News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-09-27
GENERAL NOTES.

same covers as Paul Jones and De-
catur and Farragut.
Canada takes queer view of some
things. She will not allow one of her
militia organizations to participate
in the Dewey demonstration, on the
ground that it is to celebrate a
victory over Spain, and the presence
of outside troops would not be
proper.
Vice President Hobart is a very
sick man with kidney troubles. He
is confined TO his room and is denied
to all callers. A long rest necessary
and there is no possibility of bis
being a candidate for reelection.
Mrs. Hobart is very ill with nervous
collapse from steady waiting on her
husband for the last six months.
Bradstreet's commercial agency
figures that prices generally are
higher now than at any time since
April 1, 1898, and about the same as
on October l, 1892. Prices declined
steadily from 1891 to 1896, reaching
their lowest point in July OF the lat
ter year. There has been a very
marked advance during the present
year.
Prof. J. E. Goodrich, the compiler
of the general catalogue of the Uni
versity of Vermont, to be published
next year, has sent out lists contain
ing the names of all who have at any
| =; If + 10 mi
An attempt is to be made to include
in the catalogue such names and
every graduate is appealed to, to do
what he or she can to complete the
record of his or her own class.
That the trial of Admiral Montijo
before a Spanish court martial for
the loss of his feet at Manila was not
mere formality is proven by the
sentence pronounced upon him. He
is TO be placed on the retired list and
deprived of his right of promotion.
Of course the punishment might be
worse, but it is nevertheless unjust
and undeserved. Every American
admireF of Dewey will agree to that.
A dispatch from Manila dated
Sept. "a says: The United States
gunboat Petrol to-day discovered the
gunboat Urdanita, ten days overdue
at this port, wrecked opposite Orani
on the north shore of the bay. The
vessel had been scuttlad and crew of
ten are missing. The ships guns,
one Nordenfelt and one Colt auto
matte one FOUNDER had been carried
off. The Urdanita was small river
gunboat purchased from Spain.
Goddard Seminary will receive
$4,000, the income to be. applied to
its support, according to the terms
of the will of Mrs. Mary T. Goddard,
which was filed at East Cambridge,
Mass, last week. Mrs. Goddard was
the widow of the late Thomas n.
Goddard of Newton, Mass, for whom
Goddard seminary was named. Mrs.
Goddard, by the will, gave away
100000 to Uniyersalist education
al institutions, churches and chart
table institutions. OF this sum Tufts
college gets 100000.
Governor E. G. Smith has addressed
a letter to all of the daily and weekly
papers in the state, asking them to
bring before the people the great
need of the people of Porto Rico and
expresses the hope that the efforts of
the people in this state will not be
relaxed to relieve the great suffering
in that island. Any money that may
be collected shoHld be sent to Gov
ernor Smith direct, or to the Nation
al Bank of North America, New York
City. If sent to either place it will be
credited to the Porto Rico Relief
Fund of the state of Vermont.
The two Spanish guns taken from
the battleship Castillo in Manila Bay
and shipped from Mare Island navy
yard, CAL, to Gov. Smith to be
mounted in the State House yard
have reached Montpelier. They
came through from San Fran
cisco by freight in less than three
weeks. They are savage looking
dogs Of war, Is feet long, with COM
bined weight of 81 ,435 pounds. The
freight charges are $759.34. They
are perpetually loaned to the state
of Vermont by the government.
These guns will be at once mounted
in the State House yard, and will
thunder a welcome to the Admiral
when he sets foot in his native town.
j. S. Viles, proprietor Of the electric
plant at Middlesex, has brought suit
for $4,000 against the Barre and
and Montpelier Traction company
for breach of contract. The proper
ty of the company has been attached.
Mr.. Viles alleges that the directors
of the electric road entered into FIVE
year contract with him and that he
has furnished power to the road to
the best of his ability under all
clauses in the contract, and that he
received a letter from the directors
notifying him to discontinue power.
This is the third suit that Mr.. Viles
has brought against the road. One
was brought in August for $1,000 for
power furnished in July and another
for 5000 for power in August.
Parties In the interest of the Inter