News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-07-11
STATE NEWS.

Gilman B. Dodge and wife of Montpelier
celebrated, July 4, the fIty-third anniversary
OF their marriage.
George ". Kenister of Waterbury has filed
a petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities are
$3.50 90, bis assets Sl07, exempt $50.
While working in the hay field Thursday,
Ernest, the young son of William Luther OF
Mortified, broke his arm in two places.
The Adams bridge in East Ferrisburg col
lapsed Friday A little while before it went
down George Adams crossed it on load of
hay.
John l.. Bacon, the state treasurer, begins
this week the distributing to the different
towns in Vermont the share of the state
school tax apportioned according to the
number of pupils in each town.
The Rutland police received word Thursday
evening. July 5, from Deputy Sheriff Howe of
Ludlow, to be on the lookout for one Fred
Martin of Mount Holly, who is wanted to an
swer TO charges ofassault and battery and of
intoXication.
John H. Patch, foreman of the marble
quarry at Proctor, while engaged in firing of
a bomb salute July 4, during the progress of
the fireworks, was injured, the little finger of
his right hand broken, and the flesh of the
hand badly burned bya premature discharge.
He will be unable to use his hand for some
weeks.
George Carter of Ludlow was seriously in
jured about the head and his right leg broken
Thursday afternoon. The accidenth happened
while he was coming down West hill with a
pair of horses and load of hay, when part
of the load, with Carter on it, slid on to the
horses, causing them to run away.
Suits have been brought by agents of the
United Merchants Protective and Collection
Agency of Burlington against several mer-
chants to collect dues of $3.50, which sum
was to be deducted from the first batch of
accounts collected. Signing notes for that
amount was requested in each case as mere
matter of form. The local merchants bitten
have brought counter suits.
Alfred. young son of Edward Maker of
Montpelier, was kicked by horse and his
skull fractured July 4 The family had been
to East N ontpeier for the day and had start
ed for home late in the afternoon. In going
down u steep hill the horse began to kick vlo-
| ently Alfred was sitting in front of the car
| riage, looking over the dasher, and was kick
| ed 10 he head Just above the left eye; 1t was
supposed at first that his injury was only a
flesh wound, but later on it was discovered
| that the boys skull was fractured and the
| bone splintered so thatan operation was nee
! essary. There is a fair chance for the boy to
| recover.
| B. E. Sanders, who lives near Montpelier
WAS in that city recently to get medcInefor a
COW that had been SO hours in u well of cold
wa,er Mr.. Sanders lost track of this COW
Sunday evening, July L, and was unable to
! find her until Tuesday morning, when he
| happened to remember there was in the past
ure On old we'll covered with boards. Going
to the well he found the COW. The well is OF
small diameter, and the COW having gone
down hinu feet first, had been Obliged to
stand uprll 1T with her hindlegs in the water.
Neighbors w,rA Immediately summoned and
an hours WORK with ropes and pulleys
brought the COW to the surface again, Though
the COW was weak with hunger, and had TAX
en- a cold standing 30 long in the water, Mr..
Sanders was certain eLe would get well.