News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
NORTH HYDE PARK.


Palmer Blake and wife are all smiles
over little boy.
Bert E. Billiard is seriously afflicted
with rheumatism.
The evening meetings of last week,
conducted by Mr.. Williams and others
were we'll attended and very interesting
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton from Orwell, and
Mrs. Hunt from Benson, are visiting at
Amos Ferry's.
JIG. Massure is wearing a satisfied ex-
preston, he has received pension.
Henry Prior announces that he has a
boy.
No. HYDE PARK. Sept. 18th, 1885,
INessrS. Editors NeaCS and Citizen =
Allow us, through the columns of your paper
to show to the public our proceedings last week
in behalf of the State. 1t has been very vel
known the past year or more that we have hao
ness. So much 50 that the place has been Stig
matized as trough hole and such like names
for old Mr.. Robertson, "a quiet law and order
abiding citizen,) called on the agent at Johnson
for half-pint of alcohol for medicinal use, and
was rufused on the plea that No. Hyde Park was
a trough hole" We have scarcely been out Of
town but what we have met with such remarks
as these: Who is selling rum in your placer
You have got a smart set of men for town au
thOrtieS there, to let such work go on" &C.
Last Tuesday at the meeting of the voters, there
was quite number of intoxicated men present
and a larger part of them were from this part OF
the town. And parties said that the parties thai
were furnishing the liquor were from here
There we were, jeered at again In the evening
hand and foot and put him in the custody of the
constable in order to preserve peace: All on &C
count of the '.crtter;" Some OF our citizens said
cOrding to our oath of office, we, in connection
with Justices Croker and Allen, made the
papers necessary for a prosecution, and parties
SnmmODe1 hOnp1 N
out and get at the root of the evil. But, alas
We met the same old thing-sympathy of the
people for the offenders of the law. We had
made an effort to seek out their strong hold. We
had touched their hearts idol" If a dynamite
bomb had been thrown into this place, or a
shock like the one recently at Charleston, il
would not have Stirred up the place any worse
Men who twenty-four hours before had told us
that they would aid us, and if called upon would
places of the 50 crtter.'' These same men
Swarmed to the WitneSs-Stand to give evidence
against the State. Heretofore one of our active
citizens who has been the blazing star of all
moral reform, less than week ago said, fine
against T fe M ne Say Bnt now o ne OF Y netIye
ity or ill-feeling towards any one, but to vindi-
cate ourselves and a part of this community in
making, an effort to have better state law
and order.
tude of sins) we would ask our friends at the
other village and adjoining villages, to cease
criticiSing the prosecuting authority in this
place. If you could know all the facts you would
verdict for the State where there is such strong
element in favor of rum-especially before a
convenience of carrying his pockets filled with
bottles (illed with water of coursel to peddle
out, We dare say there would be no danger of a
prosecution in this community if he would move
over to Main st. and open a public stand and
deal them out to every one that wanted to take
something. And in short time we would be
able to graduate a full class to the profession of
Eddie Billiard and Fred Balch.
In conclusion we would say, we are not a Neal
Dow, nor John B. Cough, but as one having
had experience, we warn boys, young men and
every One taste not, touch not, handle not' the
accurSed stuff If you persist in it, the monster
will just as surely beat you as the seasons come
and go. Boys, and there are a large number of
you in this village these friends of yours who
are tempting, enticing and teasing you to drink
with them, are e, not your friendfj they are your
dor, we almost feel that even these friends of
rum would rather their boys would grow to man
hood in some place where rum is not so plenty
as it is in this village.
PROSECUTING OFFICER.