News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-19
HYDE PARK.
Is this "Cush's" thaw 3?

Teachers examination Monday and
Tuesday next.
Mrs. Otis Griswold spent few days
recently in Burlington.
C. NJ. Watts and wife of Stowe were
visitors here last Friday.
Fl. F. Graham of Craftsbury trans
acted business here Tuesday.
The Whist Club was entertained
last evening by the Misses Fairbanks.
Orange Houghton of Cambridge is
visiting his sister, Mrs. G. A. Wilkins.
Miss Flora Bliss of Sodom, spent
Sunday here with her uncle, Dr.. Slay-
ton.
Master Chas. A. Young has been
quite sick OF late, suffering from in
digestion.
The Home Culture Club will! meet
with Mrs. c. A. Knight on Thursday
afternoon ofthis week. Sutj ct " Ire
land"
Capt. Waite was at Highgate Mon
day, at which place an Odd Fellows
lodge, the Goth in the state, was or
gaDiZ ID.
School closes this week Friday and
a ten days vacation follows. The
spring term will commence Wednes-
day, March 5.
Frank Newland of Morrisvillei is the
latest addition to ScofieId's force at
the mill. He has moved into F. E.
Sawyer's house.
Prof. Cook, late in the employ of
John Scofieid has gone to Canada
for few weeks visit. His wife ac-
companied him
Mrs. Fl. c. Barker and Mrs. C. B.
Connors with little Miss Dorothy, of
Chippewa Falls, Wis, are spending q
few days at DR.. Slayton's.
Rev. Wilbur Rand of New York
state spent Sunday here with his aunt
Mrs. L. S. Small. He assisted at the
morning services at the Congl church.
Several of those musicalIy in
clined" have in contemplation a min
strel performance to be given at an
early date. We have assurances it
will be an up to-date affair in all re-
spects.
Remember the farmers meetings
here next week, commencing We'd
nesday evening. The program is
given on page two. Arrange your
business so as to attend. Everybody
invited.
Owing to the breaking of a crank
shaft, the steam mill is shut down for
a few days. This is unfortunate as
they are six weeks behind on orders
The new shaft has to come from
Pennsylvania.
A. J. Chandler of Belvidere was in
town Tuesday. Mr.. Chandler is a
pronounced Webb man, but is of the
opinion that there are about as
many Mccullough men in his town
as Webb men.
Rev. E G. French of Johnson, who
is the Superintendent of Schools for
that town, spent last Wednesday
here, visiting the Academy and seeing
how teaching was done at that insti-
tuition. Mr.. French besides being
good preacher takes n great interest
| in the educational aft tirs of his town
and thus keeps in close touch with
the people.
The Library Trustees have closed
the library for a short time in order
that the books outstanding may be
gathered in and the entire outfit cat
alogued. When this is completed,
new arrangements will be made as to
the time the library will be opened.
Look over your books and see il you
have any belonging to the library
and return them at once.
Mrs. Aurila Huntley Denio, whose
home was with her son and daugh-
ter, Clifton e and Celestia A. Denio,
passed quietly away last Sunday
evening, after four days of intense
suffering with the grip. She was 80
years of age and is survived by three
children, the above and Preston L.
The funeral took place this after
noon, Rev. DR.. Booth officiating. A
more extended notice will appear
later.
Sheriff Robbins went over to Belvi-
dere last week on an equine expedi-
tion. His business was to look after
some horses, two of which F. j.
Smalley of Morrisville had claim on,
and the other two the L. G. s. B. 4
T. Co. were interested in. He found
them at Geo. Cushing's, one dead and
the Others nearly so from starvation.
The only feed in the barn was little
straw in an old tick. The neighbors
say the horses had had no hay since