News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26
STATE ITEM 8

Gen. Stephen Thomas, of Fairlee,
Col. Fred Smith, of Montpelier. Col.
George n. Carpenter, of the Massa-
chusetts life, and Col. Hill are pre-
pairing for publication the history OF
the 9th Vermont volunteers.
A Vermont farmer reports that he
made a profit of S243 from six hens
the past season. He sold them early
in the spring and consequently had to
plant his garden only once.
There are three Merchants hanks
in Vermont now: The Merchants Ma
tional bank of Rutland, Merchants
national bank of st. Johnsbury, and
the Merchants national bank of Bur-
lingten.
Pressed hay sells for SIS to ST. a
ton at railroad markets, while the Or
binary article can be had in the farm
ers' barns for about SIP.
Miss May Maynard, of Newport
Center, has a log cabin quilt contain
ing 6916 pieces.
Mrs. Hittie Danforth, of Lincoln,
will be 100 years old this month.
With one school district yet unre-
ported, there were in Middlebury last
year nine births and sixty-tive deaths,
the number of marriages in town be-
ing twenty-nine. Twenty-four of the
deceased persons were over sixty
years of age.
Two men in Woodford recently
vrailed bear. Bruin climbed tree,
whereupon one of the men sailed
away after help. While he was alb
sent the watchman felled the tree and
dispatched the animal with his rifle
and axe.
Eliphalet Turner, whose father,
one of Ethan Aliens 'Green Noun
tain boys was killed 60 years ago in
a fight with bear, was found dying
in The mountains near Sandgate last
week. He had killed bear that had
attacked him while armed with only
spruce gum knife, but had been
torn TO pieces in the struggle.
A funeral at Wilmington was seri-
ouSly hindered by the recent snow
storm. 1t was first postponed Il day
on account of the minister's inability
to get to the village from his home,
three miles away, and the body was
finally only drawn to the cemetery on
a sled through the aid of kind neigh
bors, the drifts being so deep as to
render horse helpless.
The directors of the Mary Fletcher
hospital of Burlington, recently re-
ceived from Miss Fletcher $4,000 to
endow free bed in the name Of the
First Calvanistic Congregational
church.
Lieut-Gov. Ormsbee and Adjutant-
General t. S. Peck represented the
State at the dedication of the Wash
ington monument. Gen. Wells at
attended as the representative of Yer
mont ON Gen. Sheridan's staff.
Romeo G.. Brown of Montpelier was
Wednesday fined $40 in police court
for assaulting, when hampered so that
he could not defend himself, Ii. G.
Dewing, local reporter, who had
written an item that reflected on RO-
meo.
Judge Wheeler, of Brattlebor has
handed down dicision in favor of the
defendants in the case of the Citizens
national bank of Topeka, Kansas,
against the late Frank w. Brooks on
Judgment for about $4,000 obtained
in Kansas some three years ago against
The deceased as a stoc khrlder of the
old Adams bank of Topeka. Twenty
days are allowed plaintiffs to file ex-
ceptions.
Department Commander Greenleaf,
of the Vermont G. A. r. has issued a
general order announcing the appoint
ment of Comrade J. B. SculIy, of Bur-
ington, to be Assistant Adjutant,Gen-
eraI and Comrade d. l.. Morgan of
Rutland to be Assistant Inspector
Crs.ffa9-.,I IIo .,Is -...l,..-,eee that 40
pactinent headquarters have been es-
tablished in Burlington.
Charles Thayer lighted a match in
Sanborn's block at St. Johnsbury and
a gas explosion followed damage
81 900.