News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-09-12
STATE NEWS.

Landgrove. in Bennington county, did not
cast single Democratic vote. but it gave
Carroll S. Page 81 votes for Congress.
Rather than have their town go unrepre-
scented the voters OF Warren we're bound to
fight it out on that line if it took all summer,
and on Thursday their efforts were finally
successful Wilson A. Agerill. the citizens
Republican candidate and Dillingham; man,
Was elected on the nineteenth ballot.
Strange shooting affair is reported from
Montgomery, this state. Philip Lumbra, "a,
shot Fred Bishop. IL. Bishops condition is
critical. Bishop was walking some distance
ahead of Lumhra when the latter exclaimed,
stop or will shoot you" Bishop slackened
his pace. but Lumbra fred twice. One bullet
struck Bishop in the foot and the other in the
back.
The Burlington News says there is a rumor
that the next Legislature will be asked to ap-
propriate money to build a dixie along the
river bank to prevent the flooding of the
asylum buildings at Waterbury in times of
| high water The kitchen and boiler have
/ been flooded several times, interrupting the
feeding of the inmates and cutting of the heat
! from the main building.
Among the Oldest voters in the state is
James NJ. Sherwin of Grafton, who is the old
est person in town. he first voted in 1882,
and has voted at every state election and
| presidential election siuce that time. II he
! lives until November he will cast bis eight
zenith vote for president Of the United States
| he has been a strong Republican and a firm
believer in the protective tariff.
The University of Vermont announces the
establishment of Department of Commerce
| and Economics to meet the educational
movement and demand in this direction. The
department will cover the junior and senior
wears, and will be divided into four courses
Economics, Government and Law, Language
and Literature, (incuding French German,
Italian and Spanish) Business Law and
Practice.
Lyle French of Island Pond had remark
able adventure. He was fishing near the
| Webster mill so called, and Unexpectedly
found himself near young buck and two
does On the impulse of. the moment Lyle
rushed toward them and got astride of the
buck, while the frightened does fed. The
buck and the boy struggled keenly for mas
terry, but finally Lyle was endorsed and the
buck escaped.
Apropos of the closing of the fishing season,
it is interesting to note that more than a ton
of trout has been taken this season from OAR
ing's pond at Groton, now owned by s. d.
Griffith Of Danny. On Friday. the last day
Of the open season, Senat, r Griffith and Q. E.
Soule his business pal tner, caught 80 pounds
in two hours. In three days Senator Proc
4 tor. Gen. Ripley aud Mr. Griffith caught 80
pounds of trout. fishing only few hours at
morning and evening 1t il estimated that
this pond now contains 30 tons of trout and
the increase goes on rapidly.
Mason Stone State Superintendent of
Education, has just completed the compiling
of statistics on the schools of the state In
his reports the total expenditures for 1900
we're S 074 .221.S S: cost per pupil Of toual
expenditure. s 1928; cort If chilh Of school
age. $11 50; current expenses. 1878 1891 03;
numbpr of children netween five aud 2l years
OF age, 80, 64S; numher of children OF school
age in attendance, 65964; number Of male
teachers, $40; nDmher of female teachers,
3 232; number Of Vermont Normal Scnool
graduates, 632; number OF college graduates,
pol.
The following petition for a grant Of a
railroad" is published under date OF Hard.
wick, Aug Il. 1900:-NotcP is hereby given
that application will be made TO the general
assembly OF the State Of Vermont al the bien-
NAL sps sion in 1900 for the grant of rail-
road leading from Newport, in the county OF
Orleans. to Hardwi"k in the county Of Gale
donia, and then to Montpelier in the county
of Washingt on. traversing the towns of New
port, Coventry. Irasburg, Albany, fraftsbury
and Greensboro 10 the county Of Orleans,
Hardwick in The county Of Caledonia, Wood
bury, Calais. East Montpelier aud Montpelier
/, in the county OF Washington, or such other
or additional towns in said counties as will
Furnish the most practicable route for said
railroad.