News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
HYDE PARK


"The Court of Fame" is great. DOM
miss seeing it tonight.
Col. and Mrs. Mcfarland returned from
their western trip Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. e. Slavery were visitors
in st. Johnsbury last Friday.
Miss Leila Collins of Burlin gton spent
few days on Breezy Hill recently.
Miss Lucy Kinney closed successful
term of school on McKinstry Hill Friday.
Mrs. Lette Waite and Mrs. Electa
Fairbanks were visitors in Burlington
last Thursday.
III. L. Fairbanks was off duty at the
postoffice few days last week on ac-
count of illness.
At the last Rebekah meeting two mem
bers were received by card and one with
drawal granted.
Miss Helen Wood has completed her
engagement at the Boston Farm School
and is now at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Farr, Mrs. Charles
Goddard and Ernest Stewart were recent
visitors in Burlington.
Prof. Crosby attended meeting of
school superintendents OF this county at
Cambridge last Friday.
Miss Vera Davis is spending few
days here with her friend, Miss Adde
Stone, at Mrs. F. E. oawyer's.
A modern heating apparatus and fire
place have been installed in the Cong'l
parsonage by the Ladies' Aid Society.
Mrs. Benjamin Atwell of Burlington
is spending several days here at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Putnam.
Thermometers registered all the way
from II to Is below zero in this village
Monday morning, and in various parts of
town it went down to 30 below.
Mrs. Murch and Mrs Latham, who were
called here by che illness and death of
their father, Lyman Minor, have returned
to their homes in New Hampshire and
Connecticut.
A postal card received from Mrs. Con-
ger agnes Hulburd) last Saturday an
nounced their safe arrival in Russia. |
They were held up en- route three days |
by the British.
Miss Blanche Cowan was taken to the
Mary Fletcher Hospital last Saturday for
an appendicitis operation. She was ac
companied by DR.. Leach. The operation
was successful one.
The Gihon Valley district Sunday
school union held a very interesting con-
venton at this place today. The attend
ance was good. Dinner and supper were
served by the Ladies Aid,
Rev. W. r. Hamlin delivered strong
temperance sermon at the Cong'l church
last Sunday morning. In the evening a
service of song, with appropriate excl
cises by Mrs. Abbotts Sabbath school
class, was given.
j. Q. Perry has completed negotiations
for the purchase of the Minor place in
this village, which includes the Sackett
land and the Brigham land. This will
give him a nice little fifty acre farm, in
good state of cultivation.
The remains of Lew Noble, a former
resident of this place, we're brought here
for burial Monday. He died at No. Hyde
Park Saturday. He was Woodworking
man, as long as his health permitted. and
his enemies, it any he had, were few.
Leon Keeler, for several months por-
.er at the Hyde Park Inn, completed his :
engagement last Saturday and has re-
urned to hishOme inCraftsbury. He was
aithful employe and had the good will
# all who transacted business with him,
Elmer Harris and Geo. E. Town loaded .
hree car loads of hay at the depot last
Friday, from the Demar farm. George
s some on "shrievalty" business, but
Vhen it comes to loading hay he has to
lump some in order to keep up the pace
ct by Elmer.
Miss Lena Boyce, for the past two :.
ears an enploye of this office, completed 1
york here last Saturday in order to en- l
age in-well wait and see. We reluc- !
Intiy part Win ueI, ds sue was very
greeable, faithful and competent at
ache of this Office.
Articles have been filed at Montpelier :,
the ~. NJ. Hill Co.," of :,
lorse's Line, to do general mercantile 1
nd real estate business. with a capita !
took of $4,000. The incorporators are !
. NJ. Hill, Harold p. Waite, Walter L. !
I'LL and Smith b. Waite.
A very pleasant event was the birth !,
ay party given Miss Penninah Foss at !,
be home of DR.. Leach on Tuesday even :
,g of last week, the occasion being her :.
9th birthday. Victrola music and !.
God time generally, with dainty refresh !.
1ents, made an evening of enjoyment :.
Or the young lady and her friends. !.
On Sunday evening next our people will :.
ave the pleasure of hearing the Rev :.
ir. Baker, the eloquent minister from I
louisville, who will speak upon the 4