News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-09
STATE lTEMS.


The . V. NJ. medical college will open Jan
uary 10.
1t is reported that the new Masonic rooms
in Barre will be the finest in the state
Tie Brattleboro electric road has now been
| in operation nearly six months and the finan
cial r'sult is more than satisfactory to the
company. Stowe take notice.
The Vermont State SpirituaIist association
will hold its annual convention at Montoelipr
| in Grand Army hall in Blanchards Opera
House block Friday. Saturday, and Sunday,
January 10, II, and H.
The annual catalogue of Middlebnry college
| for 1856 shows the total number If stu
| dents in the institution to he 104 "a Of
whom are seniors, II junior, % sophomores
30 freshmen, and three special students
The following patents have been granted
| to Vermonters; Samuel T. Braley, assenor
! to Howe Scale company, of 1886 Rutland
platform scale: Willard Phllo Whitcomb,
Montpelier, shirt damping machine.
The Rutland board of trade has adopted
| resolutions sympathizng with the Cuban reh-
els and recommending to Vermont represent
| atives in Congress an effort to Induce the
country to recognize them as bel'igerents.
Alonzo Rand, "A years of age, of Pownal,
and Mrs. Caroline Bibhins 50 years of age,
we're recently married in North Adams, Mass
| ne groom was IOf q NUMBER OF years q rlSl-
dent OF Remington Centre, has had five wives
before this one This is the brides second
venture in matrmony.
The state Spritualistc association is to
hold a three days session in Montpelier com
| mencing Friday, and continuing through
Sunday. j. D. Styles of Weymouth, Mass,
DR.. C. A. MADDEN of Newburyport, and Mrs
Mary Huntoon Undertaking medium, are
to take part in the proceedings.
|
| days poultry show the second week in Feb
ruary Burlington was to have had this
winters exhibition, but, owing to several cir
| cumstances, did not feel able to carry the
project through and so turned it over to the
| st. Johnsbury members of the We mont Poul-
try and Pet Stock association
Hiram P. Gerald. town clerk of Brookfield,
| Mass, and treasurer of the Brookfeld saw
| ings bank, is missing and it is believed that
his accounts are short from $4,000 to $10,-
600. The bank went into receivers hands
a week ago with liabilities nj $45 600 Three
| attachments were recorded in Worcester
against Geralds property Monday, one being
| for 100000 by the receiver to cover the
| banks loss.
The body of Charles Buffum of Dandy, who
mvsteriously disappeared about six weeks
ago, was found Wednesday afternoon in
| some bushes back of what is known the
Barrett shanty." Frank Paolo and Peter
| Dalto, who we're hunting were the finders.
| The body was found in the route which the
man would naturally have taken on his way
home from work. There we're no signs of
foul play
st. Tohnsbury's chief of police is now ready
| for business, having just received three BESSIE
mer steel cages for the police headquarters.
| The cages are feet wide, ~ deep, and s "
high. The floors and sides are of solid plate
steel and the tops steel and wire riveted to-
| gether. The locks are self acting The bed.
steads of steel and arranged to turn up
against the petition when not in use. The
quarters are provided with modern drainage
and toilet apparatus.
Regarding potato statistics the following
may be of interest During the year 1894
the farmers in Bristol and vicinity received
more than $40 900 for potatoes. The num-
Der of car loads shipped from that station
was 1926. By January l, 1895, the BUYERS
had shipped 125 car loads, worth about
| S25, 900. Up to the present time this season
only Is car loads have besn shipped and the
| farmers have received only about $1,000.
Hence there is more than 1923 600 less money
in circulation there than at the same time
one year ago The market is still dull and
the prospects for the future are not very
bright.
pathetic story is told of the young lad
who was drowned at Newport recently. His
| father, Lewis Currler, ETenChmAn VINO had
lived in Barton and vicinity for several years
past, moved to West Derby where he has
been at work about one of the mills 1t
seems that the.hoys father had pounded him,
and choked him. and practically driven him
from home. Tie boy started from home with
the intention of going to Newport to see if
he could get something to do. In crossing
the bridge he saw, as it is supposed a pair of
rubbers on the ice, and he got down to get
them, when the rottOn ice gave way, and he
went into the water. His cries were heard,
but before any one could reach him he went
down. His body was rescued and the marks
OF his fathers uelty were found upon it.
The seth annual convention of the Orleans
County Musical association will he held in
Lanes opera house, Newport, February 3, 4,
3. 6, and Z, 1896, under the direction oil
Prof, Henri G. Blaisdtll of Concord, N. H..
There will be "A concert by home talent We'd
nesday afternoon and promenade Wednes
day evening following concert by Blaisdell's
orchestra. There viii be matmees Thursday
and Friday at 3 and concerts st p. IN. Be
sides Prof BIaisd dell there will be present Mrs
| Martha Dana Shepard of Boston, pianist :