News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-02-13
STATE ITEMS.

The Vermont State Dental Society will hold
its annual meeting in Montreal the 18th and
9th of March. A number of dentists from
this section will attend.
The name of Hon. A p Childs of Benning-
| ton is being prominently mentioned as one of
the delegates from this state to the Demo-
cratic natl nal convention.
ire broke out in the Ludlow wooden mills
owned nv j. S. Gill & Co., Tuesday morning
doing $50 600 damage. The excellent new
water system saved the mills which we're
| worth : 80 600.
The veteran bear hunter of Vermont is
/ Charles Robbins, who has lived in Hnncork
ever since his birth in 1919. lie has kill d 80
| bears in the past 40 years. He has "a wonder
| tul knowt dIe of OOdcrait.
The Barre granite manufacturers associa-
| ton and granite cutters union haveap ONT
| ed committees to sign the agreement between
! the two organizations, andno further trouble
is anticipated during the present year.
About 200 covers will be laid for the third
| annual banquet of Vermont. Lodge, No l.
| Knights of Pythias, ut the Berwick, Rutland
Feb. 10 The banquet will celebrate the
! thirty-third anniversary Of the founding of
the order.
The following Varmouters have been grant
ed pensions: Increase, Harley W. Camp of
| North Wol"ott; reissue, Samuel Sautimura
of Stove; original, widows, etc, Low ma A.
! West Of Derby Line, aud minors of Nelson
Granger OF Fair Haven.
j. IL. Benton, G Il prominent lawyer of
! Boston, who spent his school days in Brad
| ford, studied law with eXGOv. Farnham d
went from there to the war, is, it is said to
write a short history of first chartered
library in the state, whirh was or
gained at Bradford in 1876. 100 years
ago.
Harry Tyler of Shelburne has probably one
of the choicest collections of antique crJckery
in the state consisting of some $50 pieces of
rare china ana other ware, ranging in age
| from 80 to 12O yeats, among which are
several historical pieces, valued at IRON $50
to 500 each, and u Lafayette punch bowl l25
years old.
Supt Folsom's new mopu snowplOw made
| its first trip over the Lake road sunday. 1t
looked for u while as ii it wouldn't get any
exercise at all this winter, this being the first
ii ne snO"pluw has been necessary on the
| line. WINTER ralirOadiug on the Lake road is
not what it used to be in tire balmy days of
A. Is. Jewett.-H dGrs' Weekly.
An experiment. will BE- made this year with
| 5000 sea trout eggs which came from Scot
| hand. The attempt to hatch the eggs of this
tsn has never befue been attempted IN the
! Unted States. An effort will he made hy u
| New York fish cuturlst, and the small fish
will be placed in the pure water Of an inland
lake Lake Hortonia IN sudbury will proba-
| bly, be selected.
The Boston & Maize road has notified it's
freight agents tHatou aud after February TO-,
| 1t shall charge s a day and a traction thereof
! for HE use Of every l)Haed car lefG on It's
tracks after the EXPIRATION 90 huuIs. This
road st,+as th,t tb, -t,r, - ,,r, 60 ,
| ,nI ~, ,,.nti, ,l,',, ~ ~. 49, ~ ;
70 nIn,d hon, e,.,,'d rl't ,liirs't
in tho Wand ~, ,ra. iro
|
The MOI thly report Ist issued nv the agri
cultural department at WASHINGTON shows
that Vermont leads the New Engand states
III lne crops oI corn wheat Darcy ana STANDS
spcohu on Jhe lsb Ior uaI- rye, potatoes,
puchWheaI' anu nay MAINE ieads on oats,
| poua'oes, nay anu ourh"hral, WINE Massa-
chusetts leaHs 'ns I'st ON rye. me corn crop
was 'ne larEest IA 10 SeaIs' WINE the average
prige Is Tue loWesL III Tue same period Ibe
! wheaO crop was less thah usual ana the price
io"er'
The Rachel Harlow memorial church ded-
cation exercises took place Tuesday at Wind
sor, the church being crowded all day. Pre-
oi:uiuS 1'uei IL ~ Dry iit'' cOhu u'Ceu .ue ser
wees anu serhlons were IelVered ny Rev MI
~ nroduoerh anu ntV ~ ~ MINER MRS, hachel
INV "luo" vi - iias az, iiatoM' ueu dpou0
| W. eolH aso anu lelt Plo'ooo 10 cue METH
| - t 80 ny Pun p''9 vi pu"uInE
ouu.eu auu 'ne result ID tne handsome prlcK
n.'. " on Oue ''l nei vi MAIN sCieeC ana
Du, Aoe i"no
The Oldest peopei in Stamford and probably
the longest married couple in Bennington
county, are Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Stafford, of
| Stamford. Mr.. stafford is SO years of age
t anu lne ltso oislA orotners A'hou%n oollaed
W use ." crutcnes W "aih, IL" IL sun quite
| aoUire hIs, oIdnuru Is q anu now uoes
NJ NJ e,ilo. pluely T'tnouU guy anu o' RIaSses
ine "or1ny coupe nave iNeu together lot 10
| yeaLe' Aney nave C"o chIluren' lour grand
cul u' I'VE ereaU'srahuchIuieh' aud ~
| heP'e"S anu hec' d.
| George W. Walker, late of Company H.
| 18th illinois Infantry, aged u years, died
! at tho Soldiers Home on F idAy. Comrade
Walker enlisted May "a, 1861, aud served
three years He was native of Goshen, Vt,
and was admitted to the home Oct. 10, 1895,
from Ease MiddIebury, Vt, suffering from
I 5I 'oi III thr uoSPm Inns Is Cne o4Ch
of the Home is 90. Twenty four are cared