News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-03-21
MOONLIGHT RAMBLES
Sketch No. 5 Pertaining to Old
Time Hyde Park Residents

"Well, again we meet. The grip seems
to pass us by. Cold Is that what you
call it Only about % below But come,
can you see anything about this place
that looks natural They have not built
on or changed it much except this little
carriage shed. Well, Hezekiah Baker
lived here in those days and his son,
lanes, lived with and cared for him in
his old age. The place is now owned by
Will Emerson and he has made quite
lot of improvements.
"Let us be moving We are at the turn.
Do you remember anything that was
herei Can't? Here is where the old
brick yard was. How queer you forgot
it. This way is where they got the clay
and do wn here is the sand pit. They say
it was fine brick they made too. Who
made the brick? Mr.. Baker. Up the
rise Yes, the road is rough. Hold on,
don't you see that set OF buildings off the
road here to the left? Here John Fergu-
son and wife Cynthia lived. Both have
gone where there is no coming back and
one child survives them, Emma Boynton
in California. Geo. Seymour is the owner
now. No, it has not changed great
deal
"Well, here we are at the next place.
Yes, the house is just the same, l don't
believe it has changed board. But the
old barn is gone and a nice new one in its
place. Ofcourse l remember Laban East
man. He was the father of the doctor
and Carlos, the all around mechanic.
Both Laban and wife are with the great
family of sleepers, but the sons both live
in North Hyde Park. Lush Boyes and
son Leon own and live there now.
"Iust few steps further and here to
the left is another set of buildings, not
look like the old place. You have forgot
ten who lived here Samuel Wiswell and
wife They have gone to their last home
and Martin Ovitt lives here now.
"On little ways and here to the left,
why, hold on, the buildings are all gone
Here is where they stood. James Warren
and wife lived here They had large
family 1t don't take long for things to
change almost beyond belief, they say
The land was bought by Mr. Vaughan.
1t is something sad to see places gone to
decay.
Come down the hill to the next place.
That is a fine sugar place. Well, here is
a place at the right and not thing here
that looks like old times. Don't you re-
member Alden Warren built the hou-e?
Yes Alden and wife went out to Dakota.
l have heard they were both dead. rhe
place is owned by Warren Whitcomb and
wife, Anna.
Down the road and we come to the
Fred'k Whitcomb place. He, with his
large family of boys, cleared nearly all
the land. Come down here a ways back
of the house. Did you ever see a prettier
meadow? l don't believe you could find
a stone there Fred Whitcomb married a
Miss Warren, and don't you remember
his sad death They were going to cele-
brate their golden wedding in a few days
and he had one of his sons take him to
Morrisvile to buy the wedding ring. He
had bought it and they drove up to one
of the other stores and the son just
stepped to the door for a bundle when
the horse became frightened and threw
Mr.. Whitcomb out and he was injured so
badly he died in a few days. His wife
and ten children, four sons and six daugh-
tiers, were at his funeral, besides several
grandchildren. His wife is now sleeping
with him. Mr.. Whitcomb was one of
the best road builders of his day. He was
even sent for to go out of the state and
he went to Canada and built right
| through the forest, going by marked
trees to connect the villages. That was
one of the largest jobs of the kind he ever
did. The place is now owned by his son,
Fred, and Sias lives with him.
"Well, down a ways. Hold on a bit,
there was a house here, a man by the
| name OF Clough lived in it. Here to the
right is the place, just hollow in the
/ land and few stones. We will be forgot
ten just the same way. How time rolls
on. Here today and gone tomorrow.
! Come on, it makes you feel as though
you were looking at a grave. Yes. the
happiness and sorrows of that home are
gone forever. no record of them.
! z "But come on. Here to the left is a
little set of buildings not bit as they
used to look. Loren Carter lived here.
He and his wife were called home long
ago. and the place is owned by an old
soldier, James Ballard.
"Across the little brook and along this
level stretch of road and here to the right
is a set of buildings with not a look of
long ago. A Mr.. Ferry lived here then.
He was married to Eunice Moore. They
parted and she went to live with her
brother John, and the place is now own
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