News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-23
HYDE PARK.

made its appearance on our street
Monday.
The roads are a trifie muddy yet,
although a wagon very seldom goes
deeper than the hub.
The Bell telephone instruments for
which the parent company charges an
annual rent of 500, cost $3.50 each.
The brass band meets two or three
times a week for practice, and is said
TO be making rapid progress. 1t con-
sists of nine members.
All grains have advanced consider
ably during the past week. All on
account of the rumors of war between
England ard Russia. >
Preston DEMO has taken possession
of the Lilley blacksmith shop, recent
ly purchased by him. He has engag-
ed Ell. Stone of Eden, who will swing
the hammer. Read his advertisement.
These are the days that are delight
full to pedestrians. The walking is
good about town, and the air fresh
and bracing. There is no more
healthful exercise than tramp " "a
round the horn"
Jupiter will be worth approaching
as ali evening star this month, for he
looks larger than he will for six years,
because he is going away from the sun
ana will not return until 1892.
The ice has passed out of the river
quietly, the first arbutus buds have
been seen on the street, and house
cleaning has commenced. Three sure
signs of the approach of "gentle
spring"
T. H. Porter has added to his real
estate at the West End, by purchas-
ing an additional building lot and also
several feet on the lear of his present
premises, making the extent of his
property 164 X 800 feet.
Astronomers tell us in their simple,
Ineligible way, that the gradual
frightening of the days is due to the
"obliquity of the ecliptic to the ter
restial horizon" This ought to Set
at rest the foolish idea that the days
are longer because the sun rises ca; lier
and sets later.
Among the laws passed by our
''farmer" Legislators of 1884, we no.
tice an act making any person who
adulterates maple sugar or syrup with
any cane sugar or any substance what
ever, or any person who, knowingly,
sells the same after its being adulter
ated, is liable to fine of $50. We
give this for the benefit of sugar max
ers out of this county.
AT the suggestion Of many citizens
a meeting will be held at Town Hall,
Saturday evening at 7.30 o'clock, to
see what action the village will take in
regard to a proper observation of
." Arbor Day." which occurs May lst.
All invited ladies as we'll as gentle
men are requested to be present.
Take a slip of paper and place
thereon ia figures your age in years,
dropping months, weeks, and days.
Multiply the sum by two; then add to
the result obtained the figures 3,768 /;
add two, and then divide by two ;
subtract from the, result obtained the
number of your years on earth and
see if you will not obtain figures you
will not be likely to forget.
The moral sense of our community
was somewhat shocked on Sabbath
morning last by the finding of the
body of a female infant half buried in
the ice under a barn in our village
The attention of the authorities was
called to the matter, and an autopsy
was held by Drs: Stewart and Ran
dali of this place, and on Monday
afternoon an inquest before Justice
Wiswell developed the facts tending
to attach the responsibility of the
crime upon a resident of our village.
We comment editorially upon our rea'
sons for not devoting the customary
three or four columns to the event.
County court convenes April 28th
The Jury docket contains the follow
ing cases: Boutwell, VS.. Wiswell
State VS.. Ennis: Andrews VS.. Lara
way & trustees; Butts VS.. Cass; Bal
ley VS.. Styles; Boomhower VS.. Will
der; Demerritt VS.. St. j. & L. c. r
R. Co.; Boyes VS.. Smith; Drury VS.
| Titus; Administrative Graves estate
= VS.. Camp; Mackie vs.. Fletcher
) Mackie ct up VS.. Fletcher; Probate
court VS.. Cleveland ct ais Probate court
A VS.. Cleveland ct ais; Probate court VS.
Cleveland ct ais; Malanson VS.. Fetch
err; Wheeler VS.. Huhbell. Doubtless
! many of these cases will be settled o.
continued. The prospect for a Ions
term of court is not very fattering.
9 Every Vermont season is phenome
, nal, and this one is no exception tt
: the rule so far as the maple sugar croI
is concerned. Two weeks ago every
body was saying that good suga
season was impossible-that II wa
: unheard-of that even an average croI
should be made after April 1st. Blu
/ for all this nature has tai ken the bust
ness into her own hands, the "!suga
weather" has been almost steadil,
/ good for two weeks, and there is littl
Y doubt that the amount of sugar al
: ready made is above tie average, Will
It there is lots more to come If the coli
, nights and bright days continue. /
e is probably safe to estimate that thi
r years crop will at least equal il
a amount the total crop of the past tw,
o years, while the quality is almost uni
+ formly excellent. Good sugar is sell
s ing at from s to 10 cents per pound
The county examining board, ap
y pointed at the recent meeting Of tn
ID Town superintendent, met at thi
:, place last Saturday for the purpose Q
} preparing questions and arranging tn
l. time of the examination. The boar
d consists of Prof. Campbell of Johnson
I'd Miss Carrie Carroll of Jefferson
y vile and Prof. Hulburd of this place
10 Ten questions each in the foloWin
p subjects were arranged Physiology
e. History, Grammar, Civil Government
Dr. Geography, and Arithmetic. Ques
tipns were also prepared on Drawn
IN and Methods of Teaching. The e3
of animation will be held in this plaC
rs Friday and Saturday, May 1st an
le End. We need not dwell upon IL
e. many advantages all teachers obtai
s, from such an examination, and IL
fe Importance of receiving a county ce
It, tificate. There should be large a
g