News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-02-07
HYDE PARK.

| we regret 10 learn LnaL Mrs. OrSOn
Hadley is very sick with typhoid fever
Mrs. Chas. Toby, of Malone, NY,
have been in town the past week, STOP
ping with old friends.
DR.. Bliss and I. o. Andrews are
spending few days with friends in
Franklin County.
The Good Templars and their friends
are to have an oyster supper at the
vestry Friday evening.
Do you want to buy dog? L. W.
Blaisdell, at East Fletcher, has some
good ones to sell. See adv't.
Daylight is perceptibly on the in
crease. The days are one hour longer
than a month ago.
Alonzo Cobleigh has bought of Levi
Jacobs his fifty acre farm, situated in
the east part of town.
BY compromising with a life insur-
ance company, Hiram Dwinell receives
the snug little sum of $500. 1t no
doubt comes very acceptable.
Accident No. l for the "Gov. Hen
dec occurred at Rock Cut near VOL
colt Tuesday. 1t jumped the track
and was considerably broke up.
Geo. Mudgett, who recently sold
his farm to the Perry boys, has rented
the Dea. French place on Morristown
Plains.
Population of the town increased by
at least three the past week. Amos
Davis has another boy, Thomas Hor-
ner boy, and c. l.. Weber a girl,
s. B. Watkins and wife of New
York City, were in town a short time
recently, visiting NJ. P. Cheney and
wife. Mrs. Cheney is Mr.. Watins'
sister.
Myron Amber is again in Jail. This
time on the arson bill found by the late
Grand Jury. He says he would have
been better off had he remained there
the last time he was put in.
The winter term at the Academy
closes Friday. We understand the
term has been a successful one and the
attendance large. The spring term
commences Feb'y Goth.
V. A. Gilmore wears a beautiful
smile these days. He has received
S1679.06 back pension from the Gov
eminent. Cause, chills and fever,
chronic diarrhea and double inquinal
hernia.
A number of our young ladies have
in contemplation leap year ride Feb.
22d, with Wateryille as the point of
destination. The young men are all
on the Qui viUe.
Saturday was "Candlemas Day, :"
and if the old saying eff Candlemas
Day be clouds and rain, winter is gone
not to come again" be true winter is on
its last lap, as not a ray of sunshine ap-
peared during the day.
The Warren Brothers have sold
their mill to Elmer Smalley for $500.
They bought it about five years ago
for 500. 1t was then an upright mill
and in bad order, but they put in circu-
lar saws and extensively repaired it.
District clerks should have made re-
turns of births and deaths to the town
clerk during the month of January.
Thus far twelve districts have re-
ported, making total of 80 births
and 81 deaths during the year.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of E. S. Rogers, WEIGH makes its
appearance this week. Every week
during the coming year Ed. will make
an announcement to the public through
our columns. He carries large stock
of goods OF all kinds, ana IL VIII be for
the interest of all to give him a call.
Weather Prophet Nichols, (not-
withstanding our statement last week)
prophesied that we would have thaw
the last of January or first of Febru-
ary, and he hit it square in the eye.
All other local prognosticators must
now take back seat.
The Good Templars' Dramatic Club
of Stowe have partially arranged to
present the nautical drama "Turn of
the Tide" at this place some time the
latter part of the present month. They
have successfully given it at Stowe
and Waterbury, 1t has also been
played al Wolcott by local club.
The names of the five engines re-
Gently placed on the st. j. & l.. G.
road are sCol. Jewett," "Col. Fair
banks" Gov. Hendee," ga. B. Har-
ris," and "Plattsburg." The first two
we're made by the Rogers works, at
Paterson, n. j., and the rest by the
Schenectady (N.Y.) locomotive works
The road now has fifteen engines.
Now that Morristown is fixing uE
its town hall, the matter of touching
up ours, is again brought up. A shor
time since a few dollars were raised al
an entertainment for that purpose, bu
nothing further has been done. 1t is {
matter in which the public are all in
terested, and should not be left en-
tirely with the school children. LIE
the community show their enterprls
by taking hand in the matter.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
engraving of the handsome residence
farm and buildings, of Byron n. Nc
Kinstry, of Grant Park, Ill. Mr.. Nc
Kinstrv is a native of Hyde Park, Blu
for several years has resided in tn
west. He is a nursery-man and breed
! er of short-horn stock, and has bee
: very successful in his vocation. Com
, mencing life poor boy, he has, b
, hard labor and perseverance, worke
= his way up TO his present position.
e. G. Rideout & Co., of New York
managers of q lottery concern, wer
: bounced upon by the police last week
They have been publishing trash
u periodical, and running in connection
+ with it lottery. This announcemer
will be read with interest by numbe
IT in Lamoille county, who invested j
IS the scheme. The title deeds for til
II brown stone house. promised as one {
u the prizes, will never come into We
,r mont
"a So much has lately been said abou
y canned victuais that we publish IL
following, which we take from an e,
e. change: Many people eschew came
1t vegetables, meats, and fruit for fe.
ID of peisoning-many cases in differer
u, parts of the country having been +,
cently reported. Yet no nerson w,