News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-02-26
HYDE PARK

The HYDE Park Inn Quartette has re-
sumed its semi occasional warblings.
Miss Helen Mcfarland is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Otis Hutchins, at Niagara
Falls.
Teachers examinations Thursday and
Friday of this week at the Library in
this village. See notice elsewhere.
Bennett Douglass of Netherlands iu-
surance Office, is taking short vacation
and is spending the time at Waterbury
and other points of interest.
No village school in any department
next Friday and Monday. There are
two days coming to the teachers and
they are taking advantage of this.
Among those who have been having a
severe time with the measles the past
week, are Miss Rose Rooney, Miss Norma
Strong, Mrs. Sylvia Farr and Fred Noble.
A. L. Goddard has removed the hirsute
from his upper lip and that attractive
face is more than ever "the observed of
all observers" "Joe" looks younger
! than ever
The IS S." Club met with the Misses
Halle Gates and Florence Barnet last
! Wednesday evening and on Monday
evening of this week with Miss Clare
Small. Recherche affairs-both of 'em.
The ladies will serve dinner as usual on
town meeting day at the Cong'l church.
| There will be all that goes to make up a
substantial midday meal and plenty of
it. Full meal 20 cents. Dinner served
promptly at noon.
Geo. Brill, former station agent here,
but now doing similar work at Newport,
N. H., has been offered the stations at
Rochester and HaverhilI, both far better
than that he now has, which shows that
George" is making good down country.
A horse driven by the Misses Tyndall,
became frightened last Saturday night,
by the breaking of the belyband and
ran away. Fortunately the young ladies
escaped injury, but the sleigh was con-
siderably damaged and the horse stopped
with but few scratches.
G. R. Brown, constable of Waterville,
brought a quartet of people from that
place last Saturday and turned then over
to the care of Taller Wakefield, where
they will be his guests until the June
term of the county court. They are Mrs.
Hattie Patch and her son Leon, Mrs.
Maggie Clark and Allen Robinson Their
sojourn here was brought about at a
hearing before Justice Ami Leach, with
States Attorney Maurice prosecuting,
last Friday. They are charged with
gross lewdness.
and .opy has been mailed to every tax
payer in town. From the report we
gather that our schools have cost US
So, $50, which is some $500 less than
last year; the highways cost about the
same as last year; the poor 81, 1O6, which
is about $3.50 less than last year; bridges
$345 as against 1892 last year; state
schools and state highways were about
the same as last year and the county tax
$54S, hundred dollars more than the
previous year. Altogether the expenses
of the town were $14, ,S30.1O. The
Selectmen estimate that tax of $1.95
will pay the town expenses for the COM
ing year.
The Home Culture Club met last even
ing with Miss Lillian Leach. There was
a.good attendance and the meeting was
an interesting one. A paper written by
Mrs. Noble on Belfast and the North,"
was read by the president, and Mrs.
Lewis read interesting articles on Cork
and the South" A business meeting toll
lowed, at which time final arrangements
were made for " Gentlemen's Night"
reception and banquet will be held at
HYDE Park Inn, Tuesday evening, March
11th, and the various committees are
sparing no pains to make this the social
,lub is requested to report to Mrs Sch
field on or before Tuesday, March 4th.
The number of guests they will invite to
attend this receptinn.
News OF the death of F. H. Parker, of
he firm of Nichols & Parker, the we'll
known Essex Junction contractor, was
-eceived here Monday and created pro-
ound sorrow among his many friends
n this place. The county buildings, the
opera house, Odd Fellows hall, and the
homes of Col Mcfarland and Mrs.
3uckham, were all built recently by his
irm and Mr. Parker had immediate over
light in their erection. He was an honest
md conscientious contractor and his
equation for putting up good buildings
n other places was sustained here. Per-
onally he was a genial man and one
whom it was pleasure to meet. Sincere
goes out to his wife, who
pent some time here with him. in her
Mr.. Parker was 63 years old
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