News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
STATE LIENS.


st. Johnsbury is planning for a Fourth OF
July celebration.
The Addison county Republican convention
will be held in Middlebury June 10.
The docket for the MAY term of Windsor
county court contains % cases in chancery
and PA law cases, of which 81 are petitions
for divorce and 10 state cases.
Over 10000 trout fry were planted in the
head waters of the brook that runs in the
west part of STAFFORD near Tunbridge line
and enters White river near Sharon village.
Use less soap-better for clothes.
A. E. Carleton of Randolph is a man of ver-
satile talents. In the winter he is a reporter
for the Rutland Herald and 10 summer base
ball coacher, besides managing a team in the
| White Mountains. He is also pitcher of
undoubted ability.
| To use less soap use Harmless it washes
more clothes and don't rot them.
Some poachers on Farlee Lake had quite
scare the other night. They had placed gill
net at the mouth OF Middle brook and were
discovered by Captain" Raymond and
Mate" Harte of the OmpOmpanoosuc Fish
and Game League, who gave the poachers
chase Both boats were pulled across thel lake
to the wooded hill opposite at "a rate that
would do credit to Varsity crew, but the
| pOachers landed ahead and made good their
| escape.
The following have been elected vice presi-
dents of the Vermont Hotel Association of
which Walter B. johnson is president Chit
tenden county, A. l.. Writer'S of Burlington /;
| Bennington, } ames B. McMarra of North Ben
niDgton Caledonia, Hiram Goss of West
Burke; Grand Isle, A. S. Hilliker of East AL
| burgh; Orleans, G. R. Patten of Barton; Rut-
land, E. r. Pell of Rutland: Washington, W.
S. Sparrow of Montpelier; Windham, L. T.
! MoSlau IF Ral1nmc Follo. WinIunr n 7
Knowlton of Windsor; Orange, jerome B.
Hale of Wells River. The books show nearly
| SO members.
To use less soap use Harmless; it washes
more clothes and don't rot them.
One of the Oldest couples in the United
States dwell at Bethel, Mr. and Mrs. Whitman
! Dean. Mr.. Dean was born in 1907 and Mrs.
Dean in 1914. They celebrated their golden
weddiog in 1882 Mr.. Dean can remember
hearing the big guns at the battle of Platts-
burgh. He has read the Bible through sew
eral times and it has been great study to
| him all his life. In years past ministers came
to him to inquire where to find certain pas
sages OF scripture. This aged couple never
rode on the steam cars or steamboat and
were never out of their own state. They
have been blessed with seven children.
The largest electric power in the State is
being developed at Pittsford. The water is
brought from Chittenden. A 40-nch steel
tube or pen stock is to he laid bringing the
power to the mills near Pittsford, where two
thousand horse power and power to run the
electric roads of Rutland and for new road
from Rutland to PittsfOrd and possibly
| Brandon. This water power is great sur
prise to most of those who have visited the
plant. There has never at this date been
| Gin the memory of the oldest citizens) any
scarcity of water in the Furnace brook
| from which this power is to be developed.
| There is about 800 feet head at the power
| house.
To use less soap use Harmless; it washes
more clothes and don't rot them.
| The people of Bridgewater are interested in
! the sequel of recent elopement case which
| has just come out in Quincy, Mass. Early in
April Clara A., wife OF j. V. Madden of West
Bridgewater, suddenly left her home and at
the same time Carleton W. Madden, a nephew
disappeared. Nothing was heard from them
until last week, when they were located at
| Milton, where they were living as man and
wife. They we're arrested and brought into
court yesterday morning at Quincy and ar
ragned tor adultery, to which they pleaded
| guilty and were held for the grand jury, the
man in $500 and the woman in $500 bail.
Being unable to secure bail, they we're com
mitted to jail.
To use less soap use Harmless; it washes
more clothes and don't rot them.
| ?. W. Manley of Dummerston recently had
a lively time with some bees He was bring.
ing hive home in his wagon when a rough
place in the road caused the plug to fall out
and liberate the bees. The air was suddenly
filed with enraged bees which made lively
times for Manley and his horse. The poor
animal laid down and rolled and kicked fu-
riously. Pieces of harness and wagon flew
in all directions. ManIey danced about like
a wild Indian, the bees singing him unmerci-
fully. At last he escaped from the wreck and
slowly and painfully wendell his way home
ward, leading, or rather pulling his horse
On reaching home the horse was kindly
washed in soda water, and the latest report
is that Manley's wife has removed from his
head with the tweezers about 100 bee stings.