News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-07-25
STATE ITEMS.

Two lynx were seen at Roxbury last week
The next meeting of the Franklin county
Christian Temperance League will be held at
Richford Friday, Aug. 2.
Washington Lodge,F & A. NJ, ofSBurling-
ton, will celebrate the centennial of it's organ
ization on the 18th of next October.
The Sherman military band of Burlington
will accompany the grand commandery of
Vermont Knights Tenn lars triennial con-
clave in Boston, August 26 to 30.
Geo. Paine of Gassetts, claims to have dis
covered new kind of snake. He says they
grow very large, have a ring around their
neck and are nearly black.
Henry FAIR, % years old, who was en-
ployed in Derby, was drowned Sunday while
bathing. He was the youngest son of Dea-
con o. l.. Farr of Morgan.
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing Vermonters: Reissue, John Kaanan,
Swanton; Chas. A. Bennon, Bennington; II.
I. Johnson, East Randolph.
The city census of Montpelier Just com
pleted shows population of 5045 an in
crease of 1903 since 1886. There are 1716
males and 17l4 ftmaes over II yeaas of age
DR.. E. A. Smith of Brandon, has been in
Brattleboro arranging an excursion for the
3lst, from Lake Pleasant to Queen City Park,
which will also take in the towns on the way
The dead body of young man named
Morey was found beside the Canadian Pacific
Railroad track, two miles rom Newport Sun
day. He had been run over by traia and
one leg cut off.
The directors of the Ely Hoe and Fork Co.
at St Johnsbury have decided TO II build
their factory, which was burned Wednesday
night. Tie factory will be completed in sea-
son for the fall trade.
A. ID II ,
sbarpers following Buffalo Bills Wild West
show were JAILED. One created great excite
ment by trying to escape. Several hundred
people followed him to the woods where he
was finally captured. One gentleman lost a
very valuable diamond pin and $3.50, while
Others lost smaller amounts.
A unique camping party is passing through
Vermont. A. H. Meister, physical director OF
the Y NJ. G. A. of New buryport, Mass and
six young men are travelling with a camp
wagon drawn by three horses abreast TIE
party sleep nights in the wagon, which car
ries a canoe on top for boating. They
started from Newburyport July l, and will
spend three weeks on Lake Champlain. They
intend returning through the White Noun
-BurlingtonNeWs.
1t was announced last week thaterrors had
been found in the books of extown and vii
lage clerk and treasurer VIM. A. Perry oil
Barre. 1t has been discovered that owing to
mistakes Mr.. Perry was indebted to the city
in the sum of $11S9. When Mr.. Perry's at
tention was called to the matter he made a
prompt settlement, and says he is ready to
correct any other mistake. He demands a
rigid investigation. He was town clerk nine
years and postmaster nine years.
On the road to Lake Griffith in Danbay, q
man came upon mother lynx and two cubs
playing in the road. Old Lady Lynx showed
her teeth, growled and advanced on the man
with the babies following suit at respectful
distance. For moment or two war seemed
inevitable. Then the man took off his coat,
waved it in the face of the lynx family and
succeeded in keeping madam lynx from spring
ing upon him until he neared civilization,
when they disappeared in the woods.
Rutland had q genuine sensation last week,
when a full grown deer galloped through her
main streets with crowd at its heals When
first seen the deer was running down South
Main street, insane with fright. man
named Barrett and a companion finally
cornered him, but the deer showed fight and
knocked them right and left. He got stuck
in mud hole however, and after a terrible
struggle, was made a captive and taken into
a barn. He died little later in the evening,
not from injuries received, but of pure fright.