News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-08-16
STATE NEWS.

mont Agricultural society will be held at Fair |
Haven Sept 26, %, % and 20.
Mrs. Charlotte Andrew of Arlington was
terribly burned Aug. ? by her clothing taking
fire from an oil stove. The house caught also,
but the fire was quickly extinguished.
Cowles Carpenter, aged five years, died at
the residence of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cowles. in st. Johnsbury last week, as
a result of eating unripe choke cherries fol-
lowed by milk for supper. Mrs. Carpenter
was at Peaks Island, Me-, at the time of her
sons death.
Three men of Lincoln, two named Sears
and one York, waylad and nearly killed
James Ella last week Monday night Ella is
now under the care of Dr. Norton. There
has been bad feeling between the parties for
some time. States Attorney Fish has been
notified and arrests will follow.
Henry S. Laird, a prominent farmer and
mill owner, of Marshfield, died suddenly lust
week. Mr. Laird owned 1000 acres of land,
and he and his son had large steam mill in
Harris Gore, where they sometimes employ
ed about 20 hands. MIR. Laird was a Demo-
cGat, but he represented Marshfeld in the
legislature OF 1856.
The death Of Miss Eliz lbeth Thompson, a
| Vermont woman, widely known as philan-
| trophist which took place recently, will bring
| before the courts a will bpqueathng an
the relief and support of poor seamstresses,
needle women, and shop girls in Brattleboro,
! and one-half to similar persons in Rhineback-
on-the- Hudson, N. Y,
Lightning struck the barn of Charles Weed,
! of Hinesburgh, about O'Clock last Wednes-
day afternoon and the barn, with quantity
| of hay was burned. The loss is ST.
200; the insurance $500. Lightning also
struck the barn of Elmer Stokes in Starks-
| oh O'p Will re
tents, was burned to the ground. The loss is
5000, with small insurance
A wholesale search at Vergennes recently
resulted in finding two hundred bottles Of
lager, several quarts of whisky, two barrels
of ale, and few quarts of wine. While the
| officers were making the search at the
Wheeler house they found in amused cist1rn
twenty empty whisky barrels and kegs, Indi.
eating that at some time in the past quite
large business had been carried on.
D. Brainard Spooner, who is known in
Brattleboro through visits to his aunt, Mrs.
| f. W. Weeks, was graduated from Leland
Sanford University last May, and sailed i'm
mediately for Japan to secure position.
Letters received from him within few days,
state that he has secured the chair of Pro
lessor of Languages in the imperial Univer-
sity at TOXIC. Mr.. Spooner is but 20 years
old.
H. F. Wilcox's two barns we're burned with
contents, at North Thetford, Wednesday
night, causing a loss of $500, insurance
$500 Lightning struck one OF the barns
Nelson Porter's barn at Thetford Centre was
also struck and burned with contents, nclud-
| ing II hogs. D. A. Wares barn in Lyme,
N. Il, as badly damaged, and a valuable
horse was killed. Mr.. Wares son. who was
closing the door of the barn, was paralyzed
by the stroke.
Roy E. Dodge 8 years old, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Eugene Dodge, of Lunenburg, was
drowned while swimming in brook, last
week He was seized with cramps. His
cousin, Otto Dodge, Is years OF age, OF Bos-
ton went to his assistance, but be was un-
able to swim, and was caught by his cousin
and drawn under the water and also dro @n'
ed younger brother of Roy tried TO save
them and was nearly drowLeI, being rescued
| by passer by.
j. B. E. Chevrier of Winocski, while load,
ing delivery wagon with empty boxes last
week piled them too high. He fell from the
load, striking on the pavement. In his de
scent he knocked number of boxes on the
horse causing it to turn almost Immediately
and tip the wagon bottom side up. The
horse attempted to run, but was caught be-
fore doing seriO1s damage, although both
this were broken Chevrer was badly shak-
en- up and bruised somewhat about the face.
While at play under ledge of rocks in the
outskirts of Montpelier, Wednesday, one
child was killed, another fatally hurt, and a
third seriously injured, by falling rock Four
other little companions escaped without a
scratch The three victims were the children
of George Hill Tesse was crushed beyond
recognition; Sarah, aged 4 had an arm and
a leg torn off, and she died while being re-
moved to a hospital. George, aged Z, had a
| Loo "a bal GiD tons OF
rock fell and the boulder which was respon-
sible weighed fully ton.
Two Warbv brothers and one Davis boy,
each about 16 years of age, were drowned in
Sargent's pond. in Troy week ago Sunday
afternoon while bathing Someone. while
driving cows home, notired clothing lying he
side the pond and rat f)Htng about. In.
quiry was promptly made, hut no one knew
OF the boys having gone bathing. However,
the clothes we're identified and the pond was
dragged for the bodies, which were recovered
Monday forenoon in about eight FEET OF
water, close together. The superstition is
that one lad having got beyond bis depth
the others went to his assistance aud also
went down.
Marshall Way, who is serving a life sen
tel c for the murder of his wife, has been al.
jnded insane and has been transferred from
the State Prison at Windsor to the criminal
ward of the State Insane Asylum at Watnr
bury Way was resident of WheeloCk and
murdered his wifi, on the evening Of May 90
1898. AT the trial the following June the
defence put up strong plea as to Ways in
sanity, witnesses testiyng to the epieptic
fits of his mother and traces of insanity in
his grandfather. The jury did not believe
Way was insane and returned verdict OF
murder in the sfcond degree. He has several
times attemptej suicide during his contine
, ment at Windsor and the prison authorities
, say his health has failed completely of late
The National Provincial Bank OF
England has a capital of $40, O00,-
000 the Bank of England, $73, OOO,-
600. the London and Westminster