News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-07-05
HYDE PARK.


Rollin Crocker of No. Hyde Park,
was a visitor here Sunday last.
DR.. G. B. Hulburd and family were
visitors here a part of last week.
Mrs. Stella Goddard has been
added to the clerical force at the post
office.
0. L. Leach of Philadelphia has
been visiting relatives here the past
few days.
Mrs. Lettie Waite and daughter,
Liah, were visitors in Barre on
Thursday last.
The "My Friend Hogan" show
last Thursday evening was fairly at
tended and greatly enjoyed by all.
Herman Hayford commenced on
his four years contract as stage
driver between this place and Eden
Mills last SATURDAY. He intends to
give his patrons the best service pos
sible.
Owing to the non-arrival Of min
lister last Saturday, detained by the
railroad washout, there were no ser
vices a the Congl church last Sun
day. Services may be expected as
usual next Sunday.
A. w. OBrien, the driver of the
Eden stage the past four years, closed
his contract last Friday and is once
more one of "the common people. ="
O'Brien has been an obliging and
courteous carrier and his cheerful
countenance and pleasant voice will
be missed by many.
Miss Laura Page, who with her
mother are spending the summer at
the home of Mrs. c. A. Knight, was
given a party Thursday afternoon in
honor of her 18th birthday. number
of young friends wereentertaincd and
the event greatly enjoyed by all. Re-
freshments were served, among them
being ice cream in imitation of canon
fire crackers.
VIM Holbrook's horses made
their semi-occasional runaway last
Thursday. On this occasion W1nn
was coming from No. Hyde Park
with load of wood and some of it
fell off and while he was picking up
the horses started. In jumping to
catch them Lit broke and Holbrook
was thrown, horse and wagon pas
ing over him. Vim was considerably
bruised and shaken up, but not SO
much so but that he was able to be
out with a team the next day. He
is of the opinion that news would
be scarce about here but for the fact
that he frequently furnishes runaway
episodes.
The greatest thunder storm for
years visited this place last Saturday
evening at about six o'clock. The
down pour of rain was terrific, do
ing great damage to the highways
and to the river meadows, flooding
grain and corn-6elds and lodging
grass. Sharp flashes of lighting and
heavy thunder accompanied. A chin
ney on the house occupied by Justin
Leach was struck, scattering bricks
and shingles, but fortunately doing
no great damage. Several telephones
and transformers were burned out.
Part of the village was without
lights Saturday night and all of Sun
day night, because of damages done
at the Plant by the storm.
Chas. Miner called at this office
last Saturday, July LIST, and renewed
his subscription for this paper { (which
he has taken ever since it was
started, and reminded us that it
was 40 years ago that dav when he
entered Gettysburg with Co. E, 18th
Vt. The regiment staid there sew
eral days and Chas. says there was
something doing all the time" There
are many old Vermonters who made
that same trip that Mr., Miner did
and they take great pleasure in relat-
ing interesting incidents in connec-
ton Herewith. And it is certainly in
teresting to those who have come
after the old vets. to hear these thrill
ling tales regarding the preservation
of the country which we all so dearly
love-
Ernest Bedell, aged Fl years, old
enough to know better, got into dis
agreement recently with his mother
who lives up at Cleveland Corners,
and in the melee handled her very
violently, pummelling her quite
severely and backing her eyes. The
young man then fed. Papers were
made out for his arrest and he was
captured by Deputy Sheriff Smith,
who took him to his home in Cam
bridge for safe keeping over night.
Smith took the lads shoes away
and thought he had him safe; but
while the Sheriff slept the lad took
another pair of shoes from his be-
longings and "few the coop" To
be sure the Sheriff was somewhat