News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01
STATE ITEMS.


a half feet high, bearing over 80 blossoms
Orange county. for the first time in its his
tory sends a solid. Republican representation
to the legislature.
Arthur Bert of Nevfanp. shot an immense
porcupi"e one day last week. the animal
weighing 80 pounds.
Despite the fact that Prof Bnnuette of ST
Johnshury broke two ribs on Wednesday at
the Malone fair by his balloon bursting and
letting him fall he went up again the next
day. descending safely.
Mount Zion commandery, No o. Knights
Templar of Montpelier has issued a circnIar
letter which will be forwarded to every grand
commander IN the world describing the
missing Edward D. Blackwell as he was last
seen
Solon d. Newton of Barnard. is truly
veteran in the huckster line. He has sold
gingerbread, peanuts, candies and red lemon
ade for nearly half a century He il now
making his 46th annual tour of the fairs.
Que # the reform school boys at Vergennes
escaped Wednesday by jumping into a wagon
at the gristmill and going to Addison, and
thence to Panton, where the boy took to the
woods. Up TO date he had not been captured
M. |. Rawson, the Jamaica healer and as
pirant to Bradley Newell's laurels who treats
all diseases by the laying on of hands, claims
that he has effected cures of over so per cent
OF those whom he has treated. besides bpne-
lifting many Others.
Paul La Francis of Shoreham left his home
unceremoniously three weeks ago and has
not been heard from since. The family be
lieves he will return sometime and is making
no effort to ascertain his Whereabouts 1t
depends on who you are whether you are
missed or not
CONSIGNMENT Of RS0 hood Of
cattle were examined at Richiord last week
They were en- route to Boston for shipment
to England The facilities for handling the
cattle were found TO be Inadequate and the
Canadian Pacific company are building new
pens at Richford.
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The Brattleboro Jelly Company has been
reorganzed into a stork company with a
capital of $4,000. Eight new members
have been admitted. 1t Is proposed to en-.
large the business and establish agencies in
other sections of the state The company
enjoys the patronage of an excellent line of
customers, due to the quality of its goods
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The Ryegate Granite Works company have
just completed an air plaut They have put
IN an air compressor capable of running 30
pneumatic tools, connected by piping to
are already being operated and more will be
as soon as the men become accustomed to
manipulating them. They do much finer
work than can be done by hand and in less
time.
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valuable gray horse, two blankets and a
harness belonging to Alderman Moves of Rut-
land and buggy owned by Michael Kelley
OF the same city were stolen some time be-
tween midnight and day light Saturday
morning. Another horse valued a $3.50 to
| 500, belonging to the Florentine Marble
| company at Florence and covered carriage
belonging to Henry Stevens of Pittsford were
also stolen some time Friday night, or tow
| ards dayhreak Saturday morning There is
| no clue TO the thieves, who are supposed to be
| the same ones in each case
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| Gov. elect Grout and Lieut.. Gov elect Fisk
! were in Rutland last week, and in COMPANY
! with b. c. futile, director of the States
! prison and House of Correction, they visited
| the latter institution. fhe party was par
ticularly struck with the neatness that was
apparent in all parts of the institution and
its surroundings and also the convenient ar
engagements which have been secured during
| the past four years. 1t is understood that
! Gov. elect Grout is making a trip TO the
various institutions in the State at this time
for the purpose of being able to present tC
the Legislature facts in regard to the subject
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James A. Sherry of Westboro has invented
n mechanical wonder which he calls 9TH,
= Working World" There are so movable OBJ
| iects connected by machinery. which cannot
be seen by the spectator, and would no doubt
! puzzle good many expert mechanics TIL,
first thing that attracts the eye is a train
consisting of a locomotive, tender and two
cars coming through the HoOsac tunnel OF
the Fitchburg II. r., the Zoar station. with
Its lady operator, the miniature lake with iti
steamer, schooner and row, boats, the bicyc,
race, the futile attempts of blacksmith t
shoe kicking mule, sparring exhibition
steam saw mill in operation, wife scoldinl
her husband for smoking, and another trying
to awaken her sleeping husband