News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-07-17
STATE NEWS

Col Z NJ. Mansur has been elected President
Of the National bank Of Derby Line, Vice.
president, Il. D. Holmes, deceased.
The II. S. Walbridge Manufacturing Co. has
placed bath tubs IN its factory at North Ben
nington for the exclusive use of employees.
G. S. Cunningham has been appointed AS
sstant Superintendent Of the Grand Trunk
railway with headquarters at Island Pond
The town of Springfield is preparing to sub-
stitute II new iron bridges throughout the
town for the old wooden bridges now in use
The Pelkey cheese factory at East Waning-
ford paid its patrons 7913 cents per hundred
for May milk. 1t is now receiving 5000 lbs.
of milk daily.
The Postmaster General has ordered the
consolidation of the post Offices at Winooski
with Burlington, establishing Wnooski as a
station instead.
Thomas 0'Brien was so badly burned by
falling into vat of scalding water at the We
neer mill of G.. G. Manuel Sons Richford.
Wednesday, that he died several hours later.
John. son of Henry Schurman, formerly of
Brattleboro, now OF Worcester, has received
an appointment to the United States Military
academy at West Point.
Charles W. Mussey, who is at the hospital
in Rutland, is improving in health daily and
will probably be strong enough to be moved
in about two weeks. He suffers no pain and
sleeps well.
George W, young son of Silas Hawkins of
Castleton, fell on pitchiOrk while playing
with his brother, and the tine penetrated the
brain. Meningeal Inflammation followed
causing death.
The Orange County Veterans Association
will hold its annual reunion IN Chelsea Aug.
10 and 16. The 18th is designated as Vet
Grams day in Old Home Week program and
big time may be expected.
Samuel Il. Mccullough, who has for the
past 8 years been in the railway mail service,
running between Burlington and Boston, has
been appointed assistant Chief Clerk to Chief
Clerk Carpenter of this division and will have
his headquarters at White River Junction.
The Rev. Arthur ". Stone of Swanton has
accepted an appointment to st. Peters
mission at Lyndonville Mr.. Stone has two
brothers who are Also Episcopal clergymen,
one in Philadelphia and the other in North
Carolina.
Arthur B. Austin of North Clarendon had
his right hand hadlylacerated by saw while
working in b. h. Horizons mill last Wednes-
day. He was taken to Dr.. t. A. Heidel's Of
fee in Rutland, where his wound was dressed
| 1t was necessary to amDutate three of his
fingers.
Among the Vermont petitions in bankrupt
| cy just filed is one OF a woman farmer. She is
Anna Kelley; liabilities S1253 80; assets
1925, exempt 1874 The petition of Chas.
f. Thomas, freight conductor Of Brattleboro
has also been fled; liabilities SAT-; of his
small assets 5000 are exempt.
! After being out over night the jury at
| Montpelier 10 the case OF State VS. L. NJ. John
| son of Plainfeld, tie town liquor agent, fail
ed to agree and was discharged. Johnson
was charged with refusing to allow Rev Mr.
| FoTtney to examine the agency record book
| April Is, contrary to law.
Albert Cakes OF South Salisbury was bad
| y injured by a train last Thursday He was
on his way home from HoosIc, n. Y, and be-
| yond North Bennington laid down by the
side of the track One arm was cut off below
! the elbow and he was injured about the head
| and otherwise bruised. probably fatally. He
was taken to the Hospital in Troy, N Y.
The old organ grinder and his wife who
were found by the Burlington police recently
| to have good healthy bank account in Bos-
| ton, were expelled from Barre last week by
| Chief of Police Brown. They had been there
ever since they were ordered out of Burling-
| ton and had been making a good thing as
| their appearance was such as to arouse
sympathy and work on the feelings of the
| public.
| terrible accident occurred Monday, July 8,
| in Corinth. Hiram Porter was working on
| Mr.. Stacy's barn when he fell about 40 feet,
| crushing his left side and killing him instant
I
a shock or fainting spell that caused him to
| fall He was 81 years old last month, and
! has lived at the Corner a good many years
until he moved to Bradford Center a few years
ago He leaves two sons, William and Francis
| and two daughters, Mrs. Sadie Higgins and
Mrs. Theron Adrich.
The candidates for admission to practice
| in dentistry in this state who passed the eX-
aminatiOns last week before the Vermont
! State board of dental examiners are as fol-
| lows: r. Fl Somers OF Rutland; George NJ
| Somers Of Magog, P. O., Walter /. Scott and
! H. Il Warrington of Rutland, e. NJ. Rich
mond of Springfield, Roy E. Pierce of Benniug-
! ton, R A. Carter of Lyndonville, W. H. Bur-
dick of Granville, n. Y, Hammond Newall of
! Burlington, E. r. Pazant of Everett Mass,
! George NJ Hawley of Springfield, F. s. Locke
| of Springfield.
A. A, Hanley, prisoner at the House of
| Correction, was discovered in the act OF TAX
| ing his life last Wednesday night, and is now
! in irons and under surveillance in his cell. 1t
il thought the prisoner is insane. Hanley
| was sentenced to about three years imprisOn-
| ment at the House of Correction from st. Al
bans for stealing bicycle about two years
| ago After spending d few months at the
| House of Correction be exhibited insane ter
| denotes and was removed to the insane asylum
at Waterbury, from which he returned about
| a month ago. He wrote an affecting note to
his sister Wednesday night, bidding her good
! by, and stating in effect that he was going to
| the lower regions and would meet her there.
On political and party questions it
is to be expected that the Vermont
legislature will be controlled and it's
action shaped bv the party that con-