News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-01
STATE ITEMS 6.

: no Sue6p-DI6eu6r, ul6u at his residence
. in West Westminster, on Monday
, May 22d.
: The Addison county republican con-
vention meets at Middlebury, June 20,
and the Chittenden county convention
at Burlington, June 28th.
The correct figures of the Rutland
grand list are as follows: Polls 1882,
3,176, SG352; 1881, 29O1, s58O2.
Real estate 1882, S., 549, O43; 1881,
| 50, 1909 Personal, 1882, S3,O63,-
945; 1881, SO, SCI, 1863. The railroad
property list remains the same this
year as last, SI66, O41.86.
One of the boilers of the Reform
School in Vergennes, blew up the 9TH
er day, and severely burned the man
who had it in charge. Just what
might have been expected Of Re-
form School boiler.
A prominent member of a Metho-
dist choir at Newport, has been ex-
PEELED for laughter during service.
R. A. H. Kinsley of Hartland, died
recently at the age of 81 years, 2
months and 10 days, the same age to
a day as his father at his death.
The first sales of wool made at Cas-
Teton this year were at % cents per
pound.
The Merchants National Bank of
St. JOhnsbury, has decided to increase
its capital stock from 100000 to
$500, 900.
J. Munroe Poland, late of Montpe-
lier, is now connected with Fairbanks
& Co.'S scale agency in St. Louis.
The June term of Orange county
court begins June 6, with l95 cases on
the docket, land 3G in chancery.
Special agents of the pension bu-
reau are in the State looking up fraud
ulent pension cases.
The annual convention of the Sab
bath School Union of Franklin and
Grand Isle counties. is to be held in
the Congregational church ia Sheldon,
Wednesday and Thursday, June 18th
and 10Th.
The Grand list Of Duxburv shows
an increase in personal property over
the list of 1881 of SS447.47. In 1881
the personal list of the town was in
creased from $3397 to S4S,85O. an
increase of over 1900 per cent, and
proportionately greater than that of
any other town in the State.
John Estabrook of Barre, burned
over an acre of land and destroyed
fifteen rods of fence, trying to smoke
out Woodehuek. He got the wood
chuck, though.
The Brattleboro police had a lively
fight with hOodlums the other night.
The provision dealers have been
making an advance all along the line.
The reason assigned is the high price
Of beef, which retails about twenty
per cent. higher than one year ago.
Hams, veal, lamb and mutton, fresh
pork and eggs have been similarly ad-
vanced, and fish is no longer cheap.
The increased cost of living is severe
" felt by families with small incomes.
1t was G. H. BagIey of Rutland,
who fell from the East River bridge at
Brooklyn. The fall of eighty feet
broke his right arm and several ribs.
VIM. Johnson and James Ranger of
Mendon, had an exciting bear hunt
last week. They discovered bruins ,
footprints in the film of snow that
covered the ground, and followed them
all day, but without being able to
come up with the bear. Later his =,
shaggy highness was found dead on
Blssell mountain, apparently having /
lied of exhaustion. His weight is 4
estimated to have been not far from
i've hundred pounds. The head alone
weighted forty pounds, and measured il
fifteen inches from the tip of the nose +
% the base Of the ear. I
The following is an instance of the il
'simon-pure wickedness" of the club
If Vermont" A young lady was bit :
EN- by savage dog, and while she 1
vas lying between life and death from
he effects OF the wound, some sneak :,
ng wretch hung Grape upon the door W
II her residence. The refinement of ~ Z,
neanness to which some creatures v
an descend is almost incredible. |"