The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-25


such easy terms as not to be felt, |
the savings bank would be very glad |
to make the loan payable in such in |
stallments as the county prefers.
Does this county wish to impoverish |
its little villages even to bank
ruptcy to the end that one large vii
lage may monopolize everything in
the county and overshadow the bust
ness and prosperity of the smaller
towns? We shall not believe it until
verdict to that effect Is rendered.
Johnson, Stowe, Hyde Park, and
Wolcott have the same right to exist
as has Morrisville. That Morrisville
would like to absorb the entire bust
ness of these surrounding towns, may
| be true and that she would like the
! county buildings as an instrument to
this end, may also be true. 1t is for
/ the county to say whether this shall
or shall not be done, but we believe
the smaller towns will decide that
they will not participate in their own
self-destruction by helping Norris
Vile to crush her weaker sister while
she is PROSTATE in the ashes of her
recent disaster. We feel confident
that the sense of fair play" and "the
square deal' will control the people
of Morristown, as it does the people
of other towns, and when they shall
have reconsidered their hasty action
in this matter, we believe that the
true neighborly spirit will assert it.
self.
Morrisville is growing and we wish
her godspeed. But will the county
sanction the use of the big stick i'll
knocking a PROSTATE neighbor when
with a pluck and enterprise worthy
of the highest commentator, is seek
ing to rise from her ashes?
Hyde Park places herself in the
hands of the other towns of Lamoille
County with entire confidence and
faith that Morrisville shall not be per-
mitted to rob her of that which was
given uEi NY Iuc ldlhClo DCNduoC
was the geographical center of the
county. Hyde Park is still the geo.
graphical and natural center of La
noble County.
Acting upon the promise to which
we have above referred, that no effort
} should be made to disturb us in the
rebuilding of the new county build
, ings, if adequate fire protection was
secured, Hyde Park unsolicited and on
its own motion, has dedicated to the
, county the former site of its town
hall and has purchased a lot else
where to the end that the entire
square or park may be devoted to new
; county buildings. There is no finer To-
f cation in the State for buildings OF
this kind.
t This gives to the county the owner
ship of plot of land 25S feet on Main
, street and 232 feet deep. but counting
the parkage in front of Senator Pages
t house it gives a total frontage on Main
street between the Leach residence on
the east and the Congregational
: church on the west of 600 feet making
a beautiful park less than four rods
short of an eighth of a mile in length
and this. too, in the very center Of
:. Hyde Park village. 1t overlooks the
beautiful Lamoille valley and is just
. far enough back from the street, loo
j., feet, to escape the dust Were Morris
. she could not equal it. 1t was given
to the county in 1885 by Judge Ma
thaniel P. Sawyer, who conditionally
conveyed it with the proviso thai
: when it should cease to be occupied as
the county seat it should revert to his
. heirs The county actually loses this
-. valuable property if the new buildings
:, are not rebuilt at Hyde Park.
Hyde Parks Advantages.
1t is a well known fact that few
Villages of its size have been as pro
gressive as Hyde Park in everything
tending to make a beautiful villag,
and a desirable location for the coun
, lty seat. 1t has an electric light ant
b. Ipower plant built at a cost of abou
; l$25,000. 1t has put in system of sew
= lerage second to none. 1t has asphal
. walks extending not only through it
main street, but through all the streets
of the village. 1t has hotel, secont
: to none in the county, built by TIN
" public spirit of her citizens, and chief
ly that those who have business t
:, transact at the County and Probat
Court might be well accommodated
:. The hotel is owned by our old-tim
= popular sheriff, A. d. Robbins. know
everywhere as the good friend of ev
:, erybody, and If Morrisville in thi
movement has its way, we will there
by suffer great financial loss, if no
J., actual bankruptcy. Morrisville has II,
better schools than Hyde Park; NJ
= better lights; no better sidewalks; n,
Ibetter hotel; no better sewerage; sh
is superior in nothing that tends t
;, make wholesome home surrounding
o or that goes to make o. desirable place