News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-05-18
STATE ITEMS.

1t is reported that fine marble and q black
lead mine have been discovered at Orange.
The Vermont Poultry and Pet Stock Asso-
ciation has been organized al st. Johnsbury.
Rev. II, H, Barnard has resigned the pas
torate of the Puritan church at West Rutland
Rutland hospital will be located on lot
given by Emelyn and Julian Pierepont, on
Pine Hill.
There is to be about rs houses and business
blocks erected within the village limits of
Barre this summer.
The farm of William r. Clark formerly OF
East Wallngford, supplies the spring water
for the Worlds Fair grounds.
The French Canadian societies of Rutland,
will parade on st. Jean Baptiste day, June
"a, with public services and a banquet.
Austin Peck one of Barrels Oldest native
citizens, and one of the wealthiest men in
Washington county, died Thursday after
long illness.
Col. 0lin Scott a past captain, makes a
proposition that he will give one-tenth of
either S., 900 or $4,000 to build an armory
for the Bennington rifles.
Vermont has four daily and ffty-nine
weekly newspapers and it would be strange
under the circumstances if the people of the
Green Mountain State were not 'well read. !"
The old Lee homestead in Waterford, was
burned recently and the families of Frank
Owen, William Owen and Edward Wilcox
were left homeless, The house was built in
1901.
Officers raided the Montpelier and wells
River depot at Barre Friday afternoon and
seized a large quantity of beer, wine and
whlskey which had been consigned to persons
in town.
The grand list of Vergennes shows an in
crease of about 5000 over 1892, standing
now at about SIS, 200 The number of polls
is ais. The total tax to be collected is $50
per cent,
A. D. Kimball of Montpelier has invented
aud applied for a patent on an improved
hoop for tubs and barrels. Experts say it is
the best yet, and the cost is three-fourths less
than the usual style.
Col Albert Clarke, Secretary of the Home
Market Club, Boston, is to deliver he address
at the dedication of the Col. Randall monu-
ment in Mortified in June. Col. Clark was a
graduate of Barre academy,
Clarence j. Sargent of Warren well-known
organ and piano agent, was assaulted on
Dover street, Boston, recently and claims
that he was robbed of 81 800, with which he
intended to purchase restaurant.
B. Bemis, a son of Dr. Bemis of Jonesvlle
and brakeman on the Central Vermont,
died from the effects of an accident Wednes-
day. He was last seen dancing on a moving
train and it is supposed he fell off and was
injured between the cars.
In a report of the freight traffic on Lake
Champlain, it appears that mines and quar-
ries are per cent. lumber l q per cent manu-
features etc, 81 per cent. In the table White
hall leads. Rouses Point stands second,
Vergennes third and Burlington fourth
Montpelier and vicinity are reported to
hold 100000 of the stock of the broken
Union Loan and Trust Co., of Sioux City. Ia
The wealth accumulating power of New En-
gland, to stand such continuous losses from
foolish and wildcat investments. is some
thing marvellous,
The Christian Endeavor Society at Brad
ford has one member in Wellesley College,
another in Dartmouth, one in Vermont Uni
versity, one in Mr.. Moody's school in North
field, and one in Andover Academy, and in
addition has two principals of Academies
and five school teachers
The Caledonia County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will hold its annual con-
vention at Peacham, May ~ and "a. All
delegates and visitors will he freely entertain
ed, and names should be sent as soon as pos
sble to the entertainment committee, Mrs.
A. II. Hebhlethwaite and Miss l.. G Bailey,
Peacham. Everybody cordially invited.
Mrs. Bridget McDonough of Rutland, was
severely burned Tuesday, Mrs, MoDonough
was placing some rubbish on fire in the gar
den when her dress caught fire. The flames
were put out by people attracted by her cries
but not until her legs and lower part of her
body had been burned to crisp. Her hair
was completely burned off but her face was
not disfgured.
At the annual meeting of the E. & T. Fair
banks company held in st JohnsbuTy on the
10th inst, Franklin Fairbanks was elected
president; Ii. n. Turner, general managers
Henry Fairbanks, secretary, and c, NJ Spen-
Ger, treasurer. The company has had n pros
porous year aud has paid two dividends, ag-
gregating $15O,000 1t will begin this year
paying quarterly dividends at the rate of
per cent. per annum.