News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
HYDE PARK.

Geo. Finnegan hands us beet raised
by himself that weighs At pounds and is
20 inches long. 1t is mammoth one,
but as to its goodness, we can tell better
when it goes into the boiled dish.
Town Clerk Noyes is mourning over
the dearth of applications for marriage
licenses, these days, while on the other
hand, = Uncle Adna" smiles over the
number of births he is recording as Dis
trict Clerk.
There are still few delinquent sub
scribers in this town. Look at the mark
on your paper and see if we mean you
1t takes cash-and considerable of it
to print this paper so If you are behind
come forward.
Owing to the continued cold weather
the Creamery stopped taking in milk last
Saturday. 1t will finish work and close
up the last of the week. The season has
been very good one for both proprie-
tors and patrons.
Building railroad switches and side
tracks on Sunday is hardly in keeping
with our state laws and religious obServ-
ances, especially when necessity does
not demand it. Yet such was the case
at this place last Sunday. A citizen
asks . Why is it allowed ?"
GLb IcuDlOu Vi 70, n, OIL
VT, which occurs ON Friday evening OF
this week. The public are cordially in.
vited to attend the exercises, which are
| to be held in the Town Hall. The
" Chapter in the History of the Regi
ment alone ought to draw full house
How is the flour barrel is a serious
| question in these days of rapid advance
in price. 1t continues to go up and mer-
| chants say it will be a long time before
1 flour gets back to the old price. 1t NAV
\ be reduced after time a little from the
| present price, but another crop must
grow, and big one, before there is any
| cfance.
A dog belonging to A. r. TerriII killed
and injured several of Chas Moves sheen,
recently. Selectman Strong appraised
the damages, fixing the amount at SIS
.'Blal" paid the same and had the dog
Killed. This IS the proper way, we
think, to settle claims for sheep killed
not saddle it onto the town.
| The strangers in town last week in
attendance upon the Good TemplaI
meetings were many. Several of then
visited this place for the first time anf
their remarks on the beauty of our vii
| lage itssurrOundingSW were numerous
The speakers at the public meeting alsC
| took occasion to congratulate us on Oul
location, &c. Now If we only had thai
town clock and new bell, we might re
ceive further compliments.
| Prof. Redmond is a fast walker, anC
| his hurried step to and from the Acad
envy on school days is very noticeable
| So when seen at an early hour last Sat
. urday morning making rapid strides ''ul
street" it was supposed he had forgot
ten what day it was, and was on his wa.
to school as usual. Upon enquiry, how
| ever, it was learned that he had made N
mistake, but at that time was giving
little attention to household duties. I'll
was after-well, for further particu
lars, see birth notices. Mother ant
| daughter are doing well and the fathe
has recovered his equilibrium.
Our fashion correspondent informs u
that - porcelain blue " is the color which
takes the lead this fall. Crushed straw
heli0trope, &c, &c, are . given the go
bY'' and porcelain bluen becomes tn