News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-02-19
HYDE PARK.

HYDE PARK.
1t was a big fire, but might have
been worse.
The winter term at the Academy
closes Friday.
E. C. Crane of Ludlow was in town
a few days the past week.
The Spiritualists annual ball Tues
day evening had its usual attend
ance
The Farmers League will hold a
Conference meeting Thursday Feb.
26. at 2 p. m.
Thirty-three years ago next March
the hotel was burned on the same
site of the American.
Gov. Page and daughter left We'd
nesday evening for Bennington. He
will be absent about week.
Col. NJ. j. Horton of Poultney,
Grand Master of the |. o. 0. F., was
the guest of Capt. Waite last week.
The auditors will meet at W. Brig
HAMS Office Tuesday, Feb. "a, at 10
O'Clock a. M, to perform their duties.
Samuel Wiswell Esq, returned home
last Friday. He has been in Spring
field, Vt, with his brother for several
weeks.
1t is said that Frank Ladu has left
| for parts unknown. A number OF
creditors are anxious to learn his
whereabouts.
Alec LaPorte is drawing stone on
to his premises preparatory to the
erection of a new barn on the west
side of the road.
Mrs. Hiram Town fell on the ice last
week and dislocated a shoulder. An
drew Putnam and family have
moved into their house and will take
care of her.
l-Bulah- Waterman very pleasantly
entertained the teachers OF the Nor
risville and Hyde Park Academies,
and a few others. at her home last
Saturday evening.
st. Valentines Day appears to
have fallen into state of "lnnocu-
Gus desuetude" as far as this village
is concerned; but few of cupid's mis-
sives were sent through the post-of-
| ice uIldu udy.
f. r. Child left Monday night for
New York State where he will visit
several of the large carriage manu-
factories, and arrange for full sup
ply Of wagons &c. for the spring and
summer trade.
The old time favorites, the Shep-
ard Family, had a good house Tues
day night Their entertainment was
better than ever; the songs were new
and fresh and the little folks outdid
, themselves. They give a good con
: cert.
: Lanpher's Dick" horse got away
: from him the other day. One OF the
shaft bolts broke, letting the shafts
on to his heels causing him to JUMP
and get away. Lanpher took {
dandy header over the dash, but es
| capped serious injury. The horse wa:
= not hurt. Full particulars as tt
r distance the horse jumped &c. ma.
: be had of Lanpher, who took exac
: measurements with yard stick.
t Invitations have been received by {
! number OF our people to the 25tI
! wedding anniversary of +. M. Gal
and wife Of Chicago. The event vii
be observed Feb. 23d, and while per
! haps there may not be any of thei
n large number of Vermont friend
+ present in person, we believe in spiri
: there will be many, all of whom hop
the event will be a most happy on
= and that the worthy couple wi
, round out a half century of MARTA
:. life.
!, The warnings for town meeting ar
posted Besides the usual article
we note one to see if the town wi
% vote a highway tax of twenty cent
I DaVabIe in labor; another asks tn
!. town to purchase new hearse
i another calls for $50 for observanc
4 of memorial day; and another (pel
n haps the most important OF all Is
# see if the town will decide to buy
20 farm to be used as a poor farm. OI
/ taxes are heavy and while for yea
II or two this might necessitate an IL
crease in poor expenses, yet 1T ma
result ultimately IN less expense
~ this direction. The proposition
- one which the tax payers should glN
= considera ton, in fact all OF the art
- cles in the warning should be car
~ fully read and then go to town NEE
81 ing prepared to act wisely thereon.
ne THE ODD FELLOWS.
re Friday eve., Feb. 18th, will long
re remembered by the Odd Fellows
d. this place, and also by a large nun
I'd her OF the devotees of the three llnl
$. from various other parts OF Il
a. State, as a happy event in the orde
20 The occasion was the initiating
ii the Governor of Vermont and fo1
~ others into the order. The court
ID sizes which have been extended TO q
~ lodge in this place by the brethr
g all over the State ever since NOV
al ment was made to organize a lod
he here have been appreciated hight
n so when the hall was completed al
h. everything in readiness for entern
70 mon the work it was thought prop
&c that some of the neighboring lodg
m he invited to be present on the {
no casion of it's first use for work. L
lv hearty response by the brethren W
8 an indication that Sterling Lod
nd would have a full house, and su
al nroved to be the case. ODD Fello
hv fo the number of $50 put In an
q. noarance. They came from Burlir
~ Ton St Adams, Montpelier, Bar
~ Mortified. st. Johnsbury, Barn
~. Ivndonville, Barton, Hardwick, V
~ ~ SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Glenns Falls,
I'll Y. Malone, N. Y, and st. Regis Fal