News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-09-06


The value of raising good spring
calves is appreciated by Augustine Luce,
who recently sold a pair to a Mr.. Taplin
for $37.
The Rev. Nh Crosley, of Woodstock,
spoke from Unity desk last Sunday morn
ing. He may be remembered as supply
ing the desk during one summer about
10 years ago.
Mrs. Clarence Lamson, of Chicago, is
in town, stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. a.
G. LamsOn.
Willie Burt returned last week from
four years absence in Northern Mime
sofa.
The new dam at the Spaulding saw
mill is now completed and ready for use.
Charles Raymond. of Clinton. Iowa,
came to town on Monday.
A great loss was met with by Geo. FIar-
riS on Tuesday of last week in the death
of his Black Hawk mare, aged % years.
She had been running i'll the pasture with
young colt during the summer, and on
Monday afternoon apparently tried to
cross quagmire hole to procure water
After entering the sink she became
frightened and undertook to turn around,
and in her struggles settled III. out Of
sight, except her head. She was not dis
covered until the next day, when upon
being relieved she died from the effects
of being chilled. Mr.. Harris especially
priced this beast, because she has borne
him II colts which have sold from 5000
to $1,000 each, and was the dam of his
popular trotting stallion, killed at st. AL
bans year or two since.
j. d. Smith, of Dickinson, N. Y, is in
town for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Watts are spending
Il few days in Chittenden county.
Nj. Reynolds, of Dorset, now of the
Methodist Seminary at Montpelier, sup
piled the desk during Mr.. Kilburn's abb
sence on Sunday.
Nell" Chase was in town few days
last week.
Miss Mary Straw returned from Bur-
lington last Saturday, where Sue has
been visiting her friends Hiss Nellie and
Master Charlie Mower.
L. w. Buzzell started on Monday for
Old Orchard, where he will spend week.
Miss LuelIa wilkins, also Charles and
| Frank, daughter and son of Charles Will
kins, of Milford, n. H., brother of Uriah
| and George, are here on a visit.
The wilkins friends held picnic at
Uriah's last Friday afternoon.
The tracks of bears and other wild an
imals have frequently been seen of lace,
! both in the east and west part of the
| town. Indicating sport for the daring
! hunter.
Mrs George wilkins, attended by
''Charle,' are on a visit to friends in St.
! Lawrence County, n. Y.
| The season seems to be prOpitious for
accidents. and this week we have to men-
ton another, which occurred in the low
er part of the town and resulted almost
fatally, being caused in very singular
way. James Ennis, on Wednesday of
last week. was in the woods cutting birch
lumber for market. The tree he was cut
ting stood in the hypOthtnuse of a right
angle. formed by q hemlOck tree which
had blown over and lay about five feet
from the ground, and 4 log twelve or
fifteen feet long, one end of which lay on
the hemlOcl and the other on the ground,
or something little higher. AS the birch
tree fell it struck across the lower end OF
? the log and raised the upper end some
distance from the hemlock. At this mo-
ment Mr.. Ennis had stepped back into
the right angle, with his head tippet
back, Watching the movements of thu
tree. without regarding anything els
around him. His position was such tina
when the log fell back to its place on tn
hemlock it brought his head between tn
upper and neither millstOne-Or the log
and the Misunderstanding in a broker
cheek bone, profuse bleeding at the nose
ewes and ears. and liberal vomiting 0
blood from the stomach. Mr.. Enni
: soon became unconscious. was placed OF
a sled by persons neal. taken to the house
and DR.. GrOut Immediately summoned
| We are happy to say that Mr.. Ennis /
now better, with a prospect of recovery
and thankful for his narrow escape.
; The death of Mr.. Jesse Town, who's
l injuries from the accident on the 10th o
August, near Gold Brook, were mentioned
occurred on Friday at about ) o'clock i
= the afternoon. Mr.. Town had languishet
along since the accident in an almost TN
conscious state, occasionally ansWerin!
some brief question, or now and the
, recognizing some friend, but we believ
it has not been thought that he was, a
any time, fully conscious of what he wa
SAYING or doing. and has never made an
mention of. or reference to, the acciden
which has so suddenly taken away him
i self and wife. An autopsy was held o
Saturday by Drs. Grout and TownC
e which disclosed Il small clOt of blood o
the brain, occasioned by confusion
e while nearly pint of secretion, resultin
:, from Inflammation, filled the cavity {
n the skull. and as a sequence followed
paralysis of the muscles of the thrOa
. which. in turn, has almost entirely pr
vented his taking nOurishment. III
lungs were also examined and ruptul
:, of blood vessel and a small sack file
1 with blood were discovered. His inabi
ity to swallow or take nOuriShment d
II much to occasion his immediate deaf
Mr.. Town was a man of good prOpert
n honestly and carefully acquired. He al
e Mrs. Town both possessed quiet disp
sitions and lived quiet and neighbor
h life, and their friends and neighbOrS W
m greatly feel their untimely death. III
funeral services of Mr.. Town were he
at his late residence on Sunday afternoo
the Rev. Mr.. Anderson officiating.