News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-10-27
STATE NEWS.

Henry c. Mower one Of the Oldest locomo.
tive engineers in New England, died ut Lyn-
donvi'lr Fridav morning, aged Ga He was
for A years in the employ Of the Passum psic
and Boston and Maine roads.
William Laduke %, n private in company
NJ, Vermont National Guards, of Burlington
died Tuesday from hpmorrhagp SAID to have
hepn car sod by the rebound of a rife no used
at III" target shooting competition last week.
Rev J B. Knowles at trial held recently
at Vest Burke, WAS expelled from the minis
try aud membership of the Methodist church
on three charges: dishonesty, living aud I'M
christian and unmnisterial conduct Rev p.
n Granger was council in behalf If the
church. The case was so clear as TO b. un-
mIsta cable.
At the Teachers Institute held at Wood
stock last week these officers we're elected Pres
ldent, E. H. Whitehiil of Woodstock spcrp-
tary, : H. Erskine of Rutland; treasurer. N.
J. Whitehl of Montpelier; executive commit
tee, F. A. Bagna of st. Adams, c. C.. Davis
of White River Junction, D. Y. Comstork of
st. Johnsbury; legislative committee, o. D.
Matthewson of Barre, H. o. Wheeler of Bur
! lington, W. E. Ranger of Johnson.
The following we're elected at the annual
meeting of the Vermont BAR association at
Montpelier Wednesday: President Chas. P.
| Hogan OF st. Adams; vice-presdents. Harry
| blbNRbbb III o. UbuusbuFN, L. NJ. meIuOu OF
| Rutland, H. E Rusted Of st. Adams; secre-
tary, George w. Wing Of Montpelier; treas
urer, Hiram Cation of Montpelier; mana
gers, Fred A. Rowland of Montpelier. Robert
Roberts of Burlington, j. l.. Martin OF Brat
tIeboro, W. b. Sheldon of Bennington.
! The writing desk which was used by Thomas
| Chittenden, the first governor. of Vermont,
has come into the possession OF E. A. Chit.
tenden, general freight agent OF the Central
Vermont railroad The desk was given Mr..
| Chittenden by F. c. wilkins of Wlston. 1t
was presented to him by Mrs. Betsey Chitten.
den, the wife of Truman Chittenden, son of
| Martin Chittenden, the second governor of
the state. The desk is of the richest cherry
Dlaid with handsome white woods. 1t was
brought to this country from England and is
a handsome piece of furniture.
Some Vermont Democrats are trying to
galvanize the dead silver question into life,
according to the Burlington News. 1t ia an
| nounced that the state Democratic club is ar
ranging for a series of meetings ON bimetal-
| ism in different parts of the state to begin
the latter pare of November and continue
through the winter. The speakers who have
already promised to engage in the work are
C.. A. q. jackson of Montpelier ex-Mayor
Thos. Fl. Brown of Rutland, r. S. Childs of
Brattlrboro V. A. kulIard OF Burlington, and
B. F.. Billiard of Hardwick.
The summary of the parochial statistics of
the Episcopal church shows that there are
9005 baptized members of the church in YER
mont, of whom 1896 are communicates.
There were 277 baptisms last year. 1876 con-
| hrmatiOns, ll6 marriages, and 20 burlaIs.
The number OF clergy attached to the diocese,
! irc udmg the bishop, is A Gan increase OF
nine smce Bishop Hall came to Vermont)
| These serve 80 parishes and missions aud
chHppIs The total contributions for the
year. az reported were S65, 003 81 and the
value Of all church property is SG53,3S7. "a,
against which are debts amounting to 500.
| 672 60.
The Norwich public library and graded
school building was destroyed by fire at a
! late hour Wednesday evening. 1t was three
story brick structure valued at $4,000 and
was partially insured. The building WAS one
| of the Oldest historic structures in the sec.
| ton having been erected in 1894 by Alden
| Partridge, and tor years USED rs a military
school. the famous Norwich university Re
Gently it had been used tor the graded school Is
of the town. 1t also contained the hall OF the
Junior Order United American Mechanics.
The library contained 300 volumes, nearly
all of which, together with t e furnishings,
were saved. The fire caught in an adjoining
shed and is supposed to have been of incendi-
airy origin.
The officers elected by the Vermont Medical
| Association for the coming year are as follows
President, Lyman Rogers of Bennington
vice president, William D. Huntington OF
Rochester, secretary, D. G. HawIey of Bur
lington; treasurer, ID G. Kemp of Montpelier
auditor L. 5. Abee OF Bellows Falls; ex.cu.
tive committee Lyman Rogers OF Benning.
ton, D. G. Hawey of Burlington, and i. n
JENNIE of st. Adams: publication committee
D. &. Hawley of Burlington, Lyman Rogers
of Bennington, and NJ. c. Twitchell OF Bur
liD2tot ; license censors, H. G. Tinkham, h
H. Lee, and {. W. StrobelI; committee on
neurology, c. W. Parker D. F. Rugg, and E
NJ. Brown special committee on legislation
W. n. Platt. A. b. Bisbee, and W. 5. Nay.
At the session of the Vermont grand lodge
of Good Templars in Randolph officers were
elected as follows: Grand Chief Templar
Chauncey H. Hayden, Underhill; grand chan
cellor, A. L. Aldrich, West Burke grand vice
templar, Miss Ethel Gould, Randolph; grand
superintendent of juvenile tempars, Mrs. o
5. Wiley, Barre; grand secretary, G. D. Ed
gerton, Mortified; grand treasurer, R. A
Hatch, STAFFORD, grand auditor, William Ii
Matthews, MiddIebury. These officers were
appointed: Past grand chief tempar, George
E. Wattles, Bpnnington grand chaplain
Rev. Z W Sturtevant, East Braintree granC
marshal, E. l.. Kelley, West Salisbury Crane
guard, Mrs. H. A. Russell, Gallup Mills CRANE
assistant secretary, Mrs e. D. Edgerton
Mortified grand deputy marshal, Miss Mary
Moore, st. Adams; grand messenger, Elme
f.. st. John, Hubbardton. These and tn,
elective officers were installed by DR.. Mann o
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