News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-07


Sunday afternoon. But little of tn
household effects were saved. TIL
, fire took from a stove. Insuranc
$3.50.
H. NJ. Mcfarland, Esq, returned
from his western trip Saturday nigh
looking as if his vacation had agreed
with him. In another column w
publish letter from him written a
Fargo Sept. 23d, but received too lat
for last weeks issue. 1t is very in
teresting communication and gives ;
graphic description of the northwest
Neighhor Lilley is making great
improvements in his lumber wagon
mandatory at the Falls. Some OF
the old buildings surrounding it have
been torn down and the old landmark
is now hardly known. 1t has been
reshingled, clapboarded, and painted
1t is the most notice. bic improvement
that has taken place in that locality
for long time.
The meeting in the interest of the
Cooley Dreamer, held at the Town
Hall last Saturday, was not very
largely attended. n. G. Williams of
the Vt. Farm Machine Co., where the
Dreamer is made, and j. w. Dorsey
its agent, were present and set forth
| its various merits. Those who were
present did not lose anything by at
tending, as they are now prepared to
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or inferior.
Rob't Thomas for the past two
years with G. M. Strong of this viii
lage has accepted position with w.
D. Hulett & Co., dry goods merchants
at Rutland. and left town Saturday.
During his residence here Robert has
proved himself to be an exemplary
young man in every respect-always
gentlemanly and courteous. He made
many friends who, while regretting his
departure, will wish him success in
his new position
Burglars effected an entrance into
the depot last Wednesday night by
breaking light of glass in the office
window. They pried open the case
which contains the tickets and cash
drawer; not finding money of any
amount there they commenced opera
lions on the safe with a drill, but were
frightened away, it is thought, by the
arrival of the night freight train
which reaches this place from Swan
ton about IL o'clock. They left by
crawling through the ticket window
and then passing out of the back
door of the ladies' waiting room. Evil
IDENTIFY they were acquainted with the
depot, as no stranger would think of
getting out that way. Station Agent
True says he cannot find that any
thing has been taken. The few cents
in the cash drawer and the tickets
were undisturbed. There was moth
ing in the safe except some western
tickets. 1t is thought the burglars
expected 70 make a good haul, as the
bank received by express that night
some $4,000 in specie and greenbacks.
The bank however leaves no such
chance, because it is notified when
the money is to arrive and there is
always a man at the depot TO carry it
up to the bank. Undoubtedly the
burglars who succeeded in getting in
to Parker's safe at Wolcott, Thursday
night, are the same parties.
Mrs. L. B. Sherwin returned from
California last Friday--having been
absent since the 21st of July. She
made the trip from San Francisco in
eight days. She reports having a
pleasant journey and an excellent
visit. On her way out she took the
Santa Fe route from Kansas City,
which took her through New Mexico,
passing the celebrated Hot Springs at
Las Vegas where the party halted and
took 9 sip" of the hot water CATER
cooling it as you would hot tea y
thence through Arizona and across
her sandy plains where, during 48
hours the thermometer registered 126
degrees, which the northern Vermont
ers thought was little " too much of
a good thing" In California she Wis
tied Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oak
land, Sacramento and the far-famed
fruit region of Vaca Valley. She
speaks highly of the climate-so va
rid and yet so fine-the wonderful
productions of its soil, especially it's
fruit, and the enhancing beauty of its
natural scenery, yet she says q" give
me Vermont for a home" Talk as
we may of sterile New England +"
of its rough surface and thin soil, yet
she believes the day is far distant
when New England will cease to be
not only the g Cradle Of Liberty" but
the nursery Of morality and religion,
and the home of the highest type of
American manhood and womanhood.
From the goth annual report of the
State Superintendent of Education, we
gather the following facts regarding
this town for the year 1856 No.
of districts, Is; terms of school, 81 !;
aggregate number of weeks of school,
399; average number of weeks of
school, 26.6; aggregate total attend
ance Of scholars between ages of five
and twenty years, 1885; number of
different scholars between the ages of
five and twenty years, 476; number
of male teachers employed, 4; female,
%; number of visits by Town Supt.,
81; number of visits by Prudential
Committee, II; number of good school
houses, 3 number of districts having
not more than "a weeks of school,
Z; amount raised by town taxes for
school purposes, $698.O0; amount
raised by district taxes for school pur-
poses, $2,108.56; received from rent
of public lands, $3.50; from all other
sources for school purposes, $281.17 =;
entire income for school purposes
$3,133,23; amount paid for teachers
wages, including board, $2,512.16 !;
paid for fuel, $167.19; for repairs,
S215.6S; for incidentals, $29.12; for
new furniture, s17.4O; Supt. for SER
vices, $4,000; expended for school
purposes, So, 131.93; average wages,
including board, males, SO 90, females,
$500. BY comparison with report of
preceding year, there were 81 les )
scholars in 1856; three more teach
ers in 1856; $685. more raised by
town taxes 1856; and $422.16 more
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