News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-12
STATE S.

and Mary Blood, IS, were married
last Wednesday by the consent of
parents.
The SD annual meeting of the
State Homeopathic Society will be
held at the Pavilion, Montpelier, Oct.
10 and 10.
Henry Shortsleeve, 20, has died OF
lockjaw at Rutland, originating in a
foot crushed while he was coupling
cars a few weeks ago.
Frank H. Bascom of Montpelier,
who received the thirty-third and last
degree, at Masonic Temple, Boston,
Sept. 19,at the annual meeting of the
Supreme Council of Grand Inspector
General, is probably the youngest per-
son in the Union who has attained
that grade, having just attained the
prerequisite age of thirty-tiye years.
Frank feels pretty well over it, and
has good reason to, there are very few
up as high as that.
Mrs. L. P. Young, one of the occu-
pants of Sparrow's block, burned at
Springfield recently, is under arrest
for causing the fire,
Peter Donnelley of Middlebury shot
a black squirrel recently. Black
squirrels are very rare animals in this
region.
Jesse I. Perry of Duxbury has
raised ~ bushels of wheat from one
acre of ground. Why can not the
farmers of Vermont raise their own
bread?
1t took SO IL gallons TO supply the
rum sickness in St. Johnsbury during
the month of August, or considerable
over a gallon day, and the Inder
thinks that this is rather too much
sickness for perfectly moral COM
munity.
Arrangements are being made for a
convention of noted Christian work
ers, representing the various states,
in St. JohnsbGry tie first week in
December.
A large force of men are at work
on the grading of the new railroad be-
tween Franklin and Sheldon junction.
The shirt factory at St. Adams is
soon to be opened.
Among the students Of Middlebury
College are two married men. One
left college to be married, and has re-
entered, being now Junior. The
other is Sophomore, is Welshman
and minister of the gospel.
For some time a strengthening
man has been seen in the woods in
the eastern part of Randolph. He
attacked several men the other day,
and was knocked down with a sled
stake before he could be controlled.
He proved to be lunatic and prob
ably escaped from some asylum.
The Vermont lumber company of
West Burke are receiving large guam
titles of lumber from Canada to dress
They intend to average about three
car loads day.
A young man from a neighboring
town recently went to Vergennes for
the purpose of getting coffin for his
grandmother. Before starting for
home, however, he got very full of
rum and was put in the lookup. He
was let out that night at II o'clock,
when the object of his visit was ascer-
tanned.
The Central Vermont railroad COM
pany are now equippjng their passen-
ger and baggage cars with racks con-
tanning an axe, saw, pail and sledge
for use in case of accident. The stats
AID fastenings of the racks are SO con-
structed that they can be easily bro
ken when it becomes necessary to get
the tools enclosed. These racks have
been put into many of the cars-inside
Or underneath, or both-and will be
put into all cars on the road.
Some Vergennes people have come
TO the conclusion that they won't buy
any more pools against horses that
hey don't know anything about.
The large and valuable library left
BY the late Hon. George P. Marsh,
United States minister to Italy, has
been sold the Rev. DR.. Nevin, on the |
part of the executors of Mr. Marsh's |
estate, to Mr.. Frederick Billings,
whose residence is at Woodstock, Mr.. |
Marsh's birthplace. 1t is said to be
he intention of Mr.. Billings to pre-
sent this library to the University of
Vermont at Burlington. These facts
end special interest and fitness to
his gift. Mr.. Marsh had at one time
made a will by which he left his library
o the University of Vermont, but la
er his circumstances were so impair
d by what he spent in the public SER
ice, that he was unable to carry out
is original intention. Mr.. Billings
as done a generous and delicate act
4 thus securing the library for the in
titution with which Mr.. Marsh him
elf had wished TO place it.-N. Y.
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