News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
HYDE PARK,

month with friends in Franklin
county.
L. S. Hayes, wife and child of Bel
lows Falls are registered at the
Phoenix.
E. L. Noyes' family left to-day for
a sojourn of three weeks at Manson
vile, p. Q.
Miss Clara Eaton of Manchester,
N. H., was in town Tuesday calling
on her old friends.
esquire Samuel Wiswell's many
friends will be pleased to learn that
he is about again.
Anthony Gauthier and Peter Rus
sell have gone to breaking on the
Passumpsic Railroad.
We publish elseW here an interest
ing letter from Leon Wiswell, now
doing" the Worlds Fair.
The pay car passed through here
Monday. On the way the officials
took supper at the Phoenix.
Rev. Mr.. lockwood, of No. Hyde
Park, preached here last Sunday in
exchange with Pastor Taylor.
The apple crop in this vicinity will
be a small one Berries and other
small fruits are above the average.
r. S. Gernon and wife and C. M.
Strong and wife have been at the
White Mountains the past few days.
HI. M. Potter and wife and their
daughter, Miss May, of Lowell,
Mass, are the guests of P. T. DEMO.
Miss Ada Lewis and her brother,
Master Homer, of New York City, are
in town to remain several weeks with
their uncle, the editor.
Marvin Goddard went to Massa-
chusetts last Thursday morning,
where he has a position on the Old
Colony Railroad as fireman.
Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews and daugh-
ter, Mrs. III. B. Sherwood, of Nap
anee, Ont, grandmother and aunt
of Mrs. c. III. Crane, spent Sunday in
town.
Mrs. Jennie Riley has gone to Or
leans county to spend a few weeks
with relatives. On her return she
will make her home with her son in
Lancaster, n. HI.
Mrs. S. A Proctor, OF Chicago, and
Mrs. Susan Huff, of Catasauqua,
Penn, are visiting at L. ?. Jackson's
for a few weeks. Mrs. Proctor is
mother and Mrs. Huff sister of Mrs.
Jackson.
Mrs. A. B. Noyes and children,
Leigh and Isabel, from St. Johns
bury, spent several days here the
past week with their numerous rela-
tives. Mrs. Bowles, mother of Mrs.
Noyes, accompanied them.
Edmund Chase of Bakersfield has
opened a harness shop in the La
Page building. He has a good run
of work and is we'll pleased with the
outlook. He is to live in the tene-
ment over the Copley drug store.
Ox-eyed daisies, more POLITICALLY
black-eyed Susans, are now enriching
the fields with their splendors of gold
and brown. The oX-eyed daisy lasts
longer when clipped than do most
field flowers and massed in rooms of
proper tint the blossoms are highly
effective for decoration.
Tucker Chapter, R. A. NJ, held a
special communication in Odd Eel
lows hall last Friday evening and
conferred degrees upon &. W. Clark,
of Morrisville, and III. M. Noyes, of
this place. Notwithstanding the
warm weather there was q good at
tendance. At the close of the work
a banquet was served at the Phoenix.
There are seven occupants in the
Jail just now-four men and three
The last addition was made
night when Arthnr Leach
and a Mrs. Hanna, with three chill
1ren, were brought in from Fernville. |
Leach is in on the double charge of
adultery and disposing of property
not his own. He has a wife in this |
county, but for some time has been |
living in Addison County with Mrs.
Hannah.
Last Monday morning about nine
O'Clock, a tramp entered Frank Stay
toms house on Prospect Avenue and |
asked Miss Mabel, who happened to
be the only one present at the time,
for something to eat. She started to
get him a glass of milk and while so
doing he remarked You have fine
head of hair; if | had that | could |
ret five or six dollars for it," Some |
other conversation took place and |
the young lady thinking he intended
to cut off her braid, became thor
Oughly frightened, but had presence
Of mind enough to say "Papa is |
,whereupon his trampship
left, taking with him a dime that laid |
upon the shelf. Miss Slayton watched |
him unGil he got out of sight Her
parents, who had been at Wolcott to
spend Sunday, returned shortly af-
ter. Sheriff Stevens was at once no.
titled and searched pretty thoroughly
for him between here and johnson,
but got no clue. He is described as
D large man with sandy hair and full
beard. He carried a sword cane,
which he took particular pains to let
the young lady see, and had his pants
tucked into his boots.
Inc village was SHOCkeQ ueSudy |
afternoon by the announcement that |
George Gilmore, youngest son of
our townsman, Y. A. Gilmore, had |
been drowned in the river while
bathing. A large crowd went at
once to the "big rocks" at the eX-
treme end of Wintergreen Hill, where
the accident occurred, and search
was made for the body. Several
young men dove, but it was a long
time before it could be found. 1t was
finally discovered in a deep hole by
E. E. Stevens, son of Sheriff Stevens,
who brought it to the surface. pr.
Genge at once examined the body |
but pronounced life extinct, it hav-
ing been in the water nearly two
hours. The body was properly cared |
for and tenderly carried to the
stricken home. 1t appears that |
about two O'Clock the boy, in COM
pany with Jesse Bishop and John
Miner, all about the same age, 16 |
years, went down to the river. The
two latter boys could swim, but
warned George about the current
and depth of the water. He went
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