News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-03-06
STATE NEWS.

star mail route from Hard wick to Crafts
bury is being considered
The Readshoro Enterprise has been merged
with the Deer field Valley Times at Whining
ton.
Arthur Farnham of Shoreham was run
over by heavily loaded sleigh Thursday and
there is little hope of his recovery.
The tenth annual convention Of the State
F;Teman's association NAV be held in Rut-
land this year. Nine years ago the conven-
ton was held in that city.
T. H. Murphy, proprietor OF the Sherwood
house in Burlington. was taken to Rutland
Saturday, to serve a six months sentence in
the house of correction for contempt ofrourt.
Coupled with this sentence is a fine of 81 900.
A cablegram from the Hon. n W Fisk of
Tsle La Motto who, with Mrs. Fisk, is now in
Florence, states that both are in excellent
health and enjoying their travels. They will
he in Naples tomorrow and In Rome next
week
The report of the Windsor liquor agency
shows sales TO have been $3,644. SO. The
net profit of 1898 80. of which 500 SO is in
excess of the ten per cent allowed by the
state, and has been paid into the state treas
ury.
The following petitions in bankruptcy we're
filed Saturday: Leonard E. Wiley, carpen-
ter of Barre. with liabilities of S617 90,
assets of $3.50, exempt. Frank Z. Ely,
blacksmith, of Barre, with liabilities $67S.-
08, and assets $545, all exempt.
Examinations for department positions in
the service of the government will be held in
Burlington on March 81 and April %. The
first will include the positions of mail clerks,
stenographeTs, typewriters, office clerks and
many others while the second will be for posi-.
tions in the coast and geodetic survey,
draughtsmen, clerks and many Others.
Report comes from Mortified of the form
ing of a com bination of the state quarrying
interests of that place, the Mortified Slate
Company, with a capital of $4,000. having
been purchased by the Union Slate and Real
Estate company, with capital of $4,000,
which is to be doubled soon. The company
is negotiating for other quarries.
The Woodstock creamery makes pretty
good showing for 1900 The amount Of
butter made was IN round numbers 1l2,GOO
pounds and the average price paid patrons
for butter fat was gearly % cents per pound,
the January price being 2712 cents, February
and March 26 cents, April 20 cents. May and
June 202 cents. July 20, August 2112 cents,
September and October % cents, November
231a cents, December 20 cents per pound
The Estey Organ Company of Brattleboro
has had under consideration for long time
the manufacture OF pipe organs. They have
only been waiting until the right man was
available to take charge OF that branch of
manufacturing. Arrangements have recent
ly been concluded with ". Il. Haskell of Phil
adelpha, an experienced, progressive, and
entirely competent manufacturer of pipe or
gans. to move to Brattleboro to take charge
of this department of their rapidly increasing
business in church organs. The Estey Organ
Company is not prepared at this time to make
any statements as to definite plans, but will
have something to say 10 the early summer
in regard to this business.
On complaint of States Attorney Weston,
Deputy Sheriff Mcclure of Brattleboro and
Deputy Sheriff johnson Of Vernon raided the
hotel kept by George Alderman in South YER
non Friday afternoon in search OF intoxicat-
ing liquor Ii was a new experience for Mr.
Alderman, this being the first raid on the
place since he took charge of it 13 years ago.
when the officers read the list of witnesses
furnished by their informant Mr.. Alderman
decided to plead guilty without obliging them
to search the house Tor evidence. He was
arraened before Justice Adelbert A Dunklee
and pleaded guilty to one first offense of sell
ing for which he was fined $50 and costs.
amounting to $65. He was then arraigned
on the charge of keeping with the intent to
SELL to which he also pleaded guilty. On this
count he was fined $25 and costs amounting
to $101.07.