News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-26
STATEITEMS 8.


An Illicit still was captured in West
Topsham last week, but the proprle-
tors escaped.
Hon. Harvey Tilden, Judge OF Pro-
bate for Washington county, has so
far recovered from his recent illness
as to ride out, and is daily improving.
The telephone exchange at Barre
now connected with the Montpelier
exchange, is in much favor, and likely
to develop into general use.
The tenth reunion Of the First Reg
iment Vermont Cavalry will be held
in Montpelier November L.
John Pocket of Fairhayen has a
bov, who, in his fourteenth year,
measures only thirty-four inches in
heighth.
Michael Tree, in the employ of the
Vermont Marble Company at Suther-
land Falls, was seriously injured re-
Gently by pile of marble ties falling
on his head.
One hundred and fifty-two teams
followed William Burke's body to its
grave at Castleton recently.
Mrs. Seymour Russell of Castleton,
aged so, died last week from the
effects of fall. Her husband, whose
age is 80, survives. They had been
married 63 years.
Vermont Academy at Saxtons Riv
er has larger number of students than
at any previous term, the number be-
ing over 100.
j. G.. Burton and wife of Rupert
celebrated their golden wedding, the
other day, and Josiah Hurd and wife
of Sandgate celebrated the SEVENTEEN
anniversary of their wedding day.
\. w. Higgins, druggist, Rutland,
has been fined $40 and costs for sell
ing liquor on a physicians prescrip-
ton.
The venerable Zaccheus Cole of
Westminster died last week, aged 81.
A convention of the Montpelier and
Springfield NJ. L. District Conference
is in session at South Royalton this
week.
An ugly looking tramp chased some
school children in West Randolph
Monday. He probably belongs to
the band that has been committing
depredations and lewdness in that vi
entity for some time. No arrests have
been made.
Jerry McDermott, freight brake
man on the Vermont Valley road, fell
from train near Bellows Falls last
week, breaking his neck and cutting
his body in two parts.
The grand division of the Vermont
Sons of Temperance held its annual
at Bellows Falls last week,
and chose as grand worthy patriarch
Rev. III. F. Austin Of Bellows Falls.
A correspondent says: cit seems
that the honor Of first conceiving the
idea of the magnetic telegraph belongs
to John Curtis of East Dorset, Vt.
Mr.. Curtis developed the plan, but
owing to a lack Of influential friends
and funds with which to carry out the
scheme, was compelled to yield the
prize to another. Mr.. Curtis has now
accumulated fortune. and he has re-
Gently secured patent on steam en-
CINE which is said to be a marvel of
Ranger & Thompson of Brattleboro
have on exhibition an old powder
norm, on which they have put nickel
for the owner, woman of |
Northfield, Mass. 1t is dated 1853, |
and the outside is covered with figures
Of birds, deer, ETC., done with knife. |
Gen. II. Henry Baxter of Rutland, |
,he other day, gave his son Hugh, on
lis 2lst birthday, present of SlOO-
100 10 New York Central second mort
gage bonds.
Mrs. Pierpont, widow of the late
Pierpont, will spend the
in Chicago with her daughter,
Mrs. Albert Cobb. Her house will
'e occupied by Mrs. Human.
When st. Adams ladies begin to
discover q sea serpent in Lake Cham
lain it is about time that volunteers
we're called on to caputre the "Var-
mint" Two very reliable ladies of
hat place were at Highgate Springs
he other day, and had a fair view as
hey claim, of the serpent. They in
ist that there was no delusiOn about
;; that they saw the serpent's head,
aw him dive, saw a long white line as
e performed a double somersault and
evealed his side and had abundant
violence of the existence of at least
something bigger than muscalonge
+ sturgeon. next gentleman" or