News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-09-24
STATE NEWS.


gler's notch, at the base of Mount
Mansfield, in Stowe, was burned Sept.
IT.
The dressing mill of the Quebec Lum-
Der company at West Burke was par
tally destroyed by fire Friday after
noon.
Marshall Rrown of Middletown
Springs, had one finger cut off and
his hand badly mangled in an en-
silage cutter.
A post office has been established
at Ryegate depot called East Rye
gate, and Charles Wallace has been
named as postmaster.
J. B. Hutchinson and wife and child
of Braintree, were thrown from their
carriage, and the child was, 1T is
thought, fatally injured.
John Ballargeon, of Burlington,
convicted of intOXication, was escort
ed to the house of cOrrectiOnla last Sat
urday for a 20 days stay.
A farm barn, owned by W. Gould of
Mortified, and located in Roxbury,
was struck by lightning last Friday
and burned with its contents.
During the severe storm last Friday
wood shed in the railroad yard at
LyndOnville was blown over and fall
ing on a locomotive crushed it.
W.D. Dewey of Leicester, attempted
suicide Sept 10, and is now confined
as insane. He has previously made
several attempts to take his life.
Erasmus Spencer, aged 10 years, of
West Burke, was hit and instantly
killed by a falling smoke-stack, blown
down in the severe gale last Sunday.
James A. Emery of Springfield, was
thrown down in attempting to stop
a runaway horse and his thigh was
broken, also his shoulder dislOcated.
Robert, q thirteen-year-Old son of
Henry Stockwell of LyndOnville, was
loading a revolver, when the weapon
was discharged the ball entering his
hand, lacerating the fingers consider
ably.
Mrs. VIM Cooley, of Waterbury,
was knocked down AMI rendered I'M
conscious by an electric phenomenon
in the form of ball of fire that burst
over her house during the storm of
last Friday.
Loren Ayers of st. Johnsbury, aged
so years, was kicked by horse that
he was assisting in shoeing and one
shoulder was dislOcated. He received
other injuries that make his condi-
ton critical
James McQuade, aged 81 years,
was found dead last Thursday morn
ing beside the track of the Delaware
and Hudson railroad, about half a
mile from West Rutland, his skull be-
ing fractured.
Louie, the 17-year-old son of Levi
Smally, a former resident ofBartons-
vile, but of late living at Lawrence,
Kan, was drowned a short time
since while trying to ford swollen
stream on horse back. The body was
recovered.
A cannon has been found in the
marsh on the border of Lake Cham
plain in Dresden, N. Y, opposite Ben
son. The date on it in raised letters
is 1874, and it is believed to have
been brought from Canada, in re-
evolutionary times.
The store of Fred w. Hawley, which
is also the postoffice and office of the
town treasurer, at Norwich. was at
tackled by burglars the night of Sept.
16. Several shots were exchanged
between the thieves and a party who
discovered them, butno one was hurt
George Long and Henry Sanderson
OF Springfield, have been arrested for
stealing chicks from the farm of L.
r. Lowell, at Bellows Falls. Sander
sons record is a bad one, having al
ready served eight years in Windsor
prison, six years for a felonious as
sault and two years for stealing a
watch.
In a trial of speed at the Orwell
town fair between horses owned by
George FELTON, and Mr. Wiswall q
Shorebam, the horses collided, when
the shaft of Mr.. Felton's sulky struck
the other horse in the breast, and
must have reached the heart, for he
reeled to one side and dropped dead
Mary Tobin of Hardwick, and Ger
tie belong of Huntington, recently
drove into an open ditch left unguard-
ed in the evening, by those in charge
of putting in the water works at
Hardwick, and Miss belong was ter
ribly injured, her back being so near
ly broken as to cause what is hoped
may be only partial paralysis.
J Monroe Poland, eldest son of
Hon. Joseph Poland of Montpelier,
ana for some years associated with
his father in the publication of the
Waterman, died suddenly Wednesday
Sept. Is, at Marblehead, Mass. Mr..
Poland has been in the west for a
number of years, most of the time in
very feeble health, and his death has
been expected almost at any time for
over two years.
The village of Barton Landing was |
devasted by fire last Friday. The es-
timated losses and insurance are H.
w. Buchanan, general store, on build
ing, $500, no insurance; on stock.
$4,000, insurance $500; w. C.. TwOm-
bly,, on building, $1,000, insurance
$500; G. W. Orne, jeweler, $500, in
surance $1,000; E. E. Stafford, bust
ness block and dwelling, loss $4,000
$4,000; loss on goods $4,000
insurance $2500; Louis Albie's dwell
ing was damaged $1,000 and partially
insured. There were several other
small losses among tenants.
There was a sad accident near Mid
dlebury village Saturday night result.
ing in the death of two persons. Mrs.
Isaac Wimette of Salisbury, daugh-
ter 16years old and boy II years
old, were returning from Middlebury,
when their horse was taken with blind
3taggers and began backing. The
girl jumped as the wagon went over
5he high bank of the river and was
saved, but the boy and his mother
with the horse went over the embank-
nent and were drowned. Searching
parties with graphing irons soon re
covered the bodies. Mrs. Wimette
caves a husband and five children.
The Tobacco Crop.
The Springfield Homestead has
Ompleted a tobacco census of the