News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-31
STATE NEWS.


tive railroad of it's own
Harry Lowe of Montpelier has re-
celved Il patent for a muZzel for a
horse.
A Lyndonville squash vine grew 81
inches in Il week, making s inches
one hot day
Bennington has a building boom,
and some thirty houses are now being
erected there.
Montpelier Military Band goes to
Chicago with the New Hampshire
Odd Fellows.
A three-pound trout, 19& inches
long, was recently pulled out of "a
Rutland county pond.
About 100 teachers were in attend
ance at the opening session of Super
visor Stones summer school at Bar
ton Landing on the 22d.
In collision between a mixed and
a beef train on the Passumpsic, near
McIndoes the other night, some cars
were smashed, but nobody hurt.
DR.. W. S. Webb is boring for natu-
raj gas at Shelburne, near Burlington,
and has got down 600 feet. He will
not give up until he has gone 1000
feet.
The Venetian Blind company of
Burlington has voted to increase
the capital stock from $4,000 to
$50, 900, the stock being taken by the
npnSaOt stool h. I5orc
The Vermont Horse Breeders As
ISOLATION meeting occurs at Rutland
August 26-2S, inclusive. Seven
thousand dollars in premiums; en-
tries close August 8.
The Lamoille association holds it's
next annual meeting with the Baptist
church at Georgia Plain, September 3
and 4. The ministerial conference
meets on the afternoon of September
z.
The first annual tournament for
the Vermont State championship at
lawn tennis will be held under the
auspices of the Rutland Lawn Tennis
Club on their new grounds at Rut-
land.
The marrige of Rev. D. Sage Mac
kay to Miss Helen L., daughter of
eX-Gov. Gregory Smith, occurred at
st. Adams Wednesday evening, and
was a brilliant affair Mr. and Mrs.
Mackay will make a honeymoon trip
to Scotland.
Henry Straka, one of the fresh
oi1 - obiIIro,, e,a,,t ont fp0Y,, Nour V orb
city was drowned in the mill pond in
Sheldon village Saturday evening,
and his body was recovered Sunday
morning He was placed in the
family of A. F. Durkee in 1889, and
sent to the same place in 1890.
A grain elevator of 100000 bush
els capacity will be built at Richford.
1t will be the largest elevator built in
New England, being POI feetlong and
100 feet high. Operations will begin
at once. Richford will then be the
New England distribution point for
-four and grain OF the Canada Pacific
railway.
The 10th Vermont regiment is pre-
pairing to erect a monument on the
battlefield of Gettysburg, on thespot
where the command did such heroic
fighting on the repulse of Pickett's
charge, July 3, 1868. A beautiful
certificate, with the coat of arms OF
Vermont, has been prepared for dis
tribution among subscribers.
The English capitalists who have
been trying to negotiate for the gran
lite quarries at Montpelier and Barre,
failed to make a purchase. The Wet
more & Morse company refused a
four months option at 100000.
l.. F. Reddington, a former Rutland
lawyer, who represented the English
syndicate, will 90 to England shortly
to consult with his clients.
The colonization of Swedes upon
the deserted farms at Vershire has
notproved a success, owing to theina-
bility of the immigrants to find work
to support themselves until crops are
ready, and tke121t ofthe colony will be
removed to NortOn's Mills, a lumber
town in Essex, near the Canadian
frontier, where they will clear land
for farms and expect to pay for the
land and support themselves by sell
ing the lumber they cut.
The announcement is made of the
death of Hon F. d. Douglass of Whit
ing, president of the Vermont Dairy
men S association. Mr.. Douglass was
a successful breeder of dairy stock.
and in all respects model, progress
sive dairyman He was a prolific
writer, an eloquent speaker, and a
thorough and enthusiastic worker.
His death removes a leader, whose
skillful, guiding hand will long be
missed
The Vermont firemen show no lit
tie degree ofinterestint the first annual
convention OF the State Firemen's As
ISOLATION, which is to be held at Bur
lington Tuesday and Wednesday
August 9TH and 9th. On the first
day there will be a parade and the as
socation will hold it's annual business
meeting, and on the second day will
occur the annual prize drills, hand
engine, hose, hook and ladder and
other tiremen's contests, open to the
world, for which $3.50 in cash prizes
will be offered
Chittenden Democratic ticket is, for
Senators. Joel Linsley of Burlington,
Frank Carpenter of Colchester, and
Henry Gillette of Jonesville; States
Attorney, Joseph W. Singleton of
burlington; Sheriff, E. W. Freeman
If Burlington; High Bailiff, E. II.
Horton of Colchester; Side Judge,
Albert Varney Of Westford, Seymour
Caswell of Williston; County Com
mittee, Joel H. Holton, Burlington
j. W Lavigne, Colchester; A. C.
Humphrey, Underhill; T. B. Whalen,
Bolton; Arson Weed, Hinesburgh.
The Democrats of Orleans county,
at their convention at Newport We'd
nesday, nominated the following
ticket: For Senators John Ord of Iras-
burgh and William Donegan ofTroy;
for Assistant Judges, John Kelley of
Derby and DR.. 0. A. Bemis of Crafts
bury; L. R. Wellman of Lowell
Judge of Probate; H. C. Pierce of
Barton, Sheriff: P.J. Farrell of New
port, States Attorney; G. H. Tice of
Holland, High Bailiff; g. F. Sisco of
Westfield County Commissioner;
County Committee, &. w. Aiken of
Troy, T. NJ. Gallagher, ofCraftsbury,
II. c. Pierce of Barton.
The following Vermonters have
been granted pensions Increase, Asa
b. French of Island Pond, Norton l..