News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-06-28
HYDE PARK,

Russell Psge now rides a genuine
broncho secured from DR.. Webb's
Shelburne farm.
Mrs. Viola Copp, accompanied by
her son Ernest, is visiting relatives in
Eden and vicinity.
H. A. Noyes and Miss Mary Brig
ham are attending the U. V. NJ. com
mencement exercises.
Anna Gauthier is at home from the
parOchial school at Burlington for
the summer vacation.
County convention tomorrow. In
dications are that some aspirants
will be sadly disappointed.
Misses Grace Noyes and Blanche
Brigham are at home from the U. V.
NJ. for their summer vacations.
Marvin Goddard spent several
days with friends in Franklin county
last week, making the trip via bicy-
Gle.
The town hall has been thoroughly
renovated and cleaned up in proper
shape for the county convention to-
morrow.
Look at the label on your paper,
and if it indicates that you are in
arrears, this is an invitation to you
to pay up at once.
Lucier's Minstrels will appear at
the town hall Monday evening next.
They come highly recommended. See
advt. for particulars.
Mrs. G. M. Strong and daughter
Ethel attended the wedding of Celia
(Strong) Mellendy at Underhill Ctr.
Monday of last week.
The sympathy of the whole COM
munity goes out to W. IL. Pease and
wife, whose youngest son, A. B., is
dangerously i'll with Bright's disease.
| IL is well to remember that the
most comfortable people in torrid
weather are the people who take
things philosophically and don't
worry.
Bicycles are still on the increase.
The latest to invest are Dewey Han
ley in a "New MAIL" James Eaton in
a Sweepstakes" and Russell Page
in "Templar."
The market in the basement of the
Page block has been re-opened under
the management of Gerry & Bailey
who propose to keep a fine line OF
fresh meats, fish and groceries.
There will be an ice cream carnival
on the village green the evening
Of July 4 under the auspices Of the
orchestra. Be patriotic, patronize
the boys and have good time.
The "cow contest" between Simon
May and Marcus Gould continues.
Simon says Marks COWS get into his
pasture and Marcus says they don't
"a sort of now you see them and
now you don't.
At the semi-annual election of Off
GERS of the Y. p. S. C. E. of this place
last week Robt. Field was elected
president; Mrs. A. V. Wiswell, vice
president; Miss Rosalie Beecher, sec
retary; Mrs. L. I'll. Lewis, treasurer.
E. l.. Noyes and wife were called to
Mansonville last week by the death
of James Darling, step-father of Mrs.
Noyes. Mr.. Darling was 80 years
old, native of Stowe, but tor the
past sixty years has lived in Canada.
The destruction of chickens by cats
has become so great that poultry
raisers have been compelled to resort
to the shotgun policy. Already two
or three felines have been knocked
out and the guns are loaded for more.
Preston Fairbanks and Fred Now
er, two Of our young men who struck
out for the West four years ago and
landed in Chicago, where they have
met with great success, are at home
for short, visit with relatives and
friends.
]. W. Redmond, formerly of this
place, was secretary of the State Re-
publican convention at Montpelier
last week, filling the position in a
most creditable manner. John, by
the-way, is prominently mentioned
for States Attorney of Orleans couu-
ty. His friends here hope he will get
there.
Parties from this place who may
have occasion to visit Montpelier will
be pleased to learn that the Union
House there is kept by Tara Griswold,
a former resident of this place. j. B,
Worthen is associated with him and
they keep frst-class house. La
noble county people are we'll taken
care of there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickett of Iowa visit
ed here a short time the first of the
week, stopping with her cousin Mrs.
Crane. Mrs. Pickett, nee Hitchcock
will be pleasantly remembered by
many of the older residents as an old
school-mate and friend, she having
been a student at the L. G.. A. during
its opening year.
The Democratic caucus at the town
hall Saturday evening last was not
largely attended. The following del
egates were chosen TO the State
convention at Burlington tomorrow,
(June 2S), Waldo Brigham, HI. A.
Noyes, f. H. Strong, A. M. Whit
comb. To the district convention,
same time and place, Ed. Bullard, c.
L. Gates, c. M. Davis, j. G. Crocker.
| To the county convention, Marcus
| Gould Tas Raker IT r. Eairhants