News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-04-10
STATE NEWS,

turning out goods.
In White River Junction store is exhibit
ed splint bottom rocking chair made in
17T6
Farmers in Washington county report for
the past few days the biggest run of sap
known in years.
Ofsixteen men who took the examination
before the State Board Of Pharmacy in Rut-
land nine, passed.
Of35 Italians who recently arrived in Bur
lngton from New York only one can speak
ineligible English.
1t is probable that the States Firemen's
Tournament will not be held at Rutland as
originally inter ded.
Mrs William Rix of Royalton hes a Gala
lily that for 80 years has not tailed of having
blossoms at Easter.
Burlington poultry fanciers have decided
to hold an exhibition Of poultry and pet
stock in that city in January, 1902.
Three brown ash logs ~ ipet long were cut
from one stump in Greensboro last week
The logs sawed out ,272 feet on the stump
Miss Rowena Pollard who recently resigned
| from the faculty of Georgetown college, KY,
after fifteen years of service, is at her home in
Chester.
1t is said that the cost of the trial at which
| the two Italians we're recently convicted of
assauiting the Barre Chief of Police was near
| ly So 900.
Mrs. Laura Howe aged Al years, commit
| ted suicide at her home in Jamaica by taking
ldudanum and paris green, 1t is believed she
was insane.
Leonard Ainsworth, 90 years old, and one
of the best known residents of Warren, died
recently. He had lived all his life in Warren
and Waitsfeld.
Captain and Mrs Chpuncey L. Baxter, the
second longest married couple in the state,
recently observed their I'D wedding anniver.
| sary in Castleton.
The new code of court procedure for the
| Phil ppines was prepared by the II lon. henry
| C. Ide of st. .lohnsbury, member of the
| Philippine Commission.
| iuryman in attendance at the present
term of Washingtoncounty court thought he
had been cheated by Montpelier merchant
| when he bought blood orange and found
the inside dark colored.
The strike of the carpenters and joiners in
Barre has been settled. The contractors
| yielded every point to the men and Vill pay
| ~ so for nine hours work as demanded.
new company is to be formed to operate
| tie soap factory at North Bennington which
| HIS been idle tor a long time. The manufac-
ture of mill soaps viii be made a speciality.
There are more women prisoners at the
state house OF correction now than ever be-
| fore. The female ward has % inmates. OF
which the greater part hail from Burlington.
| Thirty-s,x years ago April the Ninth YER
mont regiment carried the colors for the first
| t me during the Rebellion, into Richmond.
| Among those who were with the regiment are
Gen. e. Fl. RIPLEY, Col j. e. Baker, Capt f.
| Bowman, c. r. Ny ers, and c. s. Albee, all of
Rutland.
| Miss Julia F. Stark, a grand-niece of Gen.
| John Stark of Bennington battle fame, died
| suddenly at her home in Manchester, N. a.,
| April l. She was 70 years of age, and had
passed most of her life in that city and died
| at the old Stark homestead. She was guest
| in Bennington at the time of the centennial
celebration.
Among those who have recently filed petit
tions in bankruptcy are William Is. Reeves, a
druggist of Burlington and JohnJ Simmons
q brakeman ri Montpelier. The former has
| liabilities of 81 1877 IA. of which 1898 80 is
unsecured, aud assets of $675 of which 5000
is exempt. The latter has liabilities of $l95,
| all unsecured, and assets of 1913 with nothing
exempt.
The nine candidates who passed the exam
! nations of the State Board of Pharmacy at
| Rutland were as follows: Fl. W. Berry IF
Boston, Ralph A. Remington of Bristol, A. E
Best OF West Haven, Charles A Currier of
Barton. Walter j. Burke of Winooski, Carl
NJ. Thompson of Walpole, N. a., R. P. Briggs
of Montpelier, A. H. Fuller of Springfield and
A. A. Durham of Mortified.
The statement going the rounds of the
press that Baxter Bros. srecently shipped
1000 cases of canned corn to the Philippines
to fill an order for Uncle sam flies wide of the
mark. The company has shipped from
Windsor alone 2000 cases of two dozen cans
each, or 5000 cans. In addition, nearly
1000 cases we're shipped from Brattleboro
factory, making in all nearly 5000 cases, or
70 600 cans.
Probably the largest months mileage ever
made on the Island Pond division of the
Grand Trunk system was made last month
hy Tim W. Burbank. engineer on the passpn-
ger trains between Island Pond and Port
land His record for the month was o,lC4
miles, while the general average is from 0 o
to $500. He made II round trips in ii e
period named beside occasional special trips.
The report of the ten Congregational
churches in Bennington county for the last
wear have been received. The total member
ship is 800. The benevolent contributions
we're So 1872 and the home expenses Sl3 ,OS2
During the year there were 30 new members
admitted and 43 losses. The Sunday schools
have a total membership of 1,26l, and the
average attendance is 623 The number of
families 915, and the Christian Endeavor
societies have membership OF 363.
The Vermont Antiquarian Society is in
receipt of valuable gilt from Dr.J B. Wheel
or of Burlington, the gift being a commission
issued John G. SAKE as States Attorney of
Chittenden county by Gov Chas X Williams,
and bearing the date of Nov. 30, 1850. On
the be ok of the document in Mr.. Saxe's hand
writing, are the oath OF fealty to the state of
Vermont and the oath to faithfully admins
ter the office of States Attorney, TO ooth OF
which his name is signed.
The body found Thursday in the marsh
es al North Tunbrdge was identified Sat
urday afternoon by Reuben Haight of that
town as that of Dennis Deshaw OF Waitsfeld,
Mass his father-in-aw. Deceased was sew
enty five years old. Last October he walked
, from Waitsfeld to North Tunbridge to see
I his daughter. At her home he was mist AIKEN
/ for a tramp and was turned away, to perish
. on the land of his son-in.law, not far from
the house Mrs Hiaght is completely pros
trated by the discovery.