News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-10-06
STATE NEWS,

Lightning struck the barn of Henry Holden
of Windham, killing one horse and injuring
another.
Mrs. Salem WoOdcock of Passumpsic, was
found dead Thursday afternoon. She was
10 years old
Martin II. Higgins, of Taunton, Mass, a
native of Newfane, was found dead in his bed
| Septemb Der 30.
Henry Holden of Windham, had wallet
with a sum of money stolenfrom his residence
a few days ago.
George Whelden of Rutland, had one leg
broken by some timber that he was unload
ing falling on him.
twelve-year-old son of James Hartman
! OF DuXbury, was caught under twenty-foot
! log and terribly crushed.
f. S. Rogers, of North Troy, has been ap-
| pointed Register of Probate III the Probate
office at Barton Landing.
The barns belonging to Franklin H. Dean,
| at West Cornwall, were burned with their
contents last Thursday afternoon.
A three-year old child of S. J. Mechanic of
Rutland fell from the second story window
and the physician thinks it cannot recover.
A large barn on the farm of Moses Field in
Mortified, was struck by lightning and
burned, together with hay and farming tools
At Westminster, West H. NJ. Corlaw shot
a blue heron on his farm which measured six
feet from tip to tip and was four feet i'll height
A three-year-old child Off S. Mechanic of
Rutland, last week fell from a second story
window to the sidewalk and received fatal
injuries.
A young man from Montreal, fell under the
ears while attempting to steal a ride on a
freight train at Ludlow, and one of his legs
was cut off
Children playing with matches set fire to
the barn of Joseph Barrow, of Essex June
ton, and the structure with one of q valua-
bic pair OF horses were burDed.
William Kelley, of Lowell, was driving last
week when his horse became unmanageablc !
and jumped off bridge. The horse was kill |
ed and the drivers arm was broken
Albert Butterfield of Bellows Falls. was in.
jured at the Fall MountatE Paper company
by a piece of shafting fagng on his arm
breaking both bones abovs the wrist
The barn of Sion Morrf, in Cabot. was
struck by lightning last elk and burned
Its contents, consisting ofaO tons of hay,
hog and some farming tool were lost.
William Rogers of STAFFORD, was thrown
from his carriage and one foot catching in |
the wagon wheel, he was dragged over a mile
and killed, his body being terribly mutilated. !
Howard Clark, of Lincoln, Sheriff of Addi- |
son county, having been chosen Senator. has |
resigned as Sheriff, and KeHt W. Merritt has |
been appointed to fill out the unexpred term |
William Foster of Essex Junction, is in Jail |
at Burlington, charged with killing Robert |
Redmond of WillistOn. The latter died of |
broken skull, the result of blow with a club |
in the hands of Foster.
A final footing of the vote in Orange county |
shows the election of Lewis Dickerman, of |
Tunbridge, one of the Democratic candidates |
for Assistant Judge, over W. H. Kibbey of |
Fairlee, by a vote of ,OS1 to 1866
During the racing at Howard Park Burling- !
ton Thursday, the horse Ray B., owned by
KNIT foil 10 nil i
shoulder, dying the same evening. Mr. Smith |
had been offered 81 500 for the animal
A house and barn situated four miles south
of Chelsea, owned by Rufus Murdoch, were
burned Wednesday night. The contents were
destroyed. The fire was probably caused by
an incendiary. The property uninsured.
During some rather rough play last week,
two McGinn boys, of Bennington, succeeded
in wrenching out OF it's socket at the elbow,
one arm of 13-year-old John Bernard The
arm died and amputatiOn became necessary
These patents have been granted; To the
Estey Organ company, assignee of Levi X {
Fuller of BrattlebOrO, one for key for mus
zeal instruments, and one for method of
making tuning.forks; to Russell NJ Woodland
of Norton for car-cOupling.
Rev. P. NJ. Hitchcock, an aged minister of
the Troy conference, of the Methodist
church having spent more than half his min
isterial life in Vermont celebrated the S5th
anniversary of his birth and the Goth of his
passionate Sunday night last at Glens Falls,
N Y, by preaching a sermon entirely in
verse.
At the 10Th annual meeting ofthe Vermont
State Medical Society at Montpelier. October
l3, 1892, prize of S25 will be awarded to
DF. George 5. Cahill, of Burlington, for the
best original contribution on Summer Dar-
rhea in Children" Dr. Cah was formerly
a student at the High School here and after
ward, for several years, secretary to Cover
nor Page. He is young physician of prom
ise and bis may friends will be glad to learn
of this recognition of his ability.