News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-08-21
STATE NEWS.

are cropping out thickly all over the
State.
Fifty sheep were recently poisoned
by eating pin-cherries in a pasture
at Sandgate.
A Derby man recently drew $500
lbs. of sugar to Newport with one
span of horses.
Lyndonville is to havea butter tub
factory if she will exempt it from.
taxes for five years.
Frank A. Nisum of Bridport has
recently sold a pacing mare to Wey-
bridge man for $500.
The Little Nellie" sunk by the
storm recently at Rouses Point, is
being repaired at Burlington.
L. D. Robinson, Republican nominee
for governor of Nebraska, is a native
of Charleston, Orleans county.
Barre has built a thirty Thousand
dollar school-house, to be known as
the ''Spaulding Graded School"
The census shows Vermont to
stand second on the list as a slate
producing State, Pennsylvania being
first.
Two Brattleboro women, Miss Ar
seneth Bennett and Mrs. Chico Dexter,
will celebrate their Tooth birthday if
they live until next March and June.
Alice Wood of Quechee, a High
School girl, moved so acres of grass
during the past having season, using
n 4,ro bopca ,,,oy-ar onI bo yiDr No n g
sistance about the work,
Secretary Proctor is at his home in
Proctor for few days visit. He is to
be Joined by Gen. Schofeld, and they
will together make tour of inspec-
ton of the military posts ofthe State
on the frontier, and will also take in
the muster of the State troops this
week
The Bellows Falls Times says that
all the water of the Connecticut river
which now passes over the falls at
one place, goes through a channel be-
tween the lodges only six feet two
inches wide, which is believed to be the
lowest pitch ever known
Jerard Blanchard of Holland has
been bound over, at Newport, for
arson. 1t is charged that on Wednes-
day night he burned barn and con-
tents in Holland valued at about
$500. He is insane and in default of
bail was committed to jail.
The Vermont supervisor of the cen
sus authorizes the statement that, in
sound numbers, the present popula-
ton of Vermont is 332 900. The CEN
sus returns in 1880 gave the popula-
ton as 332, 2S5. The State seems to
be almost exactly where it was in
1880.
Hon. H. C. Wilson, for 43 years an
attorney at North Troy, died of
heart disease Wednesday, aged 81.
He had been States Attorney, State
Senator and Representative and a
Presidential Elector, and practised
in Orleans County longer than any
other attorney.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press says
| that the farmers alliance movement,
as an active factor in Minnesota pol
! itics, is in the tbroes of dissolution,
! that it is going to pieces even more
rapidly than was expected of it, and
that soon there will be nothing left of
/ it but the name,
John Tiffany of Bennington, who,
during a fit of insanity. stabbed two
domestics at the Manchester House,
! North Adams, has been attached by
his victims, each suing for $1,000
damages. Tiffanyis now in the Pitts
field jail awaiting his trial, which
will take place Aug. %.
The commissioner is informed that
three Swedes have just arrived in
Weston from Sweden, having been
sent for by their friends here. The
new corners seem pleased, and have
evidently come to stay. Also five are
daily expected in Wilmington, a part
of whom may already be there.
The following patents have just
been granted to residents of this
State: To Lponidas Gray and Albert
Y. Gray of MiddletOwn Springs for a
brake for horsepower or speed-regu-
lator. To the Colby Wringer company
of Montpelier, by assignment from
Charles X. Stinson of Boston Mass,
for clothes-wringer.
The Baptist church at Little Free
River, near Waterbury, celebrated its
semi-centennial few days ago. Rev.
w. r. Collins made the address of
welcome and sermons were delivered
by Rev. Ira Gray of Hyde Park, who
was the first pastor of the church, }.
d. Waldron of Springvale S. W.
CowelI, Newport Gov. W. P. Dilling-
ham also made an address.
Grand Isle Republicans held their
convention Saturday, Thefollowing
ticket was put in nomination: Sen
ator H. L. Reynolds of Alburgh; AS
sistant Judge, 7. L. Kinney, ofSouth
Hero, S. G. Macomber of Grand Isle
Judge of Probate, O. p. Knight OF
North Hero; States Attorney, Jed
p. Ladd, Jr., of Alburgh; Sheriff ii.
w. Marvin of Alburgh; High Bailiff,
H. Tobias of Grand Isle.
Franklin county Prohibitionists
have animated the following ticket
Senators, R. Whittemore OF st. Al
| bans, w. A. ComingS of Berkshire, D..
B Hall of Franklin; Asst. Judges,
J jonathan Towle of Enosburgh, W. 5.
Wing of Franklin; States Attorney,
H. F. Comings OF East Berkshire;
Sheriff, Geo. W. Beeman, ofSwanton
High Bailiff, H. s. Eldred otSheldOn
Judge of Probate, ID. M. Mead OF
Bakersfield.
There has been a considerable re-
duction in the condition of spring
wheat, amounting to fully l points.
Contrary to last year sexperience the
Dakotas suffer less than the other
spring wheat districts. Oats are low
est on the list over this whole section
and it is evident that the crop will
be light in quantity and poor In
quality both West and East. The
potato crop was greatly damaged by
the drouth. In southwestern coun-
ties of Nebraska the corn crop has
been entirely ruined by hot south
winds.