News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18
HYDE PARK,

Hen food is now the " proper thing"
to make the hens lay. Wiswell keeps
it in this place, and Gates in Morris
vile. See adv't.
The winter term of school closed
Tuesday. The spring term will open
Wednesday, March 3rd. Mrs. R. w.
Hulburd will have charge of the pri-
mary department.
We are indebted to Frank Finne-
gan for copy of the Truckee (Cal.)
Republican, which contains full &C
count of the methods adopted for re-
moving the Chin csc from that place.
All friends of temperance are mott
fed to meet at the Town Hall Satur
day evening at 7 o'clock, for the pur-
pose of electing four delegates to attend
the County convention to be held at
Morrisville, Tuesday next.-Per order
Town Committee.
A quiet wedding took place in this
village Wednesday oflast week. Emil
" Pike of Stowe was married at the
residence of her uncle, P. R. Sargent,
to Frank Marshall of Morristown.
Emily has many friends in this place
who wish her joy and p osperity in
her new life.
Overseer Bliss bids fair to become
a noted weather prognosticator, so
true have been his predictions of
late. 1t is said he will apply for a
government position, provided the
authorities will employ both himself
and his intelligent cat. upon which he
greatly relies for weather indications.
Returns from all the districts in
town, except No. 4, show the number
of births during 1885 to be 80, of
which 10 were male and IA female.
OF this number there were two pairs of
twins one of which were boys and the
other boy and girl. The plumber OF
births the previous year were SO. The
number of deaths last year were 19-
IL males and 8 females, the average
age being 81 years.
Following are the officers of the
Good Templars Lodge for the present
tquarter; W. C. T., l. c. Vaughan
W. V. T., Sadie Sherwin w. s..
Clark Richardson; w. F. S., Mrs.
Perry Foster; w. T., Nellie Sargent
| w. c., Clara Spalding; W. NJ, Leor
Wiswell W. o. g., Chas. Goddard
| w. /. g., Stella Waterman; W. E.
H. s., Vestie Farrand (; w. l.. Fl. S.
Dora Beecher; w. d. NJ, Dora Fair
banks.
While placing some articles in 6
bureau last Saturday, Eta, the eldes
daughter of Elmer Smalley, had &C
casion to move a revolver lying there
in and it accidentally discharged, til,
ball penetrating the light thigh. For
tunately it only entered the flesh t.
the depth of half an inch, and it wa
easily removed by her father ant
David Sherwin. The girl showe
I great nerve and pluck while the bal
was being removed and is now appa
: rently none the worse for her acci
: dent.
We fell down in the street Tuesda
Il morning, and it wasn't ten minute
before the entire village knew a
Z about it. "Where did you get it?
If 50 Been to the agent's?" - Wonder
n | could do that?" "Put it in th
If Paper" &C., were among the Mt
0 merous remarks hurled at us durin
: the day. Grimes was the first one
o salute us, and if we ever see or hes
: of his s. taking a tumble " we will Civ
him such puff that he will not ope
d his yaup for one while. We simp
l. slipped on the ice, and because v
If didn't look all around TO see if an
n body saw us, is probably the reasc
If so much is said of it.
.e One evening recently the hired gi
in one of our village families brougl