News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-02-15
STATE ITEM S.


a leg badly fractured last week while
coasting.
A stage is now making daily trips
across the lake from Burlington.
Eleazar A. Austin of Georgia, died
of apoplexy, while at church on Sun
day.
The annual statement of Burling-
toms finances is very gratifying, show
inc that the total bonded debt OF the
city is now S3G6,632.2 4, reduction
of SlO,lS4.2S having been made dur
! ing the wear. The assets are S4O4O.-
% more than the liabilities. The
interest account is S26, 49O.21.
The livery stable of Patrick O'Neil
of Rutland, with the sleighs, robes,
harnesses and hay, were destroyed oy
fire on the night of the 9TH inst. Inc
/ horses were saved.
Ex-Gov. Hiland Hall presented q
handsome arm chair TO the Massa-
chusetts Historic Genealogical Socle-
ty.
Mrs. +. A. Stevens, who has since
1858. been among the most active OF
the Home for the Friendless in Chi
cago, died in that city on Saturday.
She was born 80 years ago in Brook
field. and was educated at New bury.
The Bellevue House at Newport,
has been sold to Jerry Drew for about
S14, 900.
Philip Brinn of Ludlow, aged 25,
brakeman on the River road, was
struck by bridge at East Putney,
Thursday, aud killed. He leaves a
family.
Aunt Martha Wright of Addison,
has reached her 100 birthday.
St. Johnsbury is talking of illumi-
mating itself with the electric light.
Rev. William Cass has closed his
passionate of the Congregational church
at Irasburgh.
The D. P. Harvey mills at Wal
than, are saving 80, 900 feet of lum-
Der for shipment to Manchester, n.
/ II.
Mrs. DR.. Halsey of Middlebury.
has presented her husband with a
baby whose weight is three pounds
and ten ounces.
Advices from Bishop Peck indicate
that he will be unable to preside At
! the Vermont Methodist conference,
appointed to take place at St. Albans,
April IS, and that another bishop
will be assigned. The presiding elders
have united in request to change the
appointment to April p.
There are sol post offices in Yer
mont. Only 81 Of these are sa!aried
offices, the postmaster being appointed
by the President.
The now famous Terrace Hill stock
farm of Bellows Falls, is making near
| ~ or quite one Thousand pounds OF
milk daily in its own stables, and dis
tributing 800 to 600 quarts per day
to its customers. The wonderful
Dutch COW of The farm has just drop
ped her calf, and gives Go to 10 lbs,
per day-has given 43 lbs, at one
milking.
Great excitement has been created
among the prohibitionists at Rutland,
by John O'Neil appealing to the Uni
ted States Court for his civil rights.
O'Neil is q New York liquor dealer,
who was caught in Vermont and put
on trial.
w. E. Green of Vergennes, who
was so seriously injured by his bull,
is quite comfortable, but will never be
able to do any more labor.
E. f. Wright OF Bridgeport, has sold
his trotting mare Fanny Russell"
for a handsome sum TO Mr.. Halleck
of Addison.
R. NJ. Bailey, late editor of the
Middlebury Register, has gone TO
Boston, where he has secured a place
in the printing establishment ofRand,
Avery & Co.
Woodstock authorities are inquiring
into the sudden death OF Ada DeWol
Her death is described as mysterious,
and there is said to be evidence of
wrong-doing.
The Grand Army, department of
Vermont, elected these officers at Ben
nington, last week A. b. Valentine
of Bennington, department command
er; l.. d. Savage of Waitsfeld, sem
ior vice-commander A. Ii. Gilmour
of Fairlee, junior vice-commander
E. II. Pettingill of Saxton's River,
medical director; Rev. j, X. Rich
ardson of Rutland, chaplain; G. &.
Kingman of Rutland, adjutant; coun-
eli Of administration, Warren Gibbs
of Burlington, Charles L. Graves of
Bennington, j. A. Benedict of Poult-
ney, c. f. Parker of Vergennes, n.
P. Bowman of St. Johnsbury; dele
gates to national encampment, Z. II.
Ripley of Rutland, A. 2. Childs OF
Bennington, L. f. Terrill of Under
hill; alternate delegates, D. l.. Nor
gan of Rutland, o. {. Wilder OF
Waitsfeld, NJ. J. Leach of Wolcott.