News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-07
PARK.

HYDE PARK.
Misses Hattie Doty, Flora Campbell,
and Anna Blake, have gone to Newport,
n. H., where they have employment in
a hosiery factory.
st. Johnsbury and Lake ChampIain
railroad stock is booming. Seven shares
(preferred) were sold in Boston at S.
per share recently.
Some are happy and some are disap-
pointed over the results of town meeting.
The best way to settle the matter is for
all hands to kiss and make up"
A troupe ycleped 1.-The Wrens" held
forth at the Town Hall last Thursday
evening. About the only good result of
their coming here was that the GOOd
Templars got some $500 out it.
B. E. Billiard closed a very successful
winter term of school in the WiSWell
district last Friday. BERT is a good
instructor, and has given the people of
that district IN excellent school.
Noah Scribner, we'll known to the
people of this county, having for many
years resided on the river farm in john
son, died in Burlington last Sunday. He
was buried at that place Tuesday.
The court dockets from the News N
CITIZEN press, are out. They contain
10 CdoCS Ill bl1C COuLUy CdIOLudl III II LII
the chancery. Judge Ross of st. Johns
bury is to preside. The term com
mences April %.
The new Town Treasurer was not a
seeker for the office, but honestly said if
the place fell to him he would take 1t.
Fred is a very worthy young man and
we hope he will prove as good a IreaSur-
er as his predecessor.
Mrs. Hannah Gates, wife of the late
Lowell Gates, died at the home of her
son Orsemus Gates in Cady's Falls last
Sunday. She was one of the oldest resi-
dents of our county, being 81 years old.
The funeral occurred Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Lydia Huntley, wife of Franklin
Peck, formerly of Vermont, died in
Moline, Mich, Feb. 10, of cancer, aged
siXty-one years. Mrs. Peck was a sister
of Mrs. G. w. DEMO of this town. Hers
is the first death to occur in a family of
ten children, five brothers n five SIS
/ tiers, the Oldest siXty-nine years and the
youngest forty-six years.
George w. Storer has been appointed
General Passenger Agent of the White
Mountain Division, Boston and Lowell,
vice IL. n. Turner, resigned. d. G..
Freight Agent of the White Mountain
Division, and w. G. Berry General
Freight Agent of the st. J%ohnsbury
and Lake C~hamplain, vice I'll. n. Tur-
ner, resigned.
Geo. ID. Sherwin the Burlington cleo
trician, a Hyde Park boy, is doing a
good deal of electric work these days.
de has just finished wiring the Weldon
House at st. Adams for electric call
bells, having in nine days, with one man,
run over 20, 900 feet of wire, entering all
rooms inside tho nartitjnnO un will /
also equip it with speaking tubes, re-
number all rooms, etc. He has also done
a great deal of electric work for DR.. Webb
and other BurlingtOnianS and in all
cases it is pronounced first-class.
Business is very lively at the new
steam mill. In the dressing department
large orders for hardwood flooring are
being flled-one order alone being for
4 1000 feet. The flooring got out at this
place is very nicely finished, a machine
especially adapted to that work having
recently been put in. The lumber used
is birch and maple and makes handsome
flooring. The grist mill also has all the
work it can do. The mill gives employ
ment to a gOodly number of hands, and
is certainly a good industry for our vii
lage. The Messrs. S~laytons are very
courteous men and take pleasure in
showing parties about their establish
ment.
This town is not behind other towns
in the multiplicity of candidates for
postmastership. Each of the two offices
within its borders has a number of seek
ers for the position. North Hyde Park
has as applicants S. w. Kinds, l.. 7.
Butts and Frank Hazard. This village
B. Sherwin, N. G. Wood, =. ?. Hill and
probably others. Who the lucky man
will be remains to be seen. The last
Republican postmaster of this place
having been asked by many if he is a
candidate for reinstatement, takes this
opportunity to say that he is not. His
sole aim now is to aid in giving the peo-
pie of Lamoille county a tirst-class local
paper, and his attention will be fully
given to that object. He has no post
office bee in his bonnet and does not
desire to again become encumbered with
the peculiar duties of that institution.
We would advise all applicants not to be
too fast in seeking St-otfices. Doubtless
all the present occupants will be allowed
to serve their four years before new men
appointed to take their places, and
if we mistake not the policy of the new
Postmaster General will be, not to be in
a rush about making changes. Keep
cool, applicants.
NUGGETs.-W. H. II. Kenfeld and
wife left Friday for Sparta, Mich. Mrs.
Louisa Hill has returned to Canada. -.
The Smalley mill is again in running
order. DIR. j. j. Meigs, formerly of
this county, but now of Elko, Nevada,
was married at that place Jan. %.
The Republicans of this place observed
Inauguration day by hanging out their
campaign flag.....The ladies served a
good dinner at the vestry town meeting
day and received a good patronage. -.
School registers should be returned
to the Superintendent on or before
March 20.
Town MEETING.-The March meeting, as
usual, drew out a large number, considering
the weather and circumstances. Thehall was
filed and those who expected an interesting
time were not disappointed. Col. Sawyer was
chosen Moderator, which position he filled
a~cceptably to all parties. The Colonel under
stands parliamentary rules and good-natur-
eddy as well as firmly preserved order and
decorum. For Town Clerk, II. M. NOyes, the
occupant of the position for many years, was
selected without opposition. The town finds
in Henry a very courteous and obliging Clerk,
one who executes the duties of his Office in an
acceptable manner.
On motion of l.. S. Small the old board of
Selectmen, C.. NJ. Strong, l.. E. Harrington
and J. o. Reed, were reelected in a body, an
effort to elect each one separately having
failed. For the Office of Treasurer A. V. Wis |
well, the efficient and competent occupant of
that position for many years, was renominated
by HI. M. Mcfarland, who very clearly and
concisely set forth reasons why he should be
reelected and called upon those who were op
posed to him to state their reasons why he
should be defeated. But no response was
made. Col. Sawyer also spoke very strongly
in favor of Mr. Wiswell. +. X. Child was
placed in nomination by DR.. Randall and a
ballot called for, which resulted in 211 votes
being cast of which Child received 100, de-
feating Honest Adna" by seven votes. AS
we have stated heretofore Mr.. Wiswell has
proved an excellent official, against whose
official record not a word could be raised. He
was sacrificed to satisfy the demand of GER
tain ones who had taken a dislike to him.