News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-11-03

who desired somethin more than
a district school education.
AS a result of much hard work
and earnest effort on the part of
some, and through the spirit of
fair-minded liberality which has
ever characterized the people of
Hyde Park, it was decided at the
annual March meeting of the
present year-1997-to erect a
new and commodious school
house. By a vote of 16O to 81,
a sum not to exceed 81 .25 on the
dollar of the grand list was ap-
propriated for the purpose. F.
R. Child, A. c. Davis and John
Scofeld were made a special
building committee to act in
conjunction with the regular
school board-R. w. Hulburd, G..
B. Allen and H. D. w. Doty-to
select a site, secure plans, etc.
The school house, now up
and well under way, is 71x62feet
and 65 feet high. In the base
ment, which is ten feet high, are
two playrooms, two rooms for
fuel, the furnace room, closets
and cold air rooms. On the first
or main floor will be found three
recitation rooms and the library,
opening from the main corridor.
In the next story the lyceum or
assembly hall and the teachers
rooms are located. The lyceum
roomis divided by a sliding parti-
ton. This floor is calculated to
receive the growth of future
years and is arranged for use as
recitation rooms when needed.
Besides these there are attic store
rooms, etc.
Every part will be constructed
in a substantial manner, but no
money is being expended in or
namental work. The interior is
finished in hard pine. A. H.
Manley of Enosburg Falls took
the contract of erecting the build
ing from the foundations, the
contract price being 1884. The
foundations were laid and the
excavating necessary done at a
cost of some 5000. The Wolfe
Heating aud Ventilating Co. of
Boston have the contract for put
ting in that part of the work and
the closets at $1150. Their work
will of necessity by terms of con-
tract be eminently satisfactory.
Let us say that when COM
pleted it will stand the peer of
any such structure in northern
Vermont and ever be a source of
pride to Hyde Park.
Union Church.
This building was erected just
fifty years ago, and from that
day to this has been in constant
use as a place for religious wor-
ship. From information gotten
from an old letter it appears
that it took a great deal of hard
and persistent work to bring
about the erection of this build
ing. Hon. r. S. Page was prime
mover in the enterprise, and with
the aid of several others, all OF
whom gave literally, the build
ing was erected. In 1878 the
building was raised and the
basement put under it.
LamoiIle County's Early Bar.
Written by Col. E. b. Sawyer.l
; | am asked to write a sketch OF
the early bar of the county. The
space allowed will permit only a
meager outline.
| 1t may be said that the early
bar of this county sprang into
= existence like Athene from the
head of Zeus, fully armed and
| equipped. The county having
been carved out of several old
: counties, the business which was
l pending from the towns in the
old counties OF which Lamoille
was composed, being transferred
to this county for completion
necessarily brought the counse
engaged with it. Hence, th'
+ early bar was a remarkably able
and picturesque one. From Wash
: ington county came Paul Dilling
ham, 0. w. Butler, A. c. Burk
- w. H. H. Bingham, Crane
Smith, VIM. Upham, T.. P. Red
field, and Jackson Vail; from
Franklin, w. c. Wilson, w. w
White, Harmon and jackson
Beardsley, Homer E. Royce
Homer Hubbell and others
from Chittenden, JacobMeack
Vim. P. Briggs, L. E. Chitten
den, David A. Smalley, E. r
Herd and Maynard & Ed
monds; from the east cam
lanes Bell, John Mattocks ant