News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-10-04
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There are $500 school children in Rutland
The steamer Vermont will finish her season
October 6.
Bristol will soon have a national bank, a
charter for such an institution having been
granted.
Hon. Justin s Morrill, Of Stafford has been
chosen one OF the vice presidents of she Uni.
tarian National Conference.
Lieut. F. c. J. Cheney Of Washington will
deliver the address before the First Vermont
Cavalry Association at its annual meet ing 10
Montpelier, to be held in October.
j. W. Atwood, for many years station
agent for the central Vermont railroad at
West Randolph, is now general manager Of
the Veneer Manufacturing Co. of Plymouth.
n. II.
The income of the University of Vermont.
exclusive nf henplactions, fer the year 1898.
was S5S.2S5.5S, and for 1894, SCI ,144 50.
The expenditures were $50 1901 in 1898,
and $50 81 ID in 1894.
c. II. Lewis, one Of the leading farmers of
South Poultney, purchased last spring ten
pounds of American Wonder potatoes, T ON
which he has grown eight bushels, the largest
weighing two pounds and ten ounces.
The town of Mendon asks for State aid to
keep the stage route in repair, and the Com
missioners who went to Mendon to examine
the route in question will report their finding
during this term of Rutland County Court.
1t is expected that the longest granite
shaft ever quarried in Vermont, 40 feet in
length, will be brought from the Mann quar-
~ over the Barre railroad. The stone will
be finished at the works of MARI & Gordon.
VIM. Colburn, aged 20 years, resident of
White River Junction, committed suicide last
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railroad track before fast train. He had
been insane several months and had before
attempted suicide.
James Hinchey, formerly of Rutland, has
been appointed general master mechanic of
the New London and Northern division of
the Central Vermont road with headquarters
at New London, Conn. He has been master
mechanic at Malone, N. Y, for the past year
Stephen NJ. Folsom of New Mexico, former
" of Lyndonville, who was arrested and
sentenced for violating the national banking
law some time since, and let out on bail
pending an appeal for a new trial, has been
sent to the penitentiary to serve out term
OF five years.
The Secretary of State has issued a charter
to the Vermont Farmers Advocate Publish
ing Company. The charter members are E.
B. Taft, l., S Drew, E. B. johnson, Elias Ly-
"
Hawkins and G. W. Scarf. The capital stock
is placed at $4,000 in shares OF 500 EACH
Sanford H. Potter, who was postmaster at
White River Junction under Cleveand's first
administration, has renounced Democracy
and become pronounced Republican. He
has been prominent in Democratic circles for
many years in this State, but Cleveandsm
as at present administered is too much for
his Democracy
The Vermont Soldiers Home has now a
membership of 90, the largest since its or.
ganization. The report of Gen. W. B. Frank
lin, president of the National Home, for the
quarter ending Sept. 30, 1894, will show ad-
mitted since July l II, died 4, discharged 3,
gain 8. The prospects are that the home
will be caring for 100 before January l next.
There are 16 cared for in the hospital. The
average age of the members is 81 years.
Rev. D. Sage Mckay, who has been pastor
of the First congregational church at St. Al
bans since 1890, has accepted call to the
pastorate of the North Reformed Congrega-
tional church at Newark, N. !. 1t is under
stood the salary offered is $4,000. MIR. Mac
kay came to this country from Scotland
some six years ago and settled in st. Adams,
succeeding the Rev. John Mccall, now of
Bedford. Mass, as pastor of the COngrega-
tional church.
During the past season the Bennington
Water Company hasexpended about S35, 900
in completing the extension that it became
necessary for it to make to be sure of suffi-
cent quantity of water to supply the village.
Nearly 700 pounds Of dynamite were used in
blasting through the rock met within the cut.
The company is now confident that there is
a sufficient water supply to meet all emer-
gences, and, what is better yet thorough
analysis develops the fact that the water OBJ
tanned is of unquestioned purity.
Harry Hoadley of West Rutland has been
indicted for voting in two towns at the last
State election, arrested and lodged in the
House of Correction. Hoadley is said to
have voted in West Rutland shortly after the
polls opened and then drove to Wells, where,
it is reported, he voted in the afternoon. 1t
is also claimed that he voted theentire ticket
in both towns, the State, county and town.
Hoadey is Democrat, and it is said that
his name was placed on the check list at
Wells by the Democratic candidate for Town
Representative. He left the State immedi-
ately after the election and has been staying
at Granville n. Y, ever since He went to
Fair Haven to attend the fair and was seen
in the crowd by an officer.