News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-04-30
STATE NEWS.

Last year there were 2600 children
in the state of school age who did
not attend school,
Joel Cilley, of Winooski, has an
order for 1900 pounds of maple
sugar to be sent to Tacoma, Wash.
Among the effects of Charles NAH
uriu of Stanford was a bag of gold
coins which he collected before the
war.
Charles Paine of Bethel lost valu-
able horse last week by it's jumping
over wire fence and breaking its
neck.
The Windsor Machine company
of Windsor have just put in opera
ton Pond planer, more than 81
feet long.
The Universalists of st. Johnsbury
will hold their second annual grove
meeting at Willoughby lake the last
week in June.
Mrs. Lawrence of Albany, 81 years
old, who has been blind for Is years,
braided over 100 yards of braid for
rugs the past week.
Hiram Laplant was forced to leave
his house at Richford and the horses
were driven out of the hotel barn
by the recent high water
The Holland G. A. R. will have
a basket picnic in the Morgan Center
grove Decoration day. Rev. L. C..
Mckinstry will give the address
Capt. S. R. McGatfey of Ludlow is
dead. He was captain in the war,
and during Cleveland's administra-
ton was stationed at Canaan as
deputy collector.
Rev. F. l.. Phalen OF Brattlcboro
has sailed for London, where he is to
attend as a delegate to the Unitarian |
conference. He expects to be absent |
about four weeks.
The Middlebury board of trade.
held an enthusiastic meeting the I
other night and decided to publish |
5000 circulars, describing the re-
sources of the town.
Patrick Casey residing on Forest |
Hill in Essex, was thrown from his |
wagon while driving his colt last
Monday, the fall breaking his neck I
and causing instant death.
The house of Frank Bort1eau at
Essex Junction was burned Wednes-
day night. A little of the furniture
was saved. The house was insured
for $500 and furniture for 5000.
Mrs. Charlotte Thomson, president
of the state Woman's Relief Corps,
expects to organize Relief Corps at
Montreal, auxiliary to G. A. R. post
los, of that city at an early date.
George H. Smith of Minneapolis
has given st. Adams academy an
elegant electric motor, an eight-cell
plunge battery, a carboy of acid and
a liberal outfit of chemicals and wire.
Jerome Converse, who died in Jail
at Woodstock last week, was confined
under Indictment for burglarizing G.
I. Aliens house in 1888. He was
formerly a landlord at South Lon
The Sheldon art museum of Middle
bury is one of the permanent and
rapidly increasing institutions of the
state. The collection and property
Of the museum are estimated to be
worth $4,000.
The "cloth :" ball at st. Johnsburv !
proved very happy affair. About {
800 spectators listened to a concert +
by the Salem cadet band from 8 to 9 :
clock and then watched so couples :
DIN in the grand march. !
Henry c. Ide, of st. Johnsburv. the t
ecently appointed land commission a
r. of the United States at the Sa- t
moan Islands, started for his long a
Quincy last Tuesday. He expects to
all from San Francisco April 80. .
The recent rains have so raised the '
Eater in the Nichols pond in Hard !,
mex that the large saw mill of G. III. a
mille, son of Henry Smile. of s.
Vaterville, is in great danger. also p
he G. M. Sawyer mill, both at the n
utlet of the pond.
1t is reported that DR.. Webb in L
ends to buy the remaining proper &
es on Shelburne Point, including the
Transportation land, so q
to get entire control of the point. s ns
uch plan will add much to the at hf
action of the Shelburne farms. SO
A reward of $50 for the recovery he
the body of Charles X. Galaise has co
zen offered by the selectmen of ST
ontpelier and the search has been "a "a
but without success. No. If
Nv facts of Importance regarding tn
e case have been brought to light. r nn
Aaron Worthington, aged % years ma
ale drawing logs from Pownal to be,
1rth Adams, Mass, Wednesday, gr
il from his wagon between the me-
heel and the electric light pole w. w.
that he was terribly crushed. He an
ed soon after being taken to the sh,
spital.
The meeting of the State Farmers :
lgue will be called as soon as de- iii
lite plans are concluded. 1t is WI
ought best; however, to postpone GU
2 meeting until springs work is ms
st. The meeting will probably be is
ID at Montpelier in the last week of ha
" or first week Of June. an
Fl. Jewett of Swanton has an tat
historical work, the title page Blu
d date of which are torn out, but E.
IN the reference in the text to tut
census of 1874, it is evident it like
s published some time between ant
1T year and 1900 Bennington is the
led the chief town in Vermont with las
opulation of 2400. Windsornext roll
h 1900; and reference is made nur
Burlington as the seat of pro- spo
'ed college. mel