News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-02-28
STATE ITEMS.

The Tuttle Company of Rutland has been
awarded the contract by the state for print.
ing the Revived Laws of Vermont, revised
aud corrected at the last session of the legis-
lature. The amount Of thecontract is $4,000.
A committee of the Vermont Horsebreed-
ers' Association. composed of j. W Cram
ton of Rutland, E F. Brownel of Burlington.
N. p. Wheeler of White River Junction. and
f. h, harrington of Brandon have decided
to hold the annual exhibition of horses at
Rutland.
A bad freight wreck occurred Saturday af-
ternoon at st. Johnsbury Centre, on the Pas
sumpsic railroad. The last six cars of an mn
freight which we're on the main track, we're
struck by down freight. A locomotive and
six cars were badly wrecked. Passenger trains
were delayed six hours.
A fatal sleghing accident occurred at Barre
Saturday morning when Arad Jackson. AGED
about 60 years, and j. 5 Dewey, drove their
sleigh in front of the 10 20 suburban train ON
the Wells River road. Jackson's head was
split open, so that he cannot live, while Dew
ey escaped with slight cuts The sleigh was
smashed into bits.
The chancery case of D. D. Wead against
the st. JOhnsbury and Lake Champlain Rail-
road Company, which has already been twice
before the supreme Court and which in view
OF the large amount of intricate questions in
vOlved. is one of the most important cases
that has ever arisen in this part of the state,
is now being heard at Sheldon before W. S.
Burnap of Burlington and C. NJ. Wilds of Mid
dlebury as special masters C. P. Hogan of
st. AlbaDs and H. A. Burt of Swanton are
counsel for Mr.. Wead, and S. G.. ShurtIeff of
Montpelier appears for the railroad company.
The Vermont Insurance Commissioners
have received reports from 80 of the ~ fire
insurance companies doing business in this
state in 1894. The aggregate premiums re-
ceived were $4S6, 1856, and the losses paid
were 1874 ,S2l, showing au average loss ratio
OF 97.3 per cent. AS it cost IS per cent to do
business, the year was extremely disastrous
to the companies Two or three companies
have discontinued business during the year,
their losses being much more than on former
years. The four companies not reporting are
among the heavier losers, and they will in
crease the loss ratio somewhat.
Fire Quilted section of John W Cramton's
block on the east side of Merchants Row in
Rutland little before daylight Sunday
morning. TIE section damaged is occupied
6Y van Doom Iilson's crockery store
Chas b. Hllliard' dry goods store, F. FL j..
Wheeler's jewellery store, Mrs +, G. Eddy's
millinery store, Grows music rooms, Judge
George +. Lawrpnce's law office, ,Jeppe &
Rice's insurance and law flee, Grand Army
hall, he Woman's Relief Corps hall, Equta-
bic Aid Union hall and Mrs D. V. Griffin s
dressmaking rooms. All suffered severely.
either from the frei self or indirectly through
heat, smoke or water. The loss will reach
$4,000, mostly covered by insurance
E e Towner of Montpelier, state secreta-
ry OF the Christian Endeavor Society, has
made arrangements for the entertainment of
the Vermont delegation at the annual con-
ventiOn in Boston next July. Mr. Towner
has made contract with the proprietors of
the Maverick House. East Boston. to fur
nioh lodging for 500 delegates from the
Green Mountain State for IS cents a day.
Breakfast only can be had at the hotel.
There will be frst-cass restaurant near
where the convention meets that will accom-
modate a large number of people at one
time with dinner and supper. The Maverick
House is about a As minutes ride from the
convention hall aud will be the Vermont
headquarters during the great meeting.