News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-08
HYDE PARK,

Addie Thomas Of Fletcher has open.
ed a dressmaking establishment in
town, with headquarters at Enos Sher-
wins.
The amount of stamps, envelopes,
wrappers and postal cards sold at the
village post-office during the past three
months was $728.08.
One of our village merchants who
has school-marm for hired girl and
school-master for clerk, thinks he
can keep well posted on educational
matters.
This village being" high and dry"
escaped the freshet last Thursday.
The river broke up and filled the
meadows all along the valley with
floating ice, logs and other debris.
The only damage we hear of is the
carrying off of numerous fences.
Henry Towle, son of j. c, Towle,
of Saratoga, boy about 5 years old,
had a very narrow escape last Satur-
day. He climed up a ladder in his
fathers barn and fell about twelve feet
to the floor. He was quite badly hurt
and will probably be laid up for some
time.
David Davis says: every year
every local paper gives from 500 to
900 in free lines, for the sole bene-
fit of the vicinity in which it is locat-
ed. No other agency can or will do
this. The local editor in proportion
to his means does more for his town
than any other ten men. Subscribe
.or your local paper, not as charity,
but as an Investment"
Drs. Petty and Hall on Sunday last
removed the thimble finger from Mrs.
Albert Spicer's right hand. 1t had
become badly diseased by an abscess
of the joint and amputation had to be
resorted to. She stood the operation
very well, and were it not for another
abscess of a similar character OF
the right hip she would speedily re-
cover. 1t is a severe affection.
The Town Superintendent met &C
coIding to law at this place Tuesday
The following towns were represented
Cambridge, Carrie Carroll Johnson
Joel Allen; Morristown, Geo. Pow
ers; Wolcott, Rev. j. f. Whitney
Waterville, Geo. B. Hulburd Hy0'
PARK, r. w. Hulburd. An organiza
ton was effected by electiDg Carri
Carroll as President, and Il. w. Hui
burd as Secretary. Miss Carroll ant
Profs. Hulburd and Campbell were APP
pointed County Examining Board
Saturday, April oath, was fixed as tn
time for holding the spring examina
e tons. There will be ten questions eac
on the following: Arithmetic, Gram
1 mar, History and Civil Government
&. Physiology, Geography. A genera
= average Of 20 will be necessary to sc
! cure a certificate.
8 The masquerade sociable for tn
f benefit of the band, Thursday eve
ming, was very successful affair
The {" maskers were numerous, reL
resenting all sorts Of characters. ]
is accounted the best masquerade eve
: given here, so successful were th
numerous methods of Disgusting Cal
ried ont. 1t was almost impossibl
to recognize any of the characters an
e many of the audience were s. way off
e in picking out those they knew. Es
pecially so was this the case with
certain school-master who was some
s what chagrined on learning that he ha
Il conferred rather freely with blush
g ing damsel instead of one of the boys
e The band played its best and shove
o marked improvement under its ne
instructor, Prof. Whitney. The re
: freshments, which were excellent, wei
It dispensed by the young lady friend
: of the band. A noticeable feature we