News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-02
STATE ITEMS

ASAS
Knights of Labor in Rutland.
Mrs. Thaddeus Brooks, colored,
living about half a mile beyond Cages
on the road to Saxton's River, at
tempted suicide last Wednesday after
noon by taking ammonia.
J. E. Harris, recently of the Bur-
lington Clipper, has engaged to do
the legislative work and take editori-
al charge of the Montpelier Watch
man, which will be issued as an after
noon paper during the session of the
legislature.
John G. Ely, representing a New
York syndicate, has the refusal of the
Ely copper mine property at Thetford,
at $50, 900. The prospect is favora-
BILE for it's purchase and an early re-
sumption of work in the mine, which
has lain idle since the riots two years
ago.
About 20 log men at the steam mill
of the Fall Mountain paper company
at Bellows Falls, struck for higher
pay on Tuesday of last week. They
we're receiving 50 a day and their de-
mand was declined. Their places
we're filled with other men.
A most disastrous fire broke out in
South Royalton Monday evening at
about 10 o'clock, and spread rapidly.
Some 20 business houses and IL resi-
dences were burned. With help from
Mortified, Royalton, West Randolph
and White River Junction it was with
the greatest difficulty that the fire
could be subdued. The loss is esti-
mated at from $4,000 to 100000.
DIR. J. G. johnson, of Center Rut-
land, who owns a fancy stock farm,
will exhibit at the Rutland county fair
this month 40 head of imported Jer-
seys, six imported Percheron STALL
ions, six imported Percheron mares,
four coops of imported poultry, and
one coop of Japanese peacocks, and
will drive a tandem team of his six
imported stations with elegant har-
nesses, nov on the way from Paris.
The new checklist law will operate
to reduce the vote on State ticket this
year below that usual in off years.
No one can vote unless his name is
on the checklist of the town or city
of his residence, and he a vote only
in such town. Every freeman, there
fore, should bear this in mind and
make his arrangements to be at home
on the day of election. So much in
terest prevails in some localities, that
Notwithstanding this new law, a fairly
full vote may be expected.
AS Hon. William M. Evarts was
driving in his carriage at Windsor
last Wednesday, accompanied by
Charles B. Perkins, of New York,
and a daughter of Judge Matthews,
of Ohio, and when near his farm, the
bits of the horses gave away and they
ran. The coachman attempted to
jump to the horses head and stop
them, but was run over by the coach.
Mr.. Evarts and Miss Matthews were
thrown from tie carriage and severely
bruised, Mr.. Eyarts' injuries being
less than at first was feared. Mr..
Perkins was thrown against a stone
wall and instantly killed, his head
being crushed in. The accident has
cast a deep gloom owe the village
and carries deep sorrow to many.
The Vermont association of road
and trotting horse breeders holds it's
second annual meeting at Rutland,
s., 8 and 10. This promises to
be the largest and best exhibition of
fine and high-bred horses eve shown
in Vermont, and will include all the
distinguished stations of the region
with their get. There will be seven
contests of speed, four heing colt
races, for two, three, four and five
years-olds /; race for 2.40 stations ;
race for mares and stations !; and a
purse Of 5000, which will be
trotted for by some of the noted fly
ers of the day. The object of this
association is to improve the breed of
road and trotting horses, the produc-
ton of which ranks among the pres
ent leading industries of the State.