News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-10-11


eral. The same day two other calls
of a similar character came to him.
For a number of years the doctor
has averaged over 100 funerals a
year, with weddings pretty well up
to the same figure.
The Topeka Mail of recent issue
says: The directors of the Ross
vile State bank, of which +. B. Mer-
riam, the Topeka capitalist, is Presi-
dent, held "a meeting last week and
found the affairs o. the bank in re-
markably good condition. The de-
pOsits have more than doubled in the
last year"
Judge Powers will very likely make
some speeches for the Republican
candidates in Ohio, at the request of
the Ohio State committee, and if he
does, the natives will hear some eX-
cellent doctrine most lucidly and con-
cisely spoken. No soaring or flap
doodle, but plain, clean business
Hardwick Gazette.
In connection with the water works
matters have gone ahead finely. The
rainy weather of last week hindered
the work slightly, but a large amount
of ditching and pipe laying has been
done. The river has been crossed
with the pipe and the only trouble to
be encountered now will be the non
arrival of material.
Mrs. A. M. Churchill has been con-
fined to the house for a week or more
with very painful bruises received in
a carriage accident. She was driving
into Pleasant View Cemetery at the
Eastern entrance, when the step of
the carriage, which was low, two
seated vehicle, caught on the center
post to which the gates fasten. The
carriage was stopped so suddenly
that the horse broke loose and went
on and Mrs. Churchill was thrown
violently forward to the ground be-
tween the shaft of the carriage.
As was limited last week, the gentle
men of the COng'l society are to serve
a chicken pie supper at the Cong'l
church vestry Friday evening of this
week, the feast opening at 6 o'clock,
with tables spread for as many as
the room will hold. A very large and
brilliant corps of walters, decorators
carvers, cooks, pOurers, ETC., have
been engaged for the occasion. All
poultry entered for this event will be
guaranteed under five years of age
free from spot or blemish and with q
!, pedigree to suit the most fastidious
I Keep an eye out for small bills with 8
tirst-class specimen of the electro
typer's art, made exclusively for this
occasion. The committe request that
all donations of food of any kind
silver ware, etc., be sent to the vestry
by four o'clock Friday afternoon.
One of our former village boys
Fred Utton, is still in the employ O.
George l.. Clark of Meriden, Conn.
whrre he has been several years. We
are glad to see he isprovinga a success
in his chosen calling, as will be seer
by the following, clipped from Con
necticut paper
George L. Clark's Hustler won first money
both days at the Windsor fair this week HI
was started in eight races within the last q
days, taking first money in seven and seconC
in the other, winning in purses $3.50. FREQ
UttOn. his driver, is winning many commen
dations for his splendid handling of the horse
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS ARRESTED.
Considerable excitement was arous
ed here Thursday by the arrest of two
fellows who could not give a very
straight account of themselves and
were evidently dead broke" and
attempting to beat their way through
the country by jumping board bills
They arrived at Mr.. Boac's hotel at
eight O'Clock Wednesday night, with
out any sign of baggage of any de-
scription, and registered as W. III
Beels and j. W. Fuller of Burlington
In the morning they were recognized
by, and they also recognized, a cigar
salesman who was there over night
and who saw in them two gents who
had skipped a hotel bill at Danville
and Cabot, they having registered at
the latter place as E. W. Lane and
j. w. Bean of Burlington. AS soon
as the cigar salesman went into the
dining room, these two gents asked
in regard to the express office and
passed out. When informed of their
past history Mr.. Bolac took his team
got Officer Geo. Town and started
out, after finding that they had not
appeared at the express Office, and
fortunately started in the right direc-
tion, overtaking the pedestrians on
the road toward Cady's Falls. They
were gathered in by Officer Town and
housed in the corporation "rat-trap,"
and seemed to take quite a cheerful
view of their situation. 1t was found
that one of the two answered the de-
scription of one of the post-office
thieves who have operated in the
State, description having been sent
out by District Attorney Senter. 1t
was also learned that these men we're
seen in company with another man
and woman at East Hardwck a
little before, and as woman had
figured in the same descriptive circu-
lar, there seemed to be reasonable
suspicion attached to the parties
here. District Attorney Senter or
dered Officer Town to. take the men
to Rutland, which he did Friday
morning. They can give no satisfac-
tory account of themselves and in