News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-11-03

financial embarrassment, from
which it took years to recover.
Soon afterwards Mr.. Noyes en-
gagged extensively in the produce
business, buying butter, eggs,
wool, and sugar, all through the
northwestern part OF the state,
and shipping to Boston and
other New England cities.
This business continued until
1877, when the advent of the
creamery revolutionized the bus
mess, on account of the more
uniform product of the latter.
Mr.. NOyes remembers that the
price of butter ranged from 80 to
40 cents per pound, at one time
reaching so cents. He was then
several years in the employment
of H. M. Mcfarland in his insur-
ance business, in the capacity of
book-keeper. Mr.. Noyes is es-
teemed as a reliable and compe-
tent business man by his towns
men. In 1877 he was elected
Town Clerk, and held that office
10 consecutive years, and was
several years a lister. He was
member for Lamoiile County of
Democratic State Committee
from 1888 to 1894.
In 1894 he was appointed
postmaster, and still holds that
position. He has borne an infu-
entail part in the social and re-
ligious life of the town. He is a
prominent member of the Con
gregational church.
He has been a member of the
Masonic fraternity nearly 80
years, also OF Tucker Chapter
Heis a member of Sterling Lodge,
|. O. o. F., of Hyde Park.
In 1870 Mr.. Noyes married
Melora, daughter of Hon. A. M
Kelley of Elmore, and two sons
and three daughters have beer
!, born to them.
Rosamond married Oramu
0. Tillotson of Elmore. Lucius
H. is a graduate of the Lamoille
Central Academy, and is his
fathers assistant in the post
office. Warren is attending the
U. V. M. at Burlington. Reba
and Alma are II and 8 years Of
age respectively.
Ell. MOVES.
Edward L. Noyes was born at
Hyde Park in 1S49. He was
educated at the Lamoille Central
Academy and at Eastman's Bus.
mess College at Poughkeepsie, N
Y. Soon after attaining his ma.
jority he engaged in trade at
Hyde Park with his brother H
M. Noyes, but the panic of 1878
involved them in financial en-
!, barassment. In 1875 Mr.. Noyes
went to Nevada, and later to
California, where he engaged as
a clerk and got a taste of the
rough edge of the wild and
woolly west that increased his
respect for New England, whittier
he returned in 1878. He has beer
connected with the nationa
bank since 1880, and for nearly
a decade of years has been cash
Ter. He is regarded as a system
attic business man of conservative
judgment, inheriting the tradi
tional family traits. He wa;
postmaster during Cleveland:
first administration. In 1892
as the Democratic candidate fo1
representative, he polled NOR
than the entire vote of his party
He is member of Sterling
Lode, |. o. O. F. He espouset
Josette F. Blanchard in 1878
They have three children, Grac
Alice, now one of the assistan
teachers in the Lamoille Contra
Academy, Isadore D. and ALDER
Leigh.
V. d. FITCH.
: The subject of this sketch i
a great-grandson of that hor
ored pioneer and revolutionar
officer, Capt. Jabez Fitch, an
the sole male representative c
the family now residing in Hyd
Park. He was born here in 1874
and is a lifelong resident on tn
beautiful ancestral homestea
known as "The Elms." Hi
sentiment of local attachment i
most natural and laudable, 70
nature has here unrolled a varie'
and glorious landscape.
Tworows of majestic elms rea
their graceful canopies on tn
broad lawn, the pretty villag
nestles amid the naples in tn
near foreground, the beautiful
Lamoille valley is just beyond
and the circuit of vision
bounded on every side by al