News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-03-14
MOONLIGHT RAMBLES
Sketch No. 4 Pertaining to Old
Time Hyde Park Residents
Continued from last weekly

| continued from last Week.)
well, come back to the main road just
a little further and here is set of old
buildings that has not changed. An old
plank house, been built about ia wears
Ninety years ago the oldest person living
| that was born in this town was born in
this house Later she was married here
and her children with the exception oil
the oldest were born here. This road was
not built here then. The road down there
was the only enc there was. The chairs
and table her father, Mr.. Wiswell, made
BY hand when he brought his wife home,
she was Miss McKinstry, are all here in
the old house. Come in, have the key.
While we go on, l must tell you some
thing. When | was little girl | was
with my father, lie was up this way on
busness~and l, child fashion, noticed the
house was plastered on the outside and |
commenced to ask questions, and father
told me the same year the big wind was
in Ireland there was one here and it blew
this house wrong side out. never come
in sight OF it but | think of what father
said. Yes, too bad the pine tree was
blown down. Oh, have not told you
who lives here now, young Darius Felch-
er and wife.
This is called Garter Holler.' There
was house here about Is years ago and
man by that name lived here. My!
these farm buildings were never here so
or 60 years ago, but there were some
good ones then. Daniel Hardy built them,
if remember right, and he and his wife
lived here quite while. Later Mr..
Wilkins OF Stowe owned it and used to
let it for years. George Brown bought it
OF the Wilkins estate, sold to a Mr.. Nc.
Gregor and the buildings were burned
Russell Page bought the land and put up
these buildings, kept it few years and
sold it to a Mr. Blanchard and wife, who
live there now, for $4,000
"Well, we will go down to where the
old road goes to the village. We took
these places in the other night. Yes, here
is a very good barn and the house is just
derelict standing, that is ALL Fifty
years ago Thomas Hyde and wife lived
here. Later his son-in law, Mr.. Bailey
and wife. The place is now joined to the
Moulton farm.
What is this at our left Why, that
is the reservoir for Hyde Park street Let
us take look. The water is piped from
over on the other road where the tlol
brooks live Fine, is it not If that had
been here the time Hyde Park had that
big fire nearly all the buildings uld
have been saved.
Gust little way on. Yes, the next
building is the Fitch place. The present
owner was born here and here has al
ways been his home He had two sisters.
Mary, she married a Mr. Reed of this
town and they had one daughter, Eula,
who you will remember, after inviting
a house full to Thanksgiving dinner at
her pleasant home in Hardwick, she was
found dead in the morning. Her husband,
Mr.. Cobb, had not missed her. The other
sister was Annette Sherwin, who lives in
town and is known to all as "Aunt Nett
Here Vernon brought his bride. she was
Lizzie Sumner, and they celebrated their
golden wedding only few days ago. No |
children came to bless their home so they |
adopted one, Ellen Bailey, who is mar
ried to the Oldest son of the late Henry |
Noyes. They have two children and they |
make music in the big house.
"Say, but want you to take look at |
these views. Away to the right is the
river. 1t goes gliding through
FERTILE fields, the mountains for a back
ground, and to the left hills and noun
tains dotted here and there with ferns as
ar as the eye can see. And what is this
light ahead? Oh. Lake Lamoille, fine is
t not? Was that here 60 years ago I!
guess not. | must take you over and
show you the dam and the village on the
hillside. 1t is getting TO be a summer re-
'ort of some note.
swell, guess you had better trot on
lome; someone is waiting for me. So
ong.
"You don't find many that were here SO
'ears or so ago. When you wish to take
mother ramble to add to your list, meet
ne at the Wiswell schoolhouse and we
will take a trip on the old road to North
Iyde Park. Look out for the grip p