News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
MOONLIGHT RAMBLES
Sketch No. 81, Pertaining to
Old-Time Hyde Park Residents.

Well! Well! Well Here we are in " the
good old summer time" Every body
busy, working for the Red Cross or buy
ing Liberty Bonds or War Savings
Stamps. Those Liberty Bonds and
Stamps are good investments and every
body should buy them that possibly can,
as they help haste the Kaiser
But let us resume and take up the
thread that we dropped few weeks
ago.
We were talking about the house that
Joe LaPage lived in so long, next to Mrs.
| SmalPs residence 1t was built away
back in the tifties by W. P. Sawyer, l
think. r. S. Page had a tinshop there
once and Bill Doane and Lucius Dutton
carried on business there awhile. Sever
al others had store there, among them
Adna Wiswell and l think the last was
Joe LaPage and his son carried on a
harness business there. Frank Keller
bought the place and owned it awhile
and later Rob't Putnam became its
owner and it was tenement house and
one day, through the carelessness of a
tenant, it event up in smoke"
The next house is the cosey home of
Will Putnam and wife. They have lived
there some thirty years. They bought it
of Mrs Hulburd and have made many
improvements on it. Will is an expert
blacksmith and has a fine modern shop
on the premises This is his second shop,
the former one was destroyed by fire and
then Will built this one.
don't kno wn who built the house
but it has had many occupants. The
lower floor was run as a grocery store
long time and had several different oc.
cupants, am trying to get some cor.
rect data about this house and so will
have to leave it for the present.
Well go across the street and see what
we can say about the home where
Walter Strong lives. 1t is fine house
and one would not think it had been
built many years. But that is so.
Erastus Eaton built it some time in the
sixties. "Rat," as he was Familiarity
CALLED, had two sons and daughter, |
Clara, who lives in Manchester, N. H., |
and occasionally visits her old friend,
Mrs. Small When Mr.. Eaton moved to
New Hampshire the place was sold to
DR.. Randall who lived there awhile and |
then it was rented to different PAL ties |
1t was there that Mrs. Rogers young |
son, Bert, met his death. He and his |
cousin, Eddie Sumner, were playing with |
a revolver when in some way it exploded |
and he received the bullet in his heart,
killing him instantly.
DIR. Bliss had an office there awhile. |
He married lady from Morrisville and |
they went to York state. Both are now
dead. This brings US to Charles Strong, |
who bought the place of Mrs. Hulburd,
trading in the house across the way.
Charles was born in this town. He was
an Industrious young man and in early |
life went down to Windham county to
work, where be met his wife, Hattie Dem.
ing. They came to Hyde Park soon
after. They had four children, Louie
who is married and live in jamestown,
n. Y, engaged in the real estate business;
Walter, who all around here knows as
a thrifty business man and a good citizen.
He married Mamie Jackson of Morris
vile and they have two daughters, Sell
ma, a fine young lady and Dorothy a
bright young Miss. Walter was our
worthy town representative two years
ago. He is also ,villnge president and
Justice of the peace. They say he does
tie the knot" in the most approved
manner, always adding good wholesome
advice.
Ethel is the wife OF Station Agent Hol-
'rook and they have a lively boy named
Wayne.
The youngesr daug liter, Norma, mar
led H. P Crosby. the school superinttn
ent and they have a boy named John
nd he is fine fellow, "a chip of the old
lock"
Mr.. Strong was a good business man.
ook much interest in town affairs and
ED several town Offices. He was fond
t hunting and always had a good bird
og. Many morning have l met him !
Ding after the birds when l was on my
ray to school. He also liked to fish. {
Ie died several years ago and his wife !
BON followed him. Both sleep in the
eautiful village cemetery.
We must go home now, as it is curiew
me. LC.F.
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