News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-08-26
HYDE PARK,

The usual bi.monthly services at
the Catholic church last Sunday were
well attended.
School in all departments opens
at the Lamoille Central Academy
Wednesday, Sept. I'd.
Mrs. Ellen Buck and son of West
Morland, N. H., are spending few
weeks at A. L. Mowers.
James W. Gillett of No. Montpelier
spent few days here last week with
his cousins, the McFarlands.
Ell. L. Fairbanks and his son Ken
meth have been spending several days
with relatives at North Cambridge.
Mrs. G. A. Whitney, who has been
visiting at F. P. Hills, returned to
her home in Boston last Saturday.
Mrs. O. NJ, Graves and daughter,
Mrs. Geo. Cooley, from Connecticut,
are visiting at Addison Holbrook's.
Fl. A. Lombard and wife and their
nephew, Harry Blaisdell, of Ports
mouth, N. H., are guests of Mrs. Gym
thia Mudgett.
Rev. G. S. Hager goes to Roxbury
Friday, where he delivers an address
in the evening before the Washington
County G. E, Union.
Mrs. Thomas E. Guild of Boston,
Mass, formerly Miss Grace Allen, is
spending few days with her cousin,
Mrs. Gussie B. Lilley.
Miss Elizabeth Brigham of Boston,
who has been at the Phoenix the
past two weeks, bas gone to Bakers
field for visit among relatives.
Mrs. Mary Hoyt of Jacksonville,
ILL.,, has been visiting at the home of
j. T. Stevens. She has also been a
guest of her old friend, Mrs. Fits.
Mrs. FL. G. Lanpher, who has been
Ill a long time, is now in a very criti-
cal condition and failing rapidly. Her
husband, who has also been i'll sew
eral weeks, is some better.
Will Davis is about to complete his
services as clerk for Noyes Wood.
His brother Clyde is to succeed him.
Will intends TO engage in farming
and-we'll tell the rest in due time.
Miss Blanche Brigham left last teven-
ing for The Dalls. Oregon, where she
is to teach The coming year. A num-
ber of her friends accompanied hef to-
the train AMI bade-her bon voyage.
Souvenir post cards are frequently
received by various people in this
vicinity from the California excur-
sionists, stating that all hands are
well and enjoying themselves to a
high degree
Mrs. George P. browne and chill
dren of Morrisville, and her sister,
Mrs. Emma Goodwin and Sons of
Peabody, Mass, spent Tuesday at
Prairie Farm" with MIR. and Mrs.
William G. Bassett.
Rumor has it that we are to have
another meat market. Palmer Blake
has the idea in mind. He has benin
conference with W. W. Holbrook, but
no trade has resulted and Palmer
thinks be will go ahead on his own
hook.
The Whitcombs of this vicinity
went to Wolcott to-day where they
had a reunion with Lyman Whit
comb, eldest son of the late Sylvester
Whitcomb. 1t was an event greatly
enjoyed by all who were privileged to
attend.
Geo. Mudgett is to have an auction
sale Saturday, Sept. II, at one
O'Clock, of large lot of farm imple-
ments, household furniture and per-
sonal property, including a yoke of
oxen. The sale is Ashton Mudgett's
in this town. See bills for full partic-
ulars.
j. B. Darling and wife of Albany,
with their daughter and son-in-law,
Rev. j. A. Goodrich of Shelburne,
Mass, were guests of FL. j. Lilley,
yesterday. Jerry" is the we'll
known hotel keeper at Albany, where
everybody who stops there finds the
best of entertainment.
Thursday evening of this week
comes the adjourned village meeting,
at which the report of the surveyor
will be made regarding the proposed
water system, as well as the esti-
mated expense of putting in the same.
Action will also be taken as to going
on with the work. AS we have here
tofore said, this is an important
meeting and every taxpayer should
be present, as the burden of paying
for the system, if adopted, will fall
upon them. The question is one
that should be carefully considered.
Probably no one enjoyed the dedi-
catory exercises at Stowe last week
more than Judge Sherwin. The
Judge is a native of Stowe and
has always retained warm interest
for the town. When young man he
left there and came to Hyde Park,
and away back in the early fifties he
was Superintendent of schools for
this town. Daring that time hegave
a certificate to H. c. Akeley of Stowe
to teach the McKinstry Hill school
in this town and the youth made the
Judges home here his headquarters.
It was therefore especially pleasant
for the Judge to meet Mr.. Akeley, the
donor of the magnificent building
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