News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-30
STATE NEWS.

Clarke Shepardson, of West Dover,
at last accounts had trapped forty
nine foxes.
A project is on foot to annex Sum-
merville, lively little corner of the
town of st. Johnsbury.
A woman of West Dover has a
quantity of honey in the house which
was given her twenty years ago.
Widow Boyce of DuXbury Corner,
who lives alone, was found dead last
Friday morning. TheneighbOrs had
offered to care for her, but she pre-
ferred to be alone
All the Lane manufacturing shops
at Montpelier are being refitted with
larger pipes for steam heating, and
new benches are being placed through
out the large machine shop.
George Aitken, Hon. Frederick Bill
lings' farm superintendent, raised on
Mr.. Billings estate at Woodstock the
past season nearly 5000 bushels of
corn besides other crops in proper
ton.
The Congregational church at New
Haven was destroyed by fire on the
24th. The church was remodeled q
few years since at cost of $4,000,
and last year a new pipe-organ was
put in at an expense of $14OO.
Isaac c. Mathers, boss spinner in a
Bennington mill, was poisoned by
the use of chloride of zinc in mistake
for cough medicine. His wife was
sick and another gave the poison to
him by mistake. Hewill recover.
A machine has been invented at
Poultney that makes the work of
growing slate as simple as that done
in soft wood, and so rapid as to turn
out six times as much product as was
possible with existing machinery.
The Rutland musical association
will hold their next festival the first
week in June for three days, and will
give six concerts. Carl Zerrahn will
be conductor and the Germania or
chestra of Boston has been engaged.
The saw-mills and six tenements,
known as Hardy's Mills, in North
Troy, were burned the other evening,
with $50 cords of wood. 1t is
thought the fire took from a pile of
sawdust that has been burning for
two years past.
Among recent Vermont pensions we
notice the names of Lot Edwards of
Derby, Geo. W. Bryant of Morgan, o.
n Nourse of GrotOn, Ira Russell of
Peacham, Geo. Walcott of Glover,
Nancy. widow of Orrin Anderson of
No. Wolcott, Horace Kelley of Nor
ristown.
Swanton parties have interested
in recognizing the High
gate Granite Co with an increased
capital. Vigorous efforts are being
made and as granite mined at High
gate is of superior quality it is
thought that sufficient money will be
raised to open the works.
The old electric light building at |
Barre, recent vacated, has been fit
ed up as machine shop for the
of Acme watch keys.
The machinery, shafting and hangers
Ire being put in place. Besides other
machine work about 300 gross of
Keys will be turned out per month.
Mrs. J. Gregory Smith has recently |
ssued book of poems, embracing a |
hoice selection from the best writer's,
Is we'll as anumber of original verses
The book is of nearly 200 pages, and
rery handsomely printed at the st.
Adams Messenger Office, and those
Who have had the pleasure of perus-
NC it's pages are enthusiastic in its
praise.
John Lawrence died at his home in
lowell last week of pneumonia, at
he age of rs years. The funeralwas
leld Friday, Rev. Edwin Rose, pastor
If the Congregational church, officiat-
ng. Mr.. Lawrence leaves a wife and
everal married children to mourn
lis loss. He was for many years a
'esident of Burlington, was a deputy
,heriff of Chittenden county and kept
he county jail for some time.