News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-08-23
STATE EMS.

children left st. JOhnsbury, Friday,
for home. Most of them have been
we'll clothed, and one has died. The
rest are all in good health.
Hop picking has begun in Troy
little earlier than usual, on account of
mould and rust. S. R. Davis, the
largest hop raiser in town, has about
so hands in his yard.
Joseph Brothers, twelve years old
French lad, was drowned at Swanton
recently. While crossing the st.
JohnsJury and Lake Champlain rail-
road ;idge he fell into the water and
drownld before he could be rescued.
Mrs. Jesse Towne, the mother of
DIR. s. II. Towne, of Enfield, Mass,
was killed, her husband probably IA
tally injured and Mrs. Solomon Stock
well, of St. Adams, seriously hurt by
being thrown from carriage at Stowe
last week Wednesday.
The three years old son of George
Brooks, of Norwich, was drowned in
the Connecticut River last week.
Charles lockwood shot his son-in-
law Joseph n. Hemenway, at Bur-
| lington Wednesday night, when Hem
enway undertook to force an entrance
to Rockwood's house to see his child.
A telephone line is being built from
Brookfield through Braintree to West
Randolph. At the latter place an ex-
change is soon to be put in.
The Randolph Normal School opens
Tuesday, the 28th.
The State Sunday school conven-
ton holds its annual session at North
field, September IL and -.
The total receipts of the Brattleboro
post office during the last quarter
were 5000, of which amount S3,416
was for stamps and stamped envelopes,
$500 being postage paid by publishers
on fortv-four and one-half thousand
pounds of second class matter. The
gross receipts for the fiscal year end
ing June 3Oth were S14 ,677, or So, AL
more than ten years ago. The past
years net revenue to the government,
over all expenses, was nearly $40, 1000,
an increase of 81, 500 in five years.
The joint exhibition of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society and Cham
plain Valley Association, will be held
at Howard Park, Burlington, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, September 10, IL, II, ID and
IA. The sum of Sc, 900 is offered in
premiums. All entries of stock must
be made to f. f. Brownell, Burling-
ton, on or before August p. Entries
mailed August %, and bearing post
mark of that day, will be received.
Entries of exhibit in Floral, Mechan-
les and Machinery Halls can be made
up to p. m. on the first day of the
exhibition. The sum of 1925 is Of
fered for trotting premiums. On the
I'd, Sd, 4th and 9th days there will be
two races each day. Entries to races
must be made to H. B. Kent, Dorset,
and close at II o'clock p. M, August
27th.
On Monday night, the 18th inst, or
early in the morning of the 18th,
something very akin to highway rob-
berry occurred in Fairfax. An old
man, comparative stranger, by the
name of Thomas Garrow, and one
Ed. Mudgett, were at work for a man
by the name of Chester Keiser. Gar
row finished working Monday and set
tied with Keiser, receiving in payment
about S25. He expressed a wish to
60 to St. Adams. Keiser said he
was going Tuesday morning, but that
he should start about l o'clock a. M,
and that Garrow might ride. They
started, but had not gone far toward
St. Adams when man came out of a
piece of woods and stopped the horse.
and demanded the money Of Garrgw.
saying II want that money" Gar
row denied having money. The rob
Der replied, ''yes you have, and l
want that money" "Give it up or |
will shoot YOU" Keiser had quietly
stopped the horse and said nothing. |
Then the highwayman stepped up to
Garrow, pulled him from the wagon,
tore his pocket open, and got his
money, Garrow in the meantime call
ing on Mr.. Keiser for help. Keiser !
sat very quietly and neither offered to
assist Garrow or get away himself. |
When this was accomplished the as
sailant demanded Keiser's money.
He replied, ''you won't get much and
quietly gave up his pocket book. 1t
contained some % cents. The thief
then fed and Keiser advised Garrow
to go on to St. Adams. But he in
sisted on going back to Fairfax for an
officer, and they finally went back.
On going to the place and looking the
matter up, Keiser told different and
conflicting stories. This fact, and
the conduct of Keeser while Garrow
was being robbed, his advising him
to 60 on to St. Adams and let the
matter drop, and the fact that Gar
row recalled seeing Keiser have a
long talk with Mudgett Monday, after
Garrow was paid, and Mudgett seeing
it paid, led the authorities to think
that Mudgett was the robber and
keeser accessory TO it, and the men
are under arrest.