News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-05-18
HYDE PARK


A. H. Keller is confined to the
house by illness.
Mrs. Abel Putnam is having her
buildings re-painted.
J. T. Stevens moved to the Jail
house last Thursday.
William II. Town, of Boston, was
in town Monday night.
Landlord Keller expects several
summer boarders soon.
Louie Whitcomb went to Woburn,
Massachusetts, last Monday.
Edward c. Crane, editor of the
Ludlow Tribune, was in town the
first of the week
c. Fl. Crane has greatly improved
the exterior appearance of his place
by putting on blinds.
c. A. Slayton returned last Friday
night from a few days trip in North
Troy, where he had been on business.
The Episcopal service, held at
Union church Sunday evening last
by Rev. Mr.. Harris, was well at
tended.
Leon X. Wiswell, of the U. V. NJ, is
home for few days for the purpose
of setting the grade stakes for the
Governors lawn.
Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Page, Marvin
Goddard and Mabel Slayton spent
last Monday at Big Pond, in the
east part of the town.
Mr.. Shaver's wife and daughter
came to town last Saturday, and
now they are pleasantly located in
the new creamery building.
A. L. Goddard and r. W. Hulburd
have been making improvements
about their residences on Prospect
Avenue by grading and laying out
walks.
The following letters remain in the
postoffice uncalled for and are adver-
tised Mr.. Fred H. Wedge, Mrs. L.
A. Alderman, John King, and Will
Cheney.
Our item last week stating that
Mr.. Blodgett, of Stowe, had rented
the Frank Slayton place was incOr-
rect. He has purchased the same.
Consideration 5000.
The Boston & Maine pay-train
made its monthly trip over the st.
Johnsbury and Lake Champlain
division last Monday, and fingered
at our station while it's occupants
took tea at Hotel Phoenix.
All employees of the Boston &
Maine railroad are now obliged to
hold passes if they desire to ride on
any other train than those on which
they are employed, and no persons
but the ones working thereon are
allowed to ride on engines.
A. l.. Wetherell, of Bondville, Vt,
Past Grand of Winhall Lodge, No.
8, |. o. O. F., was in town and vicin-
ity a few days last, week, travelling
for the " Fraternity Fine Art Co.: of
Boston, and met with good success.
Mr.. Wetherell is pleasant and enter
tanning, and canvasses for a nice
work.
Bert Spicer, who has been clerk at
Hotel Phoenix for a long time, and
who a short time ago accepted a
position as travelling salesman for
b. J. Kendall & Co., of EnOsburgh
Falls, started last Monday morning
for his new field of labor, which this
season will be in Northern New York.
Bert has many friends here who wish
him success in his new calling.
We are pleased to note the good
work which has been in progress the
past week of cleaning up the yards
and surroundings of the residences
of our village. There are many
places back of buildings that are
still in a dirty, unhealthy condition.
OF course, such a condition is q nat
ural consequence during the winter
months ia every locality, and now
is the time to go through the pro-
cess of renoyating, thus guarding
against any Infectious diseases that
might arise from unclean surround
ings. Let the good work so on.
The change of time, which went
into effect on the Boston & Maine
railroad last Monday, does not
make very much change in the ar
rival of trains at this station except
ing the mail train east, which leaves
here at 1905 p. m. instead of 9:47
a. m. as heretofore. The express in
the morning west now leaves at
9:45, u change of only three min
utes, while the way freight west
leaves at 2:20 p. m. and the Morris
vile train west (miXed) leaves at
1920 in the morning. The rest of
the trains remain the same, and the
new timetable can be found in the
first column on the first page.
CENTREvLLE.-Andrew Hubbard lost a
good COW last week; Carl Jones also lost one
MFRS. d. NJ. Peake and Miss Flora Camp
bell were each the recipient of a nice hOquet
of trailing arbutus from their cousin Mrs. Ida
Kendall of Townsend Harbor, Mass ...... Rev.
F. c. Taylor preached here last Sunday, and
there was good attendance. We now have
an organ and it helps singing very much.
He will preach here again in two weeks, at
three O'Clock and we hope there will be many
more out to hear him.
RIvERsIDE.-Henry Harris and his wife and
children, of Goffstown N. H. are spending "A few
days with her mother Mrs. Almon Crowell
MR.. Richards who has been stopping at
Van Ness Lileys for few weeks has gone to
East Johnson.