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

In the Andover controversy ex-Gov. Rob-
inson decided against Prof. Smyth.
A school house at Whitman, Mass, was
dedicated recently.
The Haverhill, Mass, shoemakers have re-
| sumed work.
Mayor Jackson of Fall River, who was pre-
vented by illness from delivering his annual
address at the inaugural, presented II TO the
City Council, Jan. 20.
A measure has been introduced in the
| Massachusetts, House raising the Governors
salary to $4,000.
The four-masted schooner, John II. Platt,
was launched, Jan: 20, from Minors yarGs at
| Madison, Conn. The Patt is double-decker,
200 feet in length 40 feet beam, with IL feet
of hold. She will carry about 2OoO tons OF
coal.
citizen of Portland recently paid fifteen
years. poll taxes, amounting to 500, into the
| treasury.
John Walton Gray of Lewiston, Me-, was
found dead in field Jan. 20. he had started
| for the woods and died on the way. His age
was 50.
Grange No. lat has been organized In
Richmond, n. H., with Almon Twitchel,
Master.
The State Press Association of New Hamp-
shire has voted to publish history of the
press Of Cheshire county.
Charles H. Stevens of st. Johnsbury, Vt,
succeeds the late S. S. Thompson on the
Board of Directors of the First NATIONAL
Bank of st. Johnsbury.
George Aitkin, Hon. Frederick Bil1ings's
farm superintendent, raised on Mr.. Billings's
estate at Woodstock, VT, the past season
nearly 5000 bushels of corn besides other
crops In proportion.
AIonzo H. Ware of Swansea, n. H., has
been chosen president of the Security Saw
ings Bank at Winchester.
The Hillsboro' county establishment at
Wilton, n. H., has 1874 inmates, much
larger numOer than in any previous winter.
At Providence, Jan. 20, Edwin 5. Ross, 20
wears, marketman, was terribly jammed by
the starting of the Vaughan Building elevator,
on which he had just placed one foot. He
was pinned against the door jamb, leg
broken and internal injuries received that
will probably prove fatal.
A fatal accident occurred in the Maine
Central Railroad yard at Bangor the Goth
inst. Frank Reagan of that city was run over
by shifting engine and cars on Front street.
The whole train passed over both legs and
one arm. He died soon after.
Thomas L. Fuller, merchant of New
York City, has purchased an estate in Clifford,
n. H., on the line OF the Lake Shore Railroad,
and will spend large sum in fitting t'up for
. summer home.
The arrangements for the first annual
meeting of the alumni of Rutland county,
Vermont, composed of the graduates of the
various colleges resident of that county, have
been perfected. The meeting will be held at
the Rutland House, Rutland, on Wednesday
evening, Feb. 5. The guests of the alumni will
be President Buckham of the University OF
Vermont, President Brainard of Middlebury
College and Rev. Joseph d. Wickham, ID. D.,
of Manchester, the oldest living graduate Of
Yale, Hon. Edwin Edgerton of Rutland,
Rev. Isaac n. Sprague, D. D., and Hon. |
Merritt Clark of Poultney, the Oldest resident
graduate in Rutland county, are expected to
be present. The committee are James A.
Merrill, Yale; Fred p. Clement, Harvard,
and William T. Aiken, Yale.
Nehemiah Bowden, aged 90, janitor of one
of the Yale buildings, while attending SER
vice at Grace Church New Haven, Jan. 90,
fell out of his seat and expired almost in
stantly. Heart disease.
About q month ago Cornell challenged |
Yale to three-mile boat race ut New Lon
don, Conn.,, next June. Yale declined with |
thanks. Recently Cornell renewed the chal- |
lenge, changing the distance to four miles
the regular university course. This second |
challenge Yale has also declined, saying that |
her first answer must be considered as final.
1t is expected that new Collector Of Gus
toms for the Port of Portsmouth, n. H., will
be appointed soon. Those prominently |
named in connection with the office are Hon
W. H, Sise, George W. Pcndexter, W. II.
Moore, Hon. John Lsighton and Col. John
Fender of that city and Hon, E. B. Philbrick
of Rye.
The Citizens National Bank of Tilton, n.
H., has chosen: VIM. T. Cass, President;
Richard Firth, Vice President; Arthur T.
Cass, Cashier and Clerk. The bank has
capital stock of $4,000, $4,000 in United
States 1-2 per cent. bonds, $50 900 In per
cent. bonds. Surplus fund, $11 900. Undi-
vided profits after payment of dividends,
So, 556.73.
Miss Josie Benson, daughter of Cypron
Benson of North Paris, Me-, met with pain
full accident Sunday night, Jan. 49, She was
heating alcohol and molasses on the stove for
her father, when it took fire in taking it from
the stove, and her clothes caught fire. She
rushed out of doors TO roll in the snow, but
the crust was SO hard that it did not avail her
anything in putting out the lire. Her father
went to her assistance and put out the fire,
but not till she was severely burned. Mean
time the house took fire and she had to assist
her father in extinguishing the flames. She
Is in dangerous condition,
Thomas Maloney, aged about 80, employed
by the Portland and Rochester Railroad at
Saccarappa, Me-, fell ON the ice Jan. 81, re-
ceiving injuries causing almost immediate
death.
The Rhode Island Legislature was con-
vened Jan. 81.
1t is alleged that an English syndicate is
about to acquire the Portland Smelling
Works, Portland, Me-, and other valuable
property in that city.
Forty young ladies were graduated, Jan.
81, from the Salem, Mass, Normal School.
The First Parish Unitarian church in West
Roxbury, Mass, was burned about 2.3O
o'clock, Jan. p.
The liabilities of C. E. Tucker g. Co., shoe
of Abingdon, Mass, are ex-
necfpd In reach $50 600