News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-19
STATE ITEM S.

The fffty-third year of the Vermont
Methodist seminary opens on Monday,
August Esd.
New Haven has had nine State SEN
ators, which is more than any other
town in Addison county.
The annual meeting of the Rutland
county horticultural society will be
held at Grifith's hotel at Lake St.
Catharine, Friday, August 20.
Mr.. Marvin, of Montpelier, has a
two-years-old quarter blood Jersey
heifer that came in in June, and from
one weeks milk made 16 pounds of
the best variety Of butter, on grass
alone.
Foxes are making havoc with poul-
try in West Topsham and vicinity.
W. F. Kimball lost IS turkeys and
Lester Sanborn 80, recently. Others
have lost less number. The intrud-
ers are very bold, coming within a
few rods of the buildings.
Another large granite shop has been
staked at Barre. The building when
completed will measure 26O feet long
by 26 feet wide. 1t will be occupied
by the National Granite Co., cor
poration recently formed, composed
mostly of workmen. They start with
a capital of $4,000.
The show window of Marceau &
Co.'s shoe store and harness manufac-
tory at St. Adams was broken into
Tuesday night of last week and four
pairs of shoes taken. The thief cut a
circular piece out of the large light of
glass and took what he could reach
handily. Within a comparatively
short time two churches and two bus
mess places have been broken into
there, and no arrests have been mads.
On the evening of the 18th inst.
fire destroyed the east side of the
principal street in North Bennington.
The loss on the buildings and contents
Is estimated at $40, 900, distributed as
follows: Houghton, store building and
contents, Cunningham's drug store,
McCarthy's dwelling, where the fire
originated, and a grocery, Walworth
and Fenner blocks and the residence
of W. R. White. White has no in
surance, and Thompson, occupying
the Walworth building, is not insured.
All the others are, and considerable
salvage on the contents will be made.
This is serious blow to the village.
Masonic hall, one of the finest in the
State, and lately refitted is a total
loss. The Bennington fire depart
ment rendered aid, otherwise a great
er loss would have resulted.
Franklin county swells the list of
counties that have pronounced in IA
vor of Senator Edmunds' reelection,
to 13. Grand Isle county only is left,
and that will no doubt render a good
account of itself in due time. The
prospect is now that the next State
Senate will be unanimously Republi-
can, and also unit for Mr.. Edmunds.
AS the conventions reflect the will of
the Republican masses, the verdict of
the counties distinctly indicates the
verdict of the State at large on the
Senatorial question. There can be
no good reason why the Senator's op-
ponents should not accept this verdict,
first as last. They are not likely to
take advice from US; but we COM
mend to their serious consideration,
the question whether further warfare,
conducted from motives of personal
jealousy and animosity, against a
leading Republican, eminent in the
national councils, identified with the
State of Vermont, and thoroughly
entrenched in the confidence of the
great body of her people, is going
to pay?-Free Press.