News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-15
STATEiTEMS.

Thompson Holbrook, of Town
shend, over 50 years old, disappeared
from his home last week Tuesday
The town was aroused and the search
became general. He was found Fri
day living out on a high hill, where he
had been without food or shelter since
Tuesday. 1t is doubtful if he recoV-
erS.
Earl l.. Warren, of Orwell, q veal
thy and prominent cattle and sheep
raiser, was killed recently by the fall
inc upon him of a part OF a Darn he
was assisting to tear down.
Middlebury talks of putting mar
BILE slab in its new Town Hall with q
record of the towns inventions. 1t
claims the circular saw, the wool pick
ING machine, the power loom, saving
marble by sand, water and soft lron'
welding cast steel and making doors
/ and window sash by waite power.
The S166, 800 received for the Nor
wood lumber property at Norwood,
/ n. Y, sold to Adds O. Brainerd, of
/ St. Adams, for the benefit of the cred
itors of the St. Adams Trust Com
panv, will not pay the depOsitOrs 5O
cents on a dollar. The friends OF
Lawrence Brainerd are disputing with
the Montpelier argus as to whether
Lawrence Brainerd has really gone tC
Chicago, and the argus gives Brain
erd's partner, Cotton, as authority tol
the story. His friends insist that be
is at Norwood and will show up wher
wanted by the courts.
t J. c.. Pease, a nephew of eH-GOv
2 Page, and cashier of the national banl
: of Rutland, IS TO become cashier o
the Malone, y. Y, national bank
Gov. Pages resignation as Preslden
of the bank, was sent in some TIM
, since, but has not yet been accepted
{ bv the Directors. y few years ag'
, the stock of this bank sold at 80 t.
80 per cent. premium, but at present
> ON account of the cloud hanging owe
it, the stock has no sales and ha
t been offered at from par, down to a
Y cents on the dollar, with no purchas
o er at that.
A stabbing affray occurred at Mont
heller a short time since, III Whlcl
Richard Preston was stabbed twice Il
I the back, the cuts being four lnche
e apart on each side of the spine. Int
Q knife cut through coat, vest and tWI
shirts. and made wounds half an incl
deep. The attack was murderous
and if the blows had been but slight
" varied, Preston would have beef
: killed.
The Central Vermont railroad wood
shed at Montpelier Junction, with 400
cords of wood, burned last Wednes
day afternoon, delaying the Chicago
and Boston express several hours
Sparks from locomotive was the
: supposed cause. Loss about $1,000.
Leroy Turner, son of c. w. Turn
err, of Cambridge, who entered The
United States naval school five year;
AGO. while on q cruise off the coast o
South America. some eight month:
since. fell and broke one leg
which disabled him for further se'
service and he has received his dis
charge. lie is now with his brother
at Norwood, n. Y.
A painful accident occurred q
Sutherland Falls one day last week
Several children at the school hous,
were playing with the fire when lit
tie girl of Mr.. Lasday's got her dres
caught in the fire, burning it almos
off from her, and scorching her 5
, badly that the doctors say there is n
o hope of her recovery.
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