News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-10-01
STATE NEWS.

jured.
The fall term of Norwich University
at Mortified, opened Thursday. Sept
"a. with large attendance ofpupils'
A Young Italian who was at work
on the new railroad at Wilmington
was fatally injured there the other
day.
Work on the foundation of the new
mill of the Lasher Stocking company
in Bennington is being pushed with
much vigor.
jesse. son of Philip King of Mont
pelier, had one hand mutilated by the
premature discharge of a revolver he
was handling.
Eugene O'Niel, who, on Sept. 20,
brutality pounded James Huse, at
Graniteville, in Barre, has escaped to
New Hampshire.
Julius Berry of Waitsfeld, had one
hand badly mangled a few days slnce
by getting it in the cylinder OF
threshing machine.
Each town representative from
New Haven since 1870, it is singular
to say, has given his religious prefer
enca as Congregationalist.
The total receipts of the Rutland
county fair were $4,000 The society
will be able to pay all expenses, and
something on its Indebtedness.
Michael Tbs, of Barre. aged 40
years, was drowned in Lake Cham
plain, at Pittsburgh, last Thursday
and his body was found Friday
Ezra Benson of East Dorset, had
one foot pierced by the tine of pitch
fork in the hands of one of his en-
ployees about a threshing machine.
James Smith, residing on the road
from Burlington to Wllliston, was
found dead in his bed the morning of
September % He was about 80
years old.
The new opera house at st. Johns
| bury will be a mammoth affair, seat
ing about 1000 people or 600 more
than the Howard Opera House in
Burlington.
Two suspicious characters, detect
ed stealing grain at Somerset. attack
ed F. d. Chase and stabbed him Just
| below the heart. then went through
his pockets and fed.
Mrs. Heath, aged about 60 years,
who had been living alone in house
near Danville, was recently found
dead beside the highway, her little
dog guarding the body.
The monument which the town of
Troy voted to erect to the memory
of the late Moses Dodge, who willed
his property to the Troy schools, is
in its place in the centre of the COM
mon.
The fuchsia problem is still unset
tied. Mrs. B. Stearns now comes forth
with one which has 800 blossoms.
Mrs. Stearns resides in Felchville, the
house of Hank White, and probably
is first in the fuchsia kingdom
During the severe storm that swept
over the State September Is, the
house, barns and outbuildings of c.
S. Bailey, in Lexington, were struck
by lightning and burned with most
of their contents; insured for $2500.
O. V. Perciva1 of Glover, says that
he tried the experiment this season of
planting potatoes on grass land,
covering the same with straw. He
reports by careful measurement rails
ing at the rate of 1852 bushels to the
acre.
The Vermont Bible Society will hold
it's next annual meeting at Enosburgh
Falls, Wednesday, October IA. Bust
ness meeting of the society at 4 p.
m. Anniversary exercises at Z p. m.
Address by Rev. H. A. Starke, D. D.
of Burlington.
During the thunder storm of the
18th instant lightning struck the
store of Lane 4 Davis of Newport in
four places. The men in the building
felt the shock and G. A. Prouty, ESQ,
who was standing in the office window
was stunned for a moment.
Joseph Drouin, two and one-half
year old boy, fell from the second
story piazza of his fathers house in
st. Johnsbury, striking on the pave
ment on his head, 1t was at first
thought that the child had been killed
but the injury was limited to CON
cussion of the brain.
The George E. Lyons Granite Com
pany has $50 men employed at the
Dummerston quarries and has
monthly pay roll of between $1,000
and $4,000. The principal contracts
are with the Holyoke water power
company and with the government
for a building at TROY, n. Y.
A Frenchman has left at the hotel
of Mr.. Donnelly in Burlington, horse
and carriage valued at about $3.50,
and which it is believed belongs to
Edward Condor of New Haven, Conn.
The man stopped with Donnelly
few days, then suddenly disappeared,
leaving the team. He could speak
but little English.
During the year ending September
13, "a male citizens of MOntpelier
over 81 years OF age have died. Dur
ing 1890 the death rate of Mont
pelier was 126 and up to date this
year the number is only four less than
at the same time in 1890. In the ten
years prior to 1890 the death rate
averaged 50 per year.
The Canadian government has
been following up the case of the
death by supposed accidental drown
ing at Montpelier last May, of Chas
Galaise, and so much has been done
that the question as to whittier he
came to this end by foul play or not
is being investigated by the Grand
jury Tor Washington county.
Charles, son of the late ex-Governor
Paul Dillingham;, and brother of ex-
Governor W. p. Dillingham;. has been
receiver of TeXax Trunk |
Line railroad in that state, and it is
said, is to operate the line in connec-
ton with the Houston aud Texas
Central, with the expectation and
prospect of making it a paying piece
OF property.
The following pensions have been
granted to Vermonters: Original,
Emerson T. Hill, Leonard H. Bailey,
Lyndorp L. Caswell, Abel C. Hebard,
James Grace, Orlando Bushee, Sid
ley E. Griswold, Horatio M. Price,
William r. McIntire, Waldo S. Clark;
widows, etc, Eliza il. Glenn
ant (mothar1 SonhronIa r Tuckar