News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-02-26
STATE NEWS,

! CltlZenS at South DanYille are try
ing to establish a creamery there.
The debt of the town of PouItney
was decreased $2396.S1 during 1890.
A Proctersville lad slid into a bar
bed wire fence and was badly cut
about his face.
The town of GrotOn is nearly out
of debt, there being only $1,000 or
$500 still owing.
There are now 80 veterans at the
soldiers home, Bennington, two
having died within a week.
Mrs. 0. H. Barber of Hinesburgh
had nine canary birds smothered by
a hot fire in the kitchen stove.
On Saturday night, at Vergennes,
Jed D. Rock, aged "a, suicided by
shooting himself through the heart.
Workmen at Peru cut 10 - foot
logs from the body of single pine
and had an 8 foot log left measuring
over 800 feet long.
"Uncle" Daniel Hopkins of Tun-
bridge died recently at the poor
house, aged 80 years. He was the
Oldest person III town.
While at work blasting at PouIt-
ney, R. w. Roberts, in loading a drill
holewhich contained bit of burning
fuse was badly burned.
Hon. Cyrus Jennings is very serious
" i'll at his home in Hortonville. and
it is feared that he will not recover.
He was a member of the last senate.
At Rutland on Friday, David
Walker, foreman in the Morley & Stod-
dard mills, was struck in the back by
stick from saw, and had rib
broken.
John ]. Jones of Castleton, has
sold a gravel bed to the Delaware
& Hudson company for $4,000. 1t
is claimed that the supply is almost
inexhaustible.
Capt A. NJ Beattie has sold his
lands in CRANKY, Guildhall and Maid
stone, some $500 acres, to Messrs.
Danforth, Pattee and Clark of North
STAFFORD, n. III.
Any Vermont farmer desiring a
copy of the last annual report of the
State Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton may secure one by addressing
that station, Burlington, Vt.
Postmaster Bowman of st. Johns
bury has issued a printed booklet
containing pictures of the employees
of the st. Johnabury office and sta
tistics of the business done in 1890.
C. J. Alger of Burlington, former
editor of the Burlington Independent, |
which he founded June 20, 1885. is
very low from Bright's disease of the
kidneys, and his death is expected at
any time.
Mrs. Charlotte Franklin of Gull
lord, who is in her 91st year, is sup
posed to be the Oldest person in
town. She retains her faculties to a
degree, spins, knits, and
moves about the house as spry as a
girl of sixteen.
The Steel Edge Stamping and Re-
lining company at East Barre made
'ecently what is said to be the first
pressed tin pan out of all American
material, with American machinery.
md American workmen, ever man
fractured in that way in this country.
Capt. Humphrey of East Burke,
Who is nearly % years old, was
Ound unconscious and remained so
Or some time. The attack left him
lind but not paralized. Capt Hum
hrey was born and always lived on i.
farm and never MIXED a COW in his
fe {
General order No. 1, by d. L. Nor /;
an, the new department commander .
the Vermont G. A. r., makes the !
blowing appointments: Assistant :
djutant general, C, c. Kinsman, :
department inspector, A. +
!. Gates, Morrisville; Judge advo. :
ate, I. 0. Seaver. Woodstock; chief !
lustering officer, c, r. Bagley, Mont +
elier .
The fishing rod factory of T. H. t
hubb at Post Mills, one of the most f
establishments of its kind q
the United States, was burned G
Onday evening. The fire caught in il
lie varnish room and the destruction n
the building and its contents, in e
udlng much valuable machinery, O
as very rapid. The covered bridge s.
ross the river was also burned. s,
lubb's loss is upwards of $4,000. t,
surance $17,500. h
t is reported that man is travel d
g through Vermont and northern h
Nv York imposing upon Grand p
my men by pretending 90 get dates ii
soldiers history. Some quest tt
MS are asked of the intended victim. re
ID he is requested to sign his W
me to them in order to show the CT
thority for publishing. After &c
days those interviewed get a $15 p;
story, and are somewhat surprised as
find their signature to con O
lct which binds them to take the 1T
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