News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-02-08

The board Of agriculture hold farm
ers' meetings at Wells River, Jan. 80
and 81. at Wallingford, January 3
and February l, at Ludlow, Februar
1 and 2, at Bennington, February
and Z, at Manchester, February
and 8, at Orwell, February 3 and /
at Bristol, February Il and Is, 4
Poultney, February II, at FerrisbIrg
February 10 and l6, at Cabot, Feb
ruary 20 and p, at MiddIescX, Feb
ruary q and D, at Washington
February p and %.
The town of WilIiston has beer
somewhat excited over 4 domestic
quarrel which had 4 serious ending
between Milo Philips and his wife
who live at Muddy Brook. 1t seems
that the woman shot Philips in tho
arm on one day and on the next ht
complained Of illness, and she gave
him dose Of something, whereupor
he shortly afterwards died. Some o.
the neighbOrs think that it was strych-
nine she gave him; but the attending
physician, DR.. Ferrin. says the man
died of heart disease, and the doctors
opinion is worth any quantity of float
ing gossip.
S. NJ. Fields, che of the prominent
business men OF Newport, WAS arrest
Ell last week by special agent of the
treasury department, for passing coun-
terfeit money, chiefly silver half dol
lars. Mr.. Fields is the owner Of the
Opera House there, and is q we'll
known railroad contractor. 1t is said
that tue bogus money came from a
den just over the Canadian line. The
accused claims that the money was
received from Canada in payment for
rent and that he passed it innocently.
The following Vermonters have re-
Gently obtained patents: Ward b.
Carpenter, West Topsham, United
States patent on a tool for cutting of
metallic wagon axles; II. Lake, Shell
burn, a combined wash board and
clothes FOUNDER; r. G. Britton,
Springfield, a top for carriages ;
Thomas Gilfllan, Barnet, q Canada
patent on book racks; a. D. Can
field, Arlington, Canada paten: on
car wheels.
Vermont hotel keepers are planning
an increase of rates.
Rev. Samuel Fish, "a years of age,
for so years pastor of the Baptist
church at Halifax, whe:e he was
born, died at Brattleboro, last week,
of lung fever. He was the oldest
Baptist clergyman in the State.
Patrick Ready of Rutland, now
serving out his sentence of about 50
years in the house of correction, for
liquor selling, has brought petition
for habeas corpus to the Rutland
county supreme court. He claims
the bail on appeal was so exhorbitant
that he could not appeal. The bail
on appeal was $4,000, and the fine
$4,000.
The suit of Cox against Eavres.
brought against the superintendent of
IhC nOuSS vi SOll cSlIOuS lOI uduIdScS
in cutting off the plaintiffs whiskers.
the plaintiff having been q prisoner,
was ordered for re-trial at Rutland ,
recently. This case is achieving no
toriety, having been already tried by
two jurics, who returned heavy YER
diets for the plaintiff. Cox was fined
for selling liquor, and was committed
until the fine should be paid. BY law
he had "a hours to pay the fine; il
not paid, then Imprisonment followed
Cox declared he would not pay and
agreed TO waive his privilege of wait
ing "a hours before his imprisonment
should begin. The first ceremony
with n committed prisoner is tonsor-
iai. Cox had a heavy red beard of
some dozen years growth, and when
he saw the BARRIERS chair he changed
his mind, and wanted till next day to
raise the money and pay up. The
sub-keeper, in whose hands he was,
told him lie was too late, pushed him
into the chair and had him shaved
dry, without first cutting the beard
with shears. Next day Cox took cold
and came rather near wing. The
doctors swore it was caused bv the
shaving, the judges held that the ofl-
GERS had no right to shave him till the
"a hours were up, and both iurieS
gave him rouslng big verdicts, but
each time there was some informally
in the trial, and now the poor fellow
has got to go it all over again.
Mortified people are petitioning
the Central Vermont for chance to
board its express trains.
Samuel Miner of Lincoln, has been
fned So for turning his aged mother
out of doors in the ''dead OF winter"
Thieves entered the granary of
Jared Booth at Ferrisburg, recently,
and stole 80 bushels of oats.
Ice is selling at West Hartford at
rs cents q cord.
The famous suit for the value of
steer between Ferrisburg man and
an Addison drover, which was appeal
NN - JuoliIC W COulllh COuIG
to Chief Justice Pierpoint, on
his death, returned to the county
court and again referred, is to have
its final hearing next month. The
poor calf was sold in Boston for 1872, |
which is about one-fourth the cost of
the litigation it has caused.
A New Haven debating club is
going TO prove next week that the |
merinO sheep speculation exerts
detrimental influence on the pecuni- |
airy interests of the Vermont farmers"
James Jillson of South Pomfret,
has recently lost three children by
scarlet fever.
-. Vermont inventors are coming TO
The front. The latest novel idea is
that Of Frank Kittredge OF DanviIle,
who has constructed a model for a
A new steam engine, whose chief dis
.inction is that it does away entirely
With the piston movement. Mr.. Kit