News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-09
STATE LIENS.

celebrate its Centennial August p.
Harry E. Wells has been appointed assist
ant 70 Prof. Vim. MeGetOn in chemistry at
Middlebury College.
During the past fiscal year 126, 121 boun-
ties have been paid for maple sugar, whereof
Vermont got S6S,267.
Burglars broke into the Farmers Exchange
at Franklin Friday night, and stole about
$500, with watches and other goods.
1t has been suggested that Hon. George n.
Dale OF Island Pond will be the chairman Of
the judiciary committee in the coming Sen
ate.
Chief Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme court is sp nding the summer on
the shores OF Lake Champlain at Thomson's
Point, Charlotte.
Raleigh A. Folsom, aged 40 years, of South
Barton committed suicide in Boston Sunday
by shooting. Dependency was the cause of
the deed.
The Chittenden county road commissioners
will hold public meeting at Burlington
August TO- Gov. Fuller. Col. Hooker, Col.
Cannon and Engineer Bacot are to speak
The 50th annual fair of the Addison County
Agricultural Society will be held September
IL, II and IL. Among the features will be a
baby show, the first in the county, and a
balloon ascension.
State Auditor Hale refused to settle the dis
pute between the claimants of fines in the
celebrated O'Neif jug case, and W. II. Love
and Jewett L. Cam have therefore compro-
missed, dividing the money between them
Leroy NJ. Holmes, well-known Sprinfield
farmer, was held up and robbed by highway
men Thursday evening. He claims that he
was drugged after the highwaymen grabbed
him, and that he lost quite a sum of money.
The Windsor County Soldiers reunion will
be held at Bethel, Wednesday, August 30
Great preparations are being made to have
this model reunion, and a larger mum Der
of old veterans than usual have signifed their
intention of being present.
A Rutland press despatch SAYS that Mrs
Mary H. Sawyer has just received check
for $500 from the United States treasury de-
partment, being balance due her late hus-
band, Maj. Geo. +. Sawyer for services in the
Mexican war AZ years ago. Major Sawyer
died at sea in 1852.
There are now six councils of the American
Protective Association in Caledonia county
situated at st. Johnsbury, Danville, Lvn-
don, Barnet, Sheffield and Wheelock 1t is
said there are three more throughout the
State, and that gathering of the organza
ton is expected soon, probably at st. Johns
bury.
Rev. Joseph Warren Guernsey died at Rut-
land Saturday. He was born in Brandon
VT, in 1920, and was a member of the New
Hampshire Methodist conference from 1916
to 1869, when he was transferred to the Ver-
| mont conference, of which he was presiding
elder for four years. He retired from active
ministerial work and removed to Rutland in
1893.
DR.. Almon Clarke who was assistant sur
geon of the 10th Vermont infantry and after
| ward surgeon of the LIST Vermont cavalry,
| = bo al; hoo toJ DnoC
dent of the Wisconsin Medical society, and
has also been appointed professor of physical
! diagnosis in a new medical college at Mil
waukee. He is twin brother to Col. Albert
Clarke of Boston.
The following postmasters have been APP
| pointed for Vermont f. +. Putnum, East
| Cam bridge, vice M. NJ. Lampher dead; p G.
| Salmon, Greensboro Bend, vice r. B. Smith
removed; H. E. Moore, Sheldon Springs vice
William W. Maca resigned. The President
| has sent to the Senate the names of j. W.
Pierce to be postmaster at Springfield, and
A. J. Sibley at Montpelier.
At the request of the secretary of the
Farmers National Congress, o. NJ Tinkham
| has selected the following delegates to repre-
| sent the State agricultural interests at a
meeting of the congress in Parkersburg, W.
! Va, October 36 Hon. Cloud Harvey of
Barnet, Gardner S. Fassett of Enosburgh, H.
W. Walker of Woodstock, A. D. Evarts of
| Vergennes and G. NJ Wnslow, secretary OF
the State board of agriculture.
Division Commander Greene of the Sons of
Veterans announces the following appoint
ments on his staff:-Adiutant, L. G. Young !;
quartermaster, S. E. Perkins; sergeant ma
| jor A. M. Scagel; quartermaster sergeant S.
| A. Greene, all of st. Adams. The adjutant's
report shows 1,0S1 members in good stand
ing June 80, 1894. The quartermaster' re-
port shows balances on hand of $149.77 in
the division account and $1,099.53 in the
| camp account.
Chittenden county Democrats have nomi-
| mated this ticket: Senators, j B. Hender-
son of Burlington, Frank Jubell of Coches-
| ter, Fred N. Drury of South Burlington; as
sistant Judges, j. w. Truax OF Essex s. G.
/ Bush of Colchester; judge OF probate, Henry
Gillette, of Jonesvile; states attorney, W. II.
Collision. of Burlington; sheriff, Michael MUIR
ply, of Burlington, high bailiff, W. j. Gibson
! of Jericho; county commissioner, h. q. John
son of Colchester.
The Burlington Free Press says that two
| handsome structures are being erected this
wear on the grounds of the University of YER
mont. One of these is a science building, the
gift of DR.. Edward H. Williams, of the Bald
win Locomotive works of Philadelphia, which
will contain lecture rooms, laboratories and
other conveniences for the departments of
chemistry, physics and biology. The other
is a dormitory building, which is to make
the college home for about 100 students, and
is the gift of John H. Converse of the class of
1863. This building Mr.. Converse, who is
one of the university trustees, has SO located
on the ground east of the present group of
college buildings as to invite the erection of
future buildings around quadrangle, (which
| sooner or later, may be made into a college
garden with the 'studious walks and shades
| of old Oxford"