News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-04
hyde PARK

Mrs ". H. II. Kenfeld, who was
aleC here u few weeks since by the
death of a relative, returned to Bos-
ton, Mass, last Monday.
The tax collector was on the war
path Monday looking after delin-
quents. 1t is a fearful thing to fall
into the hands of this parsonage.
The Hyde Park Lumber Co. are in
search of a man experienced in the
lumber business for outside and in
side work as occasion requires. See
notice.
A subscription paper, soliciting
funds to partially pay Frank Sawyer
for breaking paths throughout the vii
lage is in circulation and has received
numerous signers.
A large number from this place
will attend the concert by the Boston
Rivals at Morrisville Thursday eve
ming. It promises to be one of the
finest concerts ever given in LamOille
county.
The band boys are making efforts
to raise funds to purchase a base horn.
Parties desiring to contribute to this
enterprise may hand their funds to
P. b. Foster, who has the matter in
charge.
Several of the locomotives are
draped with Grape, because of the
death of President Furber of the Bos-
ton & Maine For the same reason
the conductors are wearing Grape on
their left arm.
The increase in patronage at the
post-otfice creates more demand for
boxes, and the postmaster, bound to
please the public by giving them a
first-class office, is arranging to add
several new lock boxes similar to
those already in use.
At a meeting of the creditors of
Hiram Bishop, held last week, S. b.
Waite was chosen assignee, and is
now in possession of the store dis
posing of the goods at a low figure.
The liabilities are about 50, 500 and
the assets about 81 900.
The Odd Fellows initiated seven new
members last Friday evening, three
of them being clergymen. -Four
| towns in the county were represented
by this initiation. The affair wound
up with a banquet at the Hotel Ph9-
nix, followed with impromtu re-
marks from several members.
At an informal meeting of the Re-
publicans of this place last week the
campaign club of 'SS was revived
and several new names added to the
roll. Col. Sawyer was elected Presi-
| dent, r. w. Hulburd, Secretary.
Capt. Waite was chosen delegate to
the Burlington meeting.
The Academy lyceum last week,
after much discussion, decided that
it was the proper thing for the Uni
| ted State to declare war with Chill II
the saucy little country didn't make
the required apology The question
for the next lyceum, which will be
held next Tuesday evening, is Re
solved, that cap tai punishment is
warrantable.
The firm of Wilder, Noyes & Co., OF
ST Johnsbury, the well-kuOwn ma
chists and dealers in heavy hard
ware, was dissolved January l. The
firm is now A. B. NOyes & Co., the
latter member being Philip II. Stone,
son of the late c. NJ Stone of that
place. The firm is now a strong one
and the reputation of the old Co
for integrity and square dealing VIII
be maintained by the new one. inns
firm does a large business all through
this section and is represented by
that stearIing man, o. d. Rogers.
The third in the series of the Brook
field services was given at the Vestry
Sunday evening. Like the Others, II
proved decidedly interesting, owing
b-rbaps to the fact that it is what
nav be called peoples service, made
up of responsive readings and fire.
ouently interspersed with singing
The Sunday evening services are
drawing large audiences and II they
. continue on the increase it will bt
necessary to hold them in the audito
rum. The pastor contemplates Civ
, ino a lecture next Sunday evening
upon Alexander M. Mackay, late
missionary to Central Africa
Town matters are beginning to liv
) en- up and discussions upon thu
} Gillian war and the grip are giving
: way TO talks upon town affairs. Al
is the case every year there are thos'
; who are finding fault with the way
things have been managed, and de
clare there must be an overturning
of officials, &c; while Others are con
tented to let things remain as they
are. and still others who dc ;;liG6 car,
O." continental" about town matters
and give, no attention to them
Every Taxpayer ought TO give thf!
! affairs of his town thorough onsid
Grafton, and keep posted upon tn
acts of the officials, so that Whel
town meeting is held he may go be
fore it with a knowledge of what hal