News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-02-07
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believe there has been scarcely a
change. This is where Capt. Wright
and wife lived. 1t was great place
for the young people in those days to
gather They had large family of
children all scattered and gone. The
Captain and wife have gone to the
great beyond.
The place is owned now by James
Roddy and family.
Well, here we are at the turn. We
will leave this 2lace for starting place
when we go over Leighton hill.
Across this little bridge and up
through the swamp there are scarcely
any changes.
A Mr.. Manning and wife came from
Ireland, cleared the land and built
these buildings. They raised large
family, all gone but two. The place
has always been kept in the family. A
great grandson now owns Willard
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Well, here is a climb for you, awful
roads. Hold on, there goes a rubber.
Lucky if l don't get mired. Come
onto the sidewalk. Where is it?
Well, here we are at the top. Don't
you see that house has not changed in
the least? Edison Cook built it.
And his good wife raised fine family
of girls and boys.
OF course you remember the tragic
event of about 40 years ago. How
one Sunday morning in the spring he
killed his son, Charles, thinking he had
got rid of the evil one? His mind had
been failing for some time. He was
sent to Waterbury asylum and passed
away there.
John Cobleigh, who married one of
the daughters, came to live there, then
later VIM. Manning, who married the
youngest daughter, bought and lived
there until his mill business took so |
much of his time the place passed out |
Of the family. Fred Wood bought the |
place and lives there now.
Here we are in the stage road. Well, |
rs the moon is good for another hour | |
will go back and leave you at the old |
trough. Take a good look.
For the first time we find place where
lhe house has not changed in shape.
But these fine new barns the present
owner has put up are not quite finished
yet. The place was owned by Ira
Allen and wife and bis son, Bert, lived
With them with his wife Abbie. They
ire all gone and Russell Page is the
owner.
Well, just a little way over the road
5 the place where 90 years ago Harlow
Bliss and wife and son, Charles, lived.
No, those were not the buildings.
They were put up by Mr. Bliss and his
on. Charlie still lives there. You
otice tonight as you go through the
illage the Odd Fellows hall. 1t is
allied the "Bliss Hail." A good check
e gave them when they built it, so
hey named it for him.
Well, they are all gone home but
i'm.
BY the way, this is the first place
re have found where the place is oc-
upied by the people who lived in the
ouse 60 years ago.
Don't believe you will find ten in the
ne town. Seems sad, but just to
mink of it you could hardly believe it.
Myl What a nice road. Yes, it
fine. No danger of losing your rub
ers here.
Well, that old tree looks natural;
-own some. This used to be where
amuel Wiswell and wife lived, but
le house has been remodelled till YOU
,uldn't tell where the old left off and
le new commenced and the barn.
hewl Not much like the old. Ed
n Pratt & Sons built that. Mr..
riswell sold the farm to Fred Bliss.
-other of Harlow Bliss, who, with his
ife and daughter, lived here for years.
e looked after the poor Of the town. {
Il gone now but "Nell," who lives in
louisville through the winter and
Queen City Park I'm summer. Roy }
-oulton is the present owner. :
Where docs that road go to? Back
the village. 1t was the first road 7
n ont hefmnen 90 and 20 vears 400