News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
STATE ITEMS.

Hon. Hamilton >. PeCR IL Republican
candidate for the mayoralty of Burlington.
Burlington physician was this week called
to Milton to care for a tramp whose limbs
were frozen to the knees.
The dairy school opened Thursday at the
State agricultural college with 46 pupils
The class is limited to so
Ex-Gov. Levi X. Fuller OF Brattleboro is
steadily improving in health and is now able
to sit up three hours daily.
The new high school building at White
River Junction has been formally acceptt d by
the building committee, and the school opened
this week.
Col. Albert Clark of Boston is prominently
mentioned as a possible candidate for the
speakership of the Massachusetts house of
representatives.
Beginning Wednesday an evening daily
newspaper will be published in Rutland by
Messrs L. c. Knight aud Dorr. 1t wifi be
Republican in politics.
The Randolph lodge of Odd Fellows will
have an eDcampmpnt instituted there the last
OF the month. The Rebekah lodge will be id
stitued about the same time
The vital statistics for the city of Montpe
lier Tor 80 show the whole number Of deaths
to he u, 36 males and SO femalls The whole
number OF births was 1875, Is males and SO
females.
W. W. Prescott of Battle Creek, Mich,
former editor of the Vermont Waterman at
Montpeli r, is now max ny tour of the world
in the interests OF the Second Adventsts
He is now lecturing in Australia
Wendell Houghton was attacked by an elk
while hunting foxes in the deer park at Hall
tax a few days ago. The inuriated animal
threw him 20 feet and would have killed him
if his friends had not frightened it away by
discharging their guns.
George Dean of West Burke STOPPED in
front of a COW to pick up a bucket last week
Monday when the animal quickly threw up
its head, one horn striking him in the mouth
hurting his tongue SO badly that for several
days he could neither talk nor eat.
The Vermont Jersey Breeders association
held their annual meeting at Rutland last
week. After a lengthy but harmonious dis
cusSiOn the association was reorg anized I'm
der the title of the Vermont Jersey Cattle
club. The dub elected the OLD officers: H .
W. Vail president; T. e. Bronson secretary;
and j. T. Boyden, treasurer.
F r. Smith, for the past two years station
agent Tor the Central Vermont railroad at
Ludlow, left Saturday. it is alleged, with
large sum belonging to his employers includ
ing ch, ok for 500 signed by NJ. A. Spaul
ding, payable to Smith, as agent on the ma
tional bank of Chester. Smith is a Young
man of good reputation heretofore.
The buildings at Ludlow. recently pre-
seutcd to the grand lodge of Odd F, lows of
Vermont by j. s. Gill, are being gradually
remodeled and adapted to their new purpo e.
Sixty one lodges and Other organizations
have applied to furnish one or more rooms
The house will be d. dicattd the ~ after the
next a nual session of the grand lodge in
Rutland.
The University of Vermont will receive a
legacy of $4,000 by the terms of the II of
franklin Baldwin, of North Grafton, Mass,
admitted to probate in Worcester to-day.
The VIII also POUNDS two SCHOLARSHIPS in
Smiths college, Northampton, preference to
be given to students f,om Putney, Vt, his
native town These legaci S take effect after
the death Of his wife.
The old church building in the Plymouth
locality known as "rhe Kingdom" 8 miles
from Ludlow, was blown down in the recent
gales Built in 1916, it was once the union
church of the town, occupied by different
denominations, and was formerly located in
busy country village, but during the past
30 years the village has disappeared, only
two dwellings, remaining, and no services
held there for the past ten years.
Lawrence Baldwin was arrested at Chester
last Thursday on q char-e of forging three
checks payable to Charles Bowe. To two
was signed the name OF E. g. White ofCaven-
dish, and to the third the anne of Lorrss
Woodward of Ludlow. The checks were
passed on c. A. Leland & Son, Witt & Reyes
aud l. B. Hurd, all of Springfield. Baldwin
was tried and sentenced to the house of cor
recton for three and one hall years.
These officers have been elected bv the Yer
mont Spirtuaistic Association: DR.. E. A.
Smith of Brandon president: Mrs Sarah A.
Wiley of Rockingham, A. f. Hubbard Of
| Tyson, vice presidpnfs Janus Crossett of
Waterbury, secretary and treasurer; A. F.
Hubbard of Tyson, auditor; Don Chapman
of Fletcher, s. n Gould of Randolph, New
man Weeks of Rutland. N s. Hammond of
| Ludlow, Mrs. Eastwood of Wnooski, Mrs.
Walker of st. Adams, George Ripley of Mont
prlier, and L. D Smith of st. Adams, mana
gers.
The 10Th annual dinner of the Boston
Vermont association at the Vpndome last
Thursday, called together % Sons and
Daughters OF Vermont. A reception preceded
the barqnet. Col. Alb rt Clark was chair
man of the reception committee and he was
ass sted by several gentlemen. At the ban
| qnet Chief Justice WaIbridge A. Field presided
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