News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24
HYDE PARK.


neuralgia.
W. W. Cowan of Bradford and
Frank Newton of Maine were in town
last Saturday.
If you don't want the grip keep
your feet dry. If you have the grip
don't neglect it.
Lee Wellman and Miss Jennie
Parker of Lowell spent the Sabbath
at M. P. Cheney's.
States Attorney Hulburd and
Sheriff Stevens were in Montpelier
last week on Supreme Court business.
Misses Cora Wheeler, Grace Benia-
min and Vena Pierce of Woodbury.
were recent guests of Mrs. l. C..
Vaughan.
C. w. Scarf of Burlington was in
attendance at the farmers meetings
as representative of the Farmers
Advocate.
Several from this place attended
the promenade and social given by
the Normal students at johnson last
Thursday evening.
Many here will be interested in the
birth notice elsewhere, announcing the
advent of daughter No. 2 in the fam
lily of DR.. E. E. Vaughan of Chicago,
Marvin Goddard was home over
Sunday from Boston. He left the
first of the week for Burlington, where
he will continue his medical studies.
The members of the orchestra speak
in the highest terms of the courtesy
and hospitality with which they were
received at johnson last Thursday.
Judging from the number of out-of-
gear nasal organs and the abnormal
facial bumps and bruises one sees,
winter sports must be at their zenith
and the pharmacists happy.
The ladies have in preparation a
sheet and pillow-case masquerade for
the benefit of the orchestra. In addi-
tion to this there will be a drill by
several of the young misses. The
event is to take place Friday evening,
February l.
Miss Louise W. Caldwell of Dorches-
ter, Mass, is spending few weeks at
"The Elms." We are informed that
in choosing q warm, sheltered spot
in which to escape the severe rigOrs
of winter, Miss c. expressed a decided
preference for Fitch hill
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gatiOnal Church will be held next
Saturday. At noon, dinner will be
served, after which comes the roll
call, election of officers for the ensu.
ing year and a general visit among
the members. These events are very
interesting and there will undOubted
ly be a large attendance of members
A serious accident befell Bernard
Maxfeld last Wednesday while skat
ing in company with several other
youngsters on the meadow below the
steam mill. One of the lads ran
against him, knocking him senselesS
and breaking the ankle cap of his left
leg. He was taken home and the
limb properly cared for and is now
fast recovering from the effects of the
injury.
Our local horsemen are doing great
things in the way of speeding theiI
fast horses on the river now, where
the ice is in fine condition for it
Monday the air was thick with
rumors of a race to be pulled off that
afternoon between two good 'uns,
but for some reason it ended in talk
only-greatly to the disappointment
Of quite a concourse of spectators who
had gathered to witness the event.
On last Wednesday afternoon the
ladies of the village met with Mrs. c
S. Page to discuss plans for forming
a "home culture club" Much inter
est was manifested, the matter dis
cussed informally and several topics
of interest talked oyer. To-day
Wednesday, meeting was held will
Mrs. A. L. Noyes, at which the planl
of the club were more formally decid
ed, and a very pleasant Afternoon
passed in readings concerning Nor
way and Sweden. @ .. gH
Miss Alice Page is at home for {
short time, owing to the closing o
"Smith Hail." an annex to Abbo
Academy at Andover, Mass, becaus,
of the existence of a case of diphthe
ria there. All of the students occu
pying that building (some thirty-six
have gone to their homes. Physi
clans say there need be no ,teal
of Miss Alice's having the dis
ease, as she was very remote from
the room occupied by the person
afflicted. Every precaution has beer
taken, however, ,and for few days al
least the young lady is living in re
tirement. ...
EDITOR NEWS AND CITIZEN 1T is seldom
that mother sinks so low in depravity al
to wish her daughters to follow in her foot
steps and willingly drags them down will
her, but sight for moralists was witnessed
recently, and may I've duplicated almost any
night, where mother with her two girls
one just budding into womanhood and {
pretty nice appearing young lady, and tn,
other little one of perhaps eight summer
were drinking beer and carousing until th,
small hours of the morning, in company will
some hardened wretches that called them
selves men, in a car at HYDE Park station
and this is repeated night after night will
occasional variations from the regular orde
to reduce the effect, Nobody 8 business. Il
It any wonder crime is on the increase anC
our standard OF morality getting lower ey
cry day as they grow familiar with sucl
sights? The mother is probably beyond re
demptiop, bnt it does look hard that I
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