News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-06-19
STATE NEWS.

Orleans county W. L. Il. L. VIII DE
held at Craftsbury, June 10 and 20.
The Windsor county republican
convention is to be held at Chester,
July 10. Delegates to be chosen the
preceding Saturday.
A fire at East Granville Thursday
destroyed the railroad depot, board
ing house and $50 cords of wood
owned by Dan Tarbell.
The Orleans county educational in
stitute will hold its semi-annual meet
ing in Derby, Vt, July l. An inter
esting programmed has beenprepared.
The New York Press Association
pass through the state from Mont
pelier to Burlington, June 81, on
their return from the White Noun
tainS.
The second annual reunion of the
Franklin, Grand Isle and Chittenden
counties Veteran Association will be
held at Queen City Park, Burlington.
on July 4.
The secretary of the treasury has
appointed George H. Savior assistant
keeper of the light station at Juniper
Island, off Burlington, Vice Henry
Rougey, resigned.
There are being distributed in the
ponds throughout Vermont $4,000
Handbook Salmon Fish Commission
ers Brainerd and Atherton have
charge of the distribution.
Entries for the first installment OF
the Vermont Association of Road and
Trotting Horse Breeders meeting at
Rutland now make a total of 1873,
and % more than any previous re-
cord
The historical meeting to be held in
Derby in August, promises to be the
largest one the society has ever held.
The speakers on that occasion are
preparing valuable chapters in the
history of that town.
The rear portion of the big drive OF
logs of the Connecticut River Lumber
Co. has been passing McIndoes Falls
this week. The drive has about &C.
100000. Another drive of 10000
600 logs will soon be started from
Connecticut lake.
DR.. W. S. Webb is building a new
picket fence, five feet high, around
his Shelburne farms of 5000 acres.
The contract for digging the post
holes has been awarded TO George ID.
Sherwin. Eight men are employed
on the work at present.
Palestine Commandery, K. T. of
St Johnsbury have accepted the in
vitation of Dunlap Commandery at
Bath, Me-, to visit them June % to
u. 1t is expected that so members
of the commandery will attend ac-
companied by the st. Johnsbury
band.
The Orleans County Medical society
at its recent annual meeting, at New
port, adopted a series of resolutions
denouncing in strong terms the ''ep-
hemeral institution at Rutland
known as the vermont Medical Col
lege," ''as a fraud upon the Medical
profession and unworthy its title. "
Three farms in Jamaica have re-
Gently been sold to people from Scran-
ton, Pa, Long Island, N. Y, and
Springfield, Mass, who wish to get
back among our health developing
hills. The purchases of this kind in
Vermont number up in the hundreds
and they are going to increase in the
next few years.
The Orange county democrats have
nominated for senators Lewis Dick
erman and J. B. Hall; associate
Judges, NJ. NJ. Miller, J. P. Fish;
states attorney, c. B. Leslie; sheriff,
H. NJ. Miller; high bailiff, H. C. Haz-
elton; county commissioner, g. W.
Chamberlin judges of probate, S. NJ
Gleason, Daniel Burnham.
The passenger department of the
Central Vermont railroad has issued
ii very nice pamphlet entitled adj
rondack Byways" 1t contains de-
scriptive matter of many famous re-
sorts in these woods profusely illus
trated, and will prove pleasure-sug-
costing companion for people who
are looking for healthful summer en-
tertainment.
The resources of Vermont have been
developed in a new way at Brattle-
boro Dr. Gale offered 10 cents
quart for angle-wOrms which have
been too numerous around his prem
ises during the late wet weather. One
boy picked up % quarts, got his
bounty of $3.50 and then sold the
worms to fishermen thus realizing an
additional profit.
In the case of the State VS.. Jerry
Bradley, charged with the murder of
Maggie Shea at Stamford, which has
been on trial at Manchester before
Judge Royce, the jury after being out
all night Wednesday. brought in
verdict of murder in the second de-
gree. Exceptions have been taken on
points of law and the case may go to
the supreme court.
The eighty-sixth commencement of
the University of Vermont and State
Agricultural college will commence on
Sunday, June %. with a baccalaure-
ate sermon by President Buckham;
in the evening an address by Rev.
Arthur Little, d. D., of Boston.
Monday, class day exercises, senior
at Billings library. Tues
day, annual meeting Phi Beta Kappa ;
the meeting of the alumni; junior ex-
hibition. Wednesday, orations of
the graduating class; corporation
dinner; commencement reception at
Billings library.
Pensions have been granted to YER
monters as follows: original, Nicho-
las Gravel, Bristol; Albert Wells,
Bloomington Centre; Asa D. Gil
more, Weston; George Hawkins,
Danville; Charles st. Johns, Olcott;
Joseph Z. Nash, MiddIebury; Frank
H. Stiles, Bethel; Noble Godfrey,
Post Mills; John f. ChamberIin,
Enosburgh Falls; Amos G. Dow,
MoretOwn; Arnold Morton, West
Milton; Norman Nichols, West Ran
dOlph. Increase, Foster G. Stevens,
st. Johnsbury; Harlon p. Ellthorpe,
Vergennes; Edward 2. Barnes, Brat
tlebOro; Almond d. Griffin, Water
bury Centre.
NEARING THE END The affairs of
the old st Adams Trust Con1nanv