News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-06
STATE ITEMS.

II is announced that an anarchist society
OF 20 members has been formed in Barre.
About 100 we're naturalized by the United
States district court at Montpelier Friday.
Gov. Mckinley is coming to Vermont. He
will speak at st. Johnsbury during the Gale
donna county fair.
The Windsor county fair wi be held at
Woodstock, September %, 26 aud 27. The
Windsor town fair will be held Sept 10.
IL is expected that long distance telephone
communication viii be established with
Montpelier before the session Of the Legisla-
ture.
The annual meeting Of the Lamoille Ban
fist Association will be held with the Baptist
church in Fairfax, Wednesday and Thursday,
Sept. , and 6.
RObt. f. Lewis, for two years secretary of
the st. Johnsbury Y. NJ. c. A., has accented
the college secretaryship for Massachusetts
and Rhode Island with headquarters in Bos-
ton.
Charles r. Flint of Stockbridge died SIM
day morning from the effects of injuries re-
ceived the day previous, while attempting to
stop two runaway teams Of horses He was
thrown between the teams aud a heavy load
ed wagon passed over him, breaking one leg
and iracturing his skull
The steam mills at Underhil Flats burned
Sunday night. They were owned by G. +.
Terrill and Byron Knights. considerable
amount of lumber was also destroyed The
fire caught in the engine room. Chas Me-
BRIDE while removing a saw, received a cut
on his right hand and burns on his right arm.
Spiritualist convention will be held at
Capital Hall, Montpelier, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, Sept. 2l-23. The following
speakers have been engaged: Clara A. Banks
Haydenville Mass DIR. Geo A. Fuller, Wor-
cesteT, Mass j. ID. Stiles, Weymouth Mass
Emma Paul, Morrisville The Central Yer.
mont and Wells River railroads will carry
passengers at reduced rates.
Work is progressing very satisfactorily on
the new cotton mill at Burlington. The
foundations for the main mill and boiler
room are nearly completed The main mill
will be 3O1 feet and inches by Is feet and
inches, three stories high. The boiler house
will be 40 by 30 feet and the engine room 80
by 90 Ieet. The company expect to employ
300 hands and run $50 looms and $3.50
spindes.
The passage CT the law protecting deer has
produced its effect. and they are becoming
quite plentiful. George N. Woodland, who
lives near Rutland, came before the Fish and
Game League recently with complaint that
deer had destroyed a field of buckwheat be.
longing to him. He tried to drive them out
but they would not go. The penalty for
shooting them is 800. By 1900 Vermont
will be alive with deer.
Rutland and vicinity have what appears to
be an epidemic of meningitis. affecting both
children and horses. A veterinarian first no.
ticed the disease among the horses, and with
in two or three weeks several valuable ami
mails have died from its effects, or it has been
necessary to kill them. Soon after the ap-
! pearance of the disease among the horses
several children became i'll with it and there
have been one or more deaths. Physicians
believe it is caused by the same germs in both
cases.
The Washington County Veterans Associ-
alton elected these officers President, W T.
Waterman, Montpelier; vice-presidents, j. S.
Collins of Barre, A. NJ. Clark of Cabot, W.
Lille of Calais j. l.. Mosley and C. c. Gokey
of Mortified, J. F. Hutchinson of Montpe-
lier, b. j. Chamberlin and j. j. Colby of
Waterbury, j. o. Freeman of Watsfeld, N
Thayer, of Warren, and A. O. Blanchard of
Williamstown; secretary, Edward Baker of
Montpelier; treasurer, o. NJ. Eaton of Waits
field; executive committee, S. Fullerton, j.
.. Freeman, j. Hutchinson, j. J. Colby and
j. H. Elliott OF Waterbury. The next reun-
ion will be held at Waterbury.