News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-05

George Burns, a farmer Of sullivan
\. H., was seriously injured in mys
ferrous manner while out hunting. II
was found necessary to amputate both
Of Buns lands. He also received Sc
rious ipJur es TO his legs head and face
Two Large engines, running light
crashed into the rear of a slowly NOV.
ing freight train at Meriden, Conn;, de
mOlishing the caboose and three ears
ind killing Conductor Leahy, besides
seriously lnjnrlng two brakemen.
thursday, NJ v. 20.
After binding and blindfolding the
Waterman, seven masked men entered
! the store of A. y. Farnham. market
gardener Of Westville, Conn. blew open
the safe, secured $500 in money, and
made their escape without leaving a
clue to their Identity.
At a union Thanksgiving service at
| New York ~ which CONGREGATIONS of
four negro churches participated, Presi-
dent Roosevelt was denounced for dis
missing three companies of negro sol
diets from the United States army.
Prompt steps have been taken to deal
with the situation arising out of the
Russian famine relief contract scandal
III which NJ. Lidvall and NJ. Gurko, as
5istant minister of the interior, are in
volved.
The British South Africa company
has offered the Salvation Army 600
900 acres of land in RhOadesia free OF
charge for colonization purposes, with
the stipulation, however, that in the
event of the colonizing scheme proving
Il failure the land should revert to the
company.
Miss Mary Pillsbury, a middle-aged
woman, has brought suit for $1,000
against John f. Coolidge 70, prosper.
Gus retired farmer of Medford, Mass,
for alleged breach of promise Of mar
rage.
a traction car WAS struck by flt light
engine which was backing out of the
Union station at Dayton, O., and IS
passengers were badly injured.
The ear has approved the resolu-
ton adopted by the council Of minis
ters fixing - hours as a working day
in all industrial establishments.
With dedicatory ceremonies partici-
pGted in by distinguished Catholic pre-
lates, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
at Richmond took its place as monu-
ment of the church in the south,
we mes )ay, Nov. 20.
The efforts of the negro citizens of
Chicago to prevent Senator Tillman
from delivering an address there was
unsuccessful.
Bridget Carey. aged 80, was arrested
at Philadelphia, charged with having
poisoned, to get insurance money, her
husband, Patrick. her two children and
Patrick and Cecilia Cook, tenants in
the Carey house. All of the alleged
victims died within II months.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn
reached his home after a trip to Alaska
highest elevation in North America,
which rises 10000 feet above the sea
level.
President Roosevelt has directed the
dismissal from office of Noah b. X. Pet
tingill, United States district attorney
for Porto Rico, for malfeasance in Of
fee.
President Roosevelt believes the peo- |
pie of Porto Rico are entitled to Amer |
lean citizenship and will recommend
that this be granted to them, in a spe- |
cial message to congress.
John p. Hollis, special representative |
Of the bureau of corporations, is in st. |
Louis to secure material for a second |
report on the methods pursued by oil |
in Missouri
A fine of $4,000 was imposed upon
he American Sugar Refining company |
FOR accepting rebates from the New
York Central Railroad company.
After living for over % years with a
broken back, Garrett A. Cross died at
Lynn, Mass, of pneumonia. He was
30 years old and frequently contributed
articles to magazines and newspapers.
Tuesday, Noy. 1T.
The 10000 operatives in the cotton
mills Of Fall River entered upon new
schedule of wages, 10 percent higher
han hitherto, and nominally the sched-
lie in force prior to 1898. Wages will
actually be higher than in 1903 when !
70 percent is added to the scale recent
Y in force.