News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-02-07
MOONLIGHT RAMBLES "
Being No. 3 Pertaining to Old
Time Hyde Park Residents


that goes to the river and finish Battl
Row.
Just as you say! What was | smil
ing at? | was thinking how some O
those who have been resting the last
SO or 60 years would look should the,
come back and see the changes. Elec.
trio lights and cars; telephone, tele.
graph, moving pictures, phonograph
and flying machines. / guess as neal
as they came to thinking of flying
machine was a piece in a fourth reader
Darius Green and his flying machine"
Read it many time l suppose?
Well, here we are. This little wood
colored house has not changed in the
last decade. 1t was owned at that
time by Samuel Crowell and wife.
His son, Byron and wife lived with
them. The barn is all gone | see.
Well, they are both gone and the place
now belongs to the Quimby farm.
Well, come on; here we are where
the house stood so years ago right here.
You can see that spring on the oppo-
site bank. VIM Crowell owned that
place. He was a widower and his
three daughters lived with him. His
youngest daughter lived with him in
his old age. She married w. F. Wat
ers of Johnson who makes the famous
Waters Butter Workers that are sold
in all parts of the world.
After the death of William, the place
was sold to Pat Kelley. Mrs. Waters
moved to Johnson. Another daughter,
Mrs. Spaulding, lives in Wolcott, and
the others have gone where there is
no returning.
The old house was sold to Alex
Laporte who moved to the village and
the new house was built the same year
that Almon built on the Morrill, place.
Yes, it is very pretty place. 1t is
now owned by Mr.. Faydette. But
come ON just little further. You see
that old well sweep? Why right
there stood a house. Hold on, there
is the house now moved over to that
set of buildings and fixed up for a
horse barn and the barn stood Just
back here.
Who lived here? 1 will tell you. A !
by the name of "Aunt July"
She was one of those old fashioned
who used to be found where
here was sickness. There you would |
ind her. Rain or shine, snow or blow,
Aunt Judy" was sent for.
Her first husband was VIM. Boyes
md a great many times he was heard
lrawing load of logs down to Johnson
~ the Rake Factory. One day the
Dad got to Slowing and went over the
'ank and he and his team were killed.
She married next Mr.. Blake, who
led few years later and her son came
o live with her and although she had
rought up large family of her own
he cared for his three little daughters
fter the death of their mother.
This place has been joined to the
'aydette farm.
Come over across to this little red
ouse. You remember Dan Heath
nd his wife "Electy?" When they
'ent to be married he took her on
led drawn by fine pair of oxen.
lappy? | guess they were. In 1873
hen the cars came to Hyde Park vii
age they went down hand in hand to
oe them and | wish | could remember
he piece Russell Page, our Senator's
lther, wrote about Daniel and Electa
Ding down to see the cars with the
theirs.
This place is changed quite little
nd is owned by Fred Bohannan.
Well, come back on to the main
Dad. This little red house must be
art of the old wood colored house
lat is near the barn which sets back
piece.
1t was owned in those days by JOS !
Oh Boyes. He and his wife have
)ne to that last home and Russell
age now owns it.
Well up the road and down the hill. S
his place looks more natural not so n
any changes. 1t was owned by V
hin Boyes and wife, he was a soldier. c
e built it. 1t is now owned by the n
.anly brothers who enjoy single bles- u
dness and all the comforts of home
at is kept neat and tidy by their own n
Inds. Loren has been for many years
expert with the needle and Sammy, W
sides doing farm work is handy as CT
electrician. b
Well, come on. Why, what is this?
ere is located the plant that gives Il
yde Park village its light and power, Il
d Charles Nutting is the electrician
charge and Geo. Eastman is the is
ght man. b,
The old stream has been put to a
cd use. Come around and look at g
e fall the water has. Oh. how 81
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