News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-03-17
STATE NEWS.

A board of trade is to be formed in Rich
ford.
The town of Hardwick was settled one hun
bred years ago Saturday March ID.
William o. Day, of Chester, 40 years old,
hanged himself Sunday night, March 6.
The farm buildings of Thomas Flood, of
South Wheelock, were burned Sunday, March
Henry E. Fifeld, of Montpelier, fell on
some ice, the other day, and dislocated his
shoulder.
A Rod and Gun club has been organized in
Burlington. Gen. w W. Henry is president
of the club.
John Shanahan had one hand bad V
smashed between two blocks of marble in tn e
Esperanza mill at West Rutland last week.
Chester Sanborn, of ROyalton, has just
learned that by the death of an uncle in Cali
fornia, he has fallen keirto 100000.
George Curtis, of Lowell, was loading
breech-loading rife the other day, when it
was discharged, the ball passing through his
foot.
The alumni of Goddard seminary, Barre,
composing the graduates since 1871, are to
hold grand reunion at the commencement
next June.
Rev. G. NJ. Curl, pastor of the Methodist
church at st. Johnsbury, will be transferred
at the conference to tie Baker Memorial
church. Concord. n. H
George Clogston of Sharon, was last week
sentenced by the United States Court to four
months in the House of Correction, for illicit
distilling of cider brandy.
Frank Moore got up in his sleep at Wells
River, raised window, and jumped 81 feet
to the ground. He was somewhat shaken up
but had no bones broken.
Frank L. Burbee of Ludlow. was last De-
cember convicted of stealing a steer, has
been granted new trial by the Supreme
Court for Windsor county.
John Morrissey, a brakeman, was run over
and killed two miles east OF Winchandon.
Mass. the other morning. He was about II
years old and lived at Bellows Falls.
Neil Washburn was badly injured ii the
woods at Chittenden by log rolling or
him; and Fred Horton, of the same TOWNS
fell on the ice SO as to break one arm. a.,
Jerry Drew, proprietor of the Meinphremasz
cog House and the Newport House, died
Tuesday morning, March s, after having
been confined to the house for month
Miss Seneca Bennett Of Brattleboro, was
1O1 wears old Wednesday, March 9th. She
does not enjoy as good health as q year ago
and her mental powers are gradually falling.
The COMMITTEES appointed to investigate
the question of a water supply for st. Johns
bury report that it will cost $50, 900 to bring
incidental expenses, will make the total of
100000.
General Stephen Thomas, of Montpelier,
was thrown from his sleigh a few days ago
and one of his ribs was broken. The old vet
eran rode from Washington, where the acct
dent occurred, to Montpelier, before receiving
medical attendance.
Ex-Gov Barstow, of Sheburne, Gen. Gill
more of Fairlee and Col George n. Carpenter
boy n Nor lrl n tn SnpOI
a few days looking over the old camp and
battle grounds of the Sth Vermont regiment,
of which they were officers.
J. D. Brown of New York, whose Vermont
headquarters are at Montpelier, has within
the past few weeks bought more than 60
good horses in Vermont, and disburses a
number of thousands of dollars among the
horse owners of the State every year
Fred Tarble has fled from Ludlow and Rut-
land, because he aspired to be Town Liquor
Agent of Ludlow, and represented himself as
such to Flint K Co., of Boston. purchasing
some $40 worth of liquor on credit on the
strength of an official position that he did
not hold
An eagle shot by Royal Smith of Bristol,
and now owned by DR.. Dean, proves TO be-
to William Cooper, the taxidermiSt
for the Z. V. NJ. at Burlington golden ca
gle. He writes the doctor that he has a prize. |
rs Jnese DlTuS are udJlNeS vi the tAJTeLit re- |
gion of both continents.
Col. II. S. Foster of the Vermont division {
Of Sons of Veterans has just issued general |
orders No. 2, in which he gives the adjutant's |
'eport, which shows that there are So camps |
and 1896 members of the order in the divis- |
on. The quartermaster reports a balance |
If S1225.53 in the treasures of the cans and :,
1913 in the division.
There were 81 companies doing fire insur-
lnce business in the State of Vermont in
S91. These companies wrote S45, 496.1S1 |
n risks, receiving i'll premiums $6S1 ,904,
nd paid out in losses $67S, 6O7, leaving
balance of $3,297 for expense account The
bove showing is one of the worst that has
yer been known in the State of Vermont.
Troy exchange says that Robert Thorn
s of Middlebury is exhibiting two large
ynxes. There is a bounty of so on them
y the state of Vermont These ferocious
nd NOISY animals infest every part of Yer
nont this winter. Wild animals are more
numerous in the mountain regions of thp |
tate than for n long period before. In fact
ms is the case with all kinds of wild game
ne deer are multiplying rapidly under the
xistlng protective law. This section MAJ
BON become the sportsmens and fsbermen,s
opuar resort Efforts are being made to
lake 1t such. Mr.. Thomas caught four
'nxes last week.