News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-28
hyde PARK.


Frank Richardson has gone to Bur
lington where he contemplates taking a
course of study in the medical college.
Ed. Kenfeld, having closed labors
with G. Nj. Strong, has returned to his
farm near the village. Hisp place is filled
by Frank Rock.
County Clerk Waite has had very
serious time with the mumps. He is
still confined to the house. but is conSld-
erably improved.
The many friends of our worthy towns
man, j. c.. Bean, of Green River, will
regret to learn that he is very low and
not expected to live.
The event of the season is announced
for SATURDAY., April 6, at which time the
thrilling modern comedy drama, "A
Soldier of Fortune" is to be rendered.
Enter this on your diary and make ar
rangements to be present.
The sugar season opens the best for a
number of years. There has already
been good flow of sap, and consider
able sugar has been made. The weather
has been very favorable for this industry
and the outlook for a large make is excel
lent.
Geo. Foss has bought the P. r. Sargent
place in this village and will shortly oc-
cupy the same. George is quite at
home " in Hyde Park and he and his
family will be cordially welcomed back.
p. S.-The statement that DIR. Garter
had bought this place was incorrect.
It is the general belief among lumber
men, east and west, nat this years log
crop" will fall about twenty per cent.
short of that of any previous YEAR since
1875, when the winter was also unfaYor-
oh 20,
The result, it is already estimated, will
be considerable advance in prices.
Word has been received at this place
announcing the death of Mary f. Dodge
at Mt. Calm, Texas, the 10th inst, OF
spinal meningitis. Mary Fitch, as she
was better known here, was the daugh-
ter of the late Frederick Fitch, and
sister of Mrs. Joanna Griswold. She
went from this place to Texas few
years ago, where she married.
Itwon't be long before arbutus hunters
will be visiting Wintergreen Hill IN
search of stray sprlgs OF that fragrant
flower. By the way, the Wlntergreen
Hill might be converted into a very line
park Handy to the railroad, beautifully
situated, and commanding fine view OF
the river and valley, it could be made the
picnic grounds for this section of the
State. 1t has been pronounced the best
grounds for this purpose along the entire
St. J. s. l.. c. railroad.
We stated last week that we hoped the
liquor controversy, as far as this paper
was concerned, would end with the artl-
Gle from the chairman of the board but
Mr.. Eaton's friends think it unfair If we
do not allow a reply to statements made
and so we this week give place to an
article from him. Others also think
that if there has been anything wrong
regarding the agency business chance
should be given to lay the matter before
the taxpayers. Our columns therefore
will be open to all and we will publish
any communication that may be sent us,
signed, by any who may be IN
terested therein. Let US have the truth
from all sides.
ALL Cushing Nichols, the vet
eran mail carrier, took a short trip to
SwantOn the first of the week. The old
soldiers in this place are all well pleased
with the appointment of Corporal Turner
as Pension Commissioner. Dave Null
liken was escorted to Burlington last
week by a United States official. julius
Marvin and Wilson Lanpher OF Sheldon
were in town last Friday. H. Il. Jones,
the butcher, has rented apartments IN
the Meacham tenement. by reference
to birth notices it will be seen that DR..
Bliss is the father of boy; he now has
a boy and a girl e.. The special clubbing
rates will soon be withdrawn; better
hurry up if you want to take advantage
of them. Marvin Goddard is spending
a few weeks in Franklin County. -.
Frank Ward is home from the U. Y. NJ.
Mrs. Lyman +. Sherwin has been
called to Massachusetts by the illness OF
her father :" Teutonic" measles are
prevalent at Y. a. GilmOre's.
Editors News and Citizen:-Asking your
pardon for trespassing upon your patience
| wish to reply to one or two points raised by
the Chairman of the Board lie says that
from February. 1887, to February. 1888,
took in cash for liquors sold $1,015.52, and
made for the town only $76S3. Now the
town report covering that time shows that l
had only 81, 100.52 worth of liquor during
that year, and $336.S2 of that was on hand
and carried to the next years account, leav-
ng $763 60 the whole amount sold during
hat year If Mr.. Strong can show how l
took 81, O15.52 for $763.69 worth of liquor
and made only S76.S3 for the town, 1should
like to see how he figures it. My salary being
SS7. so TO come out of the profits, | think he
must have made slight mistake here; and if
here, perhaps elsewhere.
One reason why the profit was so much
larger the last two months was that the
liquor sold in that time was measured out
when the invoice was taken, February 81,
and consequently there was no shortage, as
there always is in the packages received from
market--in some cases amounting 30 more
than 10 per cent. Another reason was that
when | called on Mr.. Strong for a new faucet,
he told me to get wooden one, and, although
objected to that, he insisted that it would
do just as well; and the result was that by
saving forty cents on a faucet, we lost liquor
that would have sold for something over $50.
The Chairman of the Board will doubtless
want to know why did not report this to
him; but | knew there was no use in crying
over split milk Tor rum, eithert, so | said
nothing about it-except to one man, and he
will vouch for the correctness of this state
ment. Now add that $50 to what they are
willing to give me credit for, and it will make
quite a decent profit on the amount of liquor
sold.
In regard to Mr.. Benefits salary, if there
was nothing private about the amount, why
was it not put into the town report, or why
did he not give it in his article last week
What is the use of paying for printing a town
report if we have got to go to Strong's store
| for the faets2 Yours truly,
NJ. b. EATON.