News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-04-07
STATE NEWS.

Burglars broke into and pillaged a house
of Mr.. Allen in Newport a few DAYS ago dur
ing the absence of the family
A little son of Philip j. Little, of Chelsea,
had his leg broken "a few days ago by collid-
| ing with fence while cOasting
Sadie Morrison ofSharon, recently fell while
carrying dish of boiling water and was ter
ribly scalded about the head and neck.
William Carpenter, Sr., of Norton, had one
leg broken recently by getting his foot in a
hole in the road while riding on sled with a
neighbor.
Mrs. Harriet Tay Tor, a widow at Mddletown
Springs, fell from a scaffold in her barn and
broke her neck. Her dead body was discov-
cred "a hours later.
Fred Lafayette of Lincoln, had his left arm
broken several times and received severe flesh
wounds from the bursting of gun with
"hlcH nc y" v-tL5,u,rTriss a, t,..-,st.
Judge Elias B. Burton died last Thursday
at Manchester where he had been practicing
attorney since 1913. He was born in Rupert
IN 1916, and was much respected
Baxter Brothers, from Maine, have de-
inItely decided to locate q corn canning fac
tory at Westminster. The factory will en-
ploy II to 200 hands, at different seasons of
the year, the latter number in the height of
the canning season. The total output will
be $50, 900 cans.
j. Henry Kidder of Wilmington, has a writ
drawn by Noah Sabin, Jr, Justice of the
Peace in Putney, March II, 1892, 100 years
ago this month. 1t was to summon David
Wilson We I'd, of Putney, in sd county, to ap-
pear before me at my dwelling house in Put
ney in sd. county, on We 25th day of March
instant, at l O'Clock, afternoon. and then and
there to answer unto James Fitch, of Putney
aforesaid in action on note and book account
to the damage of forty shilliugs lawful mon
ey." On the back of the writ was this memo
randum Writ 1-6, off. fees 20, Plff. attd.
20. trav'l o. court fees -1-6 Costs, 90 g.
The deft. default, damage eO-9-S Total,
f0-16-11.
A church subscription paper Ill years old
was found in Wilmington recently. 1t reads:
Whereas, we, We subscribers being DESTROYS
to have we gospel propagated among us,
and our posterity trained upon ways of Chris
tianity, have hereuntO set our names with We
labor, etc, that we will give toward building
a house of worship as near as We four corners
of Halifax, Marlborough, Wilmington, and
Halifax as may be a convenient spot found
for to set said meeting house, viz: June we
"a, 1871, and is signed by 19persons. Most
OF the subscriptions were in work, some were
board and shingles, and one was gallon of
rum. None were in money. The remains of
the foundations of this old church can still be
seen.
Miss Mary Carey, an aged lady living near
the RoxbuTy road in Mortified, March Goat
tempted to take a stick of wood from the
stove, when her clothes caught fire. She ran
shrieking from the house, and attempted to
subdue the flames by rolling in the snow. but
the high wind that was blowing only famed
them to a fiercer blaze A freight train in
charge of Conductor Patrick Hassett was
passing at the time and was promptly stop
ped, when the crew succeeded in smothering |
the burning garments of Miss Carey and PX- |
tinguished a fire that had started in the |
house; Medical aid was called and all that |
could be, was done to relieve the suferings of
the unfortunate woman, but she died at |
o'clock that evening.