News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-03-29
HYDE PARK.

DAObAlNA 4 LiSlOlls
Thus far 50 dogs have been licensed
in this town. After this week the
/ license fee is doubled.
Samuel WiswelI is improving in
health; and Otis Grisweld seems to
glow better, although not very rapidly.
Hon. c. P. Hogan of Sheldon, was
in town Monday, in attendance at the
funeral of DR.. Hendrick, to whom he
was related by marriage.
James c. Crocker, Lister and Justice
of the Peace, has recently taken unto
himself wife. ''Jim." will receive
the best wishes Of all his constitu
ents."
Delos NJ. Peak fails to qualify as
Constable, and so we are without
First Constable. A special town
meeting to fill the vacancy, will be
necessary.
What a terror to taunt husbands
and giddy wives the new telephone
invention will be. \ whisper, it is
said, can be distinctly heard a distance
Of $50 miles.
Hard colds are plenty. Just at this
season Of the year people cannot be
too cautious about taking cold. 1t
| is easier by far to take one than to get
rid oft We know how it is ''ourseIf."
The Easter Concert Sunday evening,
passed off pleasantly. The exercise
consisted of a concert, entitled = Eas-
ter Chimes" and was very interesting.
One Of the best features Of the evening,
was the piece spoken by little Miss
Helen Waterman.
Being about to remove from this
place, | offer for sale a lot Of house
hold furniture Of all kinds. Anybody
wishing anything in the line will do
well to call, as the goods will be sold
cheap.-C. j. Patch ADV.
a. L. Goddard for the past three
years tanner at West Berkshire, oc-
cupying the tannery formerly run
by Geo. Clement, Esq, and for sever !
al years previous the Chandler tannery
at East Franklin, has made an en-
gagement with c. S. Page, and will
assist him the coming season in his
calf skin business.
The Selectmen met last Friday and
divided the public money. The sever |
al districts received the following -
District No. l, S41.89; 3, S29.79; |
), S46.92; 6, S4O.S9; Z, S47.9G; s, |
S6I.18; 9, S54.69; 10, $24.41; II,
S31.26; y, S118.41; 10, S44.68; 1G,
1921; Il, S4O.24; IS, $3S.02. Two |
districts are discontinued, and two
received no money.
At the annual school meeting, held |.
at the Academy Tuesday evening, N. /
p. Cheney was elected Moderator; \. |
V. Wiswell, Clerk and Treasurer; II. /
NJ. McF ariand, Collector and Auditor; !
II. NJ. Moves, II. {. Lanpner, and Z. |
Il. Sargent, Prudential Committee. |
The committee was instructed to have |
new floors laid, ventilators put in, and
to make such repairs as thought neces- |
sary. 1t was voted to raise a tax Of
80 cents on the dollar.
c. j. Patch removes this week to
Mass. He has not exactly appealed
from - Phillip Drunk to Phillip
Sober" but with commendable respect
to the name, removes from Hyde Park,
Vt, to HYDE Park, Mass, where We
understand he will hereafter make it
his home. Hyde Park, Mass, is one
of the suburbs Of Boston. adjoining
that city on the south. We under
stand that he contemplates establishing
himself in business in Boston.
The dockets for the April Term Of
County Court are out. There are 50
cases on the Court Calendar, "A Of
which are State cases, made up Of
/ larceny, liquor, arson, forgery, i'm
peding an officer, burglary, and intoXi-
cation. There are two divorce cases,
and we understand more will appear
on the new docket. There are IS
cases on the Chancery Calendar,
among which ore Z for foreclosure.
The term commences April 24th.
A SUNNYsIpE GATIIERINU.-At the
Union church Of Hyde Park village,
on Thursday evening last, March q,
for the benefit Of the pastor, who here
| by desires to protTer his congratulations
to those who enterprised and conducted
the evenings festivities, and to all
present who contributed to render its
social and precuniary characteristics a
success. While hereby expressing his
sense Of obligation, and sincere thank
fitness for the 'sunnyside' character Of
the evenings entertainment, it is also
his fervent desire, that richer blessings
than earth can confer, may descend
upon all contributing to that evenings
> pleasures. J. +. Bowen.
A good deal OF dread has been eX-
: pressed of destructive freshets, when
; the real and evidently late spring sets
; in. The ice in many of our rivers is
+, reported to be thicker than has been
,, known before for quarter Of cen
fury, and there is an immense load OF
j snow on the hilIsides all through the
e State. to rush ice off, when it comes
e down in melted form. Every week
u and every day Of cold weather that
+. passes, makes it more certain that the
L thaw when it does come will be a sud-
den and sweeping one. One impOr.
o tant and highly favorable circumstance
e however, is the condition OF the
q ground, which is reported to be vel
} thawed out under the thick covering
! and will absorb a good deal Of snow
Il water; but in spite of this q gOoC
deal Of damage is likely to be done.
"a good man has passed away" SucI
6 was the expression that seemed thi
IS outDurst from every heart as the large
= concourse of people gathered at oul
a church on Monday last, to pay the las
a sad mark Of respect and esteem to DR.
st Harrison Wright Uendrick. Although
If a busy day for those who had work on
|, of doors to do, the house was crowded
). so that extra seats had to be brOugh
d in and placed along the aisles. Fey
IS men, whose death it has been our SAT
ID duty to chronicle, have left a NOR
II sincere circle Of mourning friends thai
+. our respected tOwnsman whose deaf
D. we are called upon to announce. DT
III Hendrick died at his residence in thi
a village on Friday morning last, Of con
Is sumption, aged 81 years. For nearl
ID two years past it has been evident, an