News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-04-09
HYDE PARK.

was here last Friday on official
business.
The Selectmen met last Saturday
and transacted considerable town
business.
Now slick up your dooryard and
get the lawn ready for those April
showers.
Harris and Whitcomb have been
laying hardwood Fl )ors in A. v Wis
wells house.
Mrs. c. ?. Sawyer and daughter
Helen were VISITORS at Col. Sawyer's
the latter part of last week.
Miss Carlotta Parker of Smith Col
lege, spent several days here last
week with her schoolmate, Miss Page.
Arthur Sherwin of Burlington was
a visitor at his grandfather's, Hon.
l.. B. Sherwin's, short time last
week.
James M. Hill, Jr., of Morse's Line,
visited relatives here a short time
last week. Jimmie is as hale and
hearty as ever.
At the communion service at the
Cong'l church last Sunday afternoon,
one person was received into men,
bership by letter.
The father and mother of Rev. FIR.
Lachance, who reside in Fairfield are
spending a few days here with their
son at the rectory.
Prot. Ingalls, and Prof. Scribner at
tended the semi. annual meeting of
the "Schoolmaster's Club" at Mont
pelier last Friday evening.
They are just hustling up at Denio's
shop nowadays, getting several
hundred of the Vaughan Horse Hoes
ready for the spring trade.
Gov. Page left last Thursday for
New York. He will be absent about a
week, giving attention to business
matters there and at Boston.
John Forster has been adding lot
of new and up-to-date bakery tools
to his bake-shop outfit. His estab-
lishment is kept in "apple pie order"
Waite has received large consign-
ment of wagons, buggies and har-
nesses, with a lot more coming. He
can give you good prices on any
thing in his line.
The Academy Club had a very
pleasant meeting with Miss Annie
Grimes last Friday evening. Whist
and a social time, with choice refresh
ments, made up the evenings enter
| tainment.
housekeeping time, that event SO
greatly enjoyed by the women folks,
and the season when the men folks
eat off of barrel in the woodshed or
some other old place, is here.
Chas. Goddard and wife went to
Albany last Friday, where they re-
manned until Monday with their
brother, DR.. Goddard, going from
there to their home in South Franz
ingham, Mass.
j. F. Bassett, for several years Sec
ton boss here, finished work last
week. He has bis eye on something
better on the Canadian Pacific. He
and his son Fred went to Montreal
last Saturday, having that job in
view.
Still further improvements have
been made in the post office block by
putting in additional windows in the
room on the south side and making
changes in the interior. The room is
to be used by the postmistress as an
Office.
The Home Culture Club held very
interesting meeting with Mrs. s.
B. Waite last Thursday afternoon.
There was a good attendance and
the usual pleasant time, for which
these meetings are noted.
Mrs. c. Page and Miss Alice Page
went to Boston Monday. Miss Page
has so far recovered from her illness
as to be able to resume studies at
Smith College. Mrs. Page will be
absent about one week.
Mrs. D. j. Noyes, who has been
spending the winter with her son, E.
l.. Noyes, has again taken up her
abode in her home on Eden Street
Mrs. Cynthia Ferguson, who has been
stopping with friends in Burlington
of late, is to return and live with Mrs.
Noyes.
Business at the Lilley Wagon
Works at the Falls is very active Just
now. Orders are coming in fast and
numerous and everybody wants
wagon put up on short notice. The
fame of these wagons is extending in
all directions, hence the increase in
orders.
The young ladies of the basket ball
teams were given lesson last Satur-
day in basket ball, as it should be
played, by Miss Parker, an expert
player at Smith College. The pupils
not only enjoyed the playing, but
were delighted with the instruction
and points given them.
Several from here visited R. P. Put
MANS sugar place last Saturday p. m.
and as usual "found the latchstring
out" and big pailful of those famous
doughnuts ready. The visitors, with
the aid of unique paddles, provided
by the Rev. E. G. French of John
son, who also was on hand with a