News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-06-25
STATE NEWS.

st. Johnsbury is agitating the sub
ject of a street railway.
Clarence Niles of Sheffield, IS years
old, was drowned Sunday while bath
ng.
w. H. Stearns of johnson has
made and sold 1000 dozen hand
rakes this year.
c. H. Dudley's mill at North
Concord was burned the other day.
Loss about $4,000.
The Odd fellows of East Hardwick
have broken ground for new block,
which will be built soon.
Fire destroyed the Brighton House
at Island Pond Monday night. The
cause was a defective chimney. Loss
$500; uninsured.
1t is understood that there is a
prospect that the immense water
power at Fairfax Falls may be utiliz-
ed by a company abundantly able to
develop the facilities afforded, the
only proviso being the construction
of a road-bed to the depot at Georgia.
Stephen Burroughs, one of the old
est and best known farmers of Wal
than, dropped dead Tuesday of heart
failure. He was busy at work in the
afternoon Tuesday, and had driven
his horses from the field to the
barn, when he fell and instantly died
in front of his barn.
At Island Pond the other day two
men were charged with violation of
the prohibitory law, and each was
fined $500 and costs, and further
sentenced to Imprisonment in the
house of correction for 0days. The
same week, for an outrageous assault
upon q woman, man was fined 81
and costs.
G. W. Whitehead, who is one of the
most experienced ard capable of the
special agents of the treasury depart
ment, accompanied by Special Agent
c. P. Ames, is making an official
inspection of the principal officers in
the customs district of Vermont. He
has been at Burlington, st. Adams
and Richford, and will inspect other
Offices on the frontier.
1t is necessary to blow the log Jams
at Brattleboro with dyr amite
good many times a day now. The
water is getting low and it is trouble
some on that account. The BIG
drive is nowhere near vet and it is
likely that the mills will have to shut
down to let it by. Two electric lights
have been put up for the benefit of
the loo men near the falls
The Washington County Good Tenn
plars union was held Wednesday in
the Methodist church at Waitsfeld.
c. D. Edgerton, c. C. T., ofNorthfield
presiding. Reports showed an in
crease in most of the lodges and
a large new juvenile temple at Mont
pelier. Reports from sister unions
showed that Rutland county was
ahead, having increased their men,
bership during the past quarter from
391 to 54S.
The state school building devoted
to the girls department at Vergennes
was entered about II O'Clock We'd |
nesday night anu large quantity of
apparel was packed to carry
away. The bedroom of Mr.. Herrick |
was visited, his clothing secured |
and So taken. The burglars had |
visited the upper rooms
and were passing down the last flight |
Of stairs, when they dropped wash
bowl and pitcher on the stairs,
1rousing the occupants of the house.
Ehe burglars got safely away, but left
all the clothing-about $50 worth.
There is no clue yet.
Henry HI. Smith, late clerk of Rut-
and county, died last Saturday. He
attended the annual meeting of the
grand lodge of Masons at Burling-
on and returned home Saturday,
June 13, complaining of rheuma-
ism. He took. to his bed Sunday,
md last Thursday had a shock of
paralysis. Mr.. Smith was born in
Springs in 1887. He
ived in Pawlet for time and came
% Rutland in the sos His mother
lied there in June, 1855. He stud
ed law with the late Reuben ThraIl
md was admitted to the bar. Mr..
smith was deputy clerk five wears
nder County clerk f. W. Hopkins,
nd for twenty-five years was county
Jerk, resigning the position during
he last term of the County court.
The covered bridge and the Proutv
1ill and dry kiln at Swanton burned
thursday morning. The fire was
iscovered by Mr.. Stilphin at 3:15.
nd at that time was confined to a
mall space under the driveway over
ne of the piers. Before he could find
efficient help to accomplish any,
hing it was beyond control. The
ames soon caught in the Proutv
lill and seriously threatened the
'ilas, Hawley & LAPEL elevator and
store, but by stringing a
ne of hose across the river from the
ydTant at the east end of the bridge
hese buildings were saved The
ridge was lattice structure and
as built in 1871, at a cost of$5OOO:
lsured for $4,000. The loss on other
roperty was as follows: E. NJ.
routy, mill and machinery, $4,000.
lsured for $4,000; Villas, Hawley &
apell, conveyor running through q
ridge from elevator to mill, loss
$4,000, no insurance. G. r. Dunbar.
amaged goods and building, loss A
bout $500; partially insured. A.
mill was well scorched. r