News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-16
STATE ITEM S.

Harvey Chandler, OF Haverhlll, n.
H.. 10 years old, fell from team at
Bradford, Thursday evening, and
broke his neck, dying instantly.
HAL Emery's barns, out-buildings,
hay, grain and six cows, were burned
at West Topsham, Oct. 1. Loss,
$500; insured for $500.
The lumber mill in Burlington,
owned bv Lindsey & Co., and operat-
cd Inv w. & D. Y. Crane, was de-
stroyed by fire Thursday morning.
Loss. about $4,000; no insurance.
! Mike Maloney is considered the
LARGEST farmer in Shrewsbury. He
owns the Copperas Hill farm, com
prising 500 acres, milks 81 COWS and
work two two-horse teams and one
yoke of oxen. He threshed out this
wear over 500 bushels of oats and 100
bushels of barley. He turns off from
50 900 to $4,000 per year, receipts
depending on the price of farm pro-
ducts. He has three reliable and in
dustrious boys and four pretty girls,
| and not 8 QrOue III tuC Al'S'
While Willie, son of G. H. Hop
kins. of South Woodstock, was driv-
inc turkeys from the premises of Ed.
McGrath, he was savagely attacked
by dog belonging to McGrath, and
his head, neck and arms were fright
fully lacerated.
Patents have recently been granted
TO Joseph Bruilet, OF Enosburgh Falls,
for candle mould, and to James w.
Robbins, of st. Johnsbury, for a cir
Ecniar saving machine.
A few days ago Nate Smith, OF
Bennington, went on the mountain to
fdrfTs down a herd of fat steers that
had been pastured there during the
lseason. When they got to John
Lawrenee's falls they became very
wild and one of them rushed at Her
bert Vanderburg, and he barely es-
capped goying, but was trodden down
and severely injured. Smith put an
ounce ball through the steers head,
and thus saved Vanderburg's life.
The eighteenth annual Of the Y. M.
G. A. was held at Brattle5oro on Fri
day and Saturday.
The Woodstock STANDARD says ::
'sTalk about Van Amburg the lion
tanner! Here is William Benson lead
ing skunks around the streets by a
string with perfect IMMUNITY and en-
tire freedom from olfactory disturb
ances."
The Windham County Court, which
has been in session at Newfane for
three weeks, has cost the State S75 a
day since the discharge Of the grand
jury the first week. Verdicts amount
ing to less than $40 were returned
during the first week.
Marinus Mile HOLSTER, of Man
chester, died September 81. He had
been a member of the Congregations
church for SO years.
The fifty-ninth annual Baptist State
Convention closed at Bennington last
Thursday afternoon.
Will Stafford, st. Johnsbury boy,
: Is years old, playing on top of freight
cars and jumping off when the cars
were in motion, broke one of hi:
arms and badly bruised one leg re-
Gently.
The Mary Fletcher Hospital re
, ceived ITO patients during the yea
ending August LIST last, Of whom Il
we're paying. The hospital cos
! $4,000 and its permanent fund
: amounts to S135,12O. The hospita
E will be re-opened November 3. TIL,
. repairs and Improvements made upol
: it are extensive and thorough, ant
: tie institution is in much better shap,
b thar. eyer before.
A bad affair took place in Topshan
on Monday evening, Sept. 22d, il ;
school district in the southwestern
; part of the town. The district haC
been at variance for some time respec
, ing the building of new schoo
I house. Finally the requisite vot'
: was obtained, building commits
} appointed and the work immediatel,
f pushed forward. In the meantime
s petition was got up for another meet
: ing with view to undoing the matter
i This meeting was put off by the dis
e trict authority as long as possible ant
a when the time came the new schoC
/, house was we'll nigh covered and rap
d idly being finished. A family wa
5 moved into the district evidently wit
), the vain hope Of obtaining nor
n votes against the enterprise. AS th
: meeting was in progress news cam
G that the barn of one of the resident
s of the district was in flames. Th
# barn was soon in ashes with all il
o contents, including some six or seve
:. head of cattle. Kerosene was foun
II upon the floor of one part of ii
=, house, but the fire failed to ignite.