News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-05-19
STATE NEWS.

Oliver Blood of Putney aged % years
while suffering from melancholia, shot himself
fatally.
The unoccupied buildings on the Edwin
Bugbee farm in Concord, were burned a few
days since, probably by an inceudiary
The 9th annual meeting of the Vermont
State Eclectic Medical society is to be held at
the State house in Montpelier, June l and g
Archie, son of William Henderson of Wi
nooski, had his right hand terribly mangled
on rip saw III Mason & Co., shops last Fri
day.
Patents have been granted to Clarence H.
Pitkin Of Berlin, on a saw mill dog and to
Charles W. Sleeper of Island Pond, for "A
machine for heading tin cans.
Charles j. Alger, well known lawyer OF
burlington and the original owner and editor
OF the Independent, died of paralysis last
Thursday morning, aged 63 years.
Herbert, eldest son of j. W. Eagan OF
Waltsheld, was caught by belt in his faith
er's MILL thrown under a saw receiving cash
nine inches long and very deep cut in one
hip.
The Franklin County Medical association
has elected these officers: President, r. w
Peton; vice-president. 5. W. Paige: score
tary, Ii. K. Wilder; censOrs, W. r. HuUchin-
son, j III. Hamilton, c. F. Hawley.
The house ofC. J. Bowker of ST. Johnsburv
N'ii'tA' was ittthtlS tIitfGt " buISldIS VINO
stole some cash little jewelry and the
DemOrest silver medal won by his daughter
Rose, IN Il recent speaking contest
The directors of the Caledonia Fair Ground
company organized on the 9Th inst. by elect
ing these officers President Hon. Z. A.
Parks; vice-president Col. T. C. Fletcher
secretary and treasurer, n. NJ. johnson.
Charles Davis, who some time ago escaped
from Jail at Newport, where he was confined
for horse stealing, has been recaptured aft
Edwards, N. Y, and it appears that he has
committed bigamy in addition to his other
crimes.
Dan Williams, the Custleton burglar and
firebug, who has been in jail at Rutland for
four months has, on plea of guilty of at
tempted burglary, been sentenced to the
house of correction for ten months. The
charge of arson still hangs over him.
OF the convicted and sentenced Montpelier
liquor dealers, A. w. Spaulding, L. D. Rus
sell, George D. Reed Theophie Goodnature.
Clement Mitchell and Louis Gcodnature,
have begun their terms at the house of cor
rection. The balance of the party are to test
questions of law in the Supreme court
Eddie McCutchen, a young boy at Fair
banks village in st Johnsbury, recently in
play pointed an old musket, long disused, at
tive-year-old Lydia Wheelock and pulled the
trigger. TO the horror of all concerned there
followed a loud explosion and heavy charge
of shot struck he little girl in the back of the
head, blowing furrow from the back of the
head around to the ear, which was badly
torn by the missiles. About forty of the shot
penetrated to the bone, but unfortunately
none of them went through it and the child is
now very well.
Judge D. Z. Nicholson of Rutland received
injuries IN runaway last Monday fro
which he died at 10 O'Clock that evening. \
runaway team collided with his wagon, his
horse turned quickly. tipping the wagon over,
then ran. The Judge was caught under the
wagon and dragged several rods over the
pavement. His right collar bone, shoulder
blade and nose were broken and his right
eye severely injured. Judge Nicholson
was born in Tinmouth June, T 1913.
He was admitted to the Bar in 1913, was
Senator from Rutland county two terms. In
ms prime he was considered one of the ableet
LAWYERS in Vermont.