News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-04-27
STATE ITEMS,

The u. V. Ms played nine games on their
Southern trip, winning seven.
In the Vermont Division of the New Hamp-
shire district, there are 300 licensed sugar
producers, season of 1893, against 2,S9S in
1892.
Rev Edwin NJ. Hayes, D. D of Rutland,
is revising for publication, his history of the
10th Vermont regiment. The first edition Is
out of print and scarce.
Elmer E. French, for sey eral years princi-
pal of the Ladies' Institute at Newbury. VT,
has been chosen president of the McGraw
Normal Institute, at Beds Ferry, n. ID.
S. N. Manchester of Brandon, died at his
home Sunday, leaving q wife aud three child
rem. He was 73 years of age and had been in
the drug business for the past Is years. He
was very prominent in State Masonic circles
Mary Knapp of Lyndon, has basket bot
tom made for her great-great-grandfath
200 years ago, and just as sound as it was
the day it was made. She also has a china
pipe with history and a pedigree which she
can trace back 200 years.
design has been adopted for the badge to
be worn at Chicago by the state commission
ers. 1t will be of bronze, bearing the coat of
arms of Vermont, with bar bearing the
name of the state, and ribbon depending
from the bar with the words, Estate com
m ssioner"
Pensions have been granted to Vermonters
as follow Original, George Coulter and Mil
toL Crossman; increase, George A. Wales !;
reissue, George Fischer, William W. Huff,
Orange Kingley and Orrin Willis; original
widows, etc, Mary A. Coulter, minor of Har-
rison Coulter.
Austin Hazen. ir., who graduated from the
University OF Vermont in the class of s., is
one of the four commencement speakers at
Hartford Theological seminary, and has been
appointed by the faculty to the VIM Thomp-
son fellowship, which gives him two years OF
study abroad
The Green Mountain grape originated in
| Vermont, says the Maine farmer. 1t can be
relied on as earlier than the Delaware Salem.
Concord, or even Moore's Early, and in all
probability can be depended upon to ripen in
| this state. 1t is only medium in size and is a
bright lively green in color when ripe Anna
| teur growers throughout New England who
| have grown this grape speak highly of it.
Gov. Fuller has accepted an invitation,
| rendered by the secretary of the navy to the
| governors of all the states. to attend the
| great naval parade in New York harbor on
the 2Sth. He will 20 to New York for this
purpose on the 27th, accompanied 10y Mrs
| Fuller, Col. T. :. Peck and Col. Gouldiug.
| From New York Gov. Fuller will go direct 10
Chicago to attend the formal opening OF the
exposition May 1.
Mrs. William Mulchahey of MddIebury
aged 70 years, committed suicide by bang
ing, Sunday noon. She had been in usual
| health, and after getting dinner, went TO the
granary and was gone so long as to cause
her people to look for her. When found, life
was extinct. She had tied hammock rope
around her neck, thown the rope oyer beam
and stepped down the stairs. She leaves a
husband, son. James Mcdonald Mulchahey
who is a lawyer in New York, and a daugh.
| ter. Miss Kate Mulchahey, who lives at home
One brother, George McD onald is in business
| in New York.