News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-22
STATE ITEM S.
An East Burke man has corn up
six inches high already.

An East Burke man has corn up
six inches high already.
Douglas Brace was arrested at St.
Adams Saturday morning, on COM
plant of James Currie for stealing a
sum of money which the latter left by
mistake on table or counter in Dull
ahan's meat market.
Philander Davis of Richford, was
arrested in Richford Thursday by
Deputy Sheriff Draper, on the charge
Of burglarizing the store of George
Bocash. Some of the stolen iewelry
was found upon Davis, but he claims
the goods were given him by friend.
Davis now languishes in Jail.
Oscar Meyer was taken back to
Windsor Friday by Sheriff Kennedy,
his second trial having been post
poned to the next term of court.
Never declared emphatically that he
would not go back to prison without
trial of his case.
Work on the bridge from Alburgh
to North Island has been suspended
of late, but will be resumed when
navigation opens. The contractors
are 10 bring rubble-stone for the work
from the Nathan Hill quarry, on the
east side of Isle La Motto, where they
will build dock as soon as the ice
goes out.
A man named Curry, from Lamoille
county, left St. Adams on the 6 a.
m. train on the Passumpsic road Fri
day, got on top of freight Car and
at Sheldon Junction was struck by
bridge and knocked down. When
found some time later he was lying
in a pool of blood. He was left at
Sheldon, where medical attendance
was procured, and at last accounts
was In fair way to recover.
A town meeting was held at St.
Johnsbury Saturday for the purpose
of ascertaining if the town would ap-
propriate $4,000 to aid in locating
the Soldiers Home there. The meet
ing was we'll attended. 1t was re-
solved to authorize Col. F. Fairbanks
and Gen. H. X. Idle to offer $4,000 to
the State upon consideration that the
Home is located there; also that the
Selectmen assesses a tax upon the
list now in force. These resolutions
were carried by unanimous vote.
Gov. Pingree has recently made the
following appointments: Surry w.
Stimson, special prosecutor at Lud-
low, under No. 112 of the acts of
1884; DR.. Joseph L. Perkins, of St.
Johnsbury, a member of the State
board of dental examiners, vice DR..
L. T. Lawton, of Rutland, removed
to St. Paul, Mimi. L. W. Vittum, of
Vergenne5, a justice of the peace
within and for the county of Addi-
son, vice j. w. Parker removed to
California.
Asa Strong, of Mortified, who re-
Gently died, at the age of 60 years,
was one of the last Of the living stage
drivers of Vermont. For ten years
he drove four six horse teams for
Mahlon Cottrill, from Montpelier to
Haverhill, n. H., and later four six
horse teams from Montpelier TO Roy
alton, over the old hill road by the
way of Mortified and Randolph Cen
ter for w. H. Cottrill, now proprietor
Of the Waverly House, Appleton,
Wis, and was model stage man.
His personal appearance was so neat
that his fellow drivers called him ''the
handbook driver" and a cambria hand
kerchief could not be soiled on his
coach when brought to the door. He
married Miss Coffrin, who was in the
employ of the late Mahlon Cottrill,
and after the completion of the Cen
trail railroad lived at Mortified on his
we'll earned competency.