News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
STATE ITEMS.

At a ecent meeting of the Rutland City
Hospital the Traasurer's report of running
expenses for tie month of October showed a
deficit OF $600l4.
Beginning December l. the Bennington
Banner will be issued weekly ss the expert
ence of the las two years, while not proving
that semi-weekly cannot pay, has brought
out the fact that there is no nall way place
between a weekly and daily"
Frank r. Wise, Montpelier teamster. was
seriously injured Friday afternoon. He was
driving his team from low shed where
it had been kept during the dinner hour and
was caught under the shed roof Mr.. Wise
was at first thought to be fatally injured
Albert Thwiug, of Barre an elderly man
and an old resident, was working at the stone
shed of A. s. Young at North Barre Thurs
day morning, when large block of marble
fell from its fastening and before he could
get out of the way it fell upon him. dis leg
was broken above the knee aud his knee was
badly crushed SO that it is likely that the
limb will have to be amputated.
Mrs. Jared Kemmis was struck by freight
train while crossing the Central Vermont
track at Camps Mills about two miles west
of Montpelier Junction. shortly before noon
Friday, Mrs kemmis is an old lady and
was driving a balky horse The animal balk-
ed when squarely on the crossing Mrs. KEN
mis- was badly Injured ana e. e horse instant
ly killed 1t is not thought The injuries of
Mrs. Kemm.s will prove fatal
Randolph IS excited over the outbreak of
scarlet fever its midst and the schools have
been closed by the Committee Nome Is or 10
cases have en- discovered. Many of them
are very mu cases, aud the victims we're at
tending school. There have been few cases
outside the village, but this is the first out
| break OF any epldem C In the village of any
| kind for many years The authorities are
| taking every possible precautiun to prevent
the spread of the disease.
John Ward, a wealthy capitalist of Detroit,
di, on Monday, aged rs years. He was a
| law student 10 the office OF CulIamer & Bar
| rett at Woodstock, and was admitted to the
bar in Windsor County in 1S49 He began
the practice of law at Springfield this state
| and Iemained there for 10 yea s. the last two
| OF which he served as s aue's Attorney. In
1859 he married and moved to Michie an
where he became extremely successful Mr..
| Ward will be buried 10 Springfield where Mrs
| Ward is buried and where now live two
half brothers, Rollin and Cuares Amsden.
Ora Cutler, one of the victims of the acct
dent at Barre Thursday in which the staging
at the Thomas block fell, died on Thursday
night His ribs on both sides we're crushed,
aud one of his legs broken and he was also
| injured internally. The d. ceas ed was u
years old, was born in Cutler Corners and
came to Barre 80 years ago, since which time
| he has followed his trade of contracting brick
mason. He built large number OF buildings
| in that city including all of the brick church.
es. Goddard Seminary. and the Brook
street school-hOuse. He also assisted in the
erection of the Pavilion Hotel at Montpelier.
mckinley the noted pet d,er that has
been kept by Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Hoadley,
| South Woodstock, for over two years past
WAS recently tent to a new home un the es-
tale of James 7. Abbey, at Sprinfpld, Mass.
| 1T was necessary to secure a passport be-
fore the deer could be sent our of the state
and this was kindly furnished by j. W. Tit
| comb, who has always been considerably in
terested in the animal. la his crate when he
started was a manger having several COM
partments, in which were y iced apples, pep
PERMITS saltines, etc land a handkerchietsa sat-
| urated with pelfumery Of which Mac" is in
ordnately fond.
The bribery case of State w Smith at Mont
peer was given TO the jury in Washington
County Court Thursday noon. The defence
put in no evidence The jury returned ver-
diet ofgullty at 2:30 in the afternoon. Sen
tel &c was suspended and hail fixed at 81 900
which it is expected. Smith can secure. The
penalty fixed by law for such crime is either
fine OF not more than 10 years. Smith g
Attorney took several exceptions during his
trial and his case may be appealed to the Su-
prene Court There are still two other
cases pending against Smith, one on the
charge of extortion and the other of conspir-
acy with Constable Buchanan, and a man
named Wilkins, both of Barre, and both OF
whom are now under bail.
The Executive Committee of the State
Grange F II. Spsulding, of West BraGtle
boro; Hon. Alpha Messer, of Rochester, ".
L. Park, of Lyndon; l. T. Story, of Essex;
and the State Master. c, j. Bell, of Walden,
and State Secretary A. A. Priest, OF Ran
doIph, ex-oficio, has fixed upon Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, December 10, IA and
Is, as the time and st. Johnsbury as the
place for the next meeting oftbe State Grange.
Instead of the customary public session this
year a banquet will be held TO which outsid-
ers will be invited. Among the speakers al
ready engaged are Governor E. .. Smith,
Lieut-Gov. Bates, N. j. Batchelder, of Con-
cord, N. H, Master of the State Grange
State Superintendent of Education, Mason
S. Stone, and Mrs. R. B. Gausha, of Jericho,
wife of the State Lecturer, and Mrs. c. f.
Smith, of Morrisville. The program has not
yet been arranged in detail by State Secreta-
| nv Priest.