News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-03-24
STATE NEWS.

J. r McCuen has been appointed postmas-
ter at Belvidere and c. Clisbee at Green River.
A young man named Dumas, had one leg
crushed at the lime kiln in East Middlebury u
few days ago.
NJ D. Welch of Wheelock, while working up
wood with a saving machine the other day,
had his hand badly cut.
AT. Aldrich cf West Burke, fell from a
seld last week. striking on his head, and was
sensePss for some time.
Over $500 dollars have been contribut ted by
the Protestants in Lyndonville toward re-
building the Catholic church there.
Henry Harris ofSt. j hnsbury, was serious
ly injured few days since by falling from a
ladder distance of some ten feet.
Charles Wetmore had bis left hand cut off
lust below the wrist Joint by circular saw in
Griffiths lumber mill in Danbury, Wednesday.
Jared Brudnell boldly robbed a man named
Fred Merchant, in broad daylight. on Elm
street, Montpelier. He escaped with his
booty.
n. B. Doyle of Montreal, was robbed of two
coats, gold watch and $130 in money, while
intoxicated at the Lake View House, last
Thursday night.
Lille McGaffey Of East st. Johnsbury, was
st yereIy burned about the face one day re-
Gently, while trying to start fire in water
heater, with Kerosene oil.
The docket for the June term of Caledonia
Court contains 81 law cases and "a chancery.
| The term opens June Z, at st. Johnsbury,
Judge Thompson presiding.
CLAW Munger of Orwell, was arrested Thurs
day for stealing q suit of clothes from Charles
+. Baker of Rutland.
Percy. the 2O-year-old son of Charles C..
Clancy, formerly o. Brattleboro, was acct
| dentally shot by Frank W. Richie, while
they were on a hunting and fishing eXpedi-
ton at Newton Highlands, Mass
| Gen John Palmer has appointed 7. t.
| Farrell, of Waterbury, an aide-de-camp on
| his staff with power to perform the duties OF
the office in accordance with the rules and
! regulations of the Grand Army of the Repub-
| lie.
James McQuade, Jr., lad five years old.
| living at West Rutland, was run over by the
team of T. A. Carmody the hoofof one of the
horses striking him on the head so as to cnt
an uglE>gash and fracture his skull. The
father of the boy was killed by the ears last
fall.
William Durfee, while operating the eleva-
tor at the Consumers Ice company building.
at Burlington, was struck by a falling cake
of ice which weighed 200 poundg and one OF
his shoulders was broken. 1t is feared that
The unfortunate man suffered other internal
INJURIES.
Henry Sadder of Rutland, indicted last
fall for grand larceny, was arrested last week
He went to Fitchburg, Mass, but recently
came back home and was taken into custody.
He gave bonds of $500 to appear for trial,
Edwin Saddler, his father. becoming his
bondsman.
While oiling machinery at the Holden &
Martin mill in Brattleboro, NJ. w. Bingham
was caught up and carried around the shaft
ing until his clothing, save an undershirt
sleeve and his boots. was stripped from his
body. His hip was dislocated, and hesuffered
other injuries which came near proving fatal.
The Is year-old negro, Harry Brown, who
stole q watch from the steward at Towns
hotel, befriended him, and was afterward ar
rested at Winchendon, Mass, pleaded guilty
at Newfane to grand larceny and was senten-
ced to two years in the House of Correction
He claimed his home was in Savannah, Ga.
and that he was horse jockey by occupa-
ton.
Mr.. nd Mrs James Mackinnon of Lyndon.
vile, celebr ated their 50th anniversary last
Thursday. Four sons and their wives and
ten grandchildren were present The sons
presented their father gold watch and their
wives presented the mother gold pin. The
grandchildren presented them 10 So gold
pieces. Mrs. Mackinnon brother, who gave
her away when she was married. was present
l.. n Franklin has been appointed special
prosecutor for tie town of Rutland. The APP
pointment was made by Gov. Page March,
u, and holds during the present guberna-
torial term, which ends when the Legislature
meets on the first Wednesday in Octo Der next.
Mr.. Franklin went before Justice Newman
Weeks and took the oath of Office, and then
took his papers to the Town Clerk to be re-
corded.
The drive of logs on the Connecticut river
this season will probably be the smallest for
many years. 1t is intended to start but 40 =
000,0 900 feet, and the majority will be left at
McIndoes Falls. The remainder, excepting
3,00O,0 900 feet, which will be left at Bellows
Falls will go to Turner's Falls Lumber Com
pany and a few to Mount Tom The drive
generally passes Bellows Falls with from fifty
to seventy-five million feet. but this year the
yards are all filled with lumber, with no in
dication of an increased demand. The Fall
Mountain Paper Company. of Bellows Falls,
will, later in the season, bring in about l 0, )
00O, 900 feet, to be made into paper.