News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-20
STATE ITEMS.

Brattleboro exhibitors Of oxen won the
bulk Of the prizes at the State fair.
p J. Kelley, arrested for forgery at Fair
Haven, has been given fifteen months in the
house of correction.
Russell Porter OF Springfield was one Of the
crew of the Inflated Miranda, DR.. Cooks
Arctic exploration steamer.
Col. Mansur, like Col. Woodbury.. received
in his own town the largest majority ever
given candidate Of any party.
II. L. Hoag's bakery at Rutland was en-
tered by professional burglars early Satur-
day morning, the safe opened and $40 in
cash taken.
Fairfield is one of the few towns in the
State in which the Democratic vote was in
creased over 1892. II that year il cast 81
Democratic votes, this year 2O6.
The following Vermonters have been grant
ed pensions: Additional, Chas. Durkee, No.
Tunbridge; increase. Benjamin F. Ryder
Burlington; reissue, Eugene L. Joslyn, Mont
pelier.
A stock of confscated liquors, consisting of
I03 bottles Of lager, two barrels Of ale one
barrel of whiskey and seven jugs OF other
liquors and wines we're spilled in the streets
of Pownal Saturday.
The following fourth-class postmasters
have been appointed in Vermont: J. ID.
Clark, Branch, vice w. l.. Whittemore, re-
signed A. II, Case, North Cambridge vice
NJ. c. kinsley, removed Della T.. Trask PAN
ton, vice F. S. Francis, resigned.
Annie Winnie, IL years old, and Emma
Brainard, 10 years old, two Rutland girls
who ran away from home q few days ago,
and who were placed in the house of corfec-
ton, have been sent to the Reform school by
a special resolution passed by the Rutland
board of aldermen.
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ock g. Neazey, who has been suffering from
an attack of sun-stroke, has returned from
Nova Scotia, and is now in Rutland. Col
FeaZey's recovery is slow, but he is in very
much better health and expects to go back
to Washington within few weeks.
George W. Collins, general agent for the
Wayne Building and Loan Association of
Palmyra, N. Y, for this State has skipped
from Bennington. There is a shortage in
his accounts. From 100 to 200 people, a
large number of whom are operatives in the
mills there, are stockholders in the associa-
ton.
Thomas Durick was drowned in Lake
Bomoseen Wednesday evening. He worked
at the Prospect House and about 1870 in the
evening he took a boat for row on the
lake. 1t is thought that in some way or
other the boat capsized, and in sinking Mr..
Durick grasped ,one oar and carried it
uOWn WlUn MIN,
H. o. Edison, A. B. Edison, J. D. Spellman,
Charles Billiard and r. II. Hayes of Rutland
have organized the Vermont Variegated and
White Marble Company. They propose to
mine or quarry marble at Tinmouth, with
the principal Office at Rutland. The COM
| pany has a capitalization of $75, 900, divided
into 1900 shares of $50 each.
John ONeil of Whiting was instantly kill
ed at West Salisbury Wednesday night by
| the cars. The top of O'Neil's head was
crushed in, one hand was cut off and the
| body was badly mangled. He went to the
Addison county fair at Middlebury in the
morning and returned in the evening. 1t is
supposed that he was asleep on the track.
Legislative honors have fallen generously
on the family of Hon. John Lynde of Will
| Jamestown. He has represented that town
| five times in the House, and the county one
term in the Senate; three sons have been
chosen Representatives.; and three sons-in
| law Zone in Vermont, one in Illinois and one
| in Kansas) have been Representatives in
State Legislatures.
Robert Pratt, the Republican nominee for
mayor of Minneapolis, is a native of Rut-
land and was mustered out of service as a
captain in the 9TH Vermont regiment. Chas.
NJ Start, nominated for Chief Justice in the
same State, was born in Franklin county
and enlisted in Company | of the 10th Yer
| mont infantry. Gov. Sheldon, whom the
Republicans of South Dakota have renomi-
mated, halls from Johnson, and was mustered
out of the service as captain of Company |
of the 7th Vermont infantry.