News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
new ENGLAND NEWS.

John Clear, aged 20, was killed by the cars
at HolyOke, Mass.
James L. Britton, a retired Worcester
| Mass, fOundryman shot himself in lit of
mental alteration.
HaverhilPs shoe sh pments for the week
ending Feb. 6, S42 cases; corresponding
week last year. 5455 cases.
More than $1,000 per day is being paid out
| for potatoes in Fort Fairfield, Me-, this Win
| ter.
AT Bangor, Me-, Oh Thursday, Feb. 6, 49,
| 600 tons of ice were sold to a New Yorker at
s. per ton. On Friday dealer refused the
same price for 5000 tons.
The year 1889 was the best year for fire
companies in Maine since 1915, but the year
| 1890 starts In with prospect that the losses
will far exceed those of either of the three
| years since 1886.
William Hogan. be stler for j. i. Drake at
! Bath, Me-, was savageIy assaulted by two
| drunken roughs. After being kicked viciousa
Y aiont tna an, ~
f anklin. \. H., is to have Board of
Trade and a system of water works.
new highway is to be built around Jen-
ess Hill in Loud.n, \. H., at an expense
of 81 900.
The Whitefield On. H. Kindling Wood
Company will rebuild its factory, which was
recently burned.
The broad lake is still open opposite Bur-
lington, Vt.
The death rate of St. Johnsbury, VT, in
1899 was - 10 200.
The centennial of Morristown, Vt, will be
celebrated June 3.
The estate of the late Hon. John L. Mason
of Richmond, Vt, is valued at S200,000.
Swift Brothers & Co., the Chicago beef
have hOIOht whole FAC n 10
Berlin mills wharf at Portland, Me-, and will
build there a large storehouse. The building
will be 100 feet long. 80 or 40 feet wide aud
two stories in height.
Two Belfast (Me.) youths who undertook,
day or two since, to monkey with an cleo
trio current in order to play practical joke
upon an unotfending dog. will never dabble
in this kind of humor again. The dog es-
capped unscathed, but the two would-be funny
men got shaken up in manner they will
not soon forget.
The residence of the late Hon. f. f. Wood
bridge in Nergennes, VT, has been purchased
for rectory by st. Paul's Episcopal Society.
Loren D. Young, member of Chamberlin
Post of st. JOhnsbury, VT, is said to be the
oldest veteran in the State. He is Sc years
old.
An addition 200 feet long, 80 wide and four
stories in height will be made to the West
Manchester, n. H., shoe factory.
Mr.. Theophius W. Allen of Dennysyile is
the patriach of the Maine lumtermen. He
has been engaged in the lumber business for
more than Is years, having begun on his own
account.the cutting of lumber in small way,
IN 1921, and there has not been year since
that he has not been interested in lumber
shipped from the town of Dennysville.
The Eastport (Me.) Town Clerk. who is
also a druggist, combines business enterprise
and public spirit by offering to give free
marriage license and a pint of cologne to
every bona tide applicant for a mar iage GER
titicate during the next two months. He
says the number of such applications has been
unprecedentedly small so far this year
Ms. Nora McCarty of bennington, VT,
will celebrate her centennial birthday the first
of March. She recently walked five miles Oh
the highway leading to Bennington village.
Hon Clarence II. Pitkin of Montpelier, VT,
United States District Attorney under the
Cleveland Administration, has retired from
the practice of his profession AID en-. cred the
business office of the Lane Manufacturing
Company.
The annual meeting and banquet Of the
New Hampshire Lincoln Club has been post |
poned for the present on account of no ell ac-
commodations at Concord.
John Horne of Lake Village, n. H.. master
mechanic of the Mount Washington Railway,
has been appointed manager of similar line
up Plkes Ieak, ColOrado.
Browns Lumber Company of Whitefield. |
n. H., has given notice th,t ten hours will |
constitute days work among its help, with
out reduction of wages.
Veterans of the old Fourth Massachusetts, |
Battery will petition the Legislature for back |
bounty which they claim was promised them |
in 1864 on their re-enistment.
The New Hampshire State Commissioner
Of A OriPllfIrp and TnimiUrot ion ba ;,,,,,J
an interesting pamphlet of 1903 pages entitled |
Secure Home in New Hampshire" The
larger portion of the book Is devoted to a con-
else description of abandoned" farms i'm the |
State, prefaced by many facts in relation to
the general growth and prosperity of New
A list of summer hotels md
boarding houses, with total capacity for
80 900 guests. and also the location of cream
cries, is given. The pamphlet is illustrated
with very attractive views of State scenery.
and mas an excellent folded map of New
The Howe Scale Company of Rutland, has
elected these officers: Directors, John A.
Mead, j. W. CHAMPION, p. W. Clement, r.
d. Keyes, w. Y. w. Ripley, w. G. Veazev,
George Il. Chaffee, Charles Amsden and Vi.
Il. Page. The latter was elected Director
in place of E. Barrett, who resigned last
year.
The Vermont School Seat Company is Or
ghOlZeu NJ hutlaliu tn Il capital OI SlUU,UUU, |
for the manufacture of school furniture and
other articles in wood and iron. Buildings
will be erected Immediately.
Hiram f. Sawtelle, a son Of the old shoe
maker who was for many years known in
Boston as "Yankee Doodle" has disappeared
and foul play is suspected.
The annual report of the Seectmen of
Scituate, Mass, is competed. The towns
debt has been reduced $4,000 during the
year by the paying of notes. The income of
tie town for the year exceeded the eXpendi-
lures by about S400.