News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-12-20
HYDE PARK.

Rev. w. a. Bushee preached in Unlor
Church last Sunday, giving a very able
and excellent discourse.
School district clerks will find the re
port of the State Superintendent OF
Schools at the Town Clerks office.
Perry Foster has gone out of the paint.
ing business and his shop is offered fO1
ent This is a good chance for a
painter.
We understand that V. II. Boyd will
soon remove to Judge Waite's farm i'm
Eden, which he will carry on in cOnnec-
ton with his W farm adjoining.
Emeroy Goddard has bought of a. r.
GoWleS a handsome Mathushek piano.
IneSe pianos are meeting with a large
sale, a number OF them being sold in this
county.
Geo. Ferry of Wolcott, is one of the
number indicted by the recent Grand
Jury: He resisted an officer, Deputy
9n9tII stevens, and now languisheS in
Jail therefor.
Send in the local news. We aim to
PRINT all that happens in the various
localities of this section, and hope II
nelghborS VIII aid us in gathering local
items of news.
Next year will give five eclipses-three
OF the sun and two of the moor. The
28th, ana December 22nd. Nose OF
the moon, January 10Th and July 18th.
The Catholic fair is to be held at the
American House hall the evenings of
Jan. Sth, 9th, and 10th. Active prepa-
rations are being made for h same.
\ cow, sheep, sleigh, harness, and vari-
Gus other things will be sold by chance
The inclement weather, both Friday
or1 fTnac1ou nOnAn If yrprU ho6 for tho
friends of the G.. A. r. boys to attend
their camp fires at No. Hyde Park.
Had it been favorable there would have
been a large attendance from this way.
The annual Christmas tree will be
held at the Town Hall next Monday
evening, with appropriate exercises by
the Sabbath School. Everybody cordial
ly invited to attend. Parties having
presents to put on the trees will please
send them in early in the afternoon.
The masquerade sociable held last
Wednesday evening was we'll attended
and proved very interesting. There
were a large number of I" maSkers" and
all we're attractiyely arrayed. The lat
ter part of the evening was taken up
with re~citations by Leon WisWell and
songs by DIR. Wilson and Eta Smalley,
all of which were heartily applauded.
| liz OOOu 4CI1D1dlO lCdI1LCuD lC.tD 1lOlu
the entertainment.
Mary Z. Campbell, wife of Will Camp
bell and daughter of Norman 3. Perry,
of this town, died at Centreville Satur-
day morning after an illness of several
months. Mrs. Campbell was a woman
of many excellent qualities, a devoted
wife, and an atfectiOnate daughter and
sister. Besides a large circle of relatives
and friends, she leaves two children.
She graduated at the Johnson Normal
School in 1881, taught school several
terms, and, in 1885, married Mr.. Camp
bell. The funeral, which was held at
Centreville, Tuesday afternoon, was
largely attended, Rev. Nh. Ward Officiat-
ing. The burial was at the Centre. The
sympathy of all goes out to the afflicted
husband and mOtherlesS children III
their bereavement.
JOTTINGs.-The days are pretty short
at both ends ow....The Lenten season
begins on Tuesday, March 9TH. ...Har
risOn GrOut has received his commission
as Liquor Agent. 80. Considerable vari
ableness in the weather these days. IA
petition asking for the appointment Of
b. b. Bennett as Liquor Agent is being
circulated. "A machine for dressing
hardwood flooring has been placed in III
new mill. Miss E. Cross from Canada
is visiting friends in town. The Crane
Jury completed its labors last Wednes.
day. Pay up if you want to take ad
vantage of the clubbing rates.
CONCERNING THE LIQUOR AGENCY.
Messrs. EditOrs:-
The question of a Liquor Agency appears t.
be the main topic of discussion in this town a
the present time, and thinking the liquor Law
may not be fully understood by many of GU
community, l append a few extracts there
from. Among the acts of the Legislature O
1856 mo 30) it will be seen that the law Il
regard to Commissioners was altered so as t.
read as follows: "a County COMMISSIONS
shall be chosen on the first Tuesday of SeI
TENDER, 1888, and biennially thereafter b.
the freemen of the several towns and cities j
each county" Sec. 379O of the Revised Law
was amended and now reads thus: s.
County Commissioner shall hold his office 70
two years from and after the first day {
y December next succeeding his election.
y If any vacancy shall occur in the Office {
County COMMISSIONS in any county, sue
vacancy shall be filed by appointment
the Governor
e "A County Commissioner may appoint a
agent for any town in the county, to sell {
some convenient place therein lntOXlcatln
n liquor to be used for medicinal, chemical an
n mechanical, purposes only. The agent sha
receive such compensation for his services 1
the selectmen of the tow PRESCRIBE; al
? shall, in the sale of such liquor, conform
SUCH rules dS blt COluhliSSIOutl pltSNllbt
and shall hold his situation for two year
unless removed by said COMMISSIONS or h
successor in office. If such appointment b
o comes vacant the commissioner may appon
Il another agent for the remainder of the year
'Town agents shall not purchase intoxica
ing liquor at the expense or credit of the tOv
|. for which such agent is appointed; but t
selectmen of such town shall furnish Il
e agents, at the expense of the town, SUI
d LIQUOR: and they shall fix the price at WIFI
it shall be sold, and the money received fro
such sales shall be paid by the agent into t
s treasury of the town when required by t
>, selectmen. .
IF the selectmen, in fixing the compensate
l. of an agent, make a contract having a te
n dency to induce him to increase his sales !
the purpose of increasing his compensate
d or make or agree to make such agent col
pensation other than in a specific and definl