News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-02-14
STATE NEWS.

Miss May Il. Sawyer OF Rutland IA suffering
from case of blood poisoning, as the result
of a scratch from a cat.
At largely attended citizens caucus in
Rutland Saturday evening, which was called
by friends of Alderman A. L. Pratt, John D.
Specimen captured the nomination for may
or by vote of about 200 to 80.
The expenditures Of the Montpelier schools
for the past year. including the expenses of
new fire escapes have been SIS, 100 80, which
is very close the estimates made at the be-
ginning of the year of S15,267.76.
Mrs Helen A. Higgins of st. Johnsbury,
won a fourth prize in the Ladies Home Jour.
nal prize photograph competition showing
Glow some women arrange their kitchens. -
The special feature of her farm house kitchen
is it's compactness and conveniences.
W. F. Heath and Alfred Hickmott of Vince
lock have been arrested and taken to st.
Johnsbury, charged with stealing chickens
hay, etc, from b. j. Fuller, who lives on the
Sheffield poor farm. They were bound over
800 each for hearing February IA.
WoOdstock's annual report shows the total
liabilities of the town to be $25, 90S.40, of
which 81, 700 is in town bonds. The assets,
including nearly 50 900 cash on hand, amount
toS3, 2SS "a, leaving, the net Indebtedness
$22 62O. 10. The debt was Increased about
$4,000 during the year.
These petitions in bankruptcy have been
filed Charles A. Cole of Hardwick a granite
cutter and blacksmith, liabilities $649.30,
assets $434. 76., of which $215 is claimed as
exempt; Othello W. Lewis. granite cutter
of Barre, liabilities 1908 Al, assets $3.50,
all of which is claimed as exempt.
These Vermonters have been granted pat
ents recently: John W. johnson, Burlington,
pneumatic hammer; William Bennett Cor
NTH, assignor of one-half to C. H. Barrett,
Sharon, mail bag closure; Fillmore A. Pear
SONS, Rutland, assignor of one-half to ii. 5.
Damn, Woodstock, shawl or bundle carrier.
The Rutland railroad has building at the
Schenectady locomotive works an eight drive
wheel locomotive with all modern improve
ments including an electric headlight. The
engine will be delivered next month and will
be put into service on the through passenger
trains The four freight engines being built
in the same works will be delivered in March
or April
Masonic bodies in Montpelier are to have
quarters on the third floor of the block now
under construction by the executors OF the
Landon estate. The new quarters will be
completed and furnished about April L. Ihey
| will comprise an assembly room, some 51x3l
feet in dimensions, a banquet hall, some AK
| % feet, preparation room, smoking room,
| kitchen. coat room and closets for the use OF
| the several Masonic bodies.
William Bump, who broke jail at Manches.
| ter II years ago, was arrested by Sheriff Will
son at Landgrove Wednesday, February, Z.
| Bump and two other men were confined in
! Jail awaiting trial at the county court, which
was then in session. They sawed hole
| through the ceiling near the ventllator, and
escaped through a trap door leading from
! the attic over the Jail. This is the first that
| hoo b,o,, boonI Of RumD aiuCp his He
refused to say anything in regard to his
whereabouts during the years since his es
| cape He was taken to Bennington Thursday
F. L. May, a logging contractor on the
mountains east of Manchester, had foul
horses killed aud one man badly injured by q
free falling on them Thursday The men
were cutting heavy spruce logs and were us
| ing the horses to draw them to the road
where they are loaded on seds and drawn tC
the railroad In telling large tree, one side
of which was decayed. it fell in different di
rection from what was expected, striking foul
horses killing three and injurng one so bad
| ly that it had to be shot. One man was bad
| ly hurt, but his recovery is expected.
The supreme court at Montpelier Februa
| nv 7. considered the Washington county case
of state VS. Racco Lott, charged with keep
ing LIQUOR with intent to sell. Lotti was fined
$50 and costs. Lott, who is an Italian resi-
dent OF Montpelier, maintained when on tria
in the county court that he kept boarding
house and the price he charged for board
included wines ale. etc, which he furnished
his boarders with their meals He also
claimed that he had acted thus in the matter
upon the opinion expressed by an attorney
that he was privileged to do so. The supreme
court, however held that boarding hous
was place of public resort and so the per
son conducting it could not legally even GIVE
| away LIQUORS to his guests.