News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-10-23

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The body st 4hillip Maxon, who
fell from the danal boat James
Kelley near the Isle La Motto bridge
on the 3D. instant and was drowned
was found Saturday morning float
ing in the lake on the Alburgh shore
Michael Shannahan was killed Sat
urday while at work on the Rutland
and Washington railroad, two miles
south of Poultney station. He was
a well known track man and haC
worked on the Poultney and Gran
vile section for the last twenty-five
years.
Raymond and Waldo Clark of Ad.
Olson started for Australia last week
with eighty Spanish merino bucks
and ewes. On Monday next, Octo-
Der 20, E. d. Morrison of Addison
accompanied by p. B. Norton, start
for Australia with $50 Spanish meri-
no sheep.
The temperance societies at Mont
pelier requested Rev G. W. Gallagher,
Rev. ]. Z. Wright, Rev A. J. HOugh,
Rev. G. T. Raymond and Professor
E. A. Bishop to appear before the
legislature and protest, in their be-
half, against the passage OF high
license bill.
Maude Clarke, daughter of A. F.
Clarke of Meredith village, n. H, Wis
iting at the home of her grandfather,
Henry Goodro at South Troy, was
accidentally and fatally shot in the
forehead Sunday with a % calibre
rifle in the hands of one of Goodro's
young children.
Complaint has been made to the
treasury department because labor
ers in the employment OF the Canadi-
an Pacific railway have been engaged
in repairing the track of that rail-
road for the short distance of six
miles which it runs into Vermont,
from Richfeld Springs to the ter
minal point in Canada.
Gov. Burleigh of Maine and the
members of his council rode to the
various poirrsss1 Ss5aterest in Burling-
ton on the 10th, accompanied by
Mayor Crombia. They were Of course
much pleased with the appearance of
Burlington. They left on the morn
ing mail for Hartford, Conn, in Pres
ident Smiths private car" Bellevue"
which was sent for their accommoda-
ton from st. Adams.
The Central Vermont railroad
stockholders have elected these direc-
tors: j. Gregory Smith, j. r. Lang
don, E. c. Smith, Joseph Hickson, B.
A. Cheney, w. H. H. Bingham, Rob-
ert Wright. The Consolidated Rail-
road company of Vermont elected
these directors: J. Gregory Smith, j.
R. Langdon, E. C. Smith, Joseph
Hickson, B. P Cheney, W. H. II.
Bingham, John Bell.
The American Wool Reporter says
that indications are plentiful that
merino sheep-breeders of Vermont
are to enjoy more prosperous sea-
son, and that the sheep raising inter-
est is to receive new impetus
through the lively request for choice
animals for export to Australia. The
records of sales of choice animals in
Vermont, particularly in Addison
county, have been numerous of late,
and some good prices have been
realized by breeders.
A movement involving the consoli-
dation of all the creameries in Frank
lin county was cOnsummated at Es-
sex Junction Friday, when the Frank
I'm County Creamery Association
was organized with the following di-
rectors: j. Gregory Smith, G. NJ
Champion, Harlo Button, j. NJ Foss,
J. E. Tool, A. s. Richardson, J. Par
ker, J. b. Saaderson, C. l.. Marsh,
E. R. Towle, T. NJ. Deal. The officers
are J. Gregory Smith, president; G.
NJ. Champion, yice-president; Il. M.
Deal, manager. The capital stock is
500, 900, Of Mich $58, 900 is al
ready secured. " new building is to
be erected sooN
The new librs building presented
to the town @ lYille by the widow
of Charles q native of the
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that So, mage green.
The inteffs aed into library
room and and the first so
cial event il Patter took place
last week, BE- Practically thefor-
NAL opening eli ne institution. There
is also a readit groom, in which ten
windows supply good light and an
open fireplace will make the evenings
pleasant. There will be six book
shelves, finished in oak, but the libra
ry will only fsl one now. The town,
however. intends to spend 800 for
books, and ianore viii come later
Mrs. Pore iE soon to give an oil
painting of ner husband to be hung
in the DarlOr.