News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-29
STATE NEWS.

Ludlow was burned on the 18th.
Windsor county grand jury has re-
ported ten true bills, and were dis
charged,
The Central Vermont system earned
the third week in May, $S6,SS3; in
crease, $4OO2
Representative circuit has been APP
pointed a member of the Republican
congressional committee for YER
mont.
The general convention of Congrega-
tional ministers and churches of YER
mont will be held at Rutland June 10,
II and II
1t is rumored that Shepard & Morse,
extensive lumber dealers of Burling
ton, are meditating removal to
Ottawa, Canada.
In the New York World voting con-
test on the most popular place to live
in, Wilmington, Vt, has received A.
$50 votes and Burlington 1900
Col. George W. Hooker, the MEM
Der from Vermont, will attend a
meeting of the Republican National
Committee in Washington on Thurs
day next.
The Central Association of Univer
salists will hold its annual session in
the Universalist church Marshfield,
Wednesday and Thursday, June 4
and 5, 1890.
Richford people are smiling over
their new post-office, which the Jour
nal calls a city" affair Richford is
"a busy place and deserves good post
office facilities.
E. A. Lawrence, State secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of Mimi, has resigned to devote
his whole time to the work in New
Hampshire and Vermont.
JIM. Sherier ofChicago takes charge
of the signal service station on Mt.
Killington this year. The station
will be of the second order, the same
as last year, with telegraphic COM
munications.
A barn owned by J. W. Crampton,
in Rutland, was burned recently with
contents consisting of two valuable
horses, COW, harness, and many inn
Elements owned by Heman Buryea.
Cause unknown. Loss, 81, 900.
On Tuesday, June 3, Caledonia
County Court commences a session
with Hon H. H. Powers, judge, and
Hons. Cloud Harvey and j. I. Glea-
son, assistant judges. The docket
contains ~ civil cases, % State, and
II chancery cases.
The Boston Record predicts that
Col. w. G.. Veazey, of Rutland, will be
the next COMMUNICATIVE of the
G. A. r. 1t is believed there will be
little effective rivalry to his candi-
dacv in the national convention at
Boston, in August.
The 40 mission churches show a
net gain of II. the remaining 149 a
net loss of seven. In proportion to
residing membership, the mission
fields were twice as fruitful as the
others. Several churches havereceiv-
ed large ingatherings since the begin
ming of the year.
The 1913 Congregational churches
in Vermont made a net gain in MEM
bership in 1889 of only Ga. The add
itions, especially by confession, were
above the average of recent years,
but the remOvels were the largest ever
reported, many churches having
ed their rolls and dropped absentees.
For the Grand Encampment and
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, at
Montpelier, June Bird and 4th, there
has been prepared a very fine pro-
gramme. This consists of a parade
of the Cantons of the State and Odd
Fellows, a reception of the Grand Of
ficers of the three branches of the
Order.
Matte Tyler, daughter of the well
known and highly esteemed mission
airy, has been appointed curator of
the museum of natural history now
being built by Col. Franklin Fair
banks of st. Johnsbury. Miss Tyler
is a graduate of WELLESLEY college and
is a through student in natural sci
enceS.
Judge Loveland Munson has reit-
Grated the decision of Judge Veazey
to the effect that a justice of the
peace had no authority to commit a
man to the house of correction and
fine him $50 on a third conviction.
This case was on a habeas corpus to
release John Walker sentenced at st.
Johnsbury.
The Vermont Baptist Sunday
Schoolconvention at West Randolph.
June 3, 4, and ), will beconducted by
Rev. f. j. Parry. Ira d. Sankey will
lead the praise service. Address will
be delivered by Rev O. p Grifford of
Boston; Rev. S. W. Clark, ID. D., of
Patterson, N. j., and Rev c. II.
Spaulding of Boston. Well-known
Vermont pastors and Sunday-School
workers will also speak onlive topics.
The will ofthel late Mrs NJ. NJ. kellogg
of New York, giving her entire estate,
amounting, it is thought, to about
S25O,000, to trustees, to be used in
building a public library at Montpe-
lier, and a chapel and monumental
gateway in Green Mount cemetery in
that place, will be contested. A pre-
liminary hearing in the surrOgate's
office was begun several days ago.
The heirs will endeavor to prove that |
Mrs. KpllOp. at the time she made her |