News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-31
STATE ITEMS.

The State Christian Endeavor convention
is to he held al Barre in October
The residence of Mrs. Angelina Stevens, at
Chester, busned Thursday night. Loss, SO
600; insurance, 81 900.
l.. M. Baker Of Forestdale has a chicken
with head on each end of its body. 1t also
has two extra legs on what would ordinarily
be the hinder enGS
George La F. Snntain, who is one of the
most popular Young Democrats of Burling-
ton, is prominent candidate for the post
mastershiD of that city.
Rev. Thomas Bell, for some years rector of
st. Stephens parish in Middlebury, has re-
signed and accepted call to Island Pond,
and will begin work there about Sept. 10.
Parties from Illinois have been in East
Montpelier, recently, buying Jersey cows.
They shipped about 35 head from the Mont
pelier station Wednesday; price paid, $40
per head
Hon L. F. Aldrich, President of the Barre
National Bank, is improving slowly from the
shock of paralysis which he received last April
at Stanbridge, P Q. He is still confined to
his home in Berlin.
Hon E. j. Phelps of Burlington has been
retained as counsel by the receivers OF the
Erie railroad, of whom Gen. j. &. McCul-
Tough of North Bennington, as heretofore
announced is one.
An informal meeting of the creditors of s.
M. DORIS Sons of Rutland and Bristol has
agreed that it is for the best interests of all
concerned for the firm to resume business,
and the necessary action to that end will be
taken.
Another black bear was shot in Somerset
last week, and the meat was sold IT, different
housekeepers igcsnilmipgton. A number of
deer have been So turing the mouth on the
mountains west of Wilmington and Sears
burgh
Mr.. LAWN and Mrs. Mary Howp-Lavin
appeared in testimonial concert rendered
by the citizens of Brattleboro Thursday
night. They are to sail for Europe Septem-
Der 8, where they have operate engn gements
| for the winter.
Ii. II. Pitkin of Fairhaven, charged with
| being accessory to the crime of abortion com
mitted on the person of Miss Eva Shaw, of
California, at Rutland, waived ex mination
and was held in the sum of s., 800 for his ap-
pearance at the September term Of Rutland
county court, Ira Allen, OF Fairhaven, being
| his bondsman.
The family of James Morris, who was killed
| four weeks ago at Rutland, will bring SUIT
against the Central Vermont road for $780,
| 900. The suit will be entered in the Septem-
Der term of court, and will probably be tried
| in the March term, 1894. G. E. L;,~ renee,
| 2. NJ. Meldon and Z. W. Maloney viii be the
lawyers for the Morris family.
Died at Vermont Soldiers Home Aug. %
| John f. Colby, late of Co. H, 4th VT regi-
ment and United States Navy, aged rs years
| He was admitted from Danville May ~, 'S7,
and was buried at the Soldiers Home, his
death being No. "a. Comrade Colby has
been member of the Home over six years
being the seventh member admitted.
The annual meeting of the Vermont branch
| of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
which is to be held in Montpelier. Sept. ID
and IA, promises to be an interes ting and
| important gathering. Eminent speakers
! from abroad are expected, and one or more
graduates of the Kelley Institute will be in
vited to address one of the gatherings.
Fairs are announced to be held in Vermont
as follows State, Burlington, Sept = Cal
edonia, st. Johnsbury, Sept 1914; 0. leans
county, Barton, Sept. 1914; Franklin, Shell
don Junction, Sept. 1915; LamoilIe, Norris
vile, Sept. 1921; Ryegate and Wells River
| Valley Dairymen's Association, South Rye
gate, Sept. 20-21; Northern Caledonia, Lynn
| donville, Sept. 2627; Windham, Brat leboro
Sept. 272S; Windsor, Woodstock, Sept. 90
%; Western Vermont, Fair Haven, Sept 81
20; Rutland, Rutland, Oct. 3-5.
| Frank J. Borden, of Bedford, p. 0 was
arrested in st. Adams Tuesday evening by
| special agents of the treasury department.
| c. j. Smith and Buckingham, for smuggling
steel pens of English make into this country
| Borden was the agent of other parties, from
whom he received the packages of gonds in
Canada. These he brought across the line
| from time TO time, without paying duty, and
| they were then shipped by express from
| Swanton to dealers in Boston. Borden re-
ceived but trife for his share in the opera
| ton; but he seems to have been willing to
take risk of a heavy fine and Imprisonment
for violation OF United States laws.