News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-19
hyde PARK
Fast Day, April Sd.

Fast Day, April Sd.
: Easter comes April 9TH.
; A. z. Smalley lost valuable Gov
last week.
This Is the kind of weather whel
pneumonia gathers Its victims.
This is the season when dog Ii
censes and blank inventories are lipe
W. j. Campbell has rented the
jackson Campbell farm for the ensu.
ing year.
Some real March weather the past
week, with an old time cold snap oi
so below zero thrown in.
DR.. c. Bowen, only son of Rev. J.
Z. Bowen, former pastor here, dieu
at Alba. Y, n. Y, March 9th.
Owing to the severity of the latter
half OF The winter, :. much larger guam
tity of fuel has been burned this win
ter than last.
Remember the town meeting next
Saturday at one o'clock p. M, called
- see il tile town will raise additional
road tax III money
The hyde PaIk Band Eyes, that
what we mean) mae le it's debut at the
'yceum Monday mig ht 1t is sad they
played very we'll 10 + amateurs.
The mail train going west was de-
layed several hours Friday night just
| below the Fisk farlL', owing to brok-
en- wheel OH tine pas semger car.
James F. Kelley, our former hotel
| landlord, has secuI ed control of he
Cen, raj House at iSwanton, and will
move across The river April 10Th.
Our item last week in regard to
Chas. Whitcomb purchasing tue Jud.
Jones. place was a little premature.
Charlie has his eye on the place, but
has closed no trade as yet.
Harry Peck (son off, Thomas who
went west four Years ago, has taken 10
himself a wife in Clarence, Ia, where
he has resided up TO this time. He
intends TO make his future home in
Nebraska.
The eclipse was witnessed by many
in this place Monday. Only part of
the moons journey across the sun
was visible in this locality. The moon
became connected with The sun Il few
minutes alter II o'clock, aud by half
past one had begun to retire ftom his
disc agaii- having covered it during
the who.e time but little less than half.
1t is just the time of year when a
printer can use money TO the best adj
v;Lntage-if he can get it. -Conse-
quently we want 10 use little OF our
change lb at has been following some
other meLl's pockets around a year OF
more, and it is hereby cordially invited
to come home. 1t will, like the pro-
digal son of old. be fully and freely
forgiven for its hackwardness, if it
comes promptly forward now while
we aIe in a for9iving mood.
The following is from the Richmond
lVa.) State: Luke z. Poland, an
aforetlme United States Senator from
Vermont. still survives, between eigh-
" and one hundred years OF age, the
only remaining relic of the senatorial
era of blue swallow-taii coats and
brass buttons, and of CLAY, Calhoun
and Webster. The venerable Senator
is yet pretty pert on his pins OWING
to the fact that he has been Il lifelong
| Democrat and well-ordered citizen"
Such is fame.
The following from the st. Law
renee { )ak.) Tribune, will be of inter
est to many in this locality: 1t was q
surprising birthday party that met at
MIR. EIoskin's house last Friday even
ing, but Mrs. b. w. Mudgett was the
surprised parry when they marched
in and took possession Of her house
and proceeded to make themselves al
home. They filed the rooms witt
their company, hut as they were wei
Supplied with cake and other edlbles
there Was enough to feed them all auo
= plenty % spare. They enjoyed them
selves hugely with games, acting cha
rades, eic. The majority Of The com
uany wendell their way homeward a
bout midnight, but some Of them re
manned until-well, some time afte
that.