News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-30
STATE ITEMS.

Free PenuiHg aged So years, a Well-known
citizen Of Barre, died Friday night.
IL Is announced that an anarchist society
OF 20 members has been formed in Barre.
Frank b. White Of Rutland will be the
Youngest member OF the next Senate. He is
Just 30 years old.
state Treasurer Henry f. Field received
SlooO from Ringing Bros. for the license TO.
show in Vermont.
The Caledonia county Republican voters
nave decided TO use pastors on their ballots
at the coming election.
The Rutland Herald will celebrate its CEN
tennial IN December. IL is one OF the oldest
papers in New England.
IL is expected that long distance telephone
communication will beestablished with Mont
pelier before the session Of the legislature.
Geo. A. Ballard has been nominated by the
republicans of Fairfax for Town Representa-
i've, while the party in Georgia affords like
recognition to his brother Orris Ballard.
The Brattleboro farmers aud mechanics
exchange have voted to buy the Morse prom
erty on Elliott street and erect building, the
Jotal expenditure not to exceed S2l 900.
Pensions have been granted to Vermont
eIs as follows: Original, Leonard FELTON, of
canaan; widows, etc Mary e. Fitch of st.
Adams and Mary Gendner of East Arlington.
Apples are falling off the trees at Benning-
ton quite plentifully, and some have fears
that the crop will not be as large as was an
tlclpated. Pears promise to be almost a
drug on the market.
The new Episcopal residence at Rcc[ Point
burlington. will probably be completed for
Bishop Hall in December Mr. and Mrs Hem
ry Wells gave $500 and Frederick II. Wells
$4,000 towards its construction.
Rev r. Eav Mills tho ov,n,oI;.4 II. :.
well known in Vermont, has accepted call
from the Fourth Presbyterian church of Al.
Dany, n l., to become its pastor for year
de will enter upon his duties in September.
Strange as it may seem, with the vast
home quarries and those of Barre in sight
the stone for the Kellogg Hubbard library
building IN Montpelier is to be taken from
the west Dummerston quarry. About
lO,OOO feet of granite will be used.
During an auction sale in Barnet on Mon
day lot of stuff was bought for / cents by
one Jim Cade and in the lot was tin pail.
Mr.. Cade threw the pail away and it was
found soon after by little Clarence Morrill,.
The boy examined the pail and found inside
two memorandum books and an envelope
containing four five-dolar bills.
| The somewhat celebrated case of the
Western Union Telegraph company VS.. DR..
| Billiard of st. Johnsbury has been recon-
mtted for further findings upon evidence al
ready taken. This case has been in litigation
over three years. 1t was brought to recover
for several new poles which DR.. Billiard chop
ped down because he claimed they damaged
his properly.
| Frank D. Thompson of Irasburgh, who was
manager of the st. j ohnsbury Academy base
ball nine last year, has disappeared from
home and his parents think he is in Canada
| The ball nine closed the season heavily in
debt and the creditors began to call on Man
ager Thompson for the funds. This so wor-
ried him that he has left for parts unknown.
lie left home two weeks ago with 500 in his
pocket. Mr. Thompson expected to enter
Dartmouth college next fall
The directors of the Orleans County Fair
Association have arranged to hold their an
nual fair and races at Roaring Brook Park,
Barton, September IL, II, and g. The park
has been considerably enlarged and other
wise greatly improved. As usual the races
will be special feature in Vermont and some
OF the best horses are entered. Other special
| features will be an exhibit of 900 mounted
birds and animals native to the States, and
balloon ascension and parachute descent on
the 18th.
Fire at 1 O'Clock Friday morning totally
destroyed Jovite Pinard's box factory and
| the threshing machine factory, of B. +. Rol-
Inns at st. j ohnsbury. which are in the CEN
ter of a number of mills and woodworking
shops. The fire caught around the boiler in
! Pinard's shop. The firemen had hard fight
to keep the flames from destroying other
shops. Pinard's loss $4,000, insured; Rol-
Inns loss $4,000, no insurance. Rollins ex-
poets to rebuild. Twenty-Five hands are
thrown out of employment.
N. P. Wheeler of Gibbs & Wheeler, livery
men, White River Junction. was stabbed in
the neck Sunday evening by one of the sta
BILE men named Brown, who was under the
influence of liquor. Brown had been trying
all the afternoon to pick quarrel with diff
ferent parties and after supper had some
words with Mr. Wheeler. Brown called
Wheeler liar and was promptly knocked
down. Springing up he made rush for
Wheeler, hitting him twice in the neck with a
knife and inficting bad wounds. Brown was
promptly seized by men standing near but
fighting hard had to be dubbed into submis
sion before an officer could take him to the
lookup. Wheeler will probably recover.