News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-22
Department of State.

Mr.. Burdick is doing a great tenn
perance work in Burlington.
The voice Of the applicant for the
postmaster's place is already heard all
over the State.
Eugene Grant recently sawed 26,
| 2SS feet of lumber in 10 hours at the
Kinney mills in Lowell.
Fred A. Field and A. H. futile
are mentioned as candidates for the
Rutland postmastership.
A Middlebury rumseller recently
paid 500 fine and costs and agreed
to 60 out of the business.
Friday was a great day for paying
wheelbarrow election bets at Mont
pelier, and lots of fun resulted.
A barn at Brattleboro was broken
into the other night and harnesses,
robes, etc., to the value Of $500 were
stolen.
The wife of the Democratic post
master of St. Johnsbury is strong
Republican, and illuminated the house
at the recent celebration.
Thomas Ward of st. Johpsbury has
been sentenced to state prison for
eight years for burning Harvey Eos
ter's barn in Walden three years ago.
A bullet fired by some careless in
dividual at Newport passed between
a young lady and gentleman sitting on
= I..oL II I,,,;oI ;+eolf in +bo ho oh
of the seat.
The house, barn and contents at
Chester belonging to P. Hutchinson
of Boston were burned the 10Th.
Cause incendiary. Loss $500, in
surance unknown.
Mr.. Edison D. Hale, son Of Rev.
John G.. Hale, formerly pastor at
PouItney, Chester and Stowe, VT,
was ordained to the passionate of the
Congregational church at Clayton,
Cal, October %.
In compliance with the directions
of the State grange at its last annual
session, the executive committee have
made arrangements for holding the
18th annual session of the State
grange at Montpelier, commencing
Wednesday, Dec. II at 10 a. m.
A new bell about to be placed in
the tower of W. S. Webh's barn at
Shelburn, says the Free Press, bears
this significant inscription: ''Fhis bell
was hung in commemoration of the
great Republican victory in the cleo
ton of Gen. Benjamin Harrison, Nov.
6, 1888, and was paid for by disap-
pointed democrat"
Two recent flres-one of them in
Bakersfield and the other in South
Franklin-causing damage amounting
to more than one hundred dollars,
besides considerable Inconvenience,
were caused by neglect to see that
chimneys were cleaned out in prepa-
ration for winter. Too much care in
this direction cannot be exercised. A
little thoughtfulness may save good
deal of damage.
The third annual conven ton of the
Vermont Christian Endeavor Union
will be held at Montpelier, in the
Methodist Episcopal church, We'd
nesday and Thursday, Dec. 5 and G.
Each Christian Endeavor society in
The State is entitled to two 6lciegatca
who will be entertained. Railroads
will carry for fare one way. Thurs
day evening Gov. Dillingham; will de-
liver an address before the society.
A siX-years-old son of Mr.. Whit
comb, who lives on the DanvilIe road,
while playing in the pasture with a
calf Friday, tied one end of rope
around his own neck and the other
end around the neck of the calf. The
result was that the calf soon became
and dragged the boy
all over the pasture. When found
The little fellow was senseless and APP
parently dead, as the rope had tight
ened about his neck SO as to practical
Iy hang him. He revived finally and
will come out all right, though it was
remarkably narrow escape.-Cale-
tOniGR.