News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-14
HYDE PARK,


session laws by calling on the Town
: Clerk. Each district, according to law
n is entitled to one.
Any body wishing to purchase or rem
; a pew in the Union Church NAV do so nv
= . consulting IL. M. Noyes. There arr
i some very desirable ones which NAV bt
obtained at bargain.
A good time now to begin on that in.
,, ventOry. Look over your assets and
liabilities and get things in shape so that
: when April l comes around you will
have the paper ready for the Listers.
The weather is decidedly Marchy
, One day slop and slush, and the next a
freeZe-up with a diSagreeable wind
The month will soon pass away and
, then we shall have-well, some sort OF
, weather anyhow
Orange Houghton, for long time in
the employ of the American House. has
finished his work there and returned to
his home in Waterville. During his
stay here Orange made many friends
who will wish him success wherever he
goes.
Emma Cross, young lady who spent
several weeks at Samuel WiSwell's a
short time since, died at her home in
Sutton, Canada, last Wednesday after a
short illness. She made many friends
received with sorrow.
There are quite number on the sick
list at present, among them being Mrs.
Hiram Bishop, Mrs. Cushing Nichols,
Florence Parker, and Helen Waterman.
MIR. j. Z. Jones, who has been sick with
typhoid pneumonia at Samuel Wiswell's
the past three weeks, is very much i'm
proved.
The many friends of E. E. Vaughan,
who entered the Hahnemann Medical
College, Chicago, nearly two years ago,
will be pleased to learn that he success
fully passed the final examinations and
is now located in Chicago, full fiedged
NJ. ID. Elmer is young man of many
good qualities and we wish him the
| same success that has thus far attended
| his efforts.
Through the efforts Of the Good Temp
lars our people are to have the privilege
of hearing a lecture next Tuesday even
ing from Prof. Campbell of Johnson
The subject will be Y ellowstone Park. -
The Professor visited that place last
summer, and description of it coming
from one who has been there" will
certainly be very interesting. We be-
speak full house. To meet some nee
eSsary expenses the small sum of 10 cents
will be charged for all not members of
the order. Children under 10 years, free.
Lecture commences at 7:30 O'Clock.
MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARANCE.-J
Sackett went away Wednesday, Feb. 81,
and his whereabouts is now mystery to
to his friends and family. He left home
as was his daily custom, dressed in his
working clothes and taking his dinner
pail, to go to his work On the railroad.
lie was section boss, and during the
morning told the men with whom he
worked that he was going to Cambridge |
to consult DR.. Morgan concerning a sore |
on his wrist which seemed to trouble |
him considerably. He went down on |
the 10 O'Clock train and was last seen at |
Cambridge Junction. A postal card |
from him was received by his wife the |
next day telling her to have Mr.. True |
make out the mems time, get razor of |
the barber belonging to him and not to |
write until she again heard from him.
The card was mailed on the Burlington
y Lamoille railroad, but bore no date.
Upon enqulrlng at the savings bank in
Burlington it was learned that he had
called there and drawn out a sum of
money, some $500, which he had on de-
poSlt. Further examination at home
brought out the fact that he had taken
with him some $50 in money No rea-
son can be assigned for his disappear
ance. The sore wrist referred to had
caused him, it is said, to fear cancer
might result therefrom; but he said
nothing to his family about going away
ana they are completely in the dark as
to his whereabouts. He was a man of
good habits, very industrious, working
every day, seldom leaving his work.
Besides the money he had saved he
owns home in this village which has
but small encumbrance thereon. He
is well -built man of about 40 years,
weighs about 200 pounds and wears
full black beard. He has wife and one
child with whom his domestic relations {
have always been happy. His disappear
ance is mystery to all.
VARIOUS THINGS.-A fine new hanging |
lamp has been placed in the ticket office {
ut the depot. Col. COpelandS lecture il
u H attended by a good number from s
his place. ,. The new Town Treasurer I
has taken possession of his office and
.he same is now located in his residence,
opposite the American. C. N. Jones +
lost an OK last week. 1t broke its neck .
ing for the q Wild West" book. :. Mrs. Z
Monette has moved to Montgomery. -. !
Next Sunday is - st. Patrick S day in the ,
u. Good weather for colds.
:" a Soldier of Fortune" will be
given at the Town Hall about April lst
DR.. Carter has about completed ne
gotiations for the p. r.. Sargent place in
this village.
CONCERNING THE LIQUOR AGENCY.
MessrS. Editors:-
As Mr.. Strong, in q report to the town in
March, 'SS, took occasion to say that the liquor
agents account made a very poor showing
for the town and he has since had agent
that was eminently satisfactory to him, wish
to make comparison of the amount OF liquor
sold, and the profits paid by each, that the
force of Mr.. Strong's insinuations may be
seen,
Take the town report for 1883 and it will
be seen that there was
Liquor on hand Feb IA, 1887. 1891 10
Liquor furnished to Feb. 49,. 70S 76
Liquor furnished to May IL, 'SS, as
shown in report of 'S9,................. 120 81
Making whole amt. furnished from
Feb, 'S7 to May, 'SS, ..............,.,S1221 Is
Turned over to Bennett May, S.. 252 33
Amt. at cost price sold during 15 mos, $96S IS
Profit to the town, by the
report of 'SS, ,.................... S76 SO
Profit to the town, by the
report of 'S9,...........,........ 81 13-157 90
Making net profit to the town of $157 90,
which is 1853 per cent. on $96S.85 worth of
liquor sold.
BY the report for $50 it will be seen that
Mr.. Bennett was furnished liquors as follows:
Stock taken from Eaton................ 1852 33
Stock furnished since May IL ,........ lila 40
Total amount furnished, ........ ...... S1366 10
Stock now on hand, ..................... 120 50
s1a48 20
Leaving $1246.2O as the amount at cost
price sold from May IL to Dec. 1, 'SS Pro-
fit to the town Tor sinking fund) $195.6S,
which is a profit of 1871 per cent on the
amount sold, and nothing said about Mr..
Benefits salary.
Thus it will be seen that the agency paid a
larger per cent. of net profit to the town, after
paying agents salary for Is months (Which
was $1O0.00) during the time ran it than it
has since
But few more figures will show what salary |
Mr.. Strong may have paid Mr.. Bennett. Take |
the reports under consideration and it will be |
seen that paid into the treasury $1226.S1 |
cost of liquors sold S96S 49, making profit |
of S257.96, which is a profit of 26.6 per cent |
on the $96S.S5 sold
Now if Bennett sold at the same prices as |
myself it would give on the $124620 which |
he Sold a profit of 1881 .4S. and after deduct |
ing his sinking fund $195.6S, would leave him |
$135.S0 for his pay for six and two-thirds |
months services. NJ. B. EATON.
NORTH HYDE PARK.
| L. p. Butts is on the sick list
f. W. Prior is quite sick with a bilious
fever and pleurisy.
| Sam1 Cinnamon is moving onto the j. A.