News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-01-15
HYDE PARK.
January has but four Sundays.

Did you ever see such weather?
January and travelling on wheels.
Monday was as mild as an April
day.
Miss Jennie Deming has returned to
Putney.
The changable weather is very pro-
ductive of colds.
The ice crop is not yet ripe enough
for harvesting.
Rev. o. NJ. Boutwell,, of Saranac,
N. Y, is in town.
Councillor Brigham is confined to
his house by illness.
Mabel DEMO took first prize in a re-
cent roller-skate contest at Glendale,
Oak.
The beautiful snow seems to be the
most conspicuous failure thus far this
season.
Revs. H. A. Bushnell, M. p. Bell
and Presiding Elder Morgan were in
town Tuesday.
Frank Ward, student at tDe St.
Johnsbury Academy, is spending his
vacation in town.
Mrs. Arvilla Crowell and her daugh-
ter Cleora have gone to Swanton to
spend a few weeks.
The Eden Dramatic Club present at
the Town Hall this "wednesday eve
ming ''Ten Nights in Bar Room"
The Good Templars' sociable and
entertainment comes off at the Town
Hall next Saturday evening. Admis-
sion free; everybody invited.
This "spelI' of freezing and thawing
call for good deal of attention to
caves and guttels of buildings, from
which there is danger of overflows.
Collector Cobleigh has the school
tax-biIl for the village district, and lie
is after everybody sharp. You had
better pay him if you wish to get rid
of him.
The mail train going west was de-
ayed some two hours Monday night,
owing to damage to the Sleeper River
bridge near St. Johnsbury, caused by
IN ice jam.
Will Barnard and Geo. Cobleigh
started for Montana Territory Monday.
They go on prospecting tour, and If
encouraged will make that
,lace their home.
A hearing in the somewhat cele-
'rated saw-dust case of Waterman V.
& A. II. Buck was had before
Judge Powers Tuesday. The court
sustained the injunction against the
Bucks. An appeal was taken.
Those persons who worried them
elves, last fall, lest we should have a
water famine this winter, are now
atisfied that their fears were ground {
ess and that the best plan in such
matters is TO let the future take care s
# itself. t
Manufacturers are of the opinion
hat current prices for wool are about {
S low as can be expected, and begin
o buy somewhat extensively. The
emand for wool continues to improve l
nd the market is steady from 80 to :
6 cents per pound. t
The marriage of DR.. Bliss of this 6
own, and Mrs. Fannie Barrows, of :
took place at the Ameri- $
an House Tuesday evening in the d
resence of few friends. Rev. Mr.. y
ushnell of Cambridge tied the knot. a
re understand the doctor and bride y
i'll laoua S,>n., for V,,rly
Town meeting time approaches and II
ready names are being mentioned n
II the various offices. What here is
bout holding town office that makes
so desirable is hard to see. The
~ is comparatively nothing, while te
e fault found is always great. Yet h
ere are many who are willing to
rye the town IN official way th
At the annual meeting of the stock tc
olders of the Lamoille County Ma y
onal Bank, G.. S. Noyes, II. H.
overs, P. X. Gleed, c. S. Page, II
60. wilkins, A. l.. Noyes and Henry =,
mile were chosen directors G. 5. u
Dyes was elected president; c. S. !,
age, vice-president; A. L. Noyes,
asher. G
1t is very evident Mr.. Crapser, pro- Z
rietor of the Creamery, doesn't pro-
ose to operate the same the coming h
ear. he having ordered the ice tools '
Iored here sent to New York State.
Iyde Park hasn't many public indus Il
RES and the closing up of this institu- d
on will be greatly felt notwithstand-
~ the - don't care if it is " feeling 6
vinced by many. /
The lyceum Monday evening was
ne of the best thus far held. The 9
uestion, "Ought the jury system be !
bolishcd," was decided in the affirma- {
I'VE. Jay Ward and w. P. Smile t
,ere on the affirmative, and Jos. Pow {
RS and Leon WiswelI the negative.
he question was ably argued Goth
no and con, the boys showing care /
ul preparation in their arguments.
In interesting paper, conducted by
Kisses Mary Brigham and Rosie
Soves. II abounded in choice selec-
ions and local hits.
Square up! This is the imperative
luty of the hour, and it is duty that
should be discharged just at this par
.icuIar season. The man who can't
,ay now is not likely to be able to pay
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