News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-04-30
HYDE PARK

Mrs. Anna Newton of North Hyde
Park was visitor in town Monday.
Thomas Elfc of Montreal spent few
days here last week visiting relatives.
Parker, the ice man, has started on his
tr-weekly perambulations about the
village.
T.. L. Stevens of Richmond spent few
DAYS here last week with his brother, DR..
Stevens.
Arbor day was observed in the after.
noon by the school in Sticking up about
the grounds.
Mrs. Lillian Noyes entertained num-
Der of her lady friends at an afternoon
party last Friday.
R. P. Putnam has been devoting part of
his time of late to delivering fruit trees
throughout town.
We are requested to state that the law
against riding bicycles on the sidewalks
ought to be enforced.
Miss Carrie Hubbard went to Lower
Cabot Saturday, where she is teaching
the spring tenn Of school.
H. Norway and son and gang of
helpers are doing stone work, etc., on the
Page cottage at Lake Eden.
Miss Lettie Gibson is thought to be
somewhat better. Her nurse, Miss Mil
Ter, has returned to Burlington.
Several from this place attended the
local MINISTRIES at Stowe last week and
all pronounce the same as very good.
The county building committee held its
Ginai meeting last Friday. The buildings
are now in charge of the assistant judges.
P. T. DEMO, with his wife and daugh-
ter and Miss Halle Gates, made an auto
trip to Montpelier last Sunday afternoon,
Raymond Vaughan's household goods
were shipped to Chicago last week. Mrs.
Vaughan and the children leave for that
place tomorrow. We shall miss them
Harry Laduke who went to a hospital
in Montreal to have an injured eye re-
moved. several weeks ago, returned home
last Friday. He is getting along nicely.
Arbutus gatherers should have care
in picking these dainty spring flowers;
tearing them up by the roots will soon
'exterminate them; break them off gently.
Mrs. W. L. Cole and child, of the West
ern Girl show, who were detained here
week because of the illness of the chile,
Joined the troupe Monday at Lancaster.
There was general cleaning up about
che village Arbor day. Lawns were
raked up and Sticking up about resi-
dences generally. The result was very
noticeable.
The subject of oiling the main street of
this village is being agitated, Wherever
this is doue, the old method of sprinkling
is done away with. 1t is hoped that oil
will be given a trial here.
G. E. Sayery is improving the lawn in
front of his hotel by removing from the
floral plot several of the large overgrown
bushes. He will put in their place
variety of perennial plants.
Miss Frances Nichols of Ludlow spent
Sunday in town. Her mother, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. l.. God
dard, for several weeks, returned to Lud- |
low with her daughter Monday morning.
Boxer" has sold that Jericho horse to
l.. H. Noyes. Several wanted it, but
Boxer" had his price and the buyer
came to it. For recreation now Boxer"
gives his spare time to "Black Beauty"
If you want to see some fine livestock, |
especially of the Guernsey breed just
take trip up to R. S. Pages farm. Geo. |
Gale, the man in charge, takes pleasure |
in showing this fine lot of thoroughbred |
stock.
P. c. Dodge of Randolph was in town |
last Friday delivering late copies of ever |
mont oglaphy" compiled by him. 1t
is valuable reference book and a copy |
should be in the hands of every Yer
monter.
The owners of Corey pond visited their
preserve last Saturday. They went up to
inspect the damage done to their dam, in
which somebody had put three charges of
dynamite. The guilty parties may soon
be brought to justice.
The ice cream season opened at the
Alexander fruit store last Saturday and
'Deno" had lively time of it in wait
ing on customers and filling orders. The
ice cream was fine and 1.-THE corner
store" will be popular resort through
the summer.
The trustees have appointed Dan'I
Smith street commissioner and he entered
upon his duties Monday. There is a
chance for great work in this line on the
village streets and no doubt under the
direction of the new commissioner good
work will be done.
The road to Morrisville via the fair
grounds, has been repaired so that now
autos can get over the clay pits very
comfortably. The lower road still re-
m .iuS ain statue ono" and will ,,,.;l