News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-21
HYDE PARK.

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ones may be had at the office of the
Superintendent.
Subscriptions enough have been re-
ceived to guarantee the erection of a
telephone line between this place and
North Hyde Park. Now for Johnson.
Prof Campbell's lecture Tuesday even
| ing was not as largely attended as it
would have been had a more extended
notice been given. His description of
Yellowstone Park and his experiences
therein, were very interesting.
mo young man." said the merchant,
I'm sorry, but | can't give you an adj
vertisement. You see l am troubled
with heart disease, and my physician has
ordered me to stop advertising so that l
may enjoy absolute rest and quiet"
Francis Finnegan, of Hyde Park, the
member of the Democratic State Com
mittee for LamOille County, is now at
Truckee, Cal, where he is at work in
mill for SIS month and board, his fam
lily remaining at Hyde Park. Mr.. Finne-
gan was active, untiring and discreet in
his efforts as member of the State Com
mittee, last summer and fall, and had the
Democrats succeeded would doubtless
have received well deserved recognition
of his efficient wOrk.-Argus. This is
pretty cold comfort; but then Frank can
uON COuSOlo nllDS6ll Ou Gu6 ldG OluCt u0
might have had
A. j. Sackett, whose mysterious dis
appearance was announced last week,
has been heard from. On Saturday last
his family received letter from him
dated at Chicago, in which he tells them
that he is bound for California, and Will
perhaps never return to Vermont. Heen-
closed small sum of money and sent his
boy his watch. He also informed his wife
where a letter would reach him. The
receipt of letter from him is OF course
a great relief to his family and friends,
who for many days had no idea of his
whereabouts and were fearful less dlSaS-
ter had overtaken him.
We publish this week a communica- |
ton from c. NJ. Strong in reply to M.
B. Eaton's article of last week. Our
columns are always open for all parties. |
This paper is not governed by any clique |
or set, but endeavors to advance the |
best interests of all and cheerfully gives |
expression to the voice OF the people:
However as both sides have now had |
their say regarding the question at IS
sue, we fail to see how any good can
result from further controversy and |
therefore trust that we will not be
called upon to intlict upon our readers
further communications concerning this |
subject.
The 25th anniversary of the marriage |
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. Eaton was OBJ
served at their home Wednesday eve
ming of last week. The affair was in
the form of surprise, and genuine
surprise it was-the parties interested
being kept lin the dark until shortly |
before time for the guests to arrive.
There were present number OF rela-
tives and friends from out of town as
of fhpjr friends and naipl- |
bors, the house being well filled. Be-
sides extending to the ''bride and groom
congratulations the evening was passed |
in social intercourse. Some very nice
presents, both useful and ornamental,
were beStoWed-ReY. e. j. Ward pre-
senting the same in very happy remarks,
which were feelingly responded to by
Mr.. Eaton. Among the gifts were an
extension table, silver caster, tea spoons,
cream and sugar spoons, pie knife, nap
kin ring, etc., etc. 1t was very pleas
ant affair, one of those occasions which
but few families are permitted to enjoy.
Having reached the halfway station on
the golden wedding route in life's jour
new their many friends extend the hope
that MIR Eaton and wife may round out
full fifty years of marital happiness.
FLASHES. -John Riley from Salt Lake
City, is visiting his family and other
relatives in this place. -. County Clerk
Waite is paying special attention to the
mumps these days. :. Preston Fairbanks
has gone to Barre to work in a lumber
yard. . Andrew Cowan and Hiram
Bishop both had horses drop dead re-
Gently. Cause unknown. :. .Sugaring
has begun in earnest. DR.. Cooper has
bought the Gilmore colt. :. Travel,
either by sleigh or wagon, is not very
comfortable these days. q. The trouting
season, under the new law, opens April
l. .Tonseletis and mumps are quite
=. Rev. w. A. Bushee
preached in this place last Sunday.
for few days. Sociable at the vestry
tonight. .. Decidedly spring-like.
MEssRs. EDITORS
In the annual report to the town March L,
1888, the selectmen, not Mr.. Strong, did say
hat the liquor agency account made poor
showing for the town, and said selectmen
nave not changed their minds any about the
matter since Mr.. Eaton was agent at that
time and he took in cash for liquors sold from ;
February IA, 1887, to February %, 1888,
S1015.52, and made for the town on these |
sales $76.S3. The selectmen thought this a
poor showing and reported to this effect to
The town. Then Mr.. Eaton goes on from
March 1, 1888, to the first Monday in May,
1888, and receives in cash for liquor sold :
Turing this time S29S.79, and made a margin
or the town on this last two months sales of
SS113. Mr.. Eaton's salary during these
sales was 800 and paid from these receipts.
Now the selectmen would like to see table {
showing why Mr.. Eaton's margins were so
much larger on the last two months sales
n proportion than they were on the twelve
and one-half previous months sales, as all
liquors sold by Mr.. Eaton during that time ,
we're bought and sold at the same prices from
first to last. If Mr.. Eaton allowed five or six
different ones to run to the towns liquors and |
any one of these left the faucets leaking, then |
Mr.. Eaton should be responsible to
the town, whatever the loss might be. But we
want the table showing why the first twelve j
and one-half months sales did not average
with the last two months. We suppose that I
under high pressure the profits were large |
In regard to Mr.. Benefits salary, | will say
this, that the selectmen tried to use Mr.. Ben
nett squarely in the matter, and there is
nothing private about what was paid him, |
and anyone wishing to know what the amount
was, will gladly tell them at any time if they I
will call upon me at my place of business | {
did think | would not make any reply to
what was being published through this paper
the liquor agency, but | find it to
be drive on me from the first. The chair
man of the board will not furnish, or some
thing or other about every week, and | will
say right here that your chairman of the board
of selectmen does not take action in any mat
ter of Importance whatever, without consult
ing, and the approval of, the full board of
as MI harrington and MI. Reed
are both men of ability, as we all know, and | i
always feel more like asking their advice than
l do like giving any to them. Mr.. Harrington
and myself have served you selectmen to-
gether think this is the sixth year, and will
assure you all that we have always tried to |
run all branches of the towns business for the
interest of the town and the ax-payers. This
we have shown you by the reduction in taxes
every time we have taken town matters in
hand and whenever we find ''nigger in the
l,,1IY Lot
be friend or foe 1t matters but very little
to us about the different opinions of people in
regard to this thing the other. We shall
try and be faithful servants to our trust and
when get through we will turn over to our
successors our books and accounts in the way
they should be. We will not get offended at
anybody because they happen to say some
foolish thing about us.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.