News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27
STATE LIENS.

Barre in April
c. X BurIeson of West Berkshire, who was
fined S104 for selling liquor "A few weeks ago,
has closed his hotel and will go to Boston.
add states
Edward Dewey and George W. Reed, for so
many years connected with the National Life
Insurance Co. of Montpelier, have retired from
the Offices of vice-president and secretary re-
spectvely.
The session of the Z. s. circuit court, which
was to have been held in Montpelier last week,
has been adjourned to Monday, Feb s, at
which time full list of court cases will come
up for trial.
j. P. Cleveland Jr., of Randolph, who has
been a deputy sheriff in Orange county since
1856, except two years, when high sheriff, has
resigned. Julius F. Lamson has been ap-
pointed by Sheriff Smith to fiji the vacancy.
The state board of pharmacy will hold a
meeting IN Montpelier Feb for theCxamina-
ton of candidates desiring to become regis
tered druggists. The act of the recent legs-
lature relative to the practice of pharmacy
will be discussed.
David and Albert Brown of Groton are suf-
fering from the effects of lead poisoning from
drawing cider through a leadpipe. 1t is un-
deTstood that they were conveying it to their
mouths by this method, instead ofthe regula.
tion method Of drinking it from a glass
Their condition is critical
Horace Baxter of Swanton has purchased
the quarry on the Spalding estate at Rox-
bury of Administrator h f Ellis. Inthe deed
the same provision was made as in the lease
under which the quarry has been worked here
tofore. Spring will probably see the quarry
being worked and good number of men en-
ployed.
BY agreement with Judge Rowel, who is to
DrpGidp a the March term nf WASHINGTON
county court, and with the counsel for the
state and for the respondent the case Ofstate
against Isabel Marsh of Mortified, charged
with poisoning her husband, will be the first
for trial The spring term opens Tuesday,
March g.
There is much criticism as to the manner in
which live stock is handled in Vermont rail
road yards. While unloading a hog at South
RoyatOn last week the animal was dropped
from q car to the ground, breaking its back
or legs so it was unable to move. The Sheriff
says that in the future he will take proper
care of such cases.
The typhoid fever epidemic in st. Johns
bury is abatng, and many OF the sick ones
are Commissioning The state board OF health
visited the village last week, and at public
meeting in Music hall condemned the river
water for drinking in unmeasured terms. OF
! the 40 cases so far reported since December l.,
% VI Tue pdIiehtS nave ueeu river water lof
! drinking.
The Peoples INCORPORATED Telephone Com
pany was organized last week Dr. Henry
James OF Waterbury is president; C D. Rob
| inson of Waterbury. vlce.president; George
ii. AImon OF Montpelier, secretary and gen
erai manager; ana Or, Il. u HOOKER OF Wa
| tefDury, treasurer Inc company IS 10 oulld
hnes from Montpelier to points In Washing
| ton, windsor, orange, ADDISON, Franklin,
hamole' orleans ana CALEDONIA counties.
! Inc ZONE once OF the company Is III MONT
! Ppl'Pr'
The work on the first of about 40 buildings
which will make up the new American unver-
! stv at Washington, the contract for which is
held by the Columbia Marble rompany OF
Rutland. is nearly ,mpIpted The work was
started about the last OF last August and the
contract c4!s TOR me r"mplHtIon near the
| miuuIe Oh Marcn' me ouI'ulng Is 10 De 'he
| C"Iege OF history ana Is en' irey oi Wnlte
! Oolumhlah niarnlt |, Is mohtlpd on rhp mes
! OF tue 'rpasury nu"u'nE anu the contract
| price was Sloo'oVo'
At the convention of the Vermont State
! Spritualist Assoc iation at Montpelier last
week officers were elected as follows; PreSi-
dent, A. h. smith of Brandon; yire-prtsdel t,
Mrs. Sarah WHlie Of Rockingham; secretary
and treasurer. james Crosset OF Waterbury;
| auditor, A, f. Hubbard OF Tyson; business
managers, d. h. Chapman OF Fletcher, 5. n.
| Medora Eastwood OF WlhoosRl. l. u. smith
OF 81. Adams, II. I; Clement OF barnet, u.
W. klp'ey OF montpelier ana Mrs. h u, Ham
mona OF Ludlow.
| The Vermont Beekeppers' association at
Vergennes closed their annual meeting Fri.