News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26
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pearance.
The days and nights are just about
of Il length now.
Vermont has SIG postoffices and
516U Democratic aspirants for them.
The oldest inhabitant gives it up ::
Never before has he experienced such
solid cold weather in March.
The roads are very bad at present.
1t is almost impossible for teams to
pass each other so deep is the snow.
Alba Kellogg, who for the past
year or TWO has been living at New
burg, n. Y, has returned 10 Hyde
Park.
A paper is in circulation, asking for
subscriptions to aid the new band III
procuring instruments aud paying eX-
penses.
Emma Ferguson has gone to Franz
ingham, Mass, where she will remain
for some Iime-rumOr says il Is To be
her future home.
District school meeting next Tues
day evening. Female laXp yers as
well as male voters have the right to
vote at these meetings.
Taxpayers who have not already
received their inventory blanks should
call at the town clerks office and pro-
cure one before April lst.
Messrs. Strong & Wood have very
much improved the interior of their
store by Il liberal application o! paint.
Every thing looks neat and tidy.
That this town acted wisely in
choosing John Ii. Gray one of the
listers at the annual meeting, a g lance
at our column of births will show.
IL is now decided hat this will be a
backward spring because the sun
crossed the line when the wind was in
the northwest, SO say the weather
prophets.
Will Boardman of Iowa, with his
wife and child, paid relatives in this
place a short visit last week, being on
their way home fir m a trip to Massa-
chusetts-
Advertised letters-Rev. d. S. Bailey,
Mrs. A. G. Davis, NJ. 2. Leaf, Ed
ward Stearns, Henry b. Ferry. Pos
tals-L. B. Balkan, j. d. Davis,
Quincy Dyer, Geo. w. Newland.
That wonderfully mild storm of the
Prophet Virgins didn't come off We'd
nesday as prophesied. However it
was only day late and he should
have credit for that as the one he i'll
tended.
A meeting of the counsel represent
ing the Cleveland bondsmen, was held
last week, at which we understand ar
rangements were made whereby the
suit of G. W. Hendee, as Guardian,
against them will be amicably settled.
A masquerade sociable will be ned
at The Town Hall, Friday evening,
March 9th. Refreshments will be
served. Everybody is invited to
mask. Proceeds TO be applied towards
purchasing an organ for the Academy.
Grand entree at 7.30.
On Friday last, DR.. Randall very
successfully removed from the upper
part of Pnilo Cleveland s right ley
needle which Mr.. Cleveland says he
swallowed forty-three years ago last
fall. The needle was a good sized
one, and when removed measured one
and one-half inches in length. The
eye had disappeared from it,
john C. Gillian, formerly of this
place, but now of Topeka, Kansas, is
visiting relatives and friends in this
county. He is accompanied by his
wife and spent Sunday in town.
Johnnie. "as he was familiarly known.
has been living in the west for several
years, and this is his first visit to this
place in nine years. We understand
he has been very successful, being the
owner of two large ranches, besides
accommodating considerable money.
1t is of interest To such as keep
dogs to know what the law requires ol
them and to that end we copy the
law as it now stands: 1.-The owner
or keeper of dog or puppy more than
eight weeks old shall annually, on OIL
before the first day of April. cause il
TO be registered, numbered, described
and licensed for one year from said
first day of April, in the office of the
clerk of the town wherein said dog is
kept, and shall cause it TO wear arounc
its neck a collar distinctly marked will
| 10 at
number, and shall pay for sLch license
one dollar for each male dog or puppy
and four dollars for each female dos
Or puppy"
The attendance at the town meeting
Saturday was fair considering Thu
weather. The principal article in tn,
warning ITO see if the town will rais
an additional road tax" payable il
money. vas passed over without dis
cussion. Some talk then eDsued il
regard to road machines and it wa
: finally left with the SeIectmen an(
Road Commissioners to examine them
and if thought best, to purchase one
We are inclined to think cutting dow
our highway CaA W ~ GEMS on III
dollar and making it all payable il
labor, is penny wise and pound fool
; ish." Not but that it is all right to worl
Out the highway tax, but the idea tina
The roads can be kept in good order o.
SO small Il sum seems ridiculous. W
think one years trial will convinc
, many that il was mistake,
JOHRSOK.
Don't fail To license your dog on or BE-
fore Wednesday. the first day of April