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

Little Ida Grimes is very i'll with
typhoid fever.
Capt. Waite is in Massachusetts on
a business trip.
NJ. P. Cheney is having his residence
fitted for electricity.
Mrs, C. A. Knight returned from
her visit to Boston Saturday.
Halloween was observed Saturday
night in about the usual manner.
Mrs. L. NJ. Hill leaves tomorrow
for Morse's Line, P. O., on a visit to
her son.
Wm. Maxfeld is making some fine
improvements upon his residence on
Eden street.
Rev. FIR. Lynch of Swanton was a
guest of his friend FIR. Rand a day or
two last week.
J. Y. Sturtevant and family are
here from Milton; called by the death
of Mrs. BIodgett.
Justin Leach and wife attended the
funeral of DR.. Briggs, a cousin, at
Cambridge Tuesday.
The barns on Thos. Moore's farm
in Underhill were destroyed by fire last
week. Fully insured, we learn.
H. NJ. Mcfarland attended a meet
ing of the trustees of the Odd Eel
lows Home at Burlington Tuesday.
Two Magee furnaces, one for Gov,
Pages block and the other for the
printing office are to be set up at
once.
Elmer Jackson has moved to New
Hampshire. The creamery tenement
vacated by him is now occupied by
Elmer Burdick.
By reference to the Wolcott items
it will be seen that Jas. Eaton, one Of
our likely young men, has joined the
great army of Benedicts.
The school at No. Hyde Park closes
this week. All of the other district
schools in town, except the Plains
and Greenfield, which have fourteen
weeks, close next week.
Monday was "All Saints Day" and
high mass was held at the Catholic
church. The altar was profusely
decorated with flowers. Tuesday,
"All Souls Day." was observed by a
requiem mass.
F. W. Newcomb, agent of the Yer
mont Bible Society, who has lust
completed a canvass of Stowe and
Morristown, has commenced work in
this town. 1t has been some eight
years since a like work was performed
here.
The Travellers Accident ms. Co.
has paid TO A. V. Wiswel the sum OF
$1,000, being the amount of policy
held by the late Leon Wiswell in that
company. The Travellers. which is
one OF the strong accident companies,
pays all claims promptly.
Remember the social and oyster
supper to be given at town hall We'd
nesday evening of next week by the
ladies of st. Teresa's parish. The
supper will unquestionably be good
one. Go and help make the affair
the financial success it deserves to be.
Glenn Stone succeeds Fletcher 4
O'Brien in the management OF the
stage route between here and Lowell.
Glenn has been at it a couple of
weeks, and as he gives it his personal
attention the business is being man
aged as it should be and is meeting
with good success.
The suggestion has been made
and we think it a good one-that the
cemetery in this village be incorpo-
rated, so that the village may have
direct control of the same. II this is
done better care can be taken of the
grounds, and lots laid out and sold
and the funds expended on the ceme-
terry.
Monday closed the polls so far as
paying taxes to the Treasurer and
saving the discount. OF the tax-bill
of $7724, all except $601 was paid.
This is exclusive of the village high
way tax. There are 1870 delinquents,
of which number 80 are polls only.
The returns compare favorably with
other years.