News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-08-23
NORTH HDYE PARk.

Don't forget the tent meeting this week.
The thermometer has registered about 80
in the shade the past several days.
Geo. Wesley and wife from Boston are Wis
itg friends la this vicinity, of which they have
many.
Ed Wedge, proprietor Of the Valley House
spent the past week in Boston and vicinity
on business.
D. 0. Sargent has purchased the home,
stead formerly owned by the late Allen
Stowtll, located on Lower Main street.
The North hyde Park boys play ball at
North Crafrsbury Friday next. From there
they go to Chicago or Boston, provided they
have an Invitation.
Vouey Gilmore AID family returned from
their northern tour last Friday evening
They report a fine time while absent but
pleased to get home
Dewitt Stnfflebean from Newark, N. J., is
spending a few days with his mother and Wis
iting the scenes of his childhood. He has
been absent II years.
Most of our people are either entertaining
pany or have gone visiting. We couldp L
find out from whence they came or whittier
they went without being called inquistive.
Edwin Gallop and family, respected citizens
OF this place visited Mount Mansfield last
week in company with Elder Loehlin's folks.
staying over night. Please excuse us, Ed,
as We did not know you we're absent till you
| returned.
The remains of Oliver Ferry, for MANY
years resident of Johnson, we're brought
here for burial in the village cemetery last
| Sunday Mr.. Ferry has been a long and pa.
| tent sufferer for many years by reason of a
cancer which caused his death.
Almon Balch's twohorse team attached to
a lumber wagon started from what is known
as the Wilson place last Tuesday morning to
have little fun. After running about a
mile the fun commenced by demoralizing the
part of the village scales that were above
ground They next struck the Valley house
| barn shed and severed it not only from the
underplnning, but the roof was parted from
the barn nearly 20 feet. They then stopped
to estimate damages and see what next they
could destroy and not break the peace and
| be arrested.
The base ball game Friday last, johnson
VS.. North Hyde Park, stood II to II in IA
vor of North Hyde Park. Everything
passed off pleasantly and no accidents to
note, excepting that h. W. Smith, who acted
as gate keeper got run over by the catcher
of the johnson team, who kindly assisted
him to his feet with proper apologies for the
accident We doubt if there is a man in
northern Vermont that can excel Mr.. Smith
as roest, provided the hill is steep enough
Don't be discouraged, boys, there are better
days dawning. The North Hyde Park boys
paid for their opponents suppers at the Val.
| ley House. We understand that the Morris
vile boys are about to surrender their char
ter and not be known as ballists any more.
We had the pleasure of attending the picnic
at Lake Eden last Friday. There we met q
goodly number of well dressed, good looking
well behaved and full fed people, who seemed
intent on being happy in that secluded
lonely place. If Dewey has as good a spread
placed before him on bis return to Montpelier
as the ladies of Eden furnished their guests
last Friday, be won't complain of being hun
CRY when he moves from the table, Captain
Adams OF the steamer Magnolia performed
his part admirably without accident. On
would have thought he had followed the seal
from his boyhOod instead of a hog and CATH
train. Everything passed off lovely. No
much was said about politics, but we inferred
by their pleasant, happy faces that the,
would vote about as they felt when the tim
arrived, and that will be for Page for M. c
We notice marked Improvement in tie high
ways of the town of Eden. which indicate
that their road commissioner Mr.. Emery j
willing to devote some portion of his time il
throwing out the loose stones, filing mud
holes, repairing broken sluices, and furthe
we noticed something being done in the wa
of permanent work, as the law requires to b
entitled to the five per cent state tax. MI
Emery is a quiet, unassuming man, doesn'
wear uniform or ride bicycle while diggin
ditch or running road machine, both c
which be knows how to do.