News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-06-11
STATE NEWS

Gently organized at Arlington.
Mrs. C. E. Jones of Sharon has a
fuschia containing 300 blossom.
During u recent thunder shower in
Cornwall l 1-16 inches of rain fell in
20 minutes.
Chandler Johnson of Orwell had 10
sheep and 9 lambs killed bylightning
the other day. :
The st Adams creamery is supplied
by 40 separators in Franklin, Chit
tenden and Lamoille county.
1t is expected that the pay roll OF
the new shoe factory at Burlington
will be between $500 and $4,000
weekly.
Gov. Carroll S. Page will lay the
corner stone of the new chapel of
Troy Conference Academy at Poult-
ney on Thursday, June IS.
Frank Hum of Sheffield fell from
the roof of a building Saturday noon
and broke his skull, dying within an
hour. He was unmarried and 25
years old.
The Messenger says: "Gov. Smith
is making steady progress in the re-
gaining of his health, and was Sun
day in attendance upon divine service
at the Congregational church."
Z. S. Clark of Jamaica recently fell
from the Wardsboro trestle. striking
ON his head and shoulders. His neck
swelled to twice it's natural size in a
few minutes but the physicians say
the injury is only temporary.
The citizens of Montpelier have de-
clded to have big Fourth ofJulycel-
ebratiOn and have already raised
more than $11O0 of the $1,000 which
the celebration is to cost. Lyndon
vile has voted $500 for a celebra-
ton.
The process of pumping out ashaft
at the copper mine at Wolcott is de-
layed week at least by the bursting of
the air chamber Ofthe pump. Awork-
man 90 feet down the shaft narrowly
escaped instant death by the fall of
the apparatus.
Vermont sent to the Boston mar
ket last week 10 cattle, 80 sheep and
lambs and 30 swine. The drovers
who went from western vt. say that
the smallest amount of stock was
taken to market from this State they
have ever known in their experience.
which was due to its flattened condi-
ton for the past month.
Pensions for Vermonters: Original,
Henry c. Young, Henry C. Tower, |
Ohm McSherrey, Ozro Meacham. |
Lemuel 7. Butts, Loronzo Frizzel, |
Charles d. Ingham, Stephen G. Mar
win, David E. Hazelton, Samuel Gle.
Walter +. Smith, Horace Messenger.
Thomas ThibeauIt, Dennis C. Hib- |
bard; Increase Lewis Sault, William
Stone.
Desdemona, widow of the late
Jacob Estey of organ fame. died at
Ter residence in Brattleboro Monday
June /, aged 81 years. The golden
of Mr. and Mrs. Estey occur
ed May ?, 1882. Deacon Estey, as
lie was Familiarity known, founder of
he largest organ industry in the
world died in April, 1890. His wife has
'eenin poor health since that date and
Ter death was not unexpected.
The department of Vermont sent
- flags to Winchester, Va, to be
ut on the graves of Vermonters
n Memorial day, and a letter has
cen received acknowledging receipt
f them. Mulligan post, No. 80.
nd the Ladies National Memorial !
ssociation decorated the graves.
nd on the soldiers monument at 1,
'pequan the quartermaster's little :
aughter put two 9th corps flags.
here are 1O7 known graves of Yer l
lonters at Winchester and some {
900 unknown graves. !
Years ago Charles w. Carpenter. a !,
lyndon boy, went to California. He i
led several years ago and willed his !,
roperty to his partners children. !,
arpenter S relatives in Caledonia "
'unty engaged A. H. Carpenter. a "
raduate of st. JOhnsbury academy :
the class of IA, to 90 to California u
ld investigate the matter. The will q,
as broken, but an appeal was taken. ..
he second trial has recently ended =;
I'd 1t was definitely decided that S75- II
)OWorth OF property be turned over =.
the Caledonia county heirs. ir
At the 21st annual grand encamp- cf
ent of Vermont Odd-fellows. at 10
0ntpelier, last week, the following. m
IicerS were elected for the ensuing W
ar: Grand patrican, Joseph X I'll
lgerton, Northfield; grand hioE dc
lest, l.. G. Burnham, Burlington: in
and senior warden, C.. Parmenter, D.
ltland; grand scribe, Charles w, al
irr, st. Johnsbury; grand junior er
rden, David L. Sanders, Montpe- ca
r; grand treasurer, D. W. Dudley. in
grand marshal, T. Nj, in
amer, Rutland; grand inside SEN tr,
ell, Erastus Huntley, Mortified: icy
md outside sentinel, William an
gier, Barre; grand representative, ca
M. Puffer, Bennington. he
he Grand Chapter of the Order no
stern Star met at Brattleboro pa
dnesday and Thursday. On We'd on
day evening Brigham Chapter of it
t place exemplified the work in an bel
nirable manner and banuueted /
Grand Chapter in way highly tia
lplimentary to the committee of get
les in charge. The attendance flee
good and a great interest was VT