News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22
STATE Item S.

W. W. Gilman, notorious horse
thief, is died of pneumonia, in the
State Prison.
Mrs. Portus Baxter, widow OF the
late Portus Baxter, died at Derby
Line. last Wednesday afternoon OF
pneumonia. aged 20 years. She was
the daughter of the late Judge Harris
of STAFFORD, Vermont, and was well
known for her interest in, and assist
ance to the soldiers, during and after
the late war.
DIR. johnson of Rutland has an av-
erage congregation of $50.
The Spanish Merino sheep-breeders
of Rutland county have formed an as
sociation for the protection OF their
interests.
4. A minister in Cabot recently had
his jaw broken by the extraction OF
refractory tooth. 1t is doubtful when
he will be able to preach again.
Recently a little son of Joseph
Feno of Brattleboro, fell into fish
pond, while playing on its banks, and
was just sinking for the last time, when
the cries of an older brother brought
the father to the spot. He saw the
little fellow going down, but plunged
in and caught him just in time, and
succeeded in bringing him ashore.
Judge Rounds of Chester, believes
in the amenities of war. He has
utilized a ten-pound she'll which he
picked up himself on the the battle
field of Antietam, for a gate-weight.
The Government officials are now
making their annual inspection of the
lighthouses on Lake Champlain.
Webster Whitehill. who is alleged
to have attempted to kill his infant
child by administering arsenic, has
been arrested at McIndoe's Falls and
committed to jail for trial. He was
indicted in June, 1881, but fed to
Dakota, where he has been until a
few days since.
Seth Griffin, an aged citizen of the
town of Grand Isle, had kept con-
tinuous diary from the year 1885 I'M
til shortly before his death, which oc-
Cured few months ago.
1t was an astute mail-clerk who in
terpreted the following direction !:
"Chorm, w." as "Shoreham, VT, :"
and sent the letter accordingly to
that postoffice.
John Landon of Brandon, while at
tempting to shoot woodchuck, was
severely injured about the face by the
bursting of the gun.
The annual convention of the Con-
gregational ministers and churches of
Vermont was held at Manchester last
week.
The closing exercises of the st.
Johnsbury Academy took place June
p and p. The baccalaurate sermon
was delivered by Rev. Henry Fair
banks, Sunday evening; examination
Tuesday and Wednesday; Wednes-
day evening, concert by Eastman's
Band, assisted by Miss Chamberlin.
the whistler; on Thursday, meeting of
the alumni and graduation class ex-
ercises.
The Diocesan Convention for Yer
mont, held at Rutland, closed Thurs
day the 18th, having been in session
since Wednesday morning. The
churches of the State were well repre-
scented. On Wednesday, t. II. Can
field of Burlington, and f. L. Tenn
pie of Rutland, were respectively cleo
ted Secretary and Treasury of the
diocese. In the afternoon, Bishop
BisselPs address was read, reports
made and missionary committee
chosen as follows: Rev. Messrs. H.
F. Hill, A. r. Graves and W. c.
Dawson and Messrs. l.. @. b. Can
! non, Hiram Atkins and c. e. Parker.
| Thursday various reports were sub
mitted and resolution proposed by
Judge Redfeld adopted in reference
to the reform of divorce legislation.
St. Adams was chosen as the next
place of meeting. 1t was voted to
hold a memorial service in st. Pauls,
Burlington, Oct, 81, 1882, in COM
memoration of the 50th anniversary
of the severance of the diocese of
Vermont from the Eastern diocese,
and of the conservation of their first
Bishop.