News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-09-28
STATE ITEMS,

The general term of the supreme
court convenes October oath, at Mont
pelier.
The losses by fire in Vermont DUR
ing July, were $24, 900; loss to insur-
ance companies, $3.50.
The valuable stallion Cormack, well
known throughout New England, own
ed by E. NJ. Bancroft of Bellows
Falls, is dead.
Representatives IN Barre, Wash
ington, Thetford, South Burlington,
Roxbury and Willioton, were elected
by one majority.
Some miscreants entered the barn
of NJ. G.. Davis, at East Charlotte,
the other night, and cut to pieces nine
of his harnesses.
Clara D. Brownie of Fayston, was
recently struck by lightning on one
arm and side, leaving strip about an
inch wide covered with bIisters.
John W. Dorsey, of star-route no.
toriety, is visiting his family at Mid
dleburv.
A happy old ladies tea-party came
off recently at Castleton. The united
ages of five of the guests is 389 years.
The eldest is a maiden lady of 50
years, and the youngest maiden lady
of rs years. The other three are
widows. Some of them had not met
each other in so years.
A Brattleboro asylum atacbe was
recently responsible for an amusing
case of mistaken identity. A strang-
er was espied climbing the bank not
far from the institution, who was
thought to be an escaped patient, and
some Of the patients were sent in hot
pursuit. Following him by circuit
Gus route, they at last overlook their
man as he had just sat down to dine
with one of the most hospitable fami-
lies in the village. After the man had
been unceremoniously collared and
was being hustled to the door, the
hostess with difficulty succeeded in
explaining to the captors that their
Unable brother, who was spending a
short vacation with the family.
A merry party gave surprise to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Taylor, OF
Waterbury, in the form of "crystal
wedding" on Tuesday evening Of last
week.
A cracked youth applied to St.
Adams drug store the other day for a
love powder, and was given an emetic
Since our recent criticism of barb
ed wire fences, we have received an
explanation which disarms complaint.
One old farmer, who has barbed his
whole estate, says that he gets one
fourth more work out of his hired
men than he used to when he furnish
ed top rail to sit on. Free Press.
A fine Jersey COW belonging to D.
w. Carpenter of Richford, was badly
mutilated by dogs recently.
Mr.. George A. Sheldon of South
Burlington, shows hens egg meas
uring eight by seven inches and weigh
ing four ounces.
Mrs. Loie Smith has given the trus-
tees of the diocese of Vermont $1,000.
the income to go to Christ's church,
Bethel.
Vermont takes Just pride il the
fact that at the Ohio State Fair, the
ram Fortune, sold by SiIas G. Hol-
yoke, Esq, to 60 to that State last
fall, took the sweepstake premium fol-
himself and ten lambs of his get.
While Romance Spaulding of Beth
ell, was handling a wild colt in sui
ky in the town of Granville, he was
thrown from his seat and so badly in
jured that he lived only about two
hours. He was about 80 years oil
age.
Henry p. Shaw, son of George S
Shaw of ST. Johnsbury, committed
suicide on Thursday last, about Il
O'Clock, under most extraordinary cir
cumstances. He was intending to
start on Saturday morning for Florida
and proceeding with arrangements to
do so. At the time of the act, he was
sitting in his fathers office in COM
pany with M. d. Mann, a police of
ficer from Boston, an intimate friend
of his, who was visiting him and his
father, and conversing about his jour
ney. Henry had been fixing a revolver
and it laid on the table, and all of q
sudden he took the revolver, plac.
ed it at his right temple and fired, the
ball passing out on the opposite side
of his head, killing him instantly
There was no intimation given by him
of such an act, and it was done sc
quick that he could not be interfereC
with.