News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
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golden wedding November II.
Mrs. Enos Bolton, aged 90, was
burned with her house Saturday night
1t Braintree.
Rev. DR.. James c.. Johnson, Of
Rutland, has been called to the Sec
md Congregational church at New
London, Conn.
David r. Allen, the acSOr, who
was killed by Frank f. Starke,
of his company, at Nicks-
burg last week, served in the war as
private in Company A, Fifteenth Yer
mont Volunteers.
\ revival is in progress at the
Methodist Episcopal church IN Rut-
land, fifteen having already made pro-
LESSONS of faith.
Patrick Clarev, q section man from
Green's Corner, was killed at gravel
pit in Enosburgh, on Monday Of last
week. lie fell against car and trac-
turcd his skull.
The arrest of Young Myers, the
alleged head of the youthful counter
feiters at Jamaica, may serve to clear
ND some of the mysteries of the des-
perate CO band of the birds of the
United BROTHERHOOD which the peo-
pie of Jamaica believe had no real
existence in fact. Myers youthful
appearance IS likely to have some
weight with the court whenever he is
sentenced for horse stealing, and pos
siblv when he answers for his clumsy
attempt at counterfeiting.
The Brandon silver mining, noticed
in the papers, isn't altogether in the
hope of finding treasures hidden by
Spaniards. The mine is in ledge of
metal bearing quartz which has al
ready yielded small quantities of sill
yer. and the miners hope to kill two
birds with one stone, by finding silver
ore in quantities that will pay to work
and also, perhaps, the buried Span
ish bars.
Hon. Inland Hall, Hon. John W.
Stewart. B. f. Fifeld, Esq, +. j.
Phelps, Esq, and Frederick Billings,
Esq, were appointed a commit
tee on behaalf of the Vermont His
torical Society to attend and partici-
pate in the ceremonies of the celebra-
ton of the Tooth anniversary Of the
evacuation of New York by the Brit
ish on the 26th inst.
The Baptist Annual shows that
there are seven associations, contain
ING ia churches, with an aggregate
membership of 9,4l0. The number
of pastors is 6S, but a number OF
these supply two churches. The home
expenses aggregate So, 100, and the
benevolent contributions S9,224. The
convention added ID churches to sup
porting pastors, at a cost Of 81, $50.
4 State missionary is also employed.
One pastor has died during last year,
and several others who were formerly
pastors in the State. There are IS
Sunday schools, with 1,O59 officers
and teachers, and 1922 scholars.
II. r. Holbrook, Of Springfield,
Vt. left the Hamhlin House, New
York, Thursday evening, November
-. for Springfield, Mass, since which
time nothing has been heard from
him. j. d. Holbrook, of Athol,
Mass, a brother of the missing man,
has been looking into the case, but so
far has met no success. r. II. HOl-
brook is known as a man of temper
ate habits, and as he had $1,000 in his
possession at the time he left the New
York hotel, it is feared there has been
foul play. His plans, as he tele-
graphed them TO his wife in Vermont,
were to take the train at the Forty
second street New York depot at
$40 O'Clock and go directly to Spring
field, where he was to have met
friends. UOlbrOok has for several
years been connected with the Spring
field, VT, toy company, acting as
commercial traveller, and is very well
and favorably known to the trade
He IS about forty-four years of age,
and had been in New York two weeks
for business purposes. His family
and friends, knowing his personal
habits, say that there can be no doubt
that he has been murdered, or that an
accident of some kind has happened
to him. The missing man is described
as ) feet II inches in height, erect in
form, weighs about 10 pounds, of
light complexion, light hair and heavy
moustache, with thin, but pleasant
face.