News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-06-25
STATE NEWS.

Carmi Hubbard of Bridgewater was badly
hurt while at work on Frank Copeland's cellar,
| by the wall cavng in.
Ira Chappell of West Burke has in his pos
session a chest of drawers that is 112 years
old. They formerly belonged TO his grand
mother Robbins.
| petition in bankruptcy has been filed by
E o. Smith, a farmer of Sheffield. He has liza
bilities of $676 and assets of 1884 so of which
1927 is claimed exempt.
At the office of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, Montpelier, over 10000
words were transmitted Thursday and about
| IL 900 words Wednesday.
Roy Victor Newton of Lowell is one of the
graduates from the American School for the
! deaf at Hartford. The closing exercises were
/ held Thursday afternoon.
Miss Inez Russell of Rutland who was re-
Gently sentenced to serve not less than three
or more than four months in the house of
correction, on a charge of cruelty to children,
has been pronounced insane and taken to the
| Brattleboro retreat.
Mrs. j. Y. Briggs of Bridgewater was help
ing carry tub OF clothes down some steps
when her shoe caught on the top stair and
she fell forSard, striking the edge of the tub
just above her right eye, also striking her
chin with such force that her teeth cut a
cash in the inside of her lip nearly two inches
in length
When H. A. Chesley, carrier on the Water
ford rural delivery route, was making his
trip last week Monday he noticed bluebrd
leave tt mail box at the home of p. D. Gree
ley, and upon investigation found inside it a
nest with eggs Another box was substituted
land the birds will be allowed full possession
of their unique home as long as they care to
stay.
FL. B Bottum of Craftsbury, while trying
to get in to dinner at the Pavilion, Montpel.
ier was relieved of $2S.35. J. W. Peck's
pocket was picked of a purse containing $50
in money and $500 in checks and notes as he
boarded the train for his home in West Corn
wall. 1t is reported that several smaller sums
were taken, one of which was So from a dele
gate.
Thomas Breen, station agent for the Rut-
land railroad at Center Rutland, was acct
dentally poisoned by taking paris green. Mr..
Breen had been putting the poison on his po-
tatoe plants in the garden, carrying it in a
pail. After he had finished he washed out the
pail and later drank some water ont of it.
Soon after he began his work at the depot he
was taken very i'll and obliged to go home.
When he reached the door of his house he
tainted and it was some time before he regained
consciousness.
Mrs. Minna Mary Button and Frank Fl.
Button of Clarendon we're recently married for
the second time at the CongI parsonage in
Rutland. Rev. DR.. G. W. Phillips married
them for the first time in 1882 They lived
many years on a farm in Clarendon. The
woman was granted a divorce at the Septem-
Der term of court last fall and the couple have
lived apart since They have s. daughter 6
years old and they we're married for her sake.
They left for the old home at Clarendon after
the ceremony.
Edward E. Pollock of New York city and
Miss Cora Beam of Lexington, KY, were
married at Swanton last week by Justice of
the Peace Henry A. Burt, Jr. The marriage
is the final ending of sensational affair,
which occurred in Lexington, Ky a few weeks
ago, but owing to the influence of the brides
uncle, Col. Breckenridge, it was settled and
the parties were finally married. The groom
was known in Swanton as a travelling sales
man for McKesson & Robbins of New York
several years ago. He is now travelling for
his father, who is a ship outftter. The bride
is very pretty and prepossessing.