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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

| The Thayer & Turner woolen mill at Ash
uelot is TO be enlarged.
Companies in Providence and Pawtucket
will cut $4,000 tons of ice at Lake Village.
Boston parties engaged in cutting ice at
| Tilton have contrac ed for the shipping of 10
carloads daily.
Hon. John c. Moulton has been chosen
president of the Lake Village and Laconia
Board of Trade.
a Mr.. Green of Burlington, vt, has leased
| the Firth wooden mill at Hilton, and will
manufacture heavy ladies' cloakings.
The obstruction in the main pipe of the
aqueduct of the Hopf<inton water works has
been removed, and the trouble, it is hoped,
is over.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Lebanon has
raised 1926 for procuring bronze tablets to
be pla' ed in the Soldiers Memorial Hall in
that town.
of the Chase Home for Children at Ports
mouth. A fund is being collected for the
erection of a new building.
The Lawrence, MISS, Ice Company will
employ 20 men in harvesting ice on Web
ster's Lake in Franklin. The Boston &
Maine Railroad will build siding to the
lake.
Maple syrup making has begun in the Con-
toocoOk River Valley.
1t is said 100000 tons of ice will be har-
vested In Tilton and vicinity this winter
Hon. Samuel Upton of Goffstown has pre-
sented n large and valuable collection of
books to the Rogers Free Library in that
town.
Samuel S. Weed, matchmaker of Sand
witch, who died a few days ago, left bequest
of $1,000 to the Canterbury Society of Shak-
erS.
TIE docket for the Supreme Court at its
March term in Laeonia for Belknap county
is sn unusually large one, containing is State
cases, 1G equity and lis civil.
DIR. A. B. Thurston of Keene, DIR. W. H.
Aldrich of Marlboro and DIR. NJ. L. Stone of
Troy have been appointed a Board of Exam
lining Surgeons for Pensions in Cheshire
county.
john Caffrey. young man employed at
the Phoenix Cotton Mill, Peterboro', had
three fingers of his right hand cut OFF in the
machinery leaving only thumb and forefln-
ger.
Boston parties are cutting large amount
of ice ct Newfoundland Lake. The Fitch
burg Ice Company will build a large storage
shed at To ID Pond in Bradford. Massachu-
sets companies have about 100 men employ
ed in cutting ice at Alton Bay. Ice harry est
ing at Nashua has closed and more or less of
the dealers in that city will have to go north
and finish their cutting.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
RECENT NEW ENGLAND DEATHS.

Mr.. Charles G. Chesley of Nottingham, n.
H., at the age of 10.
Mr.. Alvin F. Paine, prominent citizen Of
Welfleet, Mass, suddenly.
Mr.. Rice S. Mum, in Monson, Mass, at
the age of 10, native of that town.
Mr.. Solomon It. Corser, a prominent citi-
zen of Portland, Ne. He was born in 1908.
MT. tgRarBcs A.. SIarrett, q reslaent or CnarI-
ton, Mass, died at Wofaston Sunday. He was
born IN Thomaston, Me-, May 80, 1921.
Mr.. Carmi E. King of Boston on Sunday
at his residence in West Newton, in his S0th
year. Mr.. King was a native of Norton.
Mr.. Lewis r. Brown of Maiden at the age
of 50. His native town was Hanover, n. IL.
Mr.. George Hager, at his home in Reading,
Mass, of dropsy, aged about 40.
Mr.. John G. Rogers, at Lowell, Mass,
aged 50. He was a native of Groton, VT.
Mrs. Lizzie J. Caswel, an elocutionist in
Lynn, Mass.
Mr.. George Z. Harvey, of Roxbury, aged
about %. He was native of Pittsfield, Nh.
Capt. Bourne Ellis, a Registrar of Bourne,
Mass, aged 70.
Mr.. George H. Spencer. member of Post
80, G. A. r., of Cambridge, Mass. after a
long sickness, contracted In the service. He
was born in Boston in 1912.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27

fellows bask in Mrs. Cleyeland's
Smiles He had half amused and
half wearied expression on his connie
nance, until, at last, his face assumed
the solid expression mos; familiarto il
and he went off TO indulge in little
chat with Cornelius Vanderbilt. An
hour or so before the ball erded the
ex-President plainly had had enough
of it. He was not in his element and
the proceedings seemed to bore him a
little, so that he was caught several
times suppressing yawu.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
INSTANTLY KILLED.
An Electric Car Runs Over a Man an
Horse, In Boston. with Fatal Results.


An Electric Car Runs Over q Man and
Horse, in Boston, with Fatal Results.
Mr.. George 81. Bradford, of the firm Of
Blake 4 Bradford real estate agents, 10 Ex-
change place, Boston, was instantly killed at
3 p. n., Feb. II, on Beacon street.
Mr.. b afford had crossed the bridge and
was riding at the right of the outward track
at a moderate pace. Electric car No. AS
completed the passage Of the bridge about
ten rods behind Mr.. Bradford and APP
preached to within cars length of his horse,
about half way between the end of the bridge
and St. Mary's street.
Mr.. Bradford was several feet from the
track and his horse apparently under con-
troll, but fright seized the animal and In an
instant the situation had changed to one of
deadly peril Quicker than thought the
horse sprang sharply to the left. In natu-
raj effort to restrain him, Mr.. Bradford lost
the only chance of escape, which was to give
the frantic horse the spur and rein. Before
there was tine to think of either of these
things the flying car was upon them. The
rider and horse were down and the ear was
upon them.
1t Is probable that Mr.. Bradford was rem
dered unconscious by the force of his fall
and expired within a half minute. The horse
was disemboweled and rendered unable to
rise
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
RHODE ISLAND.

Tom Collins of Providence fell down stairs
and broke his neck.
Chas. II. Rowland, one of the news editors
of the Providence journal, has accepted the
position OF Executive Secretary under Gov.
Ladd.
The Providence Commercial club discussed
''Free Wool at its meeting. The speakers
were Ju .ge William Lawrence of Ohio, VIM.
Lloyd Garrison and David Hall Rice of Bos-
ton.
The Oakland Silk company eontemplates
starting mill in Bristol, the citizens q the
town having offered special inducements TO
the enterprise.
There was slight strike at the Oakland
silk mill In Burrillville. Six of the dressers
went out on a demand for more pay, but
their places were easily filed. The mill is in
negotiation with the Industrial committee of
the town of Bristol regarding removing to
that place.
The people of Newport want to have the
Sunday excursion business to that city
stopped,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
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RECENT NEW ENGLAND FIRES.

The residence of Clarence E. Ainsworth in
Westboro, Mass, was partially burned. Loss
S15OO.
A fire in the oil works of VIM H. Place &
Co., In Providence, Il. l., caused damage tC
the extent of 5000.
During wind storm at Providence, r. /.
Oil bert Bowers dwelling house, on Pacific
avenue, caught ire and was partially de ST oy-
ed, together with some of the contents. Loss
$1,000.
Rev. NJ. Mahen's house on Cushnoc flights
Augusta, Me-, was burned, and the adjoining
house OF j. w. Glidden, gated bv fire. Loss
on Mahen's house S1400; insured for 500.
MI Ghdden's property was insured.
Fire at the works of the AIilIer's Fall Com
Pany, IN Miller's Falls, Mass, burned out two
looms used for working purposes. causing a
loss OF $4,000 to $50, ZOO; fully insured i'm The
Manufacturers' Mutual.
Morrison's Block, containing four stores
and laundry and Danforfh & Gould's law
oftiee at Skowhegan, Me-, was de troved bv
nre. The loss is estiIn tied at $4,000. and
the building aud stocks are well insured.
A shoe factory at Campello. Mass. occu-
pied by Edwin Keith, was partially burned.
The building IS two and One-half story
structure, owned by Mrs. Ellen r. Keith.
1t was completely burned out. The esti-
mated total loss is about 1900. Insurance
us follows: In the Commercial Union. $500;
~ lAIS t1dIiiufu- ---.fDs III Tie MerclaItS' OF
New Jersey, $3.50; in the Royal, $1,000: in
the Pennsylvania, $1,000; in the PhGnix,
$3.50; in the Springfield, $3.50; in the Citi-
zens' of New Jersey, $3.50; in the Home
$500; in the American. $1,000.
Two fires occurred in Gloucester, Mass,
one in large three-story building on Main
street owned by Nathaneitp Webster. VIII oh
badly damaged the buildings. Insurance
g 90 in the North American of Boston and
$500 in the Traders of Chicago. Loss on
building $1,000; insured in the New York
BOwery for S1175. Providence of Washing
ton for $40. City of London for $500,
Meriden. Ct, for $500. American of New
ark for $685., Equitable of Providence for
$685.. The other partially destroyed house
in East Gloucester owned by Susan Ander-
son. Loss $500; covered by insurance.
Fire In the picker room of the Belair Man.
Co. Mill. Pi,tsfield, Mass, owned
by PeferbTidge az Purnell, manuf lcturers of
high class woolens and worsteds. The picker
room. dye house and finishing house were
burned, with their contents. Loss 81, coo,
FULLY covered. About 300 hands are thrown
ont of
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
arIIE sEEKoNK TERROR" SHOT
Zoe cor1set Wounded by the East Provi
denee Assistant Postmaster.

zoe cor1,et Wounded by the East Provi-
denee Assistant Postmaster.
A shooting affair took place In the East
Providence Centre PGstoffice at D O'Clock
@. m. Feb. 10. There IL in that town a fellow
known is Joe Corbett, . the Seekonk terror"
Corbett entered the postoffice, and, pass ing
round the counter. entered the private Office
of the DO tmaster, finding there Oliver +.
Medburv the assistant postmaster. CorbctS
threatened to - do up" the ostmaster and to
.axD the assistant. The latter, who was
s.ieantng 22-calibre rifle, picked up the
weapon, ordered Corbett to leave, and
thre tened 10 shoot him if he did not do so.
Gorbett swors that Medbury did not dare to
shoot and dared him TO do so. Medbury
slipped a cartridge into the rifle, and first
aiming at Corbetts head, dropped the
muzz5e 10 Corbett's groin and discharged the
weapon, the ball entering Corbetts side.
Taking ont the empty shell, Medbury 10 'ded
the weapon again, put the muZZle to Corbetts
head, and gave him but few seconds to get
CUT Corhett crawled out of the office, and
was taken home. His wound is not severe
one. but il was bad enough to convince him
that he was not the terror he thought be was
t,orbett lived Just over the state line in Massa-
chusetts. has therefore been Indifferent to the
threats OF the.Rhode Island officers, skipping
across the line whenever any trouble was
Threatened. but in this instance he viii have
ths general government to contend with for
Interfering til the affairs of the postal de-
partmenE,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27

BOSTON, Feb. %, 1850.
Leather steady hides weak; India rubber
higher; -four very quiet; corn easy; oats
dull and plenty; rye flour quiet; graham
flour firm; cOrnmeal unchanged; oatmeal
strong; cottonseed meal nominal;. hops
nominal; buttr unchanged; cheese quiet !;
beans plenty; eggs very firm; poultry
steady; game slow; potatoes unchanged 4;
sweet potatoes quiet; hay dull; straw un-
changed; apples steady; truck quleti florl-
scarce; dried apples quiet; nuts steady; pork
products fairly active; beef and tongues
quiet; fresh beef plenty; other fresh meats
steady; taIlow slow; sugar unchanged; mo
lasses duiet.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
Barnum and the SLOWING Gun. %

That typical representative of Yam
kee grit" Mr.. P. T. Barnum, the
venerable but vigorous Snowman, has
been interviewed by Lon ION re-
porter in good American fashion. His
views are spicy and shrewd; perhaps
the most interesting are those on the
causes which have contributed to his
own health and OH English social Gus
toms. 81 cannot go out to tenth of
the places where l am invited" he
says, with a pardonable reference to
his success in London society, and he
continues:
Your English hours are too late for
me, for one thing. Fashionable din
ners begin at $50. l cannot eat a
heavy meal at that time-of night. You
are kind enough to say that / look
Efull of sap" still. So | am, but it is
the result of an abstemious life. For
thirty years | have not smoked, and
for forty | have not tasted intoxicating
liquor. This, as we'll as the late hours,
make it difficult for me to go out to
dinner.
When l went few weeks ago to
the Lord Mayors banquet the loving
cup came round after the eating was
finished. This is an immense chased
silver goblet with two handles and
tall cover. side is highly spiced
and favored beverage, compounded of
claret, port and other alcoholic liquors.
| did not taste it this time, but have
tasted it in earlier days. 1t passes
round, and everybody at table drinks
of it out of a small silver beaker.
Well, that practice is not very
nice one, perhaps, but it is custom
of immemorial antiquity, and one is
not obliged to actually drink. He can
put his lips to The edge without swal-
lowing any of the beverage. That
was what did. But did not know
that critical eyes were watching me.
However, the next day L got letter
from a man who said: ''Mr. Barnum,
you profess TO be teetotaller,. but |
saw you drink of the Lord Mayors
loving cup" So | rep led that l
allow no man to be a judge over me;
if l wanted to drink of liquor at any
moment | should do it; but, as rule,
L never take drop of into xicant, and
did not do so then.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
MILITARY, NAVAL AND G. A. r..

There IL immense activity being displayed
in France. Issia and England in the build
ing of war vessels. 1t is proposed TO add no
less than seventy-eight new crafts to the
Erench navy In 1891, made up OF iron-elads,
cruisers, gunboats and torpedo boats: The
enlargement of the torpedo service IS par
4iculaFlg significant. Russia has ordered two
Iarse iron-elad frigates TO be built IN England.
with the strongest engines and heaviest
Krupp guns. The additions to the British
navy are to be very formidable and numer-
Gus
The German feet consists at present of p
large aFmored vessels, 10 armored vessels In
tended for the defence of coasts. eight ocean,
going fYigates intended for long voyages and
naval obstruction, particularly for cadets, 10
cruising 6eRvettes capable of being equipped
in war time to prey on the enemy,s COM
tnerce. 4 cruisers and three Lunches with
tsuns specially constructed for the colonial
possessions OF Germany, despatch boats at
tanning q high rate OF speed. 10 training
ships, 3 yachts, and 60 torpedo boats.
The Peral submarine boat was tried again
in Cadz Bay, Spain, on December 10Th with
great success. She eruisad for four hours
with nothing but the turret visible, then
diyed to a depth of twenty feet and reap
peared three and q half miles away. Her
speed all the time was six knots.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
new ENGLAND NEWS.
MAINE,

" n
An Augusta lady. 20 years old, is said TO be
cutting new set OF teeth.
The Saco Lumber Company have suspend
CO operations in their three big mills in Bid
deford and Sa- o. They are unable to obtain
logs without great expense, aud unless snow
comes viii be obliged 5G wait until the river
opens.
The increase in the volume of business
done by the Portland Clearing House is
shown by the fact that while in january,
1850, the balance was 81, 10S, II3, for January
of this year it was 81 .39G ,9S4, showing gam
of over half a million Of dollars.
The Lewiston Journal remarks: Here is
how one Maine minister spends his spare
time this winter, as told 10y our Bath CORES
pondeMt: Elder Bowie of 3hipsburg is run
ning the steam holster of the Parker's Head
lee Company at present, while still perform
ing his pastoral duties. an sunday he walks
up from the Centre, holds his services at the
two churches under his charge, takes what
ever the congregation feels ike giving and
helps himself out in various ways. The gen.
eral opinion of him entertained by the peo-
pie with whom he lives is pretty clearly
shown by the remark of one OF his parish
toner's: lie comes the nearest of being one
of the old apostles of any man l ever see.'"
More than $1,000 per day, it is said, is paid
out for potatoes in Fort Fairfield this winter
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27

The Journals of Ceylon have recently
mentioned the death of an elephant
that was well known on the island and
had been seen by sever al generations of
Englishmen. He was called Sello and
had belonged to the last of the kings
of Handy. lie was one of the hun
dred elephants that were taken by tho
English Government in 1915, when
the Kandyan dynasty overthrown.
At this time the elephant was said to
be fifteen years old. If this is correct,
he died natural death at the age of
wears.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27

Lowell Cole, a Seekonk, r. T.. milkman
was shot at by a highwayman on his way into
Pawtucket at on early hour, Feb. IS. At 2
o'clock an indistiuct figure of small man
appeared at the roadside and called: "Hold
onW Cole made some reply, but did not stop
his horse, when the man fired at him with a
shotgun. Cole was hit in the arm, and the
shot tore bis clothing and bruised his breast
some OF them sticking in the cuticle. Gravel
as well as shot was picked out of some of he
wounds. His hurts are not serious. The
gun was fired pointblank, as the whole charge
made hole in the wagon scarcely larger than
bullet wound,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
A PHENOMENON.
thunder ana Lightning In the Midst of q
snow Storm.

1rhunder ann Lightning In the Midst of a
snow Storm.
Lightning cut OF q clear sky" is referred
20 by way of comparison an unusual
event. Perhaps thunder stesm in Febru-
ary. during the progress Of a snow storm,
with the temperature several degrees below
freezing, may lie considered quite as much
out of the ordinary course of events.
Feb. 10 was peculiar sort OF day, so far as
the weather was concerned I'm Boston. A
little rain fell during the day, followed by a
rapidly falling temperature, the mercury
dropping from Al degrees TO below 20 de-
grees.
In the evening, while snow was falling and
the thermometer was at q degrees everybody
was startled by vivid flashes of lightning
and heavy thunder, which did not follow
close upon the heels of the flash, but came me a
few seconds later in ponder0us tones. This
Syss repeated at least three times. 1t was the
genuine article without doubt, as people who
happened 10 be on an electric ear IN Cam
bridge st the time can Youeh for its power, as
it struck an inward electric car at the corner
of Hancock aud Main streets, Cambridge,
disabling IL SO 10 prevent its further pro-
gress. None Of the passengers were injured.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
Arizona's Qualifications for Statehood

ArizOna's Qualifications for Statehood.
Delegate Smith of Arizona said last
night that the people of his territory
feel that Congress is acting unfairly
with them in not favorably considering
their application for admission as a
state. To a newspaper representa-
tive Delegate Smith made the follow
ing statement. Admission is with us
no political question. 1t is a question
of good government, which all are
anxious TO secure. The sentiment for
Statehood is virtually unanimous, for
we feel our ability to take care of our
selves and feel degraded by the system
! of government under which we are
| compelled to live. We are fully quail
fed for Statehood.
We have at least hundred thousand
of The best educated and most energetic
people in the United States. We have
the most liberal comm school system
in America. Our population is rapid
ly increasing. Every industry is being
rapidly developed. A North and South
railroad, from the Southern Pacifi; to
the Atlantic & Pacific, is now in course
of construction, which will bring in
close relation the fruit and grain prod
ucts of the South with the vast lumber
and mineral products of the North,
thus lessening the C st of each to the
consumer.
We have at least S75, 00O, 900 of tax
able property. There are assessed 81
985,3 acres in Arizona, 5,000,0 900 of
which acres are included in the Allan
tic & Pacific Railroad grant, and being
as essed at twenty cents an acre and
being sold at from 81 to SIS per acre.
Our cattle will number two million.
We market 100000 cattle yearly, most
of which are beef steers.
, With 112, 600 square miles; with re-
sources far exceeding any other of the
Territories; a climate second to few
places on earth; with u population
equal to either Wyoming or Idaho;
with wealth far exceeding either, why
should Altoona be rejected and those
two Territories admitted? Idaho and
Wyoming ought to be admitted, but
they should cvme in company with their
fairer sisters, Arizona and New
Mexico. / enter now, and shall enter
on the floor of the House, my protest
against this unfair, unrighteous and
scandalous indiscrimination.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
Ex-President Cleveland at the Ball


a New York correspondent of a
Philadelphia aper writes: There is a
great dea of quiet talk about the ex-
pericnce of cx-president Cleveland at
the McAllister ball. The ex-Prcsident
was the special guest of Mr.. Nc
Allis;er, between whom and himself a
remarkable intimacy has of late been
developed. What these two men can
possibly have in common is beyond
he over of any man to explain ex-
cept on the principle that extremes
make congenial intimacies. But Mr..
Nj :AlIis;er was unable to devote vcyY
much attention to Mr.. Cleveland
although his slrightly form was now
and then seen lowering near the port!y
figure Of Mr.. Cleveland whose linen
collar never exceeded in length, depth,
and rigidity the conspicuousness at
'ained on this OCCASION. After the
supper, that is to say in The small
hours OF the morning, Mr., CIeve and
was TO great extent left to himself.
IL was new experience for him.
lie saw young galiants in immacu-
late dress and of elegant artiliciaiity of
manner lowering around his wife, who
never looked more beautiful han she
did on this occasion, and who entered
into the spirit Of the hour with zcst
which, &C ording to all accounts,
frightened her wit as 1t did her eyes.
It was amusing at times to see the
massive figure of her husband as he
stood on one size aud let these Young
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
FIFTY.FIRST CONGRESS.

THE SENATE.-Feb. 1S.-Petitions from 20
or more States in favor of the Sunday rest
law were presented by as many Senators,
and were referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor. Among the bills reported
from committee and placed on the calendar
was the following:
To improve the Marine Hospital at Vine
yard Haven, Mass.
Mr.. Hale, from the conference committee
on the bill to require the Superintendent of
the Census to ascertain the number of peO-
pie who own their far.xs and homes and the
amount of mortgage Indebtedness thereon
made report, recommending that the House
amendment be agreed to.
The conference report was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, the House bill
for the relief of the Sioux Indians at DEVILS
Lake Agency, North Dakota (exactly similar
to the Senate bill passed few days ago. was
passed, and the Senate bill was recalled from
the House.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
Hadn't Sinhind Irish

A story is told of a certain Mayor of
Cork, who headed deputation TO the
late Emperor of the French, and COM
menced an Grafton to his majes y in
what he conceived to be the French
tongue. pardon me-" said The en-
peror, after he had listened to the
speech with much patience; "English
know fairly well; but l regret to
say, l have never had an opportunity
of studying the Irish langugoln