News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-05-14
ST ATE NEWS

Inc IdIt aU newport is without an
inmate.
Various industries are starting I'D
in all parts of the state.
The sheep business of Addison
county is taking a boom.
Thus far there have been 80 cases
of measles in Charlestown.
There is considerable petty thiev-
ing going on in Mortified.
A Windsor man had a valuable
colt poisoned the other day.
1t is stated that one family in II
through the state are without a
bible
Cigar leaf to the extent of 7O,51S
pounds was produced in the state
in 1889.
Over 200 pounds of trout were
taken from a brook in Hardwick the
other day.
Under the recent decision of the
Supreme court, New Haven gotrid of
nine paupers.
A camp of sons of Veterans was
organized the other day with "a
members.
A Barnard correspondent writes
that farms are selling there at very
good prices.
A man has been found in North field
who says he fished all day without
catching trout,
The cream separators through the
state are more largely patrOnized
than ever before.
Grace Clifford of West Norwich has
carnatiOn pink that has 35 bios
SONS and SO buds.
Several thousand books have been
added to the school libraries of the
state during the last year.
Horace Pierce of Underhill was
severely injured the other day by
a horse kicking: him in the forehead.
Principal F. E. Parlin, formerly
of Brigham academy, has been elect
ed superintendent of schools in Mass.
Joshua Woodman, one of the old
est residents of Waits River, broke
one of his legs by fall the other
day,
The American Canoe association
has its annual meeting at WilsbOro
Point, Lake Champlain, August 6
to 81.
Physicians say there has been more
sickness in Vermont during the last
winter than ever before in the history
of the state.
The corner stone of the new church
at Milton will be laid May IA. Bishop
Bissell, several clergymen and Others
are expected.
The total newspaper circulation in
Vermont is placed at somewhat over
100, 900; that is about one person in
every three buys newspaper.
Eddie Langley of South. Stock
bridge had five teeth knocked down
his throat by q kick from a four
year-old colt that he was playing
with.
Deacon Goodwin of East Mont
pelier Center, has a tin kettle and
several glass tumblers in his home
that have been III constant use fol-
over 80 years.
Several electric clocks have been
placed in stores and.offices in Mont.
pelier. The time of these clocks is
corrected at II O'Clock each day
from Washington.
A big tarantula, expanding to five
inches, was found in a bunch o.
bananas in Bellows Falls store the
other night. 1t was too cold to be
lively and no one was hurt,
A meeting of the state farmers
league has been called for June 8
at Montpelier 1t will continue all
day, and George Powell, president OF
the national league, will be one o1
the speakers.
Victor Spear informs the Vermont
| Watchman that about 200 towns
have reported unQccupied farms fol
sale. Some of the other papers ask
"Why have these farms not beer
sold before?"
H. j. Fuller of Winhall, who EN-
ploys 81 men in connection with
his lumber business. is cutting an
average of $4,000 feet per day at
his mill, and during the coming sum.
mer expects to ship over 1 100000
feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. d. Harris OIL
Brattleboro, who returned from Cali
fornia the other day, stopped on
their return in Salt Lake city, where
40 years ago Mr.. Harris. under the
Fillmore administration, had some
trying experiences with the Mormons.
Two interesting games of checkers
have just been played by postal card
between John McGregor of Essex
Junction, well-known checker play
er, and G. H. French of Montpelier,
another expert. 1t took eight weeks
to play the two games and both re
suited in ii draw.
Charles N. Bell, a member of the
Minnesota legislature, who has in
PRODUCED a bill to give a bounty of 2
cents a pound to encourage the man
ufacture of binding Irvine and the
raising of fax and hemp, is Middle
bury boy, and graduated from col
lege in the class of 1868.
The annual meeting of the Grand
lodge and other Masonic bodies of
the state to be held in Burlington
about the middle of June promises to
be more than usually interesting. 1t
is probable that the project Of a
Masonic temple will be brought up
for discussion at this time, and there
is great need Of such a structure, it
will receive strong support.
Some views of the valley in Tun-
bridge, where the Indians commenced
their Expectations the morning of
October Is, 1880, have been taken
the past week. One shows the mead
ow across which Thomas Pember
ran, of the site of the old burial place
where he was first buried, the site
of the Ravens house and the place
where Robert Ravens secreted him
self.
The Montpelier and Wells River
railroad has decided to lay an extra
track between Montpelier and Barre
Junction, so that trains between
Montpelier and Barre will not be
delayed by switching. Work will be
begun some time this week. The new
track will lie along the line of electric
poles, and consequently it is necessa-
ry to remove the latter The electric
light company is putting in 20 new
poles.
new chemical compound coal saver which
seems destined to become an important fac
tor in the business of every user of coal The
compound has been thoroughly tested and is