News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-05-07
STATE NEWS.

will employ 100 men.
Five miles of the Bristol RAILROAD
are ready for the ties.
The house of Milo Moore, in Mid die
bury, was burned April IS.
Simon Long, of Ascutneyville, re
Gently had one eye knocked out.
There are 10 French families in
North Danville adjoining each other
Only about three quarters as mucl
sugar was made in Wheelock this
year as last.
The brick yards in Paddock's vii
lage, st. Johnsbury, make 100000
bricks year.
J. Henry Straight of Bellows Falls
fell 16 feet from a ladder and received
terrible injuries.
Warren Stevens of Thetford, was
instantly killed by a log rolling OF
him last Thursday.
Eleven men from the little village
of East Barnet work for the Boston
and Maine railroad.
Norman Williams and family O
Woodstock, have gone to Germany
to spend the summer.
Summerville had a narrow escape
from fire Tuesday, but prompt ac-
ton subdued the flames.
New Haven, Addison county. has
but three paupers, the smallest mum.
Der of any town in the county.
John Remington of South Walling.
ford has a wild blackberry briar Is
feet long and nearly an inch thick
C. E. Lewis of West Concord re-
ceived a severe blow on the head
by the falling of a misplaced tim
Der.
A Simonsville man has two Span
ish coins of the date 1775 and 1776
with letters, dates and pillars very
plain.
Ludlow is building a church, has
another church about to be repaired
or rebuilt and has new hotel ready
for occupancy.
Fish commissioner Frank Fl. Ath-
erton, of Waterbury, has just placed
10000 trout fry in Caspian Lake
in Greensboro.
Chester Bradley of Wheelock, aged
% years, went fishing last Friday
and later was found dead
beside a brook.
Parties interested in the new rail-
road scheme between Rutland and
Greenwich are in Granville securing
the right of way.
A company has been formed in
Burlington for canning and selling
maple syrup. 1t has put up and sold
1000 barrels this spring.
Joshua Woodman, one of the old
est residents of the village of Waits
River, in Topsham, broke one of
his legs by fall April 90
Charles D. Willard, lifelong resi-
dent of Westminster, aged IS years,
committed suicide April 20 by hang
ing himself to his bed-post.
Charles Wing and wife and child,
Of Rutland were thrown from a car
rage by runaway horse and Mrs.
Wing was seriously injured.
The Forest and Stream club of
Brattleboro placed 10000 trout
rom the state commissioners in the
streams Thursday.
The steam mill at Brookfield is to
begin operations at once. A large
of chair stock timber has
been got in and will be worked up.
O. B. Sanborn, of Lyndon, was
thrown from his carriage a few days
ago, breaking his right arm and
cruising his head in a terrible man
Ter.
Clearance Miles, a young farmer,
who lives on Wheelock mountain, at
5empted suicide the other day by
thinking turpentine and camphor
gum.
Jason Kendall, farmer II years
Did, living in West Windsor, rode
n a railroad train for the first time
asst Friday, in going from Ludlow to
Rutland.
The express train from Portland
an into an open switch at st. Johns
Jury Wednesday night, which de-
allied the train. No damage was
one only to the track.
Quechee River lodge, No. 46 OF Odd |
fellows, was organized in Wood |
took Wednesday evening, with the
1rgest number of charter members
f any lodge in the state.
Clarence Niles of Wheelock, who
as been i'll for some time. escaped
trough window in the night and
'as not found until the next day,
hen he was discovered in a sugar
richard with an ak in his hand.
William Clough, stage driver in
)erby, assaulted Horace Wilder, a
lrmer of Derby Center, with peck
knife Tuesday and afterward with
revolver. A warrant has been is
Jed for his arrest charging him with
ssult.
Last week a gang of men was put
0 work on the coal shutein Lyndon
lille. 1t is big Job and will require
bout rs men all summer to COM
lete it. Over 500 spiles are to be
riven and 100000 feet of lumber
i'll be used.
The Cross block, at Gouldsville, oc
lpied by Fred Hutchins as a gen
al store, the dwelling of Charles
mOnds, and the school house, were
armed last Thursday. Hutchins
as insured for $500 and loses
1000 in addition.
A little child of friedrich Pratt at
OWnal, nine months old, was very
W with a bronchial difficulty. Dur
G heavy thunder storm a stroke .
lightning came near the house
th a loud report. Instantly the
lid ceased breathing.
Work on the sidings at Bennington
eparatory to the celebration next
lgust will soon be begun by the
and Rutland railway.
he tracks will be laid substantially
the plan of 1877. This line will
silly handle the large traffic.
Frank Cormier and Jacob, alias
jubby" Mitchell, of Burlington,
It Friday pleaded guilty to stealing
DDS from the Central Vermont
lght house in that city, and CORN
was sent to the house of correc-
II for five months while Mitchell
Mt to the state prison for IA
InthS.