News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
MOONLIGHT RAMBLES
Sketch No. 10 Pertaining to Old
Time Hyde Park Residents

ShohSu' VIC VIII DeSlH mere TO the lett
3 This cellar, | told you once before, be
longed to the house where Oliver Emei
! son was born, but forgot to tell you h
was Pages night Waterman for years o
until he lost his eye. And here to the lief
again is another cellar The house i
gone and those who lived here scattered
to the four winds of heaven. Amos Nc
Kinstry lived here. He had two bow
and two girls. The boys are both dead
They LETT large families scattered through
Woodbury.. The youngest girl went tc
Illinois and married Mr. Smith. The
other girl married a Sulham.
"a little ways up here to the left is a
house built by Edward Towle. He has
gone to his last home and George Stew.
art lives here. They have fine family
of boys and girls.
"On a little ways and here is a house
built by Alfred Schoolcraft. Why, YES,
gone and forgotten long ago. Who lives
here? Ben Wheeler's wife with her four
boys. She was Morgan from Johnson.
Her first husband was George Bedell and
after his death she married Ben Wheeler,
now in the insane asylum at Waterbury
| for safe keeping
Here we are at the next place. Does
this look like long ago? Yes, the build.
ings have changed very little The King
sley boys built it and sold to Ariel vii.
son 40 years ago. Mr.. Wilson was born
in Fairfield. His mother was a Stafford,
one OF the best families in Franklin. He
went to Rochester, N. Y, where hemet
Miss Garter. She came from Ireland with
her father when she was only II years
old and was educated in the schools of
Rochester. 1t was at that place where
she and Royal were married. A son and
a daughter who were born in York state
both died. Then they came to Vermont
and bought this place. They had two
daughters and one son. The son, Jimmie,
lives here with his mother The girls
married brothers, Owen and Newt
Graves. Owens wife died number e
years ago and left him SON. Critic lives
in Morrisville, and has two boys and
one girl. Mrs. Wilson came here and her |
home was her all. They have made |
money and even now she stays to help
her son.
Nov we will go on, Why, there
should be set of buildings very near
here Over this way. This was the home
of Elias Keller, brother of Silas who used
to live at the village. Yes, the Captains
son. All gone, house and ALL feel more
sad to see places gone than to see a Gene
cry. This set of buildings was burned
ears ago and never rebuilt. Elias had
arge family of children, eight think, but
'nly three are now living. Edwin is out
vest. Jennie married Edward Proutv
They lived in Swanton several years. He
lied few years ago. Julia, who was a
urse so long, is too feeble to do for her
elf now and lives with Jennie in Swan
on. Do you remember there were three
# the children died of diphtheria in 1862
two in one day and the other a week
arlier. 1t was a very sad, sad time for
he family away up there in the woods.
well, we will cross over to the right.
1ere is house empty. Not bad set OIL
buildings. 1t was built by a Mr.. Shep-
erd and has been in the family for over
0 years-a long time in one family. 1t
oes by the name of the Shepherd place.
ii who are left now l believe is the
lother and children who are in Canada
ION to the left again is another set of
uildings. Anything you see about those
lat makes you think of long ago? Yes,
do. You didn't think knew who lived
ere but you see | do. 1t was Hiram
askins. He had one daughter and two
ons. Dorno was a great stone mason.
e married a Miss Codding of Water Y
lie. We all remember her better as I
Aunt Lucy" She was a great nurse of II
ye olden times" and for years there
as scarcely a young American on the
IL that Aunt Lucy did not give him his II
st bath. They had one son who died i
early manhood and two daughters II
lie has gone to the last home and Mabel II
married and lives in town. Serene, the II
her son, was a great mill man, owned II
over Diggin's, and then he sold out II
I'd came down and bought the Smalley :
i'll. Then he sold out and moved to :
orrisville, where he died a few years =,
70.
But say, don't you remember years ago m
e balloon that went up at the Fair OF
ounds and landed away back in the al
pods at the Diggin's and the poor fell pl
" was not found for a couple of DAYS g
less he left his compass at home. Sc y
lie and men were out looking for him ~
night before he found his way out to :,
: clearing. The daughter married Ezra W
1es. He lives there now. Ellerv tones W
S a familv-all boys-three, think. "
Now, what are you looking up that az