News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-09-12
MOONLIGHT RAMBLES
Sketch No. II Pertaining to Old
Time Hyde Park Residents
Continued from last week.


"pollymeetus" came around those higl
men, the state doctors, concluded thai
there should he no fairs, because if ther,
was polly might get out and cause som,
trouble. Infants do require close atten
ton, so guess it is the same with intan
tile folks. Anyhow it is always best tc
be on the sale side, and while doctors
sometimes make an awful fuss about
some things they are usually in the right
What should we do if we didn't have any
doctors? Ofcourse we wouldn't be sick
so often, but when we were sick we would
want one to help us along But back tc
the Rambles, so come on:
Something over sixty years ago there
came to Hyde Park from St. Johnsbury
Center James Hill, with his wife and two
little children, Frank and James. Mr.
Hill will be remembered as a photogra,
pher. He had car mot an auto, that
was before the DAYS of that kind of ma.
chines) in which he Travelled about the
state and took pictures, and good pic
lures they were. He called the car "The
Rambling Sunbeam" and its coming in
any locality was hailed with joy, as the
children and in fact the whole family and
farm buildings could be taken in good
shape. Well. Uncle Jim has gone to his
long home, and so has his wife. She was
fine woman, one OF those good old
fashioned Methodsts who always had a
good word and smile tor everybody.
She lived her religion every day, not like
some only on Sundays. and there was
sunshine wherever she went.
''When he grew to n anhood Frank
thought it time he had home of his
own, so he found wife in the person OF
Lavonia Shattuck of Belvidere. By the
way, the late Smith Whitney married the
other sister, Cornelia Shattuck, and she
now lives in Boston, sorry to say that
she is in poor health. Well, after few
years living in the corner house Frank
bought some land and built that pretty
house next to the schoolhouse. Two
boys came to gladden. the home. One is
now engaged in business with Smith
Waite's boy, Harold, at Morse's Line and
the other is in business in New Hamp-
shire. The mothers health was none too
good and she is now sleepingin the white
village.
Frank works in the printing office. He
earned the trade with Chas. Mors. in
Did Newsdealer times, and has been at it
ever since. Do not know what the News
and Citizen would do if Frank was not
around to see if all were doing their part.
1.-THE other boy, Jimmie, went to
Canada to live with his grandfather,
Capt. Morse, and soon got into the bust.
ness himself. He built up a large trade,
and besides general mercantile business,
he made the celebrated Hills Golden Oil,
good for man and beast" and they say
lie made money out of it. He has a wife
and two children and some grandchil-
1ren. He is subject of the Kings do.
ninion and is held in high regard by all.
Guess we will move on.
"Those two white houses on the left
ust above the dry bridge? Child &
Waite built them about IS years ago.
They were then in the real estate business
and built these as a speculation. Well.
M. Kelley of Elmore, the same who
was at one time side judge, and the ia
her OF Mrs. Henry Noyes, had sold his
arm and decided to take his declining
ears easy, so he bought both houses and
moved into one. He must have come
rom across the water to have that
lame! Yes, Mr.. Kelley's father came
rom the north of Ireland when quite |
7oung. He married and settled around
Montpelier. The younger Mr.. Kelley |
married Miss Bailey and located in Ell |
more. They had two children, Mrs.
henry Moves and Miss Edna.
Judge Kelley died in 1901 and Mrs.
Kelley a few years before, and the two
listers live together. The other house
hey sold a few years ago to Frank
strong, who sold it to our barber |
Teddy" Godette, who is thrifty Young
nan who came here from Vergennes and
las fine wife and young daughter. |
Nell, L have talked myself hoarse, so will |
atch my breath with a short rest and |
hen tackle the other side of the street.
"Well, come along, Tvegot another bit |
If breath. You think that a pretty
lonse2 So it is. That was built by
henry Noyes. He was the third child of |
he late Lucius Noyes. He worked in the |
tore for his father from the time he was |
/. boy in his teens until a butter buyer !
vas needed. The store was on the corner.
he one that Clark now has. 1t seems
1enry's father had noticed he could pick |
ut good butter from the farmers who
anne in to change butter for goods and
he young man proved to be very sue
essful in that direction, and say, that
vas the time you wanted to understand |
our business. Butter was kept until |