News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-10-23
HYDE PARK,

Geo. Brill and family spent Sun
day with relatives in Franklin.
Miss Carrie Noyes transacted bust
ness in Burlington a part of last
week.
Remember ]. T. Jewett's auction
sale of cows and hay comes off at his
place Thursday, October 81.
Chas, Thompson from Garfield put
in several days at carpenter work on
Perlroth's residence recently.
G. A. Wilkins and wife returned
from the pan" Saturday evening.
They were highly delighted with the
show.
Miss Edith Barcombe, teacher of
the Hyde Park Plains school, was
the guest of Mrs. j. S. Underwood
over Sunday.
DIR. Dana Goddard of Burlington
has been visiting relatives here. He
will spend the winter with his cousin,
DR.. A. M. Goddard at Albany.
Paymaster Hanley of Pages Office
is taking a week off, during which
time he will visit relatives in Chitten-
den county also the Pan-American.
The agency of the st. Adams laun-
dry has changed hands. Morton
Hill, who has had it for several years,
has turned over the same to Harry
Foss.
John Scofeld is fast getting his
house on Church street ready for &C.
cupancy-painting, papering etc.,
which is putting it in first-class
shape.
The Stevens auction was not very
largely attended last week, owing no
doubt to the storm. Things sold
fairly we'll and Jonas got rid of lot
of surplus stuff.
The "Band" has finally got down
to business and meets weekly for re-
hearsals under the instructions of
Leader C. 81. Crane. Each meeting
notes much progress.
Michael Valley of Barre, a former
resident of this place, has gone into
bankruptcy. His liabilities are
$712 40, with assets of $40, all of
which are exempt. Whist, Mike!
The football game between L. G. A.
and Johnson teams last Saturday was
not played, owing to the rain and
other reasons. Part of the game was
played when the visitors concluded
to go home.
F.. M. Campbell ofSpringfeld, Mass,
was in town several days recently.
He went to Lyndonville Wednesday
night and will return next Tuesday
to be present at an event in which he
is especially interested.
The marriage of Clarence L. Story
of Richmond, Vt, and Miss Mary A.
Baker of Peekskill, N. Y, occurred at
the latter place Tuesday of last week.
The bridegroom is a son of Rev. Geo.
L. Story, who preached here some
twenty years ago.
The room on the south side of the
the post-office has been opened up for
the use of the patrons of the Office.
This is greatly appreciated by the
people who naturally flock to the
office as soon as the mail arrives. 1t
gives them a pleasant place to wait
while it is being changed.
A Lamoille County National Bank
bill of the $500 series was recent Y
sent to Cashier Noyes from New York
City. 1t had been cleverly changed
to twenty and successfully passed
by woman at a grocery store. The
party who had been duped sent it
here to be exchanged for a good five.
Rhetoricals were held at the Acad-
envy last Friday afternoon. They
were of an interesting character, be-
ing Rotations, music and the school
paper. The journal had as it's editor
in-chief, Miss Jennie Emery, who,
with an able corps of assistants, pre-
pared a very good number. 1t was
spicy throughout.
There will be no vacation at the
Academy this week-as announced
last week-as the Teachers Associa.
tion at Burlington has been post
poned until November. 1t will come
between the fall and winter terms
and the expected holidays therefore
will not materalize, much to the re
greet of many of the students.
The North Troy Palladium of last
week gives the following account o
the death of the father of Mrs. L. W
Minor
c. X. Green, 80 years old, was struck by
north bound freight train at the uppe
Manuel crossing Saturday morning, Oct. %
and instantly killed his head and left arm
were horribly manged. He had been to cal
on his neighbor Marsh and was on his wa,
home when the accident occurred. When tn
} engineer first saw him slowly approachin,
the track from the highway, he blew tn
whistle and applied the air brakes, but owini
to his deafness the old man evidently did no
hear the danger signal and unknowingl,
walked in deaths pathway and was hurle
against the cattle guard fence before the trail
could be stopped The exact time indicate,
: by the silver watch which he carried wa
1856 and it was undoubtedly stopped at tn
{ same instant he met his death. The tow
authorities were notified and permitted tn
} body to be removed to Earl Corey's, wher
: the deceased had lived until the time of th
/ fatality. He was born in Franklin, but live
most of his life in Berkshire and moved to tn
Manuel farm here with his souin-law nearl
a year ago. Funeral services we're held q
the house on Monday and the remains WEI
taken to Richford for burial
A Fiendish Attack.
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