News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-17
STATE NEWS.


carload was kept awake.
STATE NEWS.
Gen. circuit has returned to his
home IN East st. Johnsbury, having
obtained leave of his absence from
Washington on account of his inn
paired health.
Walter \. Wead, son of Walter A.
Wead, Esq, of Shelburne, who has
just completed his second year at
Williams college, took first prize IN
Greek, mathematics, history, and sec
ond prize in Latin for the two years
work. These prizes amounted to $50.
The following changes are announc-
ed as to Vermont postmasters' salar-
les: Increase, Bradford, $1,000 to 81
300: Vergennes, $500 to $1,000;
Fairhaven, $500 to $1,000. De-
crease, Derby Line $1100 to fourth
class; Ludlow, $1,000 to $1100;
Poultney, $15O0to $14OO; Winooski
$1100 to $1,000.
Some fishermen encamped near
Island Pond June ID, discovered a
black bear and panther engaged in
a deadly encounter One of the party
seized q stout club and dealt the
panther heavy blow across the back,
killing him instantly, while another
dispatched the bear with two shots
from a navy revolvers Both animals
were skinned and the hides sent to
Portland, Me-, to be stuffed.
The annual meeting of the board of
trustees of the soldiers home will be
held July % A report for the past
two years will have to be made and
the maintenance of the home for the
two years considered. During the
year ending June 30 there were SO
admitted to the home, 10 discharged
8 deaths, and the total at this date.
present and absent with leave, is So.
A total of Sc differnt persons received
the benefits Of the home during the
past year.
The Estey Organ Co., replying to
an advertising agent circular, wisely
says: Newspaper advertising, in our
experience, towers way above any
means for bringing our goods before
the public. Ofcoarse. We use circul-
airs and catalogues; but they are
more to assist our statesmen than any
thing else. In our opinion the chief
essentials of the successful advertiser
are brevity, crispness, clearness, orig
inality, and truth. ?"
The Democratic Franklin county
convention last Thursday nominated
this ticket: Senators. A. p. Cross of
st. Adams, ID. G. Furman of Swan
ton, HI. A. Darlington of Enosburg
assistant judges, j. S. Morrill, of
Swanton, Orrin Woodward of Enos-
burg; states attorney, C. d. Watson
of st. Adams; sheriff, j. B. Kennedy
of st. Adams; judge Of probate, R. A.
Conger, of Richford; high bailiff, L.
H. Kittell of Sheldon; county com
missioner, j. M. Beeman of Fairfax
Last week the Orange county con-
vention nominated as Senators, r.
M. Harvey of West Topsham and E.
c. Camp of Orange. For Assistant
Judge, 3. f. Adams of Randolph and
Scion G. Smith of Thetford For
Judge of Probate, Randolph district,
VIM. H. Nichols, West Randolph
Bradford district, S. M. Gleason,
Thetford. For sheriff, John A. Buz-
eel, East Randolph. For States At
torney, John B. Pickett, Jr, Brad
ford. For High Bailiff, M. D. La
porte, BraiItree. The resolutions OF
the state sentpn We're endorsed.
Besides having lady 104 years OF
age, Barre has another noted cGrios-
ity in the person of Walter l.. Free
man, who is known as the Vermont
dwarf" He measures 40 inches in
height, and tips the beam at As
pounds. Walter first saw the light in
a farmhouse on the East hill, about
three miles from the village He is
IA years of age. His parents. Alden
T. and Ella H. Freeman, are both OF
medium size, and their other child, a
young girl, has no deformity. Wal
ter's minds afflicted by the smallness
of his body, and he is not, therefore,
as bright as other children of the
same age. His chief characteristic is
his shyness when among strangers.
p. T. Barnum has offered Mr.. Free
man $4,000 year and his family eX-
penses if Walter could be allowed to
90 on tour with the great Barnum
& Bailey circus. The offer was refus-
ed.