News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
STATE ITEMS,

ST. Johnsbury will get a little less than
$500 as her share from the State on the basis
of road mileage. Six dollars u mile is the
figure paid by the State to the several towns.
The trotting stallion Mack. owned by Mr..
Bentley, of Rutland, was sold to Claremont
and Concord parties last week for $40, 900.
Mack made n half mile in 1.051a at the June
meeting at Billings Park.
E. D. Farrar, of Burlington, formerly of
st. Adams, in company with friend, recent
ly made n bicycle tour covering over 800
miles, and including visits at Boston, Provi-
dence, Newport and Worcester.
Lester w. Greene. a prominent druggist of
Montpelier, and his wife have been held in
$500 bail for appearance at the October term
of the United States Curcuit Court, on the
charge of attempted smuggling of drugs
from Canada, last February.
Ex-Judge Advocate General Southland of
Castleton has in his possession an old engrav-
ing of McDonoughs victory on Lake Cham
plain in 1912, representing at its height the
naval engagement between the British and
American forces little south of Plattsburg.
The docket for the September term of Chit
tenden court is the largest docket of any term
of court il eleven years. There are 43 crimi-
nal cases and 33 divorce cases, besides many
civil and chancery. The term will be an in
teresting one. The April term recently closed,
occupying 142 days in session while the cor
responding term in 1922 closed after II days.
William C. Butler died July Is of consump-
ton at the Vermont Soldiers Home. He
was mem Der of Co. F, 1st Vt. Cav; enlist
ed Sept. 8, 1861; mustered out Nov. IS,
1864 admitted to the Home Nov 80, 1887
death No. 80. He was buried at Brattle-
boro. Comrade Butler was member of
Sedgewick post and a past commander of
the organization.
Another monument of general interest to
the public has just been completed by the
South Ryegate granite works. The monu-
ment is for the Camerons, and bears the fol-
lowing inscription: " Simon Concentration
-Adjutant-General of Pennsyl
times elected Senator of the United States
Secretary of War-Minister to Russia" and
the date of his birth aud death.
The surplus earnings in the postoffices in
nine counties in Vermont are deposited with
Postmaster J. Eli GoOdenough of Montpelier.
During 10 days from July l, over So, 500 has
been received from 210 offices One post
master in Franklin county cracked the rec
ord by sending a silver dime to Mr.. Good
enough on Tuesday, as the gross receipts
above expenses of his office for the three
months ending July /.
Byron W. Crane of Bridgeport on Friday
learned something about milk cans as fire
setting appliances. He uses four of them, and
after they had been washed that morning
they were placed against the south side of the
woodshed to dry When Mr. Crane and his
men came in from the field at noon they found
the shed on fire in four spots where the cans
had concentrated the rays of the sun upon it.
One of the fires had gained considerable head
way, and but for the timely discovery would
have made trouble
Cadmus s. Gates, a well-known citizen of
Highgate. was arraigned before United States
Commissioner George E. johnson, in Bur-
lington Friday, on a charge of smuggling, in
assisting his daughter, Mrs. Lester II.
Greene, the wife of a prominent Montpelier
druggist, in unlawfuly bringing across the
Canada line last February 200 ounces of
sulphionide and phenacetine. The drugs
were bought at a Montreal drug store, and
customs officer who happened to be in the
store at the time overheard the instructions
given about shipping. The drugs were sent
by express to st. Armand, and then Mr..
Gates and his daughter attempted to bring
them across the line without paying duty.
The couple were arrested. the goods at once
recla med by Mr.. Greene, and by his paying
the duty, expenses and a pecuniary fine to
the government, everything rested quietly.
Recently District Attorney Plumey of North
field was instructed to institute criminal pro-
ceedings against the three. Mr.. and Mrs.
Greene appeared before Commissioner John
son June and Mr.. Gates appeared Friday.
They were held in $500 bail each for their
appearance at the October term of the Uni
ted States Circuit Court, to be held in Rut-
land.