News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-02-02
HYDE PARK.
Have you seen the comet?
About time for "Ned's" robin

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About time for "Ned's" robin.
Did yon see that ground hog to-day 4?
The Ladies' Club will meet with Mrs,
DeNio Monday evening next.
Miss Lucy Hutchins is stopping at G.
A. Knights for few weeks.
Teachers examination at the Library
Thursday and Friday of Cext week.
There will be whist party at st
Teresa's rectory Thursday evening.
Feb. 18th is the date the Ladies' Club
give "GentIemen's Night" and the Odd
Fellows Hail is the place.
The many friends of l.. S. Griswoid
will be pleased to learn that he is much
better from his recent serious illness.
Examination of applicants for Census
Enumerators for this county will be held
at the High School building next Satur-
day afternoon at one o'clock.
II. A. Noyes entered upon his duties as
Cashier of the Lamoile County National
Bank yesterday-a position filled by his
father and unces for many years.
Word received here Sunday stated that
Peasley Waterman, who lives at Derry,
N. H., had a severe attack from kidney
trouble while out driving last Friday and
had to be taken home. Later reports are
that he is improving.
Eighteen from this place, made up of
the ladies of the Home Culture Club and
their gentlemen friends, were guests of
the Morrisville Ladies' Club last Monday
evening. They report delightful event,
socially and otherwise.
The habit of delivery teams, and in
fact nearly all teams, in driving on the
sidewalk over on Thorp Avenue, causes
the residents to protest. They say their
concrete walks are just as good as those
in any other part of the village and they
want to keep them so.
Charles Whitcomb is to have big auc-
tion up at the old home place Saturday,
the 10Th. At that time he will sell lot
of farming tools aud other personal prop
erty, including lot of household stuff.
This will be no fake" auction, as Mr..
Whitcomb is going west and wants the
cash. See posters.
The SSth birthday of Mrs. l.. M. Hill
was observed at the home of F. P. Hill
to-day. Her other son. James, of Morse's
Line, was also present, as were her grand
laughter, Mrs. Stella Carman and two
great grandsons, Foster and Brigham
Jarmap of Highgate. A handsome BIRTH
lay cake and several presents were be-
slowed upon the estimable lady, whom
/ large number of friends hope will see
many more birthdays.
A petition, signed by over seventy tax
payers. asking that the school teams
TX weeks, instead of twenty-eight, was
presented to the School Directors recent
y and they, after 'due and deliberate
refused to grant the re-
aw provides, board made up of the.
District Supervisor with one from those
hat favored the petition and one from
hose that opposed it were selected.
They were III. NJ. Mcfarland of this viii
age and Chauncey Crocker of North
Iyde Park. The three met Monday af-
ernoon and after investigating the situa-
ion unanimously reversed the decision
f the School Directors and decided that
cholars now being carried to the village
chool shall continue to be carried during
he full thirty-six weeks of the present
chool year. That this decision is just
ne nobody who has given the matter
onsideration will question. Taking
cholars out of school before the term is
nshed is a setback to them and an in
lstice in that they are deprived Of the
pportunity to keep up with their classes
hen again, if schools we're kept in the
istricts the same length of time as in
he village school, that is eight weeks
,nger, the expense would be about
vice as much as that of carrying pupils.