News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-04-05
HYDE PARK,

HYDE PARK.
Martin Villas, Esq, of Burlington
was a visitor in town over Sunday.
Miss Helen Mcfarland is home
from Wellesley College for the Easter
vacation.
WalteriManning has gone to VOL
colt, where he has employment in a
saw mill.
A son was horn to Ned Smith and
wife. living On Prospect Ave-, last
Thursday.
Miss Fife Waldron of Hardwick
spent last Sunday at the home Of
Capt. Waite.
Mr.. Seward Smith of Dodge City,
Kansas, was visitor at S. B. Waite's
over Sunday last.
The primary department of he
village school opened Monday for
the spriog term of twelve weeks.
Everett Manning went to St. Johns
bury last week, to begin work for
the Fairbanks Co. He is to have
charge of a tool room.
Thirteen applicants for positions
on Rural Delivery routes in various
parts of this county will take exami-
nations here on Saturday next before
Postmistress Page.
W. D. Manning was in town
short time last week. He has hired
out as janitor Of the High School at
Hardwick for another year at an in
crease in salary of 500 over the
present year.
Rural Free Delivery Route No. 1,
Lucius Noyes carrier, delivered during
the three months ending March 81,
S,6S6 pieces and collected 2,O12
pieces; Route No. 2, Elbridge Hol-
brook carrier, delivered $500 pieces
and collected 1895 pieces.
About time to give little atten-
ton to that back yard. There may
be refuse matter there that is not in
the least annoying to you, but it
may be not only an eye-sore but a
stencil to your adjoining neighbor.
Remember the golden rule is as appli-
cable in this case as any other.
A pair of spirited horses, hitcked
to Holbrook's meat wagon, took
fright at the cars when down at
Pease's last Monday morning. They
made quick time up the hill and went
through Main street at a very lively
gait. Fortunately they turned in at
Jos Waite's at the top of the hill on
West Main street, where they were
stopped. Had they gone down over
the. hill they would have fallen into a
wash-out in the road and the result
would have been quite serious.
The entertainment "a Box of
Monkeys" given by the Senior class
of the L. c. A. at Town Hall last
Friday evening, was we'll attended.
The play was very interesting and
the parts well rendered. The cast
was made up as follows; Edward
Ralston," Geo. Blake; "Chauncey
Oglethorpe," James Fletcher Mrs.
Ondego- Jhones,' Miss Leila White
more )" Sierra Bengaline, Miss Grace
Mcfarland; Lady Guinevere LAND
poore," Miss Lois Peake. During
the entertainment Mrs. E. 6. Page
and Miss Doris DeNio favored the
audience with vocal solos. A prom
followed the play.
From the village report the past
wear we find that it cost to run the
electric plant $999.97; for repairs to
plant $452 20; for repairs to line
and additions thereto $1,000; for
wiring and supplies $200.76; for
highways S529 90; for sewer sup
plies and labor S261J5; for miscel-
laneous purposes $174.04; paid on
bonded debt $2,535.41-making to-
tai expenditures $5,346.66. The re-
ceipts have been: On highway tax bill
$87767; village tax bill $95O.28;
on light, power and wiring bills 3d.
694.84; for same for previous year
$283.21; state highway fund $50. SO;
interest and sewer assessments $3.50
29-making total of So, OO8.92. The
earnings of the village for the year
were $4,774.77; expenditures, aside
from the bonded debt, So, $780, SO,
leaving actual earnings over expen-
ses 81 ,4O8.22. The unpaid electric
light bills for years 1901, 'O2 and 'O3
a1e $293.13; for last year $121.27.
The OLD Fashioned Choir in 1920.