News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-06-12
NORTH HYDE PARK,


George Sargent is quite poorly nowadays.
The weather remains damp and unfavor-
abb for vegetation.
Game of ball next Saturday between Hyde
Psrk and No. Hyde Park.
D. o. Sargent, who has been very i'll for
many weeks is reported as being not much
better.
Leon Bailey with help spent portion of
last week Investigating his mining interests
in Eden.
Rev. Mr.. Clapp held a reception at the home
of Joseph Foss one evening last week; good
attendance and nice time
Vernon Balcb and family have removed to
Barre, Vt, where they intend to reside for the
present as he has a job there.
The interest in the gold find orloss, referred
to last week, is on the increase. No one can
foresee the result at present writing.
Miss Minnie Parker, by reason of sickness,
had to give up her school in Christy District.
Miss Anna Gilmore taught in her place the
past week.
But one from this place took in the Ausable
excursion last week. Part of the Eden dele
CATION got Disguised with the trip and
stopped off at Burlington and spent the day
in the sh AIDES OF Booths lum Der sheds. They
report a fine time while they were able to
notice things.
Mrs. Clinton Sargent and son from Wor.
cester, Mass, have been visiting her many
relatives and friends in this vicinity and Eden
for several days. She is q welcome visitor
wherever she goes. Come again and stay
longer is the wish of her many Appropriateness
she started for her Worcester home last Mon
day, leaving Master sargent with his grand
father, Geo. ID. Sargent.
Johnnie Jones, who has been resident of
what is known as Frogville, located near
Johnson Plains, for several months, has
moved to Wocott, Vt. We feel sorry to have
him leave so suddenly as he took a nearly
new hoe which he borrowed of me the day
before he passed away. Stay, Johnnie but
please return my hoe, as we are getting short
OF hoes to lend. Johnnie is u good fellow and
makes acquaintance wherever he goes.
About 10 Of the friends and neighbors Of
Berton Lampher and wife assembled at their
| home on Maple street on the evening of the
Sd inst, it being their third or fourth ami
Versary, or makeup, inside of two years. By
mutual consent they adopted the following
resolutions LIST, Mary is to have charge OF
| the financial department of the firm. She
| further agrees not to compel him to take
| over three teaspoonfuls of water per day for
the first thirty days and to reduce the quan,
| tity as fast as possible after that date She
| further agrees to adopt the more ancient
| custom of changing water to wine, instead of
| the reverse. Mr.. L. promises on his part that
he will stop flirting with the young ladies'
| unless compelled to by circumstances Neither
will he get very drunk while taking the water
cure, unless some friend furnishes the where
with free Ofcharge to Mary or her descendants.
He also further declares that he will be eco
nomcal and Industrious, his health, strength
and disposition permitting, thereby making
Mary one OF the happiest ladies in this fair
land After listening to the sweet strains of
one of the most modern bands arranged ex-
press y for the occasion and after partaKlng
of refreshments, they had orders from the
master OF ceremonies, Clayton Whitcomb, to
retire to their homes. The gathering departed
at once, feeling that it was good to acJ as
peacemakers
Tue first train for Eden arrived last Thurs
day by way of Johnson in charge OF Con
ductOr Julius Green of Cambridge. Frank
Green of Johnson bad control OF the motive
power. He is a gentleman that knows his
business and attends to 1t. The forward car.
the Ocean Wave" was loaded with about 20
of as fine, well dressed good boxing, well be-
haVed gentlemen as was ever our fortune to
behold. Not one word of profanity escaped
their lips in our hearing. When thty stopped
in front Of the Newton water tub on Johnson
street to take water before crossing the line
into North Hyde Park and Eden, the natives
of this vicinity began to be surprised aud en-
quire where these gentlemen we're from Some
declared they were from Rutland or Windsor
or some other Prohibition town in the state.
rhe answer was finally that they were from
Waterbury or Hyde Park, where it is difficult
to obtain water in sufficient quantities to
quench the thirst OF a hardworkIng man on a
not day and in a prohibition state Come
again, boys. We will try to he better pre-
pared next time sEwELL.