News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1881-12-22
STATE Item S.


Horace Fairfield, of Essex, has re-
Gently received a pension with over
eight hundred dollars arrears. His
application was made nearly four
years ago.
AT Swanton, a jury found Eugene
DeNoel guilty of twenty-one offences
of selling liquor, making a fine of S21O
and costs, which amount to S49.S5
more, which does not include the two
attorneys fees. DeNoel took an ap-
peal and was put under $500 bonds to
appear at the county court.
Mrs. Sally Stockwell, of Brattle-
boro, is in her 103 year.
The ninth e-union of the First Yer
mont Cavalry, will be held at White
River Junction, Wednesday, January
4th, 1882.
John A. Gilchrist, Vermont man
living i'll Kansas, had the cream from
1000 cows during the past summer.
F. Dudley, of Burlington, has pur-
chased the property of the Arthabaska
Lumber Company at Arthabaska, P.
@. The property consists of steam and
water mill of large capacity, cutting
some 1920 logs per day and timber
limits.
Miss Ella Peabody, of Andover, a
young lady, dresses constantly in
mems clothing while at home, and
does all kinds of manual labor to as
sist her father upon the farm.
AS George Parker and Zeb. Car
Isle, of Bridgewater, were out hunt
ing on the same hill recently, without
knowing each others presence, they
both saw q partridge, they being in
opposite directions, and both dis
charged their guns simultaneously.
One shot from Parker's gun passed
Carlisle's ear.
Cornelius Noyes, of Tunbridge, re-
Gently dressed an eight months old pig
that weighed $50 pounds.
Vermonters will learn with pleasure
that Gen. George j. Stannard has
been appointed assistant door-keeper
of the House Of Representatives, at
Washington.
A ten-years-old girl, living with
Warren Whitcomb, of West Fairlee,
while leading two horses to water, was
kicked and severely injured by one of
them.
Rev. j. d. Beeman, of Swanton,
was presented with S175 in gold at his
crystal wedding.
At Bennington, Glynn has been in
dicteI for poisoning the Stamford
spring.
E. d. Hopkins is again in trouble.
This time it is for larceny of funds be-
longing to the Philadelphia Fire Asso-
citation.
Benjamin Chase, freight shifter at
St. Adams, lost leg by slipping I'M
der q car.
The wife of Rev. Albert w. Clarke,
formerly of Georgia, has died at Pra-
que, Austria, where her husband is
Peters, the murderer, surrendered
himself to the officers, and was taken
to Sweetsburgh Jail. lie refused TO
where he had been secretcd.
Threats of lynching are made, and the
Jail is closely guarded. Post.
j. B. Southworth, principal of the
Vermont Methodist Conference semin-
AIRY, Montpelier, has failed, with liza
bilities of $4,000. He has made an
assignment and hopes to pay 40 cents
On dollar.
A little six years old girl from
Brooklyn, II. Y, Grace Petite, broke
the ice on Dcerfield river, at
and was drowned.
E. E. Dewey, c. w. Towns, Sam
lel Webster, and Henry II. Davis
we're arraigned before Justice Henry
:. Lane at Bellows Falls and fined !
5000 each with 80 days in the house of
for selling liquor under the
Nuisance act. Each took an appeal
nd gave $500 bonds.
A Vermont pastor desires to put
'ur readers on their guard against 4
'oung man who calls his name Cham
,erlain. He claims to be theologi-
al student, finds himself out of mon
y and in pressing need of a loan; and
'ur correspondent says that at least
hree persons have been swindled by
him. CongregattOnalist.
A Windsor druggist received an Or
Ter for "Ratlling Birds Pills. After
over the same for 81 few
he filled the order with
{ Greafenberg's Pills." which proved
% be the article wanted. This same
druggist also received an order for
8 one-quarter of pound of Saint
Peter" Instead of dealing out NOR
'el of the patron saint, the drug vender
weighed out quantity of saltpetre,
md the purchaser was satisfied.
Big pigs of Chelsea: John Aliens,
I81 pounds; Jabez Luce's, CPS, a
'-months-old pig. Dan Brewers, at
pulled the beam at 800, and
leo. Whites two 9-months-old pigs
Weighed respectively 406 and 34S.
All the St. Adams hotels are now
closed on account Of the temperance
crusade. The town is more excited |
han it has been since the rebel raid of
SCI, and both crusaders and land
ords are freely denounced. Business
begins to suffer, and there is talk of
moving the butter market elsewhere. |
Public sentiment is reported strongly |
n favor of enforcing the liquor law |
without regard 10 who sells it, but |
many business men are getting sick of
he present state of affairs. The
Swanton temperance people are get
ing walked up, too, and are going to |
,et up a young war Of their own
Springfield Republican.
A correspondent Of the Brattleboro
PetoImer is responsible for the fol-
owing in regard to Vermont saw
Mills: :" / have heard the following
tory told as fact don't ask anyone
o believe it: A man was riding along
me day on one Of these mountain
Dads passing one Of these little mills
When he heard crash Oh the hill
bove him. He looked up and saw Il
Iuge hemlock log come tearing down
he declivity. 1t rolled across the
DAD and into the mill which was on
be lower side of the road, and disap-
cared. He jumped from his horse