News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-19
STATE fTEM 5.

The five year old son Of Sol Estey
of st. Adams was scalded to death
last Thursday by falling into a pail Of
hot water.
Clifford and Bates, who are believed
to be the men who attempted to rob
the Mortified National Bank, were
examined and held for trial.
Work has at last been commenced
on the new depot at St. Johnsbury.
At Bellows Falls, Geo. w. Hale's
three-years-old son fell from ham,
mock and broke his arm.
Gross receipts of the Woodstock
fair were something over two thousand
dollars little less than last year.
James Harrington of Jamaica fell
from an apple tree, distance of six
! teen feet. iniuring his back, probably
fatally.
Members of the state greenback
committee have bad meeting to de-
wise ways and means for establishing
a newspaper. The plan is to form a
company with a capital stock of
S12, 900.
The nineteenth annual reunion of
Vermont officers, will be held at Mont
pelier, on Thursday, November I'd,
1882. The members of the society,
and all Vermont officers and nom com
missioned officers of the army and
davy, are cordially invited to attend.
The usual business meeting will be
held at the State House. at O'Clock,
L. NJ. The Grafton will be delivered in
the evening, by Lieut.. George. Gren-
vile Benedict, of Burlington, VT, in
the hall of the house of representa-
tives.
Drew & Palmer of Waitsfield re-
Gently sold a pair of horses for 5000.
E. NJ Idle of St. Johnsbury has re-
ceived papers appointing him to a
clerkship in the pension department
at Washington.
A large catamount was seen on So.
Mountain, near Bristol, few DAYS
ago, which caused considerable excite
ment.
Burlington's aldermen, arrested for
not appointing liquor agent, have
been discharged, the court holding tle
indictment insufficient.
Quite a snow storm in the south
part of the State last week
A. B Hepburn, who has recently
tossed away the Republican nomina-
ton for Congressman-at-large in New
York. was about ten years ago a STU
dent in Middlebury College. He left
college without completing the course
and almost Immediately attained TO
prominence in the local politics of St,
Lawrence county.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Brooks of st.
Adams Bay celebrated their golden
wedding Wednesday evening.
Mortified has had its fill of excite
ment concerning the bank robbers,
and the height was reached Friday
morning, when one of them, Frank
Clifford, escaped from his keeper. The
other, Bates, had been lodged in
Montpelier Jail in default of $1,000
cChhos OuG NEIhOINi WAS dlIONtu LltIC
to find bail, and was left at the North
field House Thursday night in charge
of Chas. f. Russell, and at about 3
o'clock in the morning he made a dash
for the door and ran. Russell fired
at him several times, one bullet graz
ing Gifford's head, inficting a slight
wound, and then started after him.
The prisoner struck a plank at the
end of the bridge, about 20 rods from
the hotel, and was thrown into the
river. The officer fshed him out and
got him back to the hotel, when he
broke away again, but was captured
after short chase. In the morning
his bail was raised to $1,000 and he
was taken to Montpelier in the after
noon. His brother-in-Iaw from South
Royalton will probably bail him,
but he will be Immediately rearrested
for other ofenses, the papers being
now in the officers hands.