News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-29
S TATE ITEM s

STATE ITEMS.
ID. Chase, of Newport, Is years old
ana townpauper, committed suicide
by taking poison.
At Waterbury, Gerry Crassett's
large barn worth $1,000, was burned
the 14th. Insured.
E. G.. Soper, of Mortified, has been
appointed commissary sergeant of the
first regiment of National Guards of
Vermont.
Lyndonvifle camp meeting begins
Monday, August 70, and closes Sat-
urday, August %. A large gathering
and successful meeting are antici-
pated.
The committee on pensions of the
senate reported favorably the house
bill increasing the pension of William
H. H. Buck, of Worcester, from Sc
to $12 month.
A. Fl. Smith, of Castleton, found q
mammoth Oswego bass in a decom-
posed state in lake Bomoseen the
other day that was "a inches long and
weighed 25 pounds.
The postmasters at .Highgate Cen
ter Danville, Wolcott, and Waterbury
Centre have given the necessary bonds
and complied with all of the other con-
ditions for making their offices money
order offices.
John Melvin, of Bridport, aged IS,
was instantly killed while driving
home from church Sunday afternoon.
His horse was frightened by the sud-
den raising of an umbrella by one of
the party in the wagon.
Richard Dodge, who served through
the Mexican war and the late rebellion,
and who is now living in Montpelier's
poor-house, is entitled to a pension
under the new acsof Congress granting
pensions to Mexican ss5liers.
The citizens of st. Johnsbury, have
responded handsomely to the call made
upon them bv the Grand Army boys
for soldiers monument in the GEM
etery, and the outlook is that the re
quisite $500 will be easily raised.
Mrs. William Carpenter, of Brads-
boro, committed suicide on the 18th,
by hanging herself with a halter in
her wood-shed. Ill health and the
death of her children last winter are
said to have been the probable causes
Of her act.
1t is estimated that 10000 men
who wore the blue, who fought be-
meath the flag, who were in most cases
good soldiers and who escaped the
death which befell so many of their
comrades, are in the alms-houses of
the country or receiving aid as
paupers.
Mr.. F. III. Chapman, steward
of the first regiment, is preparing for
the usual number OF sick calls by
having a new medicine chest made.
1t is fine piece of workmanship, of
polished white wood, SO inches long,
II high and Is wide. Besides con-
tanning Sc bottles of various sizes, it
is fitted out with conveniently ar
ranged drawers and apartments for
bandages and other articles required
in the department.
The customs report for the district
of Vermont for the month of June is
as follows: Domestic exports, $780,
926; free goods imported, $125, 1924;
dutiable merchandise, $297,179; du-
ties, $50, 469.16; withdrawn from
warehouse, $10,911; duties, 81 49,
OIL; entered for warehouse and trans
portation, $44, 500; duties, $13,188.-
21; entered for transportation and
expectation, $62,26O; duties, s12,-
229.
Three sha rpers following Doris
circus swindled Arsea West out of
$500 at st. Johnsbury Thursday. 1t
was the old game, West being induced
to engage in a game in which he was
largely successful He finally went
TO the bank and drew money to ac-
commodate the sharpers, when they
managed to get it, and left. Officers
are looking the matter up. West is
about 70 years old.
There is considerable excitement in
Rutland over the arrest of Flora
Wetherbee, saleswoman in the Bos-
ton store, for appropriating nearly
500 worth of dry and fancy goods
from the store. The proprietors had
missed things for months, and search
of her house resulted in the discovery
of several trunks full of silks, dress
goods, scores of gloves and lace. The
articles were inventoried Friday and
the proprietors believe their loss to be
$1,000, although only about $3.50
worth of articles have been discovered.
The young lady was favorite sales
woman and was to be married to
well-to-do young man soon. She is
under 81 400 bonds for trial.