News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-02-22
STATE ITEM S.

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chickens. We think they will need
an extra blanket.
The national car company Of St
Adams has served an Injunction upon
tie town clerk, restraining the town
corporation and school DISTRICT from
collecting taxes assessed Oh nOn=resi
dent Stockholders.
| Eleven locomotives have been dis.
abled on the Rutland road within one
week.
Charles Mason arrived at Island
Pond a short time ago, having tray.
eIed on foot from Massachusetts, and
worn off six toes in the operation.
That is, his feet were frozen, render
ing amputation Of the toes necessary
Barton is to have 4 5000 town
Ciock,
The Free Baptist society of ST.
JOhnsbury, whose church was burned
last March, dedicated 4 rev edfice
last week Tuesday, Rev. G. 5. Frost
Of Pawtucket, Il. l., preaching the
ded;catQry sermon.
Two promising slate Quarries have
| been opened Dn the Col. Allen estate,
south of Fair Haven, one by Benia-
min Lewis and others, the other by ).
! Roberts & Son.
a three ears-Old daughter Of Oil
Yer Cameron, who lives near St. AL
bans, trll inlu u kettle of boiling soap
last week Tuesday nigh, and died
from the effects.
benjamin Markham of Sherburnc,
has been postmaster for 40 years.
John II. Dutton of Sherburnc, an
old bachelor, besides being shoe-mak-
er, harness-muker and carpenter
makes his own clothes and spends his
spare moments i'll piecing up bed
quilts. His "boss" quilt contains
1876 pieces.
Mayor Hatch unexpectedly with
draws from Burlinglon's mayoralIy
contest.
1t is reported that the Boston and
Northern telephone company will
build a trunk line this spring, between
Burlington and Montpelier, and that
y. Z. Brown will string wires on the
same poles 10 Waterbury and Middle
sex.
Valentines knitting mill at Ben
nington, with 4 large portion of the
contents, was burned Monday night
The loss will exceed 100000: insur-
ance, $780, Chas. Linden, hosiery
manufacturer, occupying portion OF
the mill, loses all his machinery and
stock, all uninsured. The cause of
the fire is unknown. Five hundred
hands are thrown out of employment.
Five stores and four dwellings were
burned at Bradford, Monday. Loss
exceeds $4,000.
Frank b. George of Ludlow, has
on exhibition mOmslrUsity of calf,
having two heads, six legs and two
tails.
The Addison county Merino sheep
shearing association have held their
animal meeting at Middlebury, and
reelected j. l.. Buttolph president.
The loss by the burning of the Cen
tral house at Burlington, Thursday
night, is placed at So, 900; in>ur-
ance $4,000.
Charles X. Williams of Rutland.
has attached the capital stock of the
Vermont and Ca: ada railroad IN Il suit
for $1,000, on their guaranty of Ger
tain Vermont Central bonds.
The union school-house at St.
Johnebury, is finished, and three
rooms are occupied.
There were 81 deaths at St. Johns
bury in 1882, and l2l births.
a three-days' exhibition of the Pas
sumpsic Valley poultry society CLOSED
at st. Johnsbury. Friday. Over l25 |
entries were made, Liglt Brahmas,
and Plymouth Rocks leading. WI.
Sweet of St. Johnsbury, G. G. Paine
OF East Bethel, and George Davis of
East Montpelier, are large exhibitors.
The troubles Of West Ferrisburu
divorced couple are creating what they |
call Il local sensation. For two wears
there has been endless gossip about
the married life Of Il. =. Satlcv and
his wife Jennie, and it mas not abated
since the divorce was granted, Jennie
having held defiant and single posses
sion of her husbands mortgagcd farm.
The other day SatIey, with his hired
man, waded through the snow To fill
an ice-hOusc on the farm, but his d.
forced spouse came down on the pair
With loaded pistol and drove them,
begging her not To shOOD, from the
PREMISES. Sntlcy is now on bis way
'ver the snUw-drIfls to the states at 7
Orney's house at Starksboro, to get Il |
for the arrest of Mrs. SatIey, /
t Is singular coincidence that each 4:
# these unfortunate people has been s
hrice married, and lost one partner I
y death, and two by divorce. s