News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-04-04
STATE ITEMS.

Walter Bolton, the IS years old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Eli A. Bolton of Chester, recently
committed suicide by banging in Henry
Wheelock's barn near young Bottoms home,
which is about two miles from Chester village.
Family trouble is supposed to be the cause
of Bottoms act. 1'4
An important railroad deal was practically
completed at Bennington Saturday whe1 by
a unanimous vote every share of stock he
ing represented either by person or by proxy,
the directors of the Bennington and Rutland
railroad we're authorized to transfer the lease
of the road to the Rutland railroad system
Capt. C. W. Mead ofthe 36th Init, U. S. A.,
recently seat to President Brown of Norwich
University a Filipino flag captured by his
Company in the northern part of Luz IN in
November last. Capt. Mead is graduate of
the University and has son attending the
Mortified High School.
Mrs. Louise LeCruse of Burlington, the
colored woman who was arrested for at.
tempting to stab Scion Prince at the house
ofChaIls Tankard, has been sentenced to
serve not less than six nor more than seven
months at the House of Correction on the
charge of breach OF the peace.
Lyman W. Redington, New York lawyer.
has ii ed petition in bankruptcy with liabil-
tiles OF $50, 306 aud assets OF 500. Among
the creditors is the New England Life Insur-
ance Company OF Rutland, s. 1913 M.
Redington was formerly candidate on the
Democratic ticket r Governor of Vermont
The will of the late Rev. DR.. George Leon
Walker. of Hartford, Conn, contains the fol-
lowing public bcquests in addition to So 600
divided among Connecticut church societies j;
American Board of Commissioners of For
ei2n Missions 81 600; American Missionary
Association, $500; Brooks Library OF Brat
tleboro, $500.
John II. Grimm, member of the firm OF
G. H. Grimm & Co, of Rutland, recently lost
both his thumbs, which we're cut off while he
was operating a machine use for stamping
bucket covers. The machine has two levers
placed on the right and left and operated by
foot power. 1t is thought that Mr.. Grimm
became confused in the use of the levers aud
thus caused the accident.
Fred Stafford, of Colchester who was arrest
ed for having robbed the cottage of f. C..
Wells at Stave Island in company with Cur
tis POoler, the Westford murderer in Bur-
lngton city court Wednesday, March 2S, en-
tered plea of guilty to the charge. lie was
sentenced by Judge +. W. ]. Hawkins to
serve not less than five nor more than six
years at hard labor in the states prison at
Windsor.
Edward G. Spauding University OF Yer
mont, "a aud son of A. V. SpauldIng of Bur-
lngtOn, who for four years taught in New
York aud during that time studied at Column
bla University, receiving the degree of NJ. A
III physics in 1896 recently took the degree
of Pm. at Bonn University, which has the
reputation of having the hardest 7, quremen6
Tor examinations of all the Glrman univers-
ties. Mr.. Spaulding received the honor of
magnacum laude. He will now spend some
time in travel.
The large stock barn OF Warren Ellis in
Worcester was burned Saturday night about
twelve O'Clock, together with a quantity of
hay, two and onc-haf tons of grain and
meal. and twenty eight cows. The origin of
the fire is a mystery, but it undoubtedly was
the work of an incendiary. TWAS discovered
shortly after midnight by Mr. Ellis and had
then made such progress it was impossible to
get any of the cows from the burning build
ing Mr.. Ellis carried an insurance of 500
on the bePl, but none on the grain or live
stock His loss is almost overwhelming and
much sympathy is expressed for him
Five University students, D. Pierce, H
l.. Martin, R. D. Kellogg l. E. White and NJ
A. Burbank returned Monday night March
26, from Tip to the summit of Mount
Mansfield. The party left Burlington about
3 O'Clock the Saturday morning previous
and on reaching the foot of the mountain
put on their snow shoes. They spent the
nightnot far from the halfway house, dig
ging lodging place in an immense snow
bank and keeping fire in front of it. Sun
day they went to the summit but on account
of the cold could not stay there long. The
night was again spent in the snow bank aud
thu tired quintette reached Burlington Mon
day evening.