News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-07-02
STATE ITEMS,

Bellows Falls IS trying to start s
public library.
The Baptist society at Bristol have
decided to extend call to Rev. p
B. Strong, of New York.
The following fourth class post
masters have been commissioned 70,
Vermont: Glare Trask, at Panton.
and Kate Williams at So. Reading.
1t is reported that Harvey Flowers,
of Burke, and Amos Davis, of Pas.
sumpsic, hung themselves last week
Wednesday. Flowers was over &c
years old, and Davis 81.
The Woman's Christian TEMPER
ance Union of Vermont opened a nor
NAL institute of heredity and hygiene
at Bellows Falls last week. MANY
prominent members from all parts of
the State were present, including
many eminent medical men.
H. A. CaswelPs jewelry store at
Newport was robbed the other night
of $l20 worth of jewelry. There is
no clue to the identity of the robbers.
W. J. Pike, of Middlesex, recently
exhibited a pearl which he found in a
river clam just below the village. 1t
was beauty and fully five-sixteenths
Of an inch in diameter. Mr.. Pike
was promptly offered $50 for his find ,
but declined it, as he regarded it
worth more money.
A report from Mortified says the
executive committee of the Central
Vermont camp-meeting has announced
that the annual meeting will COM
mence August 81 and continue five
days.
The Central Vermont management
have made some improvement at Mis-
sisqaoi Park. A new platform has
been built across the meadow by the
side of the track, the buildings have
been thoroughly repaired, and new
and permanent bridge built from the
park across to Penniman's summer re-
sort. The Improvement will be ap-
preciated by all who are accustomed
to visit the park.
Andrew Estey, employed by the
Bellows Falls canal company on the
boom and dam, stepped in front of
an express train from Rutland, when
entering Bellows the other day, and
was thrown off the track by the en-
CINE while it was under rapid head
way. He miraculously escaped with
slight bruises.
Colonel J, c. Stearns delivered up
the Office of internal revenue collec-
tor to his successor, Mr.. g. L. Spear,
last Saturday. Gen. F. D. Sewell,
United States revenue agent, super
intended tue transfer.
Lyndonville is to have a temper
ance picnic on the 4th of July.
Fred Russell, employed in a saw
mill at Pittsford Mills, was badly cut
in the side just below the lungs while
taking boards away from the saw re-
Gently. At last accounts he was do
ing well.
The Billings library building at
Burlington is so far completed that it
was dedicated on Tuesday afternoon,
in connection with the commencement
exercises ofVermont University.
Controller of Currency Cannon ha.
directed Receiver Hendee to bring
suits against the three st. Johnsbury
banks, the Baxter national bank of
Rutland and the Brandon bank on ac-
count of their failure to come to time
on the first part of the assessment re-
Gently made on them as stockholders
in the defunct Vermont national at
st. Adams. The assessment amounts
to $4,000, and half Of it is now due.
The Passumpsic Lodge Of Masons
dedicated their new hall at ST. J Johns
bury the oath. The hall and rooms
occupied by them and several branch
es of the order. occupy two entire
floors of the block, and are fitted and
equipped second to none in the State.
The dedicatory ceremony was per-
formed in the forenoon by Grand
Lodge officers, M. o. Perkins, Grand
Master, after which banquet was
served to visiting brothers. In the
afternoon procession was formed,
composed of local and visiting organ
izations, which paraded the principal
streets, after which they went to Mu-
sic Hall, where address was delivered
by Col. Kittredge G.. Haskins, of
Brattleboro.
Word was recently sent to the
sheriff at Burlington from Shelburn,
stating that a man was offering
horse and buggy for sale at 500, less
than half its value, and his actions
Indicated that he had stolen the rig.
Deputy sheriff Dumas went to Shell
burn, but before he got there the man
had become frightened, abandoned
his team and started to escape. One
man on horseback tried to intercept
him ard had several slight encounters
with him, but he finally made good
his escape. When deputy sheriff Du-
mas reached the scene of action, he
took the direction pointed out and
encountered the fugitive on the road
to the lake. He secured his man
without trouble and lodged him in
Jail. The prisoner said he hired the
horse from F. ellison, of Jericho, and
telegram from ellison in answer to
a message sent him by the sheriff,
asked that the man be held. The
prisoner gave his name as Alexander
Blair, and he claims to hail from
New York city. Parties in Burling-