News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-30
STATE ITEM S.

The locating committee of the Roy
alton colony are in Dakota selecting a
site for the town the colony is to
build.
W. II. Parker, of Cambridge, de-
livers the Memorial Day address at
Vergennes May 80.
A driving club has been organized
in Highgate, and they are to begin
work on their track about the first OF
May, which they claim will be the best
trotting track in the State.
Will Pennell, young man living
at Swanton Junction, lost the ends OF
two fingers and thumb Tuesday eve
ming of last week by the explosion OF
-glycerine blasting cartridge
He was picking at the end of the cart
ridge with darning needle, trying to
find out what it was made of.
A meeting has been held at Barre
to take action in the matter of raising
funds to secure a monument for the
graves of the late DR.. and Mrs. j. ).
Spaulding. A permanent organiza-
ton was formed under the name of
the Spaulding Monument Association,
and W. A. Boyce, of Barre. was elec-
ted president.
Prof. Tourjee, of the New England
Conservatory of Music, Boston, is
negotiating with the trustees of Lyn-
don Institute for the use of the insti-
tuition building during the summer va
cation for his students.
Harvey Cowdery, who has done bus.
mess in St. Johnsbury for the last sc
years, was locked up in Jail all day
Thursday for declining to pay an ex
ecution of s135 granted by the SUI
preme- Court in 1884. Cowdery claims
that he does not owe the money, and
was released after "a hours incarcera-
ton on receipt of telegram from the
sheriff, who was in Pennsylvania.
The United States Supreme court
has set aside the verdict of the Unit
ed States circuit court in the cream
cry litigation case of the commissioner
of patents against the Cooley farm
machine company of Bellows Falls.
The decision was adverse to the
Cooley company.
The Rutland annual musical festi-
val is to take place May 27, % and
20. It is expected that a chorus OF
$50 voices is to be in attendance, as
sisted by the Germania orchestra and
a number of eminent soloists, all I'M
der the direction of Conductor Louis
Mas.
1t is rumored that DR.. Douglas,
Gen. Grants physician, has purchased
the Sheldon Spring property, owned
by Brainbridge Smith, of New York.
Following is list of some Of the
speakers announced for Memorial
Day: Glover, Rev. M. V. B. Knox,
of Lebanon, N. H.. Barre, Editor
Blake, of the Barton Monitor; North
Troy, Judge H. H. Powers, of Nor
risville; Hartford, Gov. Pingree ;
Montpelier, Gen. W. W. Grout, of
Barton St. Adams, F. W. McGet-
trick, of St. Adams; St. Johnsbury,
Judge W. G. Veazey, of Rutland !;
Royalton, Lieut-Gov. Ormsbee, of
Brandon Lincoln, Judge W. G. Dun
ton, of Rutland; Mortified, Frank
Plumley, of Mortified.
The Boston Traveller says that not
long since as an excursion train of IS
heavily laden cars on the Vermont d.
vision of the Portland & Ogdensburg
railroad had commenced the descent
of the heave grade between St.
Johnsbury and the Connecticut river,
the engineer suddenly deserted three
cattle upon the track just in advance
of him. To drive or brighten them
from the track, or to seasonably stop
the train was impossible. Instantly
he decided upon his course. He sent
Ills fireman to disconnect the engine
and tender from the train, whistled
''down brakes" and with full steam
on, plunged forward alone, and with
the impetus thus gained, threw the
cattle from the track. He then quiet
ly allowed the train to overtake him
again, corrected it, and continued on,
his passengers knowing nothing of
the danger they had escaped by his
quick wit and fidelity to duty.
Nat Farnsworth, of Brandon, a
young man under 20 years of age,
took morphine week ago last Sun
day night and died at the Brandon
House about o'clock the next morn
ing. He had been at work for Boyn-
ton & Manchester, druggists, and
gave good satisfaction to his employ
ers, until he got into bad company.
Stories of his wild ways came to their
ears and they discharged him about
two weeks before. 1t is said that a
young lady to whom he had been pay
ing some attention, also turned him
away, because rumors of his wildness
had reached her. He took some
young ladies to ride Sunday night,
and babe them good bye when he left
them, saying he might not see them
for some time. He then went to the
Brandon House and was assigned a
room for the night at about II o'clock.
He had been in his room but a few
minutes when his bell rung and the
boy found him looking as though he
was in stupor, with his face some
what discolored. A physician was
sent for, but the poison had done its
work and no relief could be given.
His parents live on a farm in Shore
ham, and are completely stricken at
the sad occurrence.
Terrible Tragedy.