News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-22
HYDE PARK,


s have purchased Carroll LilIey's inter
: est in the carriage business, and will
continue business at the old stand.
+ ''Peak Sisters" is being rehearsed by
a number of our young ladies', and will
be given at the Town Hall next Wed
} nesday evening, for the benefit of the
! band.
Trout fishing does not legally COM
mence before May 1st. Several small
boys-and big ones, too-should re-
member this, or they may have to pay
more than 25 cts. a pound for their
fun.
The roads everywhere it would
seem are in horrible condition-mud-
holes and clay pits wherever you go.
These bright, warm days, however,
will soon make an improvement in
them.
E. G. Wilson, for the past three
years travelling In the West for Henry,
Johnson & Lord of Burlington, is in
town for a few weeks Ed. is looking
well and we guess the business agrees
with him.
Mr.. Blanchard, manager of the
creamery, is in town with an assist
ant, arranging matters at the creamery
preparatory to starti.g the same. We
understand they will be ready for
business May 3rd.
Next Sunday being Easter, services
appropriate to the day will be held at
Union Church. In the morning a ser
. mon by the pastor, and at five O'Clock
/ in the afternoon an Easter concert by
the Sabbath School. All invited.
Seats provided for all.
Now that pleasant weather has
arrived, would it not be proper for
the village people to show their appre-
citation of our band by erecting stand
for them on the common? During the
Summer evenings an occasional out
pleasant.
Rev. E. G.. Crane was installed
pastor of the North Main st. Congre-
gational Church at Manchester, n. H.,
on Wednesday of last week. Rev.
Chas. Parkhurst preached the install
lation sermon. There were ten minis
tiers present, four of them being from
Andover.
Now is just the right time to slick
up about your premises-particularly
the front yard. The accumulations in
the way of dead leaves and other
deposits if raked up and carried off,
will not only give the grass chance
to grow, but improve tue appearance
of our village.
In another column will be found an
obituary notice of the late S. A. Spi-
Ger, who died last Wednesday. Mr..
Spicer was the oldest man in this town
AMI had lived for 60 years on the farm
where he died. He was an indus
trious man and an upright citizen.
The funeral took place Thursday, Rev.
Mr. Bushnell of Cambridge, officiat-
ing.
Among those killed by the fearful
cyclone that visited Sank Rapids,
Mimi, last week, were two children of
'Chas. G. Wood. His place of bust
ness was also destroyed. Mr.. Wood |
is native of Richford, VT, and was
a member of Co. A, 8th Vt. Regt.,
Capt. McFarland.) He has numer-
Gus friends and acquaintance in this
town who will regret to learn of his
terrible misfortune.
Counterfeit half dollars arr in cir
culatiOn in various parts Of the State.
They bear date of 1877 and are said
to have a ring as perfect and clear as
those of the genuine. And this re-
minds us that some person (accident
ally Of course) paid in a counterfeit
half dollar at one of the sociables last
winter. Mrs. F. E. Sawyer, the treas
urer, has the same, and will cheer
fully return it to its rightful owner
upon application.
The Governor has appointed next
Saturday as Arbor Day. There has
been no movement in the way of
public observation of the day at this
place, but we presume there will be
something similar to last year when a
large number of trees were set out.
The setting out of trees, shrubs, &C.,
should be encouraged. We hope this
may become a fixed institution and |
the day generally observed.
April with its smiles and tears, (al- |
though we haven't had much of the |
latter) is more than two-thirds gone. |
On every side is seen the evidence Of |
the waking of nature after her long
rest through the winter. The spring
blade, the bursting buds and the thrill
ing songs OF numerous birds fill one
and all with delight. Few there are
who do not feel hopefulness and joy |
fulness at this season that are rare at |
any other time of the year. Soon
the May flowers will brighten the
pathway of wanderers i'll fields and
woods.
BRIEF JOTTINGs.-The sugar season |
is over. We believe about the aver
age amount has been made.-A gravel
train has been doing some good work |
along this section the past few days.
Prof. Petty of Burlington, was in
town few days recently, visiting his |
son, the Doctor.-The recent fine
moonlight nights were taken advan-
tage of by the young people in peram-
bulating s. around the horn. This is
the last week of Lent.-NeXt Friday
is Good Friday. - Take down the
banking.-Have you sowed that sys-
tematic row Of early peas yet ?-There
isn't much to materialize local items
from.-We acknowledge receipt from
n. l.. Flintom of late copies of Law
renee, lKan.) papers.-EXamination
for teachers takes place at the Acade-
my next Saturday cemetery
fence is in bad condition; it needs
repairing on three sides and painting
on the front.-Front gate astronomy
will soon be fashionable pastime.-I
Now is the time to plant spring adver-
tisements.-Child & Rogers have an
unusually fine lot of ladies' and child
ren's shoes see their advertisement.
Mrs. Ed. LaPage and children are
stopping at Joseph LaPage's.-A few
! Of our uilIor, bo,.c $500.