News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-09
STATE NEWS.

Arthur Plumley, of Chester, broke his leg
badly a few days ago, by a fall when turning
around.
Ambrose Estabrook, of North Sherburne,
recently had all his fingers amputated by a
circular saw.
The sixteenth commencement exercises of
the Vermont academy at Saxtons River, be-
gin June II and continue until the 23d.
During the thunder storm Thursday, the
Methodist church at West Enosburgh was
struck by lightning and damaged $500.
The eighth annual meeting of the Vermont
Woman's Suffrage Association is to be held
at Sutton, Thursday evening, and Friday
June 9 and 10.
Mrs. Edith Pelkey of Middlebury, has been
arrested on charge of bigamy, she being al
legged to have four living husbands, none of
them divorced.
There was a lively blaze a few days ago in
the repair shop of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road at Newport, but prompt work prevent
ed serious damage.
The store of Hoag & Clauson, in Rutland
was entered by burglars a few nights since,
but the thieves got no booty, being evident
ly frightened away.
Joel Roberts, a well known farmer of st.
Johnsbury Centre, aged rs years, dropped
dead in his wagon while driving home from
st. Johnsbury June L.
The 19-year-old son of AFRO B. Rogers, O
Newbury, was drowned June LIST, while swim
ming in the Connecticut river. He was TAX
en- with cramp. The body was recovered.
Chief Justice Mason has handled dow at
Boston a decision in favor of the Central Yer
mont railroad company in the suit brought
by Julius G. Hatch. The original suit was
an action in tort for 800, 900.
ACobden colt valued at $1,000 and owned
by Randall & Lynch, was attacked by a dog
in the streets of st. Johnsbury, causing a
runaway in which the colts leg was broken,
making it necessary to kill the animal.
The Fort Cassin House, at the mouth OF
Otter Greek which was built in the early '30's
and which has been a favorite summer resort
was burned by incendiaries last week. In.
sured in the Liverpool, and Globe for $500.
The ninth annual field day of the UNIVERSE
ty of Vermont was held Wednesday. E.. N,
Sanctuary broke the college record in the
pole vault by one inch and the base bal
throwing record by s feet and 2 inches. Ly-
man Allen broke the college record in the run
ming broad jump.
Eight hundred dollars has been raised to
pay the rent of the rooms in the Vernon
Mutual Insurance. and Langdon blocks, at
Montpelier, for headquarters of the Vermont
branch of the Kelley Institute, and the man.
ayers are expected to arrive June Is.
The Vermont Breeders Association holds
its eighth annual summer exhibition at Rut-
land, and offers $4,000 in stakes and pre-
miums. Entries to stakes close June 10,
with F. II. harrington, Secretary, Brandon
send to him for entry blanks and circulars.
The Vermont Eclectic Medical society has
elected as President, !. W. Marsh, of Man
chester Centre; Vice Pres, II. n. Waite, OF
Johnson G. +. Barnwood, of Dorset H. H.
Hill, of Lowell; Secy., George H. Gray, OF
East Calais; Treas, j. NJ. Templeton, OF
Montpelier.
o. M. Tinkham, of Pomfret, has returned
from his tour among the peasants of the
British Isles. He reports a favorable trip,
but tells sorry tales of the condition of the
working classes. 1t might be well for some
of the professed free traders of this country
to duplicate Mr.. Tinkham's trip.
Daniel all a tool sharpner for granite
cutters, of late at work in Montpelier, has
been arrested on a charge of the larceny of
tools from H. NJ. Phelps & Co., of Burlington
whose employ he recently left. He denies the
charge aDd claims that the tools identified
by Phelps & Co., as theirs are his.
A train on the Delaware and Hudson rail-
road, south bound Thursday afternoon. was
running at about SO miles per hour near
Hydeville, in Castleton, when the rear coach
jumped the track and rolled down the en-
bankment. Edward S. Wood, of Rutland.
the conductor, was so badly injured that he
died a few hours later. A number of the
passengers were injured but none fatally,
they being Mrs. frederick Fem, of Rutland.
bruised between the shoulders, side injured
her two children were also bruised w. II.
Preston, of Fair Haven, scalp wound cut
Albert Tuttle. of Fair Haven, scalp wound,
bruised; Mrs. Tuttle. his wife, wound over
left temple; Miss Tuttle, a daughter, contu
sion of left side; Ma. Litchteld, of Hydeville,
scalp wound side injured; Frederick Spencer,
of Whitehall, N. Y. shoulder dislocated Mr..
Miller and son, of Albany, N. Y. cut and
severely bruised f. D. Fisk, of Brattleboro,
Two ribs broken; W. F. Hunt, of Worcester,
Mass, badly bruised.