News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-13
HYDE PARK.

Partridge shooting is not legal un-
til September 15-neXt Saturday.
Miss Adah Barber is spending
few weeks with relatives in Wards
boro.
Miss Alice Page and Russell left |
Monday for their school at Andover,
Mass.
Mrs. Bailey and daughter Jessie of
st. Adams are visiting at j. S.
Leach's.
Charles Riley of Lancaster, n. H.,
is spending his vacation with friends
in this vicinity.
Mrs. Anna Goddard and son Dana
of Burlington were guests at A. L.
Goddard's recently.
Work on V. L. Blodgett's new
house is progressing rapidly. He
has very slightly place.
F. l.. and A. E. Jones offer their
farm for sale. They win sell on easy
terms and cheap. See advt.
The many friends of Judge Sherwin
will be pleased to know that, al
though still confined to the house,
he is improving in health.
The ballot clerks at the late cleo
ton were M. P. Cheney, George B.
Allen, Z. L. Noyes and G. P. Randall.
They served faithfully and we'll.
Sheriff Stevens arrested one Frank
Bailey at Cady's Falls last Tuesday
morning. He is supposed to know
something about the Sherman rob-
berry, which occurred at Fairfield last
Friday night.
Following are the Justices of the
Peace elected last week together with
the vote each received Geo. E.
Mudgett, 1886; Volney A. Gilmore,
1922; Geo. B. Allen, 333; Frank H.
Strong, 337; James c. Crocker, 1872;
H. D. W. Doty, 327; Orson Hadley,
32S.
The Wolcott Cong'l Ladies' Aid So
ciety will meet with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Putnam on Thursday, Sept.
13. Baked beans and brown bread
served at l o'clock. A cordial invi-
tation to all. Arrangements have
been made to have the express train
stop there going both ways.
Hyde Park will be distinguished in
the coming Legislature by Amos Da-
Wis as the only Farmers League Rep
resentative in the State. When
neighbor Fitch went down he had
two League associates, but Amos will
be obliged to affiliate with a couple
of hundred good Republican farmers.
Mr.. Muller, the grader of a promi-
nent New England tanning firm, re-
turned home Tuesday evening, after
having taken up for his firm 80, 400
calf skins bought of c. S. Page. 1t
is said, and we have no doubt it is
true, that a single transaction of this
magnitude is unknown outside of
Hyde Park.
Rob't Child, for several months
past an employe of this office, finishes
work here this week to assume charge
of the Lyndonville Journal-a paper
in which j. A. LaPorte has lately be-
come interested. John, we under
stand, retains his position on the
Lyndon Union and Rob't will have d
general oversight on the Journal.
Rob't is an exemplary young man
and has made many friends here, all
of whom wish him success in his new
position.
On Thursday evening of this week
at the church, Rev. j. j. Lewis oil
Boston gives his famous illustrated
lecture on "The Passion Play oi
Oberammergua," as witnessed by
himself in 1890. The lecture is very
interesting and, together with the
excellent views, over 100, makes a
very fine evenings entertainment
We can assure all that they will not
be disappointed, and no one can af-
ford to miss it. Tickets are now on
sale at Foss' pharmacy land if bought
before day of lecture can be had for
20 cents; at the door, 80 cents.
Inability to satisfactorily settle
their lum Der deal decided the parties
interested, B. A. Hunt of johnson
and F. L. Slayton of Hyde Park, to
arbitrate the matter, and the same
was taken up Monday before Geo. M
Powers and W. W. Peck, arbitrators
The question involved is whether OF
no Hunt shall pay Slayton full con
tract price for the lumber manufact-
ured. Hunt claims there should be a
reduction made on account of poor
manufacturing, while Slayton AYERS
that all poor work, if there was any,
was due to inferior saws, etc, furnish.
ed by Hunt. Sawyer for Slayton
Hunt pro see. The arbitration was
continued Tuesday until some future
day.
Prof. Harrington with his assist,
ants, Misses Biglow and Randolph,
conducted a class in singing here the
past week. Everybody who attended
was well pleased with their method oi
instruction and we have no doubt
should they again visit here a large
class would be formed. On Sunday
evening a filled church listened to an
interesting service of song conducted
by the Professor. Monday evening
concert was given at the Town
Hall. 1t consisted of solos, duets,
trios and choruses, all we'll rendered.
The Misses Niles of Morrisville favor
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