News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-09-05
MOONLIGHT RAMBLES
Sketch No. 17Pertaining to Old
Time Hyde Park Residents

J Time Hyde Park Residents
| Well, here we are again Come on; the
next place after leaving the Boardman
place on the left at that time was up on
the hill. 1t was very pretty little place,
built by Almerop Boyce He was one
of Psrish's drivers and lived there until
he sold it to ALEC Slicer. He, with his
sister, came from France. She settled in
Burlington, where they first stopped,
but Alec came up to Hyde Park, where
he met betsey Jones and married her.
They had tenchildren, only two of whom
are living. All OF the family were born in
this house and Alec and wife lived there
| until they were so broken in health they
| had to go and live with their daughter,
the one who married James Withers. liy-
ing up on the hill towards Craftsbury.
After awhile there they went to Morris
VILE and lived with their other daughter,
Mrs Herbert Spaulding, and she cared
for them until they died of old age. Mrs.
Spauiding now resides on Maple street
Her daughter married Milton Boardman,
the well-known mill man. IsMrs. Spauld-
ing theonly one of the large family left?
No. There is boy, Henry, who is we'll
known hereabouts. He has only one
arm. just like boy, when he was only
IA ne was looking threshing machine
over; you know they were not as COM
mon then as now, and his arm got en-.
tangled in it. No man could handle a
pair OF oxen like Henry in his early days.
He is just like big good natured over
grown boy. Yes, Moses Goodhue bought
the place and has improved it wonder
fully. 1t is one of the beauty spots of
the village. 1t has only changed hands
three times. Moses has no children, his
wife's health is not very good, but they
enjoy life in their cosey home
Well what are yon looking at? Say,
didn't tell you who is now owner of the
Boardman place. just so. did forget to.
Well, it is William H. Pease He came
from St. Adams in 1889. They have
three children: Royston living in Denver,
Colo, for the last eleven years, Arthur
B., the well known printer, and May j.,
at home. Got that, now?
Well now for across the road. Well,
what is that imposing looking building
standing there-all alone? Why that is
the Lamoile Central Academy and say,
the history that is attached to that place
is well worth hearing.
Well, every time you light your pipe 1
think of the teapot at home
Here goes. Years ago, in 1900, man
living in Norwich, Conn, by the name OF
Aaron Keller, hearing of the fertile val
leys in Vermont, bade goodbye to the
old friends and took his little family and
started with the oxen for his new home.
After. long and tedious trip he struck
the Eamoille valley and following it up
rom Cambridge finally choose the place
IN this town where the schoolhouse now
stands. The log house he built was on
the brow of the hill. Here, his little fam
ly established, he commenced clearing
and. His boy Fred, afterwards Capt. |
Keller, was at that time three years DID, |
He got the title of captain from being at !
he head of the towns military company. |
Here a family of four sons and two
daughters was raised. In the year 1902 |
lie built the house that was torn down in |
1902 to make way for the academy |
And say, it is told that in those early |
lays school was kept in the Keller house
lwhile and the Bible used for morning
Exercises was the old family Bible, the
own not having any for that purpose.
The children's names Yes, think so.
aaron, Frederick, Arson, David, Mary
md Sally. Sally married Breed Moves
md Mary married Joshua Sawyer. So
ou see how these families are all re-
ated-Sawyers, Noyes' and keelers.
Well, to 20 on with my story. They
1arried OFF and Capt. Fred was left and
e had the farm, which contained 200
ores, but he had to care for David, who
vas predetermined from birth. After
while the Captain went to McKinstry
ILL and there he found his mate in Sally
lckinstry. Two children were born to
hem-Nelson and Elias. But Sally left
i'm and went the long journey from
'hich there is no coming back. He again
rent to McKinstry Hill and this time
ook Sally's sister Jane. To this union
'ere born four boys and FIVE girls. Their
ames were Andrew, Edward, Silas and
olomon and Sally, Lucinda, Eliza, Car
line and Mary. Eliza died when she
-as II. She was playing with brother
nd sister and stepped to the door to get
handful of snow and they held the
DOR. But she ran to the kitchen door
nd came in. The exertion was too much
II her and in three days she was in her
st home. The others were all married
EAR their fathers home.
Silas was the one hat was left. The
10 acres of land was still together. i