News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-01
General vernnont Nawsl

| scarcity OF nay IL reported Ill tn
vicinity of Craftsbury.
The Catholic church at Underhil
Center was burned on last week Fri
day
The telephone from Grafton t,
IOWnshend has been discontinue
and the poles tave been cut down
Rev. Arthur E. Cox of Carolina, r
l., has been to the passionate of tn
Free Baptist church at Lyndon Cen
| ter.
The recent Forefathers' festival O
the Second congregational church a
Bennington yielded a net profit O
$500.
Kew. {. o. Day of BrattleborO, was
the recipient of 1925 in gold as {
christmas present from his parish
| toner's.
At the Essex Junction creamery
10000 pounds of milk are received
each day and 800 pounds of butter
are made.
The William E. Lloyd slate com.
pany OF Fair Haven has added a 20.
horsepower hosting machine to the
quarry equipment.
The Green Mountain pulp company
have a large number of teams draw
ing pulp logs from Lincoln to the
New Haven river below Bristol.
George Eaton a former editor of
the Danville North Star, is diving
with consumption in Troy n. York.
where he has resided the past few
years.
Col. Judson A. Lewis, formerly of
PouItney, and for II years United
States consul in Africa, is now Iectur-
ing on Life in Africa" in the State
of Ohio.
Albert Mason ofMcIndOes, SO years
old, died Thursday. He had a diary
of the prominent events and standing
of the thermometer running back
over 30 years.
Ludlow is to have a public free
reading-room. Editor Crane of the
Tribune has put in a good deal of
work in getting the enterprise to
duly materialize.
A curious fatality occurred in Berlin
last Saturday. An infant, while
alone was attacked by a rat, which
bit the baby's cheek. Death resulted
from blood poisoning.
George Sheldon of East Middlebury
has raised and sold $3.50 worth of
garden produce on one-half acre of
ground, besides laying in a WINTER
supply for his own use.
Hon. Henry B. Start of Bakersfield,
who was recently elected a Judge the
supreme court of Vermont, has an
older brother who is Judge of the
supreme court of Wisconsin.
George Eaton. a former editor of
the North Star at Danville, and well
known in this state, is dying with
consumption, in Troy. n. Y, where
he has resided for the last few years.
Business is reviving at the Stafford
4 Holden fork mandatory at Barre,
and about % men are now employ
ed. Since October Is, 1000 dozen
forks, hoes and rakes have been
turned out,
1t is possible that the Windsor
National bank will put into liquid
alton at the annual meeting. If this
is dOue probably the national bank
of White River Junction will open a
branch there.
Richford's musical association is
to have another convention this
season if a conductor can be secured.
Mr.. CorHell's departure for the west
will compel the association to seek
elsewhere for a director.
Fred Mulligan was found dead in
the road i'll Waterford December %
by John Lattice. 1t appears that
Mulligan fell from his sleigh, and the
indications were that he never moved
after striking the ground.
1t is expected a Y. P. S. f. society
will soon be formed in Westford.
There are goodly number of young
people there, and the general senti-
ment seems to be in favor ofcomplet-
ing an organization at once.
Two golden weddings in one week
in the same town is a rare occurr-
ence, Yet this Is what happened at
West Burk last week, one being that
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Circuit, the
other Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bailey.
The manufacture of cedar oil lis get
ting to be quite an industry in Dan
vile. There are several stills in
different parts of the town, and most
of them were in operation during the
fall and early winter. A large
amount of the oil has been made.
Zerah Watkins, aged.91 years, and
five months, died at his home in
December 20. He was born
in Reading, Vt, and married Miss
PAMELA Fay, who survives him at
the age of nearly SO years. He
leaves, besides his widow, one son.
A Berkshire man who sent a dollar
IN response to an advertisement |
whidh offered to impart a method of
learning a language in "a hours, was
informed that all ne had to do was
to divide and given language into "a
parts and acquire one part during
zach hour.
The Steel Edge Stamping and Re-
inning Company of Boston have
'ented the novelty mill at Barnet
md are putting in repairs necessary
or the making Of wooden novelties.
)OX shocks, ect., to be used at their
actory in Chelsea, Mass, They will
mploy SO men.
The Rockingham cheese factory
made the past season 6O.5O0 pounds
# cheese from .56O.4OO pounds of
mix, an average of 926, 100 pounds
f milk for one of cheese. The farm
rs of the vicinity are well pleased
18th the returns from their milk, it
aving been nearly 80 cents per
1t is understood that the Passump-
&c railroad will next season build n
big stone arch bridge below Barton +
lllage. 1t will require several thOus-
nd cubic feet of stone and keep a
rye gang of help busy for several
onths. There is also a talk of re-
airing the depot or building anew
ne at Barton.
The house of Mr.. William Fulsom
Essex junction caught fire Thurs
ny evening, at about g 30, in some
ysteriOus way, and burned to the
'ound. Some of the goods were re,
owed from the house, but in Il dam
red condition. Insurance on
,use, $4,000; on household furnit- =
e, $1,000. The loss is $1,000.
Arthur Fairbrother of Newport II
und his little boy, Maynard, "a lad II
me seven years Off age, dead in his
ID last Wednesday morning. He
pit in the same room with his
rents and they heard no unusual