News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-04-06
STATE ITEMS,

The first cheese factory in Vermont
was established by Henry 3. Jones, at
West Pawlet, in 1864, and is still run
ming.
All the slate companies at Fairhaven
and Poultnev are working on full time,
and the shipments average five car
loads day from each place.
The first sheep shearing of the YER
mont Merino sheep-breeders' associa-
ton is being held at Middlebury to-day.
Frank Demo and Lena Santor,
from Salisbury, while passing over the
road from West Salisbury station to
South Cornwall, the 10th ult., were
overturned and Denno was killed.
A Shrewsbury lady broke a needle
and fragment of it entered the palm
of her hand, seven months ago. The
wound healed after causing her trifing
pain, and she had forgotten the oc-
currence until few days ago, when
the needle came out of her left heel.
The officers have raided the drug
stores Of III. f. Rider and Sheldon &
Co. and 4. B. Colby's saloon, at
MiddIebury. In the saloon they found
four cases of lager, and at Riders a
barrel of alcohol, and small quantities
of gin and whiskey.
A project is said to be on foot for
the construction of q railroad from
Brattleboro to Wilmington.
James Cassidy, of Barton, insane,
jumped from second story window,
recently, and struck the frozen ground
30 feet below, without sustaining any
injury.
Oleo'. is to be had at the Queen
City.
Henry w. Tracy is the newly APP
pointed postmaster at Shelburn.
Boats will soon be running on the
lake.
S. Cain of Lincoln, is putting an
so horse power engine into his saw
mill.
Mrs. John H. Gray Of Burlington.
had a surprise visit on her SEVENTEEN
birthday. Three children made up 6
purse of SO in gold, and other friend:
left few nice souvenirs.
Editor Hatch, of tie Puyadjum, has
taken up his abode in Nebraska.
B. f. SEWN was found dead al
White River junction, and a suit i:
brought against Hurd 6 Blodgett fol
SIS, 800 damage for selling him Tx
liquor.
Grout has been sick with billion;
fever.
L. V. K. Wilson died in the Rut-
land depot restaurant. A case oil
heart disease.
A little granddaughter of William
Fort, of Z. Hardwick, slid over an
embankment, and was seriously in,
jured.
Three young men at East Albany
all but demolished the district schoo
house. They we're interrupted by the
barking of q dog, VINO seemed to have
more sense than the boys. 1t cost
them $50, bat the honor they got out
of it was gratis.
A cow at Brandon swallowed q piece
of bent wire, and it penetrated the
stomach and had reached the hear
when she was killed. The heart was
discolored.
Mercurial ointment applied tc
kill lice has caused the death Of
10 of the Holstein cattle OH "Hough-
ton farm at Putney, and the remain.
ing 80 are badly affected.
Speaker J. L. Martin of the House
of Representatives who recently lost
his wife and daughter, buried the other
day, at South Londonderry, his only
remaining child, little girl of three
months.
A Shrewsbury lady broke needle,
and fragment of it entered the palm
of her right hand, seven months ago.
The wound healed after causing her
trifing pain, aud she had forgotten
the entire occurrence until few days
ago, when the needle came out of he:'
left heel.
Drew, of the American House, Bur-
lington, has sold the past winter, 20
Merino sheep for $3.50.
Miss Louisa Howard of Burlington,
has added to her former muniicent
gifts to her native city, a Mortuary
Chapel Of beautiful design and finish,
to be erected in Lake View Cemetery.
The Mccartney tragedy coatiI ues to
engross public attention. Popular
opinion now seems 10 be even more