News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-07-30
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DhnS lS WISHING ner nephew, w. w.
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Miss Rosalie Beecher of White River
Junction called on friends here last
Friday.
FL. D. Phillips and daughter Ina of
Barton were recent visitors at Fred
Muzzey's.
VIC. Maxfeld is helping out on the
roofing job on Drowne's block at
Morrisvile.
Miss Minnie Rich of Barre is in town
spending a few days with her friend,
Bessie Merrill.
Mrs. Della Gillitt of Beaver Dam,
Wis, visited Mrs. Cynthia Mudgett
the first of the week.
Alba Ferry has finished work at
Thos. Moore's and is rusticating for
few days at Craftsbury.
Mrs. Ella Grimes and daughter
Anna leave Friday for a two weeks
visit in Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. c. A. Whitney of Boston, came
to town Tuesday evening, on visit
to her sister, Mrs. F. P. Hill
A gang of men from Franklin coun-
ty have been plastering the upper
part of the Academy building.
Miss Mary Stickney of Bethel, is
spending a few days with her aunt,
Mrs. Parker, and Mrs. G. M. Small.
Quite a number from here attended
the circus at Cambridge yesterday.
All were we'll pleased with the show.
Morton Hill has been confined to
the house the past few days, threat
ened with fever. but is better now.
F. H. Gale and wife and Miss Helen
Wood left Saturday evening for
few days sojourn at Old Orchard
Beach.
Gov. Page spent several days last
week in central and western New
York on business pertaining to the
calfskin industry.
Mrs. S. Abbott and children, who
have been at S. B. Waite's the past
three weeks, returned to their home
at Franklin, Mass, to-day.
John Sands and wifi have EN- barked
upon housekeeping on their own ac-
count, having rented and moved into
apartments at Cady's Falls.
Miss Margaret Sullivan, Lilley G.
Co.'s popular stenographer, is taking
a two weeks vacation; spending the
time at her home in Williston.
Station Agent Brill has erected
modern as we'll as unique stall for his
express horse when on duty at the
depot. 1t is thing of beauty.
Hyde Park had four delegates at
the recent Democratic state conyen-
tion. Three of them voted for Nc
Gettrick, but the other, FL. S. Has
kins, voted for Clement.
L.C. Andrews and wife of Lyme,
n. H., were called here last week by
the death of Mrs. Austin, Mrs. An
drew's grandmother. Mr.. Andrews
went home to-day; his wife will stop
here awhile longer.
The installation and ordination of
Rev. c. S. Hager occurs tomorrow.
In the morning comes the examina-
tion of the candidate and at two in
the afternoon the ordination exer-
cises. Prof. Frame breaches the SER
mon, Rev. Mr.. Howard makes the
ordination prayer; Rev. c. S. Merrill
delivers the charge to the pastor;
Rev. E. G. French the charge to the
people and Rev. A. G. Mohr the right
hand of fellowship. Dinner and lunch
will be served and the public are cor
daily invited to attend.
A suit between B. G. Rooney and
Mrs. Ullie Dow was tried before
Squire Wiswell last Wednesday at
the office of F. Fl. Mcfarland. 1t was
an action brought by Rooney to re-
cover balance due him for building a
veranda on Mrs. Dow's house at the
Falls. Mrs. Dow set up the defense
that the work was not done in good
workmanlike manner and hence her
refusal to pay the balance. f. III.
Mcfarland appeared for Rooney and
Mrs. Dow for herself. The court held
that the plaintiff should recover and
allowed him $40 so and costs,
amounting to $14 .73.
Mrs. Lucy B. Austin, the mother of
Myron p. Cheney, died last Thursday.
Mrs. Austin was born in Bakersfield
Feby. 20, 1910, and was therefore in
her 93d year. Her maiden name was
Lucy B. Wright. Her father came
from Massachusetts and was one of
the very first settlers of Bakersfield.
She married s. Boynton Cheney at
Bakersfield Sept. 81, 1881, who died
in March, 1860. OF the eight child
rem born to her, all are dead except
Myron. In 1874 she married Enoch
Austin of Johnson, who died in Oct,
1889. After her first marriage she
lived in Waterville IL years. She
also lived in johnson two years,
Lowell % years, Cambridge Is years
and after the death of Mr.. Austin,
came to Hyde Park and passed the
remainder of her life, 1 1 years, with
her son. She was next to the young
est of a large family and is the last
survivor. Mrs. Austin lived to a rare
old age aud up to within few days
enjoyed quite good health, her facul-
ties heinp GOOD almost to the last.