News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-23
STATE NEWS.

Timothy, son of Jerry Riordan. of Pitts
ford, fell from a roof Thursday, striking on
his head, received fatal injuries.
Mrs Trest, of Perkinsvile, recently slipped
and put a bone of her right ankle out o
joint, and broke the outside bone of the lie {
just above the ankle.
Frank Vean, a railroad section hand al
Burlington, was run over by a shifting en-
CINE Thursday, and his foot was so crushed
as to render amputation necessary
Della A., wife of Thomas c. CAVITY, of Rut
land, has been held in $500 bail for appear
ance before the United States Court on
charge of sending obscene matter through thu
mail. Her husband was released on the
same charge.
RolliD, is year old-son of Ben. B. Robbins
a farmer living two miles from Chelsea, Oh
the road to Stafford felt aggrieved because
of a reprmand his father gave him foi
breaking thill to a vehicle, and hung him
selfin the barn. Fortunately he was discovered
in time to cut him down before it was too late
to save his life.
Some sneak thief entered the stores of G. W
Tilloston and f. j. Houstin in Mortified, a
few nights ago. At the former place no boo
ty was obtaiued, but at the latter a watch
chain snd charm, few postage stamps a
Central Vermont mileage and a few pennies,
we're taken. The thief then helped himself to
cigars, and piled up several cakes of soap,
but did not remove them.
An elderly woman, named Britch whose
home was near East Richford, while crossing
the South Eastern Bridge near the Junction,
was struck by an engine on a ballast train
and killed. No blame attached to the on.
down-grade curve, and everything possible
was done to prevent the accident.
Bert C. Hunter, of East Poultney, DUR
Joined the sayings-bank book OF his mother
drew $500 out of the bank at Rutland and
skipped for the West. Now it is reported
that he was found in clump of willows 90
miles distance from Great Falls Mont, the
forenoon of May &c, nearly dead with bot
tie near by that was capable of holding so
grains of morphine. He is reported to have
been leading fast life there, where he had
been but a few weeks.
The Masonic Grand Lodge at Burlington
Thursday elected the following officers: De-
los M. Bacon, of st. Johnsbury Centre, Grand
Master; John III. Whipple of Manchester
Centre, Deputy Grand Master; Kittredge
Haskins, of Brattleboro, Grand Senior War
den; Daniel N. Nicholson, of Burlington,
Grand Junior Warden Charles w. Whitcomb,
of Proctorsville, Grand Treasurer; Warren
u. Reynolds, OF Burlington, Grand Secretary ;
Hiram A. Smith, Grand Senior Deacon :
Charles II: Stearns, of Johnson, Grand Junior
Deacon; w. s. Nay, Grand Lecturer; Rev. E.
Wheeloek, Grand Chaplain; Rev. William Bo-
CART Walker, Past Grand Chaplain; H. g.
Sheldon, Grand Marshal; C. NJ Russell, Grand
Sword Bearer; p. Z. Foster Grand Pursuiv-
ant; Daniel G. Barber, Grand Steward Will
lam r. Weller, Grand Steward H. Hanscom,
Grand Tyler.
At the commencement of the Vermont Meth
odist Seminary, at Montpelier, prizes were
awarded as follows: Junior speaking. J
Burton Pike, gentleman's prize; George s.
Anderson honorable mention; Marion Z.
Marvin, ladies' prize; Ida Putnam, honorable
mention; Senior speaking, ladies, Maud E.
Dodds, first, Mabel C.. Hamilton second
gentlemen, A. G. Austin first, james Stevens
second scholarship prize, Helen A. Batchel-
der; Latin, Albert Dwinel; Geometry, Fred
H. Somervile. At the business meeting of
the Alumni Association, Rev. l.. O. Sherburne
was elected President; Rev. e. f. Reynolds,
first Vice President; Mary A. Pomeroy. Sc
cond Vice-President; E. F Palmer third Vice
President; w. p. Stanley, fourth Vice-Presi-
dent Miss Emily A. Glover, Secretary; E. E.
Reynolds Treasurer; Rev. w. R. Davenport.
Chairman Executive Committee; Olin Merrill
and Rev. l. L. Beeman, reelected Trustees.