News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-08-07
STATE NEWS,

Caledonia county's population is
%, 220, a loss of 337 since 1880.
This years. census gave Orleans
county population of 22,135, q
gain of 50 over 10 years ago.
The annual meeting ofthe Vermont
State Medical society will be held al
Montpelier, Thursday and Friday
Oct. 9-10.
The annual session of the grand
lodge of the Knight of Pythias
will be held in Rutland about the
middle of October.
Mrs. Mary Walton of Winooski
who was sentenced to 16S daysln the
work-house forliquor selling, has been
pardoned by Governor Dillingham;.
Judge Veazev of Vermont will de-
liver an address on Gen. Grant at
the meeting of the Chautauqua Soc
iety ofMaine at Fryeburgh, August s.
Josiah Kenerson of Barnet has a
rival in the field. A COW belonging to
Daniel Sheehan of Northampton,
Mass, recently gave birth to three
well developed calves. All are doing
well. Their average weight is 90
pounds.
John C. Allen, son of John II. Allen
of Hinesburgh, has been nominated
Secretary of State by the Republicans
of Nebraska. Mr.. Allen is a wide
awake Vermont boy, not much over
30 years of age, who went to Nebras-
ka only a few years ago.
Company F, Eleventh United States
infantry, stationed at Plattsburgh,
n. Y, has been ordered to go into
camp at Bradford with the Vermont
militia beginning Aug. 10. The COM
pany will cross Lake Champlain on
the steamer Vermont and march
across the State to the place of en-
campment.
A daring burglary occurred at North
Ferrisburg early Wednesday morning
when the jewerly store of Joseph L.
st. Peter was entered by blowing
open the door with giant powder
The safe was then blown open and
rifed. Two watches were taken from
the show case. The work was without
doubt the work of practiced hands,
but no trace of the burglars has
been found.
Vermont is doing well by Nebraska
this year. The candidates just put in
nomination for Governor by the Ne
braska Republicans is Hon. Lucius D.
a native of Charleston, and
the candidates for Secretary ofState on
the same ticket is ]. c. Allen, a native
of Hinesburgh. Mr.. Richards was in
the 18th Vermont under Colonel, now
Secretary of War, Proctor. Mr. Allen
is only about 30 years old and went |
to Nebraska a few years ago. YER
mont is still a good State to en-
CRATE from and the best State in the |
union to live in.
A parsonage costing $4,000 has
been decided to the Vermont Domestic
society in trust for the
church in East Dorset. The matter
has been pending for year, and sew
raj times given up, but, through the
,fforts of Rev. M. l.. Severance of
it has been brought to a
iucce ssful issue. In addition to d gift
If $500 towards it, the Friedleys of
Philadelphia, who owned a marble
quarry in Bennington county expend
$50 in improving the place. The
'hurches in Bennington and Rutland
ountys have also aided in the pur-
base.
The Republicans of Bennington
ounty held their convention at Ar
ngton on Thursday. The nominal
ions were as follows: Senators, l.. F.
.bbott, Bennington; NJ H. Deming,
sheriff, A. j. Pike, Ben
ington; States attorney, c. H. Ma
on, Bennington; assistant Judges,
|. b. Bottum, SALISBURY, Sherman
ichols, Dorset; judges of probate,
!. B. Burton, Manchester, James B.
leacham, Bennington. The candi-
ates for senator both represented
leir respective towns in the Legisla-
Ire of 1880. Sheriff Pike is a veter- :
n of Co. l, Fourth Vermont regi- {
tent.
As general liniment for sprains and bruis-
or for rheumatism, lame back, deep-seated
muscular pains, Chamberlains Pain Balm
unrivalled. For sale by A. O. Gates.