,
Ohio, and was accompanied by his
wife. 1t was their first visit here in
twenty-eight years.
Now is a good time to save some
thing with which to pay those taxes,
which will become due soon. 1t will
require a big effort on the part of
many to "get there" on time, but
there is great consolation that this
is the last year of railroad taxes.
The funeral of young George Gil
more, whose untimely death was
caused by drowning, occurred from
his fathers home last Thursday and
was largely attended. Rev. Mr.. Tay-
lor officiated and Col. E. B. Sawyer
acted as manager. The bearers were
four young men, members of the Sab
| bath-school class to which the de-
ceased belonged. The floral tributes
were numerous and very handsome.
Last Saturday morning, during
the thunder-shower which passed
over the northern part of the town,
Alfred Jones' house was struck by
lightning, completely demolishing
Che chimney, slivering the frame
work of his wood-shed, and doing
considerable other damage about
the house. Mrs. Jones, who was the
only occupant in the house at the
time, was very much frightened and
received quite a severe shock, which
left her deaf in one ear. The damage
to the building is estimated at $50.
Chas. S. Raymond and Ephraim
| Cuano Of 11Hlnm hiouolo1 0uor ~
this place from Ludlow last week,
making the distance, 1OS miles, in
two days. They came by the way of
Sharon, 3S miles from Ludlow, at
which place they stopped the first
night. They made the remaining 70
miles the second day. They stayed
here until Tuesday morning, when
they started for home via Burling-
ton. They expect to make the home
ward trip, although somewhat long
er than the outward trip, in two
days.
The docket for the August term of
the Supreme court for this county
is out. AS it contains but eight cases
it will probably last but single
day. This is the last Supreme court
that will be held in this county, as
under the new law, which goes into
effect next year, all Supreme court
cases will be heard in Montpelier.
The cases for this term are Flor
ence Davis V. Joseph Davis; B. c.
Hoyt V. W. W. Cate, Aplt. G. E.
Bragg v. Frank Laraway; III. A.
Slayton V. j. T. Wells; Will East
man V. Joseph B. Stewart; Florence
Hemenway V. Frank p. Hemenway
w. W. Peck V. Gray & Howe; F. G.
Whiting V. G. A. Adams.
The final meeting of the creditors
in the Boomhower insolvency case
was held here last Friday before
Judge White. 1t will be remembered