News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-07-12
STATE ITEMS.

The Essex county Democrats convention
was held at GuildhallJuly 10.
The Windham county Democratic eonven-
ton Is To be held at Newfane Aug. 1.
Recent measurements show the actual
height Of Camei's Hump to be 4 ,O92 feet.
The Bennington county Republican con-
vention will BE- held at Arlington july 20.
Clara d. Delano has been appointed post
master at East Shoreham, vice W. T. Della
no, resigned.
Ernest. son Of Nat Sheets, a Swantou farm
er, was struck by lightning Friday evening
and instantly killed.
The annual drive Of logs on the Connecti-
cut is now passing Windsor The drive this
year measures about 60, 900, 900 feet.
II is said there are 345 widows in Bennipp.
ton out OF a total population OF G,391. OF
these % are so-called grass" widows
DR.. W. S. Smart of Brandon took poison
Wednesday in mistake for medicine. The
prompt Offices of a physician saved him.
The Forest and Stream Club at Whining
ton had very narrow escape from fire sun
day evening about o'clock. Fire caught in
the annex from defective fiue, and was put
out after an hJur's hard lighting.
An oil stove was overturned in the house of
E. ID. Carpenter at Wells River last Wednes-
day, and the house was set on fire Several
rooms were damaged but the blaze was ex-
tinguished before it had spread TO any great
extent.
The Windsor county summer school and
teachers institute will be held at Chelsea Au-
gust O-lS. Among the instructors who will
be present are A. W. Edison of the Massa-
chusetts State board and |. +. Hall of Ar
lington.
VIM. l.. Russell of st. Johnsbury was found
lying in his mill yard, unconscious, last We'd
nesday, with the back of his head severely in
lured. DE has not yet been able to tell how
he was injured, and it is feared that he may
not recover.
The Passumpsic and Connecticut River d.
visions of the Boston & Maine railroad sys-
tenn have been consolidated, and both have
been placed under the charge of Superintend-
ent ID. L. Folsom. His headquarters will re-
main at Lyndonvie and he will have an
assistant at Springfield.
Charles Nichols of Bradford slipped while at
work in the Kendall Folder companys fac
tory last week Tuesday, and in falling put
out his right hand to save himself His arm
struck rapidly revolving saw, and was lit
orally sawed off about three inches below the
elbow.
The total value of the goods entered at the
custom house at st. Adams for the month of
June was S123 $50; total amount of duties
assessed, $4S.375; total amount of duties
collected S2,642. Among the articles that
paid duties were 4,333 tons of hay; 1920
tons of coal; 6,377 thousand of cedar shin
giles; 30S,S76 feet of box shocks; 1880
bushels of potatoes; 2,115 bushels of peas
55G bushels of beans.
Perley Smith, 16 years old, son of Daniel
Smith of Riptou had his head blown off by
the bursting of a cannon there Wednesday
night. He was standing 20 feet away with
crowd, but the rest escaped injury. Two
companions standing very near were spat-
tered with his blood and brain but we're 9TH
erwise unhurt. His brother was killed about
six months ago at Belden's by having load
of logs he bad drawn from Ripton turn over
and catch him in the fall breaking his neck.
The Vermont Mutual, Union Mutual and
New England Fire Insurance companies have
long had a standing offer of $500 reward for
any person who should furnish evidence sufff-
cient for the detection and conviction of any
person feloniously setting fire to his own or
other property insured in either of these
companies. The reward has been given to
Charles NJ. Robbins of Hancock. The three
companies have paid this reward in the ratio
of their existing risks, the Vermont Mutual
paying 500, the Union 500 and the New
England 500.