News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-04-24
More Hyde Park news on page 5.

The Odd Fellows will work the first
degree next Friday evening.
Anyone wishing to take a school
for the summer should apply at once
to T. T. c. Cheney MorrisviIle.
Miss Lessie Davis completes work
in Gov. Pages office this week in
order to resume teaching, which she
takes up next week at No. Wolcott.
Miss Davis is a very estimable young
lady and her many friends hope
she may again return here.
The sugar season this year hardly
averaged pound to the tree. 1t
has been "way off, for several years
back and unless the farmers can get
the old-time make, three or four
pounds to the tree, they will have
good reason for going out of the
business.
R W. HulhUrd has been appointed
by Gov. Stickney a delegate to the
National Conference of Charities and
Corrections to be held at Washington
next month. Because of pressing
duties at home and the fact that del
egates pay their own expenses, Roger
is of the opinion that be will not go.
The Road Commissioners in this
and adjoining towns ought to do
something with the clay holes here
abouts. Were it not for these, the
roads would be fairly good in all
directions. But the clay pits are aw-
full! When working the roads this
summer, special attention ought to
be given to these.
The old stockade, which was re-
moved from the front of the Jail last
week, was erected when Thomas Pot
ter of Belvidere was Side Judge-in
1869. 1t was built of four-inch plank
16 feet long, set on end. The same
was clapbOarded on the outside and
has we'll stood the elements for 80
years. The plank was got out at
Green River and drawn down here
green by F. Z. Sawyer.
Frank Sawyer's auction started off
on time last Saturday, but after
about 10 minutes of lively bidding,
Frank suddenly stopped the sale.
He found no fault with Capt. Waite,
the auc'iOneer, whose clarion voice
could be heard in all directions, but
be did otj1ct to the low bidding; to
think that men of intelligence and
good Judgment should place such
low figures upon the goods he offered
for sale, disguised him and so the
sale was adjourned without day.
The Rebekah's masquerade last
Wednesday evening was largely at
tended, and success financially, as
well as otherwise. "Sousa's Band"
with Prof Paul as leader, rendered
several choice selections and drew
forth hearty applause. The program
r was made up of instrumental music
by Miss Edith Badger, Miss Bessie
Davis, Mrs. E. G. Page and Mr. Paul;
vocal solos by Mrs. E. G. Page and
Master Carroll; vocal duet by Messrs.
Grimes and Paul. Ice cream and
cake were served, followed by the
usual prom" The receipts were
5000.
The first game of the Interscholas-
tic Athletic Association was held at
Hardwick last Saturday. The L. G..
A. of this place and the H. A. were
: the contestants. The players we're :
Hyde Park, C. McGinnis Id, W. Nc
Ginnis CT, jackson C, Miner 2b, Noyes
2 3b, Hickey If, Holbrook p, Grimes RI,
Hill IS; Hardwick, Wheeler 2b, Smith
30, Warren p, Lilley If, Close IS and
Id, McGoon Id and IS, Hooper IF,
Ward CT Goodrich C. Messrs. Thomp-
: son and Dubray were umpires. The
game was not so very interesting as
the L. G. A. had it all their own way,
the score resulting in 81 to 3 in their
g favor. The boys were finely enter
=; tanned and enjoyed their trip very
] much. Prof. Winslow went along as
: their mascot" A game will be
played here between the same clubs
= Saturday, May 4.
: The need of a respectable place for
: entertainments pecially school en-
: observation-disclosures again manifested
last Friday evening. A diminutive
+ platform, so low down that those in
n the back of the hall we're obliged to
s rubber neck" in order to get a
e glimpse of the stage, ramshackle OF
a curtain thatrequired slight-of hand
t maneuvering to raise and lower,
: dingy walls, dirty fl oors, and electric
n lights half of which we're broken and
9 the other half begrimed with fly
v specks, were among the attractions
of the occasion. If those who were
clamerous to "pass over the article "
e at the last March meeting would
I only take in some of the Academy
= entertainments and see the condition
y of the surroundings, we are sure they
= would hold up both hands to finish
off the hall in the Academy without
. delay.
Is Forty-six Years in Business.
e Forty-six years ago the Dist inst,
IS Carroll S. Page commenced buying
hides and skins in Hyde Park. His