News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-10-22
HYDE PARK.

sold here quite extensively OF late.
The Boston excursionists have re-
turned. All report a very pleasant
time.
Dewey Hanley visited friends and
relatives in Chittenden county last
week.
Mrs. Mary Smith has moved into a
suit of rooms in the "Waldorf- AS
| toria."
The residence of Mrs. Brown on
Church Street has been newly painted
in attractive colors.
R. W. HuIburd returned from Bos-
ton last Saturday. He reports the
usual good time at the Hub"
John Miner, who has been at home
| for the past few weeks on vacation,
returned to Boston last Thursday.
The "Moving Picture" exhibition
here last Thursday is said to have
been good by those who saw the
show.
Church Street has been dug up once
more-this time to make connections
with the large water pipe on Main
| Street.
The thunder storm at five O'Clock
last Sunday evening was very
heavy one here. Lightning played
promiscuously and struck a tree in
S. B. Waite's yard, doing however
no other damage than tearing of
the bark.
Noyes Wood returned from his
western trip last Friday. He was
gone five weeks to a day, had good
time and reports that his superior
factor" and the lesser help gave good
attention to business while he was
absent.
The Home Culture Club held a very
interesting meeting last week with
Miss Blanche Brigham. Interesting
papers on the topic "Some Noted
Works of Art and the Artists" we're
given by Mrs. F. L Lilley and Miss
Anna Lilley.
A large number from here attended
the opening at Brownies new store in
Morrisville last Saturday. A great
many dollars go from this town to
Brownies and other stores at Nor
risville. This is much better than
sending to Boston, as you know
what you get from the foreg oing
parties, which is not always true re.
garding the latter.
A very interesting meeting was
that held at the Cong'l vestry last
Sunday evening. The topic was
Glow Can We Best Help Our Town."
Various matters concerning the best
interests of the town were discussed
and it was the general opinion of all
who participated that every body
should remember that the welfare of
the village or town depended upon
them personally should bear
their share of the burden and respon-
sibilitY and do what they can to pro-
mote every good interest.
What Shall We Do With Our Dead?
HYDE PARK, VT,
Oct. 20, 'O2.
EDITOR News AND CITIZEN
The early inhabitants selected such
locations for their burial grounds as
were easy of access at all seasons of
the year, and usually on the out
skirts of their villages or. centers of
population,
This was also in accord with the
prevailing sentiment of the people.
At that early day the inhabitants
desired their friends to rest as near
them in death as possible. The prev
alence of this sentiment is seen in
the numerous family burial plots of
the early settlers. But great change
has been wrought in this regard dur
ing the past century. Whether caused
in part by decadence of 6lial love
and affection among kindred, | will
not say.
But certain it is that no one today
desires their deceased friends to be
buried in the back yard or at the end
of the house, as was often seen among
the early settlers. The rapid increase
in population has served to fill the
original burial grounds to repletion,
while the unprecedented growth and
spread of our villages has in too
many instances sadly encroached
upon the realms of the sacred dead.
By force of circumstances the peo-
pie in large majority of the cities
and towns of the State have deemed
it wise to select new burial grounds
at such a distance from the "busy
marts Of trade" as to be forever I'M
disturbed, and where a sufficient area
of ground might be procured for
their own use and also that of sue.
ceeding generations.
Would it not be well for us to
adopt similar course? Is not the
time near at hand when some such
course must be adopted? The little
plot of ground generously donated
to the town by the late Judge Saw.
yer for burial place was long age
found insufficient for our needs. Such
additions have been made to it as
were available or desirable and VET