News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-05-04
STATE ITEMS.

STATE ESS-
An Addison man raises his own to
bacco and makes his own cigars.
Wheel-sowers and sullky-plows are
coming into use with our farmers.
The Rattle-tongue Club is the latest
synonym for ladies' evening circle.
| The Central Vermont has 1000 cords
of wood standing at North Ferris
burgh.
A students boarding house is to be
built in connection with Middlebury
college.
Huldah Robertson of Randolph,
was 1G3 years old, April 3Oth.
Mount Holly boys and girls still
cling to the good old-fashioned custom.
of sparkling Sunday nights.
A little son of J. A. Washburn Of
Waltham, fell from a trotting sulky
on which his brother was drawing him
and broke his arm.
Thomas Laden Of SALISBURY, had
his arm nearly sawed in two at the ell
bow joint, while taking slabs from q
saw in the mill at SALISBURY Hollow
William Gary, the Mortified pau
per, who attempted to set the town
poor house on fire, died last Wednes-
day, from injuries received at the
hands of Haley, a fellow pauper.
J. R. Stacy, of Ely, recently Ell
tertained an angel unawares. The
angel turned out to be simply an un
sanctifed tramp, who took to himself
wings and flew away with five dol
lar bill.
Hartland Four Cornere is alarmed
at the report that new doctor intends
to settle there. She begs the State
press to announce that there is no pub
lie demand for another physician in
the township.
We don't know what the item in
tended to say, but what it did say
was, IL. I. Sparhawk is making a
camera for his own nose, capable OF
making pictures 1922" Very good,
Mr.. Sparhawk. You may come up
and take front seat.-Free Press.
South Reading rolls out a goose
egg 1-2 by IL IA inches. And they
say the goose wasn't two days laying
it, either.
Charles II. Davenport, of the Brat
t!eboro Retormer, and his brother
Herbert, inherit the bulk of the large
estate of Charles N. Davenport, their
father, subject to the conditions OF his
will.
John Gilfoy, 81 years old, and in
sane from illness, hanged himself,
Wednesday, at New Haven.
At a school meeting held in st.
Johnsbury, for the purpose Of pro-
viding better school facilities in that
place, it was voted to build new
school house to cost $4,000.
The president and superintendent of
the Passumpsic railroad and those for
the St. Johnsbury 6 Lake Cnamplain
held meeting few days since, and
rumor says they decided to build
new passenger depot, which Is much
needed.
Over 81 900 worth of seines, fykes,
etc., unlawfully used on Lake Cham
plain, have been seized and destroyed
this spring by the fish commissioner.
The State teachers association will
be held at Castleton, August 9th, 10th
and 18th.
Thirty-niue taxpayers of st. AL
bans, have neglected to return inven-
tories of personal property under the
law, about twice as many as last year,
and the listers have assessed their
property and doubled the amount.
The most notable instance is Bradley
Barlow, who last year returned an in
Fentory ofsetting the amount Of his
PERSONAL property with debts. This
'ear he made no return, and the lis
ers have made his assessment double,
II on shout four hundred and forty
i've thousand dollars. lie will CON
est the tax. Gov. Smith and others,
to make inventory, are also
sted about double last years assess
lent made by the same board.