News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-12-27
STATE ITEMS.

There are 40 people in Mortified who have
passed the age of 80 years.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy has
been fled by Fred E. Hill, of Middlebury,
laborer who has liabilities of 500 26 and no
assets.
The vacant mill built at Wallingford for
the manufacture of forks will be occupied by
New York men for the manufacture OF agrl-
cultural implements.
The health of Frank E. Howe, editor ofthe
Barre Daily Times is said to be improving
rapidly at West Beach, Fla, where he has
gone to spend the winter.
The Champion Provision Co., of Buring-
ton which affiliated with John P. Squires &
Co., the Boston firm which recently failed
made an assignment Saturday, December 16.
Gilbert Bout we'll of Townshend claims to
have raised a field of coffee in that town II
years ago and reiutes the statement that the
berry was produced in Vermont this year for
the first time.
The True Marble Company has bought 10S
acres of land on the line of the Rutland rail-
r. ad in Pittsford and au adj Jining tract of
20 acres. 1t will have ledge of fine marble
about a mile long.
Chas. o. Davis, q Groton business man,
died very suddenly Monday morning, Decem
Der Is, of tuberculosis of the bowels, aged
about IS years. He leaves wife but no
children. The body was taken to Bradford
for burial where a father, mother and
brothers reside.
Representative W. W. Grout has notified
Daniel Lille Post, g. A. r j., of Bethel, that
the post can have siX-pounder, without
mount, from Admiral Cervera's feet and To-
Gated at Norfolk, and such a number of H.
inch spherical shells and 8-lnch elongated
shells as it wishes by paying the freight. The
post will accept the offer.
MOy 10y, ex-Chinese interpreter, formerly
located in Vermont recently spent day or
two in Montpelier. His trial for alleged vio-
lation of national laws relating to the impor-
tation of Chinese into the United States, is
to come before the January term OF United
States district court. He will be represented
by Senter & Goddard, of Montpelier.
Colonel Haskins and Judge l.. NJ. Read of
the State Line Commission were in Boston
December Ia to meet the Massachusetts Com
missioners in order to agree upon the line as
fixed by the engineers and sign the plans. By
the new plans, as drawn, the total distance
from the northwest corner of Massachusetts
to that in the west bank of the Connecticut
river is Al 06 miles.
The new Middlebury college catalogues
have been distributed. The registration of
students shows a large increase, the whole
amount being 1913, which is larger than at
any other time since before the war. They
are divided as follows:- seniors 30; juniors,
%; sophomores, "a; freshmen, Al. There are
SO women in the college. Practically no
changes in curriculum are announced in the
catalogue.
Rutland man on recent visit to New
York suddenly missed his watch. He looked
about just in time to see a smooth looking
stranger putting it into his pocket. The YER
monter made jump for him and secured his
watch. A policeman asked him if he wanted
to press the charge but advised him not to
as 1t would necessitate some bother and de-
lay if he was stranger in town.
The directors of the Mount Lake Creamery
Co., of South Londonderry have agreed to
confer with a committee of farmers relative
| to the future operations OF the company's
| plant. The company finds itself short about
| $4,000, despite the fact that the books
of the company show a heavy profit. The
manager, j. W. Farwell who has had charge
! of the business since the company was form
ed, has resigned.
Hon L. D. Hazen, of st. Johnsbury, has
| forwarded to Governor Smith his resigna-
ton as a member of the state prison commits
sion. Mr.. Hazen has served on the board for
six years. He was recently appointed post
master at St. Johnsbury and as under the
/ regulations of the postoffice department q
man cannot hold federal and state Office at
the same Uime. Mr.. Hazen was obliged to
tender his resignation.
! Notices have been served on several Ben
nington people who are suspected of selling
| liquor as well as the owners of the buildings
occupied by them to appear before Judge
Start December 80 to show cause why tenn
porary iDjunctions should not be served upon
them to prevent the selling of intoxicants
or the leasing OF buildings or rooms for that
purpose. Some of the parties who received
lage. The suits are brought by the States
Attorney and the action was complete sur
prise to all. The permanent injunctions can
not be served until June next even if tempor
| nrv ininnctiOnR are granted.