News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-06-01
HYDE PARK.

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M.P. Cheney has secured a posi-
ton with a lumber firm in Brockton
| Mass.
The church vestry is being bright
ened up with new paint and light
paper.
Capt. Waite and wife returned from
their Chicago trip last Saturday
morning.
Tuesday being Memorial Day, both
the National and Savings banks
were closed.
The soda fountain at the new drug
store is literally patronized these
warm days.
Ex-Gov. Page spoke at Bakersfield
and R. w. Hulburd at Wolcott Dec
Grafton Day.
The County Christian Endeavor
convention will be held here next
week Tuesday.
The cream wagon will start on it's
summer trip June LIST, with F. P.
True as manager.
Edw. Stevens, son of SheriffStevens,
was at home from the U. V. NJ. a few
days the past week.
Miss Hannah Tracy of johnson
spent several days the past week
with Mrs. Blodgett of this place.
C. NJ. Strong has greatly improved
the appearance of his residence by
removing the fences from about it.
Mailcarrier Nichols has a general
assortment of garden plants, better
than ever, which he is selling cheap.
J. W. Redmond, formerly of this
plnce, has moved from No. Troy to
Newport, where he has opened a law
office.
Parties were in. town last week
looking at Browns livery stable,
with a view of buying. We under
stand no trade was made
The members of the Hyde Park
Band are requested to meet at town
hall next Saturday evening, at 7.30.
Per order of the President
The work of repairing the village
cemetery and making needed i'm
provements therein has commenced.
V. A. Gilmore has the work in charge.
Among those registered at the
Vermont building at the Worlds
Fair Monday were A. l.. Fairbanks
and wife of Montana, formerly of
Hyde Park.
Judge Small, although unable to
walk on the streets, is enjoying this
fine weather by riding out in his
wheel chair. Everybody is pleased
to see him on the streets again.
H. J. Lilley, F. H. Strong, H.
NJ. Noyes and G. M. Strong left
Tuesday for a few days fishing at
Greensboro Pond. Their many
friends here hope their catch will be
large.
Mrs. C. H. Mower, Miss M. G. Now
er, Harold Mower and Mrs. A. A.
Chase of Boston are at the Phoenix.
They are the family of C. III. Mower,
paymaster on the Boston 4 Maine.
Mr.. Mower spent Sunday with them.
New bicycles of handsome design
and fine finish continue to be brought
into town. The last is a Ladies'
Swift, for Miss Dorcas Sawyer.
The editor also has one of the
same make. Both machines were
purchased of H. NJ Mcfarland, who
has the local agency.
The Otto Gas Engine at Pages
hide-house is set up and now does
first-class work in running the patent
fieshing machine. This machine does
the work of about seven men and in
much better shape. The Governor
says "this does not mean a reduc-
ton in the help now employed, but
it means better facilities to handle
more calf skins" The engine is run
by gasoline and is a marvellous piece
of machinery. 1t is similar to the
one used by H. n. Gray in his grist-
mill at Cambridge
CENTREvILIE-Mertcn Backum and wife
from Cambridge made a flying visit to their
parents A. NJ. Backum's the past week..
During the wind last Tuesday night it blew
down q barn for Lyman F. Sherwin that has
been built for a number of years. Harvey
McLenathan from Johnson visited at John
Hubbard's the past week &C. Campbell is
repairing the interior of his house.. Eddie
Billiard, while hitching his colt into the wag-
on last Sunday, bad the misfortune to have
it run away. The animal was stopped be-
fore much damage was done......Ambrose Col
Inns was called to Stowe last week by the
death of his brother Benjamin.