News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-09-20
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The Howe Scale Company solu 4o,-
400 scales last year:
Lon has been discovered on Hines
Hill in BrattleborO.
James G.. Wood of Pawlet, has shot
$50 wood-chucks in four weeks.
Rev. J. X. Williams, for 10 years
pastor of the Congregational church
at West Rutland, has resigned.
George Lindsey was accidently shot
while hunting at BrattlebOrO recently.
He will probably recover.
Charles L. Smith was badly cut and
bruised at Swanton on Saturday, from
being thrown down by a tram.
The earnings for the month of
August, of Vermont railways are large
ly in excess Of the month previous.
Hon. S. NJ. Gleason, of Thetford,
has been appointed receiver of the
Vermont copper mining company.
Col. George A. Merrill has resigned
the Presidency of the Howe scale
company at Rutland, from October L.
Gov. Barstow has appointed A. f.
Rankin, Esq, of St. Johnsbury a
delegate to the National Educational
Convention at Louisville, Ky.
The total amount Of duties collect
ted at St. Adams in August was SILL
280.64; value of dutiabie goods en-
tered, S52, 153.8O value of free goods
entered, S31, 594.
Vergennes, Ferrisburg, Waltham
and Panton are trying to organize
combination detective society to Sc
cure the arrest of thieves and burg
lars. All who join have benefits in
case Of loss.
The grocery store of Lyman Childs,
in Bethel, was entered few nights
since by burglars, who blew open the
safe, taking between $1,000 and
81 900.
John CORY, a helper in Bakers
marble quarry, Rutland, was killed on
Monday morning of last week, being
run over by a diamond boring ma
chine. He was % years of age and
unmarried.
A memorial tablet to the late Pres
ident James Marsh, OF the University
of Vermont has been placed on the
wall of the College chapel by one of
his old pupils, w. P. Person, of
Onarga, Ill.
John Baker, of Burlington, 80 years
of age, was killed by train coming
into the depot at Essex Junction last
week. He was seated on pile OF
lumber at the SHE of the depot, SC
near that the eng inc caught his clothes
Lawrence Barnes, OF Burlington
proposes to build an astronomical OBJ,
servatory for the University of Yer
mont, and John P. Howard will add
to his gifts by constructing a gymna
SUM. The citizens of Burlington
have raised 81 400 for bass-relief o
Mr.. Howard, to be placed in the Uni
versity.
The Central Vermont marble com
pany has been incorporated under thu
laws Of New York, with q capital o
$500, 900. The Directors are Greer
B. Raum, late commissioner of inter
nal revenue, James Gilfillan, late L
S. Treasurer, and Corydon Kari, o
Buffalo. This marble property is 10
Gated at Pittsford.
Receiver Rich, Of the st. AIban
Trust Company, after an examination
of the property of the Norwood lum
Der company in Northern New York
which is indebted to the trust com
pany some S312, 900, reports that i
can be made to realize 1865, 600 if ht
| is allowed a reasonable time TO dis
pose of it, thus leaving a balance 0
/ S53, 900 to the owners after paying al
claims.
1t is understood that proceeding.
are to be instituted before the CRANE
jury at the present term of the county
court at St. Adams against BrainarC
and other officers Of the trust com
pany for breach of trust, violation 0
the charter, etc. In view of the prob
ability Of such a step, Judge Royce
charge to the grand jury contained
some good points as to what cOurs
they should pursue. A large meetin!
of depositors was held at st. AIban
last week, and committee Of five chos
en- to see that every possible thing i
done to obtain 100 cents on 81.
A prominent Brattleboro man take
sharp issue with the recent statemen
: of correspondent concerning TIN
liquor law and the habits of local cler
gymen and other professional men
He thinks the writer must be ignoran
Of the wishes of the people in regarC
to license, insists that Brattlebor,
sentiment is misrepresente ted, and doe
: not like to see the rum side ''vindicat
t ed" in such a way.
At Hartland, on Wednesday Of las
week, Oliver Holt, aged 80 years, wa:
run over by a train and Instant,
killed. Despite repeated warning
and several narrow escapes from in
jury, the old gentleman was accus
toned to walk the track between Hart
e land and Windsor, and had probabl
= started for the Latter place on tn
t morning in question. He had par
5 TALLY crossed the bridge when he wa