News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-11-27
STATE NEWS,

Rev. J. 5. Smith, who represented Halifax
in the last legislature, has received an ap-
pointment as army chaplain.
Two hawks were recently shot in C. H.
Combs orchard at Ira that measured four
feet two inches and three feet nine inches from
tip to tip of wing.
Over 900 bushels of cider app pies have been
taken from Corinth TO Bradford to be shipped
to Chicago. From 80 to 40 cents a hundred
was paid for them.
Volney B. Cushing. the we-known temper
aDca advocate of Maine, is to speak ia Semi
nary chapel Montpelier, Saturday evening, his
subject being, Prohibition vs. License"
A. Fl. DEMO of Rutland observed his ninety.
second birthday anniversary recently. De-
spite his age Mr.. DEMO is in full possession of
his faculties and his general health is good.
The pay roll of the Vermont Marble Com
pany of Proctor for the month of October
will be over $4,000 This is the largest pay
roll for any month since the company was
chartered.
The condition of Edwin Green, husband of
Hetty Green, who has been ill at his summer
| home with a complication of diseases is re
| ported worse and night and day nurse is
| now in attendance
| Col. and Mrs. 5. P. Joceyn, Lieut-Col. and
| Mrs, A. G. Hennissee and Major and Mrs. A.
G. Dodd, who will soon leave Fort Ethan
! Allen, were entertained by the Ethan Allen
| Club at Burlington last night
East Roxbury creamery paid 10 cents
pound for their October butter. North
| Montpelier creamery paid for October butter
% $40 cents for butter fat, 21l3 cents ac-
tual butter and IL per cent surplus
| p. V. Plant, an employee of Frank Howe,
at the grist mill in Jericho, has been arr, sted
| charged with enlightenment. He was held
| for county court in $500 dollar bait,
which was furnished by his father, who re-
sides at Underhill Center
Cornwall and West Cornwall in Addison
county, are kicking on the rural free delivery
service and are endeayoring to get a change
in the present arrangement which may result
| in Cornwall NbecominG a sub-staton OF the
Middlebury office. 4
At a special tCkTn meeting held in Water.
bury Thursday N orhing it was voted to ex-
empt the True Manufacturing Company from
oaxatln@T1 ten years, and also to exempt
= any other manufacturing industry using a
capitol of over s. 900.
Congressman d. =, Foster has accepted an
invitation III ON the Vermont Society of Hart
ford Conn, to speak at their annual banquet
: to be held b. Hartford about the middle o
January. F expected that Gov. W. W
| Stickney will also be one of the speakers.
One of Noodstock's landmarks was tori
down las week when the giant elm on Elm
street WIS taken down, it having been ad
judged unsafe because of it's decayed condi
ton. i was set out in 1903 by Capt. Chas
Dana ard was a magnificent specimen o
elm.
A. j. Markham, the campaign singer. hat
received an appointment from the Vermont
deegat on in Congress as doorkeeper in tn,
r Senate Mr.. Markham was former reading
clerk end doorkeeper in the House. Col. Geo
n. Bond, who is also a Senate doorkeeper
2 will 20 to Washington next week.
' Stste Superintendent of Education Range
, is about to issue tor distribution among th
schools OF Vermont Il new edition of tn
, trees of the state. The former edition wa
J exhausted some time ago and the repeated
CATS for the work seem to justify its reissue
This is one of the publications issued unde
! tht acts of the legislature of 1900.
John Morehouse, a farmer living near Barre
aged % years, while cleaning a S,calibr
9 rlie Thursday afternoon accidently shot him
Z self. The bullet entered bis left hip and tray
ersed lis leg making an ugly wound. 1t d
not shAtter the bone and unless blood poison
r ing sets in it is thought Morehouse will re
g cover.
{ George h. Clark, aged SO, a wealthy liz
long residSnt Of bTattleboro is dead. He wa
q surveyd and farmer but retired years age
He was tie Oldest member of over 400 G
e Wantastduet lodge No. 5, |. o. IF, havn
. Joined in July 1916, one week after the char
. ter was granted and probably the oldes
member o. the order in the state. BE is SUI
7 vived by one son, Henry Clark, an extensiv
= farmer ard cattle buyer.
@ CharlesH. Horton of st. Johnsbury has r,
q Gently received from friend in NewDuryport
Mass, II 70 Filipino bolos the heavy sword
. used with such deadly effect in the numerou
contestslwith the United States troops. Th
steel bltdes are very sharp, embedded j
handles of curiously carved and exceedngl
g hard wood The bolos are encased in case
y of wood and bone, the plates of bone bein
% curiousy joined together. The boos wei
o taken from the Filipinos by a Newburypor
!. soldier who has been serving in the 0rien
and are a most interesting souvenir of on
. new possessions.
+ IL suffered for months from sore throa
| ~ 10 TO- f.. l.