News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1881-12-29

. United States as day of fast or
thanksgiving, shall, for the purpose of
presenting for acceptance or payment
and for protesting and giving notice of
the dishonor of bills of exchange,
drafts, checks, and promissory notes,
be considered like Sundays.
John Adams, aged Is, son of Mark
Adams, of Danville, was drowned re-
Gently while skating on the pond at
Shattuck's factory.
At East Cabot child of Mrs. Gray,
two and one-half years old, sat down
into mop bucket of hot water, and
was badly scalded.
Kittredge, the crippled rumseller Of
Newport, is dead. 1t will be remem-
bered that he served term in the
House of Correction for his " offences
against the law"
On Monday night of last week the
mail carrier at Coventry found himself
at the bottom of a steep bank with
dead horse, demolished wagon and
broken wrist.
At St. Adams the temperance folks
and the rumselers are quilting sticks"
with hearty good will. The friends
of the cause are anxiously awaiting
the result.
A woman in Calais claims that she
poisoned a man, but her neigh5ors
don't believe it.
A fifteen-years-old boy, named Full
Ter, is mysteriously absent from his
home in Brattleboro.
The man who shot the panther has
been sued by the father of the boy
who first discovered it, for part of
the profits.
Gov. Farnham has been invited to
attend the reunion of the sons of Ver-
mont in Chicago, to be held the 10th
of January.
DR.. j. G. Holland taught his first
and only school at Guilford.
Prof. A, J. Markham of BrattIeboro
is singing with DR.. Dewitt of New
York, in series of evangelistic meet
ings at the west.
1t is stated that Bradley Barlow,
one Of the owners of the Weldon house,
says that he will not consent to its be-
ing opened again except as a temper
ance house, so long as the prohibitory
law remains in force. He states that
if any parties will purchase the inter-
est in the house owned by Lansing |
Mills of Boston, he will ask nothing
for his portion of the property, provid-
ing he is guaranteed from further ex-
pense in connection with the house.
Eliza Bentley has recovered $500,
and costs, in Bennington county
court, from c. II. Houghton. for
breach of promise of marriage.
Amasa Tucker, an eccentric Calais
man, hanged himself to bed-post re-
Gently,
The forthcoming catalogue of the
University of Vermont will show II
students in the academical department
lie seniors, IA juniors, 20 sopho-
mores and "a freshmen. There are
nine ladies among the students. In
the medical department III students
are catalogue |, an increase Of % over
last year.
Seth Wright, of Williston, annually |
fattens 5000 to 1000 turkeys, 2000 to |
5000 geese and 1900 to 2500 ducks. |
He cultivates farm of 5000 acres and
manages dairy of 40 cows. One lot
of poultry last year brought him &c.,
900.
Nelson Cheney, Of Lunenburgh, was
found dead in bed on Tuesday morning
of last week, aged 45.
A. NJ. Chadwick, Vermont boy,
has been appointed Judge of Douglas
county, Neb.
There is another panther making
tracks in Barnard.
The successful competitors for the
prize readings, at the University,
were Hubbard and Royce, the former
winning S25, and the latter SIS.
Rev. James Anderson died at Man
chester, last week Tuesday morning,
aged t1, s. gesgss 1s sss 5ISs scsiSS
place for 20 years.
A dispatch from Bellows Falls
10 the temperance people of St. AL
bans, dated Dec. 18th, read as fol-
lows: "The people of Bellows Falls
sendeth greeting. Hold the fort
Stand for the right. We are with you
for temperance, law is right"
Milton Kibby, of Tunbridge had his
leg crushed, on Monday, by n falling
tree, and is nov in critical condition
from loss of blood.
Swanton proposes to $ follow suit
with St. Adams on the liquor ques-
ton.
Many liquor sellers are coming to
grief at Bellows Falls.
The students of Randolph are en-
joying a season of great religious in
terest, some 40 having taken decided
Christian stand.
Chief Justice Pierpont, of Vergen-
mes had relapse last week Tuesday,
and for few moments thought he
was dying. He soon rallied, however,
and has gained little.
DR.. j. G. StilImap, of North Pow
nal, was thrown from wagon recently
and killed. 1t occurred In the night, |
and at first it was thought he had
been murdered.
The fall term of the Vermont univer-
sity at Burlington closed Thursday,
and the winter term opens January 5.
John p. Towards additional gift of
$40, 900 to the university changes the
plan of the improvements considerably.
The building is to be practically re-