News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-08-14
STATE NEWS,

Sparks from a locomotive started
quite a fire in the grass at North Fer
risburgh recently.
Prohibition county convention aft
the Portland house, Sheldon, Thurs
day, Aug. II, at , o'clock p. m.
The large towns of Vermont show
greater gains in population thancor-
responding towns in New Hampshire.
The next legislature will be asked
to annex Il part of Harris gore, in
Washington county, to the town of
GrOtOn.
A fine bell and clock have recently
been placed in the Universalist church
steepie in Wilmington by the Childs
brothers, natives of the town.
G. C. Brown ofNorth Troy, has been
arrested on the charge of having
aided in the escape of Charles Davis,
one of the prisoners who broke jail at
Newport last Friday.
The work of boring for gas at DR..
Webb's Shelburne Farms is progress
ING quite rapidly and q depth OF over
700 feet has been reached. Opera
lions for few days were at a stand
still as the cable rope had become too
short.
BY advice of his physician Senator
Morrill, has gone from Washington to
his home in StraffOrd to remain dur
inc the remainder of the hot season.
The heat at the capital is almost
Overpowering, even for men of rO-
bust health in middle life.
A petition will be presented to the
coming legislature asking for the di-
vision of Franklin county into two
probate Observation-Disclosures, EnOs-
burgh, Franklin, Bakersfield, Mont
gOmery, RichfOrd and Sheldon to
form the new district.
In connection with the Sheldon
camp-meeting which begins August
%, it should be said that the railroad
will carry free the baggage of those
attending the meeting, and will sell
round trip tickets at greatly reduced
rates. Several prominent speakers
from abroad are expected.
The 9th Vermont Veteran AssOcia-
ton will hold their Bird annual re-
union at Bradford, August p. All
members of the regiment are request
ed to be present. Business meeting
in G.. A. r. hall at II O'Clock a. m.
All railroads within the State will sell
round trip tickets at reduced rates.
The census returns in Washington
county shows Il greater increase than
was expected. The total population
is $685. against "a, 224 in 1880
There are IA towns which gave a loss
of about 1852, while six towns show a
gain of $3.50 These figures are un-
official, and it is believed the, correct
count will make even Il better showing.
The Republican county convention
at Irasburgh unanimously nominal
ed the following county officers on
the Sth: Senators, Henry c. Cleve-
land and Charles w Wheeler; Associ-
ate Judges, Samuel r. Davis and JOS
eph r. Orne: Judge of Probate, Or
vile P. Austin: Bailiff, p. Sweeney
County Commissioner, Ames \. p.
! DuntOn.
The postoffice at Wilmington was
entered the other night and about
$15 in stamps and cash, two postal
notes and one money order were
taken. Some 60 letters, comprising
out going mail, were opened. Miss
Kate Dix, the pOstmistress, kept her
main supply of stamps and cash out
side the office, which accounts for the
small amount taken.
The people of Greensboro, perma-
nent and summer residents in the vi
entity of the pond. have nearly raised
a fund of $500 to hire a man to pro
tect the fish during the close season
and the success of the plants assured.
This is Just what should be done.
The party engaged will attend solely
to the fish thieves and pirates, and
see that the law is strictly obeyed.
Golden Morgan, the stallion owned
by William S. Bailey of Hardwick.
dropped dead from apOplexy Satur-
day night. His record was 2. 2S& and
he was one of Vermonts best stations.
He was sired in 1874 by Daniel Lam
bert and valued at $4,000. Golden
sired Helen NJ, owned by Mr., Bailey,
| holding the 2-year-old record for
New England in 2.2S. Mr.. Bailey
had nearly completed the sale ofCob-
den to a Tennessee party for $10,-
! 900.
The Vermont horse-breeders exhibi-
ton in Rutland the last week in Aug
ust will be the most successful in its
history. DR.. Seward Webb ilImake
a fine display ofhis imported Norman
horses from Shelburne farms, SO fam
ed have these exhibits of all classes of
Vermont horses become that parties
of famous horsemen of Kentucky en-
gagged rooms. Also many from the
western states, The Central Vermont
railroad extend liberal excursion
rates from all stations.
The first annual tournament of the
! Vermont State tiremen's association
held at Burlington Wednesday. was
one long to be remembered and the
procession was said to be the finest
ever seen in Vermont. There were
800 men in line, with music by four
bands, the carts and the engines were
| handsomely decorated, showing how
! heartily the firemen entered into the
! pleasures of their craft as when the
| fire bell calls them to the battle with
| the flames. There were full 5000per-
sons admitted to Howard Park
where the contests for prizes took
! place. The Baxter Hose company of
Rutland taking first prize. There
were 81 companies in line a number
coming from New York State,
Frank Tiffany, aged 81, ofBenning-
ton, knit goods manufacturer, while
insane Tuesday, assaulted with Il knife
two young women employees of the
Mansion House at North Adams.
and gave them serious wounds. After
committing the assaults Tiffany at
tempted to Jump from a second story
window, but was overpOwerd and
taken in charge by the officers. The
weapon he used was Il large two bladed
carpenters knife, and the blade was
three inches long. The room where
he slept Monday night was all cut up
and he had evidently been practicing
with the knife. Tiffany was arraign-
ed on Wednesday and held to await
the result of the wounds inflicted by
him, His insane Outburst is account
ed for in part by the fact that he had
been in attendance on a Spiritualist
meeting at Onset Bay, Tiffany has
a brother in the BrattlebOrO asVium.
SOME FAIRS, The Joint exhibition
of the Vermont State AOrirult1ral