News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-04-06

has gone on the road in the interest
of that organization.
Messrs. A. n. Boynton and e. B.
Swift, Commissioners. with N. G..
Wood have been up Eden way the
past day or two, inspecting the
woodlands belonging to the estate
OF j. S. Scofeld.
A letter recently received from
Warren Noyes by relatives here
states that he had just returned from
Jamaica, where he had spent the win
for the benefit of his health. He is
now at Jersey City.
The Republican town caucus, to
elect delegates to the Republican
State and District conventions, to be
held at Burlington Wednesday and
Thursday, April 20 and 21. will be
held at Town Hall, Hyde Park, Sat-
urdey evening, the 10th inst.
Owing to advanced age and ILL
health Judge Sherwin offers his mer-
camille business for sale. The loca-
tion is a very desirable one and is
good opportunity for anybody wish
ing to engage in business. See ad-
vertisen ent elsewhere for particulars.
Jared Farrend, who broke his leg
last winter, has received $52 acci-
dent insurance from the National Ac-
cident Co., OF New York, of which
Samuel Miller is agent. The same
company has also recently paid Geo.
Brown $24 and Nelson Bundy SIT
health insurance.
The Home Culture Clnb had a very
interesting meeting last Monday
evening with Mrs. c. A. Knight.
Papers on Coeridge and Southy
we're read by Mrs. j. S. Scofeld and
Mrs. A. 81. KeeIer. The last meeting
of the season comes April 18th and
will be with Mrs. E. B. Sawyer.
Miss Doris Denio entertained a
party of young people at her home
last Saturday evening. The evening
was spent in playing Pit and Whist,
interspersed with singing and phono-
graph selections. New sugar, with
all the accessories, was served and
the party had delightful time.
K. W. Hulburd is to deliver the
Memorial Day address at Montpelier.
The st. Johnsbury Republican, in
speaking of this says; Veterans at
the Capital anticipate something
above the average and out of the
ordinary and they will not be disap-
pointed" Which is certainly cor
rect.
The sugar party, given in the su-
gar place OF W. s. Newcomb, Tues
day evening by the Y. P. S. C. E. of
this place, was we'll attended. 1t
was a novel affair and all enjoyed the
event very much. For the many
couBtesies extended 10y Mr.. Newcomb
and family the young people are very
grateful.
Stage driver O'Brien has been
using some pretty strong adj9ctives
of late regarding the condition Of the
roads in the town OF Hyde Park.
O'Bren doesn't always mean all
he says, but there are few who
believe he is justified, to a certain ex-
tent at least, in his remarks along
this line.
Rev C. S. Hager gave a very in
teIesting and appropriate Easter
sermon last Sunday morning, taking
for his theme behold, He is not
here" The music was very good
especially the duett at the close of the
sermon by Mrs. E. g. Page and Mrs.
A. H. Keller. In the afternoon, at
the communion service, one person
was received into membership.
1t is an interesting fact that the
farm on which AIonz) Edgerton died
last week, is the only farm in town
that has been in the possession of the
family of the original settler contin-
uOuslv since the town was organ
rzad. Hez4kiah EdgertOn, the grand
father of Alonzo, was the original
settler of lot No. II, 81 division.
Levi, his sou, was born IN COnnecti-
cut IN 1889 and came here when lad.
He cleared up the farm and lived toa
good old age, dying June II, 1869,
in his S5th year.
The annual village meeting last
evening drew out an attendance of
about twenty-five. S B. Waite was
elected Moderator and F. II. McFar-
land Clerk. The officers for the en-
suing wear are: Trustees, H. A.
Noyes, L. Il. Lewis, S. B. Waite, II.
NJ. Mcfarland and p. B. Foster;
Treasurer, c. A. Knight; Collector,
R. W. Hurlburd; Auditors, Edw. c.
White, Adna V. Wiswell, F. II. McFar-
land. E. c. White, who was chairman
of the Trustees the past year and who
has served in the same capacity in
former years, was again elected, but
declined to serve any longer, The
AK voted was 30cents on the dollar.
The receipts for the year have been:
Vi lage and highway taxes, $1610.-
IA electric lights, power and wiring,
S22S1 As; total $3S91, 90. The ex-
1euses have been: Running the Plant
s1O2S. %; repairs, additions to line,
wiring. &c, $1126 80; highways,
S466 II; tile and work on sewers,
S16 90; concreting, $50; miscellan-
ous, $2OS SO; interest, $56477;
,aid on bonded debt, $1,000; total