News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-02
new ENGLAND NEWS.

Mass, had his left leg crushed by the car
lately.
The land in Abingdon, Mass, on which wa
| located the alleged gold mine has been solt
for sheep pasture. A company was formed
for the purpose of working this supposed de
post, but although traces of gold wer
found it was not in all respects paying in
vestment.
1t is reported that on account of trouble II
| settling with the widow of Mr.. Dale, TIN
| Dexter Wooden Mill Corporation, of Dexter
Me-, will curtail its business in the stone mill
and only run what machinery can be run b.
water-power this winter.
The Peterboro', N. H., shoe factory has
weekly payroll of $1,000.
A tannery is to be established in Hudson
n. H., that will employ 100 hands.
Vermont has 712S pensioners according tt
the latest statistics.
The st. Adams. VT, hospital has % pa
tients on its rolls at the present time.
The J. c. Blackmer Camp, S. of ", has
been organized at Manchester, VT, with 70
members.
The Berlin, n. H., Mills Company has
opened a free reading room for the use OF
their employees.
The New Hampshire Press Association
will hold its annual meeting in Concord, on
Jan. II.
One hundred and twenty apprentice boys
of U. S. S. New Hampshire, at Newport, Z.
l., are on furlough for the holidays.
Should the direct tax of 1861 be refunded
by Congress, Vermont would receive S211,-
06S.
The Barre, VT, Fork Factory is now filling
an order for 1000 dozen hay forks, to go to
Hamburg, Germany.
The semi-annual meeting of the Carroll
County, n. H., Medical Society, will be held
at Ossipee, on Jan. l.
The Parker e Young Company, of Lisbon,
n, H.. will the coming year manufacture
100000 feet of spruce into piano sounding
board.
Burglars entered the house of C. F. Rise
dorf, in Willimantic, Conn, lately, and stole
valuable silver ware, wardrobe, money, ETC.,
aggregating $500.
James S. Mahcr, boss carpenter for the
Hartford Carpet Company at Thompsonville,
Conn, fell 20 feet Fl, M a staging last week
and received injuries which may prove fatal.
The Vermont Society of the Sons of the
Revolution will probably join the National
Association of the Sons of the American Rev.
olution.
Unusually mild weather has prevailed
throughout Vermont thus far this winter
the thermometer having gone below zero but
once in the Champlain Valley since Novem-
Der l.
Mrs. Isaac C. Lewis, whose husband re-
Gently donated $4,000 building to the
Mcriden City, Conn, Mission has lust pre-
scented the mission with a $3.50 piano for a
Christmas present.
The citizens of Mortified, VT, have voted
to light the village streets with electricity,
and the Trustees have been authorized to
contract with some company for - arc
lights of 1200-candle power, the cost not to
exceed $50 each.
The famous triplet steers owned bv J. 8
KenersOn of Barnet, Vt, weigh 30Sb, 800
and 81 u pounds respectively. They are of
the same height and color, and their horns
grow over their backs like the horns of a
Rocky Mountain goat.
The Governor and Council of New Hamp-
shire will on January 10 consider the subject
OF the erection of Il monument to Gen. John
Stark, for which purpose the Legislature has
made an appropriation.
The Comptroller of the Currency has all
thOrized the Pittstield National Bank of Pitts
field, Me-, to begin business, with capital of
SGT, 900.
A case of Importance to farmers was de-
clded at Northampton, Mass, yesterday by
the Superior Court. A South Hadey farmer
was complained of by the Cruelty to Animals
Society for catching a wild cow with n bull
dog, which LAGER ted the cows lip, making
wound an inch and a half long. The District
court held the FARMER guilty, but the Supe-
rior Court reverses the decision.
A fine new barkentine of 800 tons register,
owned by j. ;. Emery & Co. and christened
John S. Emery, was launched Dec % in East
Boston. She was built by William McKie,
from designs by w. p. Puttce OF Bath.
In the supreme Court. Dec. 80. Judge
Holmes decided that George l.. Hubbard must
reconvey to Sarah A. Chase of Lowell, Mass,
real estate in that city, valued at $50 900,
which Mrs. Chase conveyed to him last sum-
mer.
A young son of John Lodge of Amesbury,
Mass, was drowned at Merrimac Dec. n.
The Boston and Maine Railroad station at
Groveland, Mass, was broken into Dec. %,
The safe blown open and the tickets scattered
about the floor. No money was left in the
safe and the thieves got no booty.
George w. Fuller of Hartsville, Mass, died
from excessive intOxication last week.
A 12-year-old son of Lyman Norcross was
struck at street crossing at Adams, Mass,
recently by train and instantly killed.
Maine has now fifteen building and loan
A Public Improvement Society has been
organized in Bath, Me.
Joseph Stall, 43, Providence ieweIer.
placed his head on the tracks of the Old
Colony Road the oath while n Shore Line
train was approaching, and was bcheaded.
The work of putting in the electric liyht
plant at Oldtown, Me-, is proceeding RAPIDLY,
The town of Hanover. Oxford county. il
he banner town in Maine. She has neither
ioctor, LAWYER, minister or pauper, and last
'ear had money enough in the treasury to
,un the town without assessing inhabitants
for poll taxes.
The designations of the field officers of the
first Regiment, G.. n. g., made some time
go because Of dissatisfaction at the renting
u the armory for polo, have been returned
Iisapproyed, the reason assigned not being
urgent or satisfactory.
f. Warren, George S. Flood and w. r..
1aines OF Waterville, Me-, have closed a |
contract with S. ii. Barber of Bangor TO con- |
truct steamboat for the Watcrvile Mcr- |
hants Steamboat Company The boat * 70 |
e 90 feet in length over all, and "a feet wide.
nd % feet wide, including guard, stern wheel |
nd fiat bottom. 1t is to be put on the route |
ext season between Augusta aud Wateryille, |
President Buckham of the Vermont ITni- |
ersitY thinks the Puritans have not been |
iven sufficient credit for their admiration of |
TT.
Special Christmas services were held at the
lassachuse Is State Prison at Charlestown.
Burglars in blowing open the safe in the
elleSley, Mass, railroad station recently,
hmaged the building to the extent of about
400.
Michael Moore was found dead in tie road
charlton, Mass, Christmas morning. He
ad fallen face downward In a puddle of
,ater and drowned.