News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-09-17
STATE NEWS.

| present structure, which was erected ia 1889
having become unsafe and unfit for use, AM
the side judges, Eli T. Holbrook and j. Fl. AL
len, have issued notice that application viii
be made to the next general assembly to la,
a tax on the grand list for the purpose O
erecting the new building.
The Vermont Federation of Woman's Club
will hold its annual convention in Waterbury
October / and 2 The speakers from out o
the state will be Mrs. D. T. Denuison, Presi
dent OF the general federation; Mrs, Mabe
Todd LOOMS, Mrs. Sallie Joy White, Mrs
Linda Hull Larned, President of the Nationa
Household Economic Association and Miss
Dotha Stone Pinneo Of Connecticut.
At II O'Clock Thursday forenoon, Will,
crossing the tracks of the Boston & Main,
railroad at North Pownal, Oscar Bard. g
prominent merchant, was struck by an ex
press train and instantly killed. Mr.. Baro
evidently became confused when the whistle
of a locomotive announced the approach O.
train, and instead of stepping aside, turned
on the track Mr.. Bard was 43 years old.
In Chittenden County Court Thursday the
jury reported a disagreement in the case Of
state vs. Polombo Gennaro, who Is accused
of stealing the sacred vessels from St. Mary
cathedral, at Burlington, a few weeks ago
They reported three times. The first time
they asked the court for more information.
the second time they we're sent back by the
court, and the third time they were discharged
until Monday.
The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. will
hold its annual session in Burlington We'd
desday and Thursday, October Is and Is
1t is expected that there will be over 200
knights of the uniform rank present and q
competitive drill will be held by the several
companies Wednesday. A short session of
the grand lodge will also be held that day
and in the evening there will be addresses,
several supreme officers b ing expected
Thursday morning the election of officers of
the grand lodge will take place
G. II. Wakefield of Montpelier is the owner
of collection of coins which is not only high
" priced by the owner, but which has none
tary value far above that represented on the
face of the various pieces of silver and copper
The collection OF silver pieces is small. being
confined to Columbian half dollars 20 cent
pieces and some of the sm aller denominations.
while the collection of copper coins goes back
in one instance as far as the days of George III
and includes almost complete collection of
Americans cents from 1900 to date
When Leland, Hall & Co. of Barre shipped
the corner stone to Hammond, Ind, Thurs
day morning for the new city hall there, they
made what is believed to be the largest single
shipment ever made by express in this state.
The stone weighs 600 pounds and the ex.
press charges alone are $l505O. The stone
must be there by September 8 so as to be
laid so that it had to be sent by express in
order to reach there in time. The stone is of
the best medium Barre stock and is 3. 2x3
2x2 with over 200 sunken letters cut in the
two sides that are polished. Men were en-
ployed all night Tuesday night and until late
Wednesday night finishing the stone Work
upon it was only begun last Saturday morn.
ing.
Barre was worked up to high pitch of ex-
element Thursday because of a harangue de-
llvered there by William NJ Queen, Pat terson
N. }. anarchist MtQueen was the leader in
the recent silk weavers' strike in Patterson
and is now under $4,000 bail on the charge of
melting riot there. He spoke in a public
hall in Barre and his audience was composed
mostly of Italians. He denounced in athing
language President Mitchell OF the United
Mine Workers OF America, calling him cow
ard and traitor, Mitchell, he said, could
have prevented the great coal strike had he
wished, but instead, for few patry dollars
he permitted it. President Roosevelt also
was spoken of in the most abusive language
There is a remarkable turkey gobbler in this
neiehborhood owned by james Caderwood
which has Matched twenty-five chickens
out of twenty three eggs and then not being
the chickens, they replaced them with turkey
eggs and he still remained until they were
matched and now cares for the young turkeys,
making a good mother for them, says the
South Albany correspondent OF The Orleans
County Monitor. They first discovered the
old fellow sitting on one hens egg and as he
was inclined to sit they thought they could
make HIN useful, SO supplied him with eggs
and let him sit. He can b , seen any day strut
wit nd
proud of them.
Willard F. May, aged 43 years, of Winches-
ter. N d., was killed by bull on the farm OF
F. L Houehton in Putney. He had proba.
bly, been dead an hour when the body was
found byanother employee of the farm There
were no marks OF horns on the body, but the
chest was crushed and ribs broken. The
body was taken from the yard, but great diff
fculty was experienced in getting the bull
back into the barn, force of men working
with ropes and other appliances several
hours. Tie animal was thoroughbred Hol-
stein, one OF the finest sp, cmiens IN the coun-
try, weighing over ton, and had never been
considered vicious.
The 30th annual meeting of the Vermont
branch of the Woman's Board of Missions will
be held in the Cong'l church at Barre Wednes-
day, September "a. Services will be held at
$50 a. m. and p. m evening service at
7:30 The speakers will be Miss Ellen
Stone OF Bulgaria, Mrs. Sara B. Rowland of
Mexico and Miss Frances J Dyer of Boston,
DR.. Harriet +. Parker of India and Miss Alice
ID. bushee of Spain. Each auxiliary is en-
titled to send two delegates and contributing
societies may be represented if desired Meet
ing for delegates will he bel in The church
parlor at 3 O'Clock Tue sday afternoon. Sub
Jects: Programs for Auxiliaries" and Work
for Children"
For forty years DR.. Fowler's Extract Of