News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-06-05
STATE NEWS,

B. Barrett & Son are to have their hotel at
Waterbury wired for electric lights.
The Forepaugh & Sells Bros. cilcus will
appear in Burlington July 4th.
Some fiend is making life miserable for Lyn-
donvie bicyclists by sprinkling tacks in the
road.
The Howe Scale Works at Rutland is con-
sidering the demand of their employees for a
shorter work day. At present the concern is
rushed with orders.
This weeks issue of the st. Johnsbury Re-
publican will be in charge OF the women of the
Hospital Aid association, who will have full
management, and the proceeds will go to the
hospital fund.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy has
been filed by Hardy johnson. a lumberman
and farmer of Orange. His liabilities are
figured at 1898 "a; assets, SLAP %, OF
which $3.50 is exempt
Henry Grafton Fuller of ST. Johnsbury
who was recently appointed to the United
States Naval academy from Vermont by Con-
gresham haskins, has passed both the men
tai and physical examinations required and
has been received into the academy as
naval cadet
The Newport Center creamery made 10 Zip
lbs. of butter during the week ending May
IA, while year ago at the same time only
81 ,613 lbs we're made there being 800 lbs.
more butter made than last year, besides
4 900 lbs. which was made at the South Troy
creamery this year,
John S. Holden of Bennington president of
the Woodbury. Granite company Saturday
closed contract with New York parties for
over $50, 900 worth Of granite that is to be
used in the construction of power house.
The granite is to be cut at the quarry and
finished before being shipped.
The firm of W. Fl. Fl. Slack & Bro, of Spring
field, shoddy manufacturers, who have always
run their business | | hours, have adopted
ten-hour schedule. Parks & Wilson cloth
finishing machine makers, have adopted a
nine-bour day. These firms employ $50
men and this reduction is voluntary.
An unknown man was killed by Central
Vermont train at Burlington Wednesday
night. A careful investigation Of his person
and clothes failed to give any clue to his
identity, the only articles found being
pouch OF smoking tobacco, a small piece of
soap done up in rag, and few matches.
While the workmen on Ora Goods le's house
lot in South Royalton we're blasting for the
| cellar last week the root of a big tree was torn
| up and piece of it was blown across the
street, striking the roof of W. v Eastman's
house. 1t passed through the roof and cell
| ing, lodging on a bed. The passage cut
through the roof was two feet long and foot
wide,
Acting Comptroller of the Treasury has de-
| cided adversely the claim of the state of Yer
mont for the reimbursement of $6072 paid to
officers and men of the first Vermont infan-
try, National Guard, prior to the date of
their assembly at the rendezvous named by
the governor at the outbreak of the Spanish
| war. The comptroller holds that the REIN
| brusement of compensation or pay is limited
| as to the beginning of such to the time the
| officers and men assembled at the rendezvous.
In the will of Mrs. Horace Fairbanks of st.
Johnsbury are the following public requests
! Five thousand dollars to the North Congre-
| gationa church, the income to be used for
the support OF preaching; $4,000 to the North
| Congregational church, the income to be use
ed to provide books for children who regular.
ly attended church service during the year,
thus perpetuating the benefaction founded
by Gov. Horace Fairbanks; $1,000 to Sunset
Home $500 to the Vermont branch OF the
Woman's Board of Missions.
Arthur Robbins, of Brookline, while on his
way home from Wiliamsville, discovered a
COW Of Warren De Motifs which had fallen
into hole among the lodges near the river
in the pasture. 1t was very strange that the
animal did not have a broken neck, as its
head was doubled under. After pulling the
animal partly out with ropes it was found
that the only way TO get it out and prevent
it rolling off the lodges was to hitch the horses
to it with chain and draw it up the bank
1t was able to walk down to the house after
a few hours rest, but is badly bruised.