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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
JEFFERSON.

The new boarding house belonging
TO Messrs. ROby & Bedell on, Jelltr-
son Hill was burned last Saturday
night little past midnight. When
tue ii was discovered it was burst
ing out OF the windows, above and
below. A. there never hld been any
fire in the building ami il was almost
inn o ,siplv for il to have caught accl-
-dentullg, the burning is. believed To
have been til. work ofan- iaeendlary.
The building WITS mostly completed,
and would have. been nlastcred the
present, week. Ghe lpSs incl",Iing
the wOrkmen's tools. all of which were
destrOye,l,i is estimated alta bout Sc 900.
The building was owned hy Joseph
ROhy of this town and T. j. Brdrll
OF Jefferson. 'Ulsj loss falls heavily
upon Mr.. BedelI whose properly
was nearly all invested in, the building.
The lnsers hy this calamity have til"
sympathy of the community, here aud
in Jefferson, and already protferS of
aid have been extended if they will
rebuild the present season, which we
learn there is probability they will
i'm
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
ORLEANS COUNTY,
DERBY

On Monday morning. 9TH inst,
about II O'Clock, As Charles Carpen-
ter was going to his grist mill lie dis
covered fire issuing from the roof Of
the tannery owned 10y e. q W. f..
uazeIJine. The alarm was given and
efforts to save the mill was made with
success. The tannery was consumed.
Loss about fifteen thousand dollars.
The property was insured for abont
fourteen thousand five hundred. Rest
Of the stock in the watts was, saved !;
considerable, ready for the market.
was destroyed. The insurance will
nearly cover the loss. A. eubScrip-
ton paper Was clrculate ed and nearly
$500. subscribed fo Mr. IL zeltiur' $
benefit, provided he wonbl rebuild.
They have already begun the fOuuda-
ton, and timber is being hauled to
erect another and we dare say a
more attractive building than the
old one. Mr. ilazeltine is Il live
man, understands his business, and
is not easily discouraged. We are
glad of his resolution to rebuild and
conti:.ue in the business here.
One day last week it got noised
about that an unmarried female had
been the dOnue of tAree children at Il
birth, and, they too small to survive be-
iIn unable to inllalc and eXhalt were
placed in Il box and deposited Il little
beneath the cellar bottom. This re-
port coming to the ears Of he town
authorities Investigation was made,
babies found, and the female inter
viewed and requested to vacate the
pre.n.ses and leave town, which she
lid with her parents on Monday morn
lug last.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
TRAGEDY AT GOFFSTOWN, n. IL.

A dead body was seen floating
down the Squog River, over The dam.
at notfslown, Monday, April 8.
As it approached the dam it was
hoisled up 10y the pressure Of the wa
ter SO that it sat upright for mo
ment ON the dam ami then pitched
over. The City Marshal OF Manches-
ter was notified, and, on Tuesday
morning, the body was found in the
Mewilnauk River, near the mouth Of
the Piscataquog river and taken out.
1t was naked, ami all the hair had
fallen off Of the head. There were
nine terrible wounds OH the head aud
CaLe. The skull was severed us if with
IN AK. The chin was cut off from the
face and hung down upon the, breast,
and the throat was cut severing the
windpipe, dVneapparentiy withabutch.
er knife. 1t was evident that the man
had been murdered, land that his
clothes had. been stripped off IN the
body thrown INTO the river. Tn
body was identified 10y his brother as
that of Frederick q. Merrill OF G MS
town, who mystrriously disappeared
about the first OF October last. AT
the time he disappeared it was whis-
pered. that there had been foul play,
lis blood stains were found upon the
floor and walls of 4 bedroom in hi>
house, situated near Parker's station
ut GolfStown. He was about forty
years of age and was married. At
torncy General Clark is making a
thorough investigation Of the affair.
HE jury Of inquest, accompanied 10y
the CountN Solicitor and others, paid
Il visit to the house recent y occupied
by the deceased, on Monday, and
examined the premises. Mrs. Mer-
rill, the wife Of the man who has SO
mystcriously lost his life was put on
The staud and examined. Her testi-
mUny showed that she and her huS-
band had lived unlHppily, Oh account
Of his attachment to. liquor, ami hi,
neglect to provide for his. family ;
that they had once or twicv come to
blows, and that on II particular occ;t-
sion she had knocked him down with
Il club. She described in sort Of
mystitied mannor,, die events that
had TRANSFERRED on, the evening when
Merrill went out Of his House and
never came back, but said they had
only had some words after he hal
asked for his bottle. He them left,
and, after he vert out, she saw a
man with him. The witness seemed
to he in II stupor all the time she
testified, and unable to think consec-
utively.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
WEsr CONCORD.

States At y Boyee has been IN tcwn
for u week Or more lUUklIg up tie HE
gal trtifickers in Intoxicating liquors.
The result OF this visit was ahe Ol
500 and cost, amounting To about $50
more, against A. ". Hou ghton of Tue
Essex ItoIei,. AMI Il fine vi $50 and
cost against &c Harrington of the
West. Concord House. We are in.
formed that the prosecutions at this
time are The result of movement in
that direction made 10y some of the
prominent citizens of tue village ;
and that, 10 the sham. oil the village,
public sentiment was about eveuly
divided, strong element being
against the movement entirely. 1t
Is reported that sU,Ee sharp practice
WAS iIad in the way of sprIting away
witnesses Summoned Tor the prosecu-
IIou, ant That other Witnesses who
were summoned, without amy valid eX-
cuSe, refused to appear and testify.
" i.h the latter class the States atty
proposes 10 deal further hereafter.
Ihele are in every community indl-
vIduals who Gciy the precepts OF JUS
tice of the peace, such as subpUenas
and venarles, shat much difficulty
is experienced IN procuring The at
tendance of vitae ,-es Jurors ut justice
courts. We think II little Wholesome
discipline in this direction would he
Tor The advantage of communities
generally, as II is sometimes important
70 have tie preceptS of the justice
courts Ubeyed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
GOTHAM.

Mr.. j. Heath, an enginemam. met
with an accident on saturday 10y
which he muy possibly lose an eye.
lie was scuffiing with one Of his train
men, on his engine at South Paris,
aud while so doing fell AMI struck
against glass water guage ;thc guage
broke and the hot water and steam
escaped, scalding his wrists, forehead
and one eye, in Il te,,riu manner.
All day Sunday Il young man., ma
chinist who belongs in Maine, but
who has been ut work here in the q.
I. works, was held in Gust ,dy for the
larceny of tools which belonged %
his fellow workmen. Nearly all of
the missing tools were returned, the
man. severely Acknowledgements
good fashions for the future, and al
lowed to depart after paying incident
al expenses.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
Local News.
GUILpHALL.

The sugar season thus far in this
vicinity has been almost IL entr3
failure,
Clms Z. Benton, of this village,
owns a COW which recently produced
calf weighing l35 lbs.
The Groveton epidemic so far as
heard from has not as yet reached
this place, though we hear OF several
cases in Lancaster.
Would it not be wellifor the citizens
of this village to repleni-h the shade
trees which have died out or been
destroyed on the public common /;
also to set ont few along the mar
gin of the highway through the vii
lage?
In accordance with an act of the
legislature passed at the last session,
the State Treasurer has prepared Il
tabular statement of the amount due
Vermont soldiers now remaining in
the Treasury. A copy of this state.
ment has been or is to be furnished to
each town clerk and kept for refer
ence in the town clerks office. If the
town clerks for the various towns in
Essex County will forward to Us the
names of persons in their respective
towns TO whom balances are now due
we shall he glad to, publish it in the
HERALD for the benefit Of such per-
sons rs otherwise might not see il.
The first logs Of the spring drive
on the Connecticut river passed This
point some days since. The ice went
out on the evening Of the 18th inst,
as far up the river as North Straltord.
SO far this spring there has been no
freshet. the SNOW has melted very
gradually and the ground being almost
entirely free Of frost has absorbed
most of the water. We are told that
the snow on Nash Stream now aver,
ages fully three feet, and that al
equal or greater depth is in the woods
about Connecticut Lakes and in tht
Indian Stream country. Doul eS'
with few warm, days and Il warm
rain, the river will reach full its or.
binary size for this season Of the year
1t is said that there is sonnet hing more
than 20,000,O00 feet Of spruce and
hemlock To pass down the niver thi,
spring from above this point. Th'
river drivers ar" collected in force Oh
the upper Conneeticut. the Lriial
Stream and Mash Stream, prepmet
for the spring campaign upon the
river. d.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
JOHN G. HAYNES 81 co.

Wholesale and Retail Deale s in
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE ofevery description.
SO Court ST., Boston, Mass.
Opposite the court House,)
[should you visit Boston, BIO sure and give
Ms y CALI t~A
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
ISLAND l'OED.


On Wednesday morning, freight
train No. Z, Conductor Asa Garland,
run off The track in "llegan woods,
about bali way between. No. STRAIT.
ford and this place, caused by a hFok'
en- rail. The cars were pretty baiIy
smashed and three Of them still re.
main off the track. No one was in
jurcd. The train was loaded with
lumber.
A more bleak, dreary anil :le1olatt
piece of territory, than that from the
Connecticut River to Island Pom |,
through "lIe5an woods" cannot b.
found elscw here.
White, the jeweler, is the only man
nfacturcr of jeweIry from the rongI
material outside the cities. He has
also on hand fine assortment o
breech loading shot guns, ranging il
price from $l8 to 500. See advpr
tisement in another column, and give
him call.
We would cali attention to the al
vertisement of u. VaIle. in an othe
column. Those wanting anything it
his line will do Weil To give him ;
call.
f. G.. Robinson has very well ap
pointed store, with an extensive stool
ofgoods, which he sells at low prices
So say his patrons.
The Grand Trunk Railway Com
pany invite tenders for the manutac
ture Of thirteen hundred freight Gays
and also for two thousand sets O
trucks for box cars.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
coos COUNTY, Y. Ii.
LANCASTER.

Fhe trial term Of the 5. }. Court
commenced here last Tnesday, His
Honor. +. a. IIibbard, presiding
Justice. Opened with prayer hy Rev.
Lyman Clark. There WAS no grand
jury drawn for this term. The petit
juty was dr:.wn from this district
only. The first case tried was Il pc
t,tlon brought by Fri Curtis vs.. VIII.
lam K. Brown. guardian, for increase
OF damage, for laying out highway
over the Iana of the plaintiff. A
hearing was h: d before the Selectmen
and came To this court by an appeal
judgement tor deteu lent. Blrnl &
lleywool for plt. Fletcher & Hey
wood and Walden for deit. The
next case was George Stewart az rinst
Alexander Williamson, appellant.
This was case Appealed from jalg :
mpnL Of Justice OF the Peace. Fac
case Was assunpSit for work and labor
Amount claimed w;ls five, tlnIlars
rne case occupied all day rh.rslay.
There was much conflict of testimony
AMI some smart swearing. Verdict fol
det. rwtchell & Hastings for pin,
Ray & Drew 70. dett. The case 0
Smith vs.. bisk, involving The title t,
the most valuable portion OF Grovctou
and in which. Charles Bellows ano
john Eanes were the plaintiffs in in
tereSt, which WIS to hare commences
Friday morning was unexpectedly
settled. AS it WAS expected that this
case would occupy several days, NJ
other business was ready FRIDAY
morning, and the court took y recess,
until 3 p. IN.
james McGnty, of Columbia. wa,
arrested on Friday afternoon last
by policemen Conglon AMI RowelI
ut the request Of the proprietor Of
"DmIropin." for being drunk, AIT
taken to Jail. He was released Satnr
day morning on giving tie nforma
ton that he got his liquor of tn,
above named proprietor, Thoma'
OClair. O'Clai" was promly alreste.
AMI tined $50 anil costs, amounting
IN all to $500.
A. J. Cung'lon and J. S. Perkin,
have formed 81 partnership and leaset
the rooms under ClArk's building
where they have opened Il meat anC
vegetable market. Both undrrstan,
the business AMI will keepa lirst-cIas
; establishment.
MHSsrs. Kent & Griswold are {,
open the latter part Of this week al
immense stock Of dress goods, gent
furnishing goods. hats, caps, &C., al
OF the latest styles.
A horse belonging to Sammy
WalIace,a German peddlcr well know
in this vicinity, broke II leg few
nights since, in Mr.. Twitchell's stabl
and had to lac killed.
Mr.. Goodrich, proprietor of tn
steam mill at the Baker Pond is eh
largirg The outlet to the pond, so a
to facilitate the running in Of log
/, from the Connecticut River. Denni
t Stanley has the contract to make til
improvement.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
LUNENBURG.

"Wednesday, the 18th inst. Il son
Of Dan Dodge, about II years old,
cut his foot badly while at work in
the SUGAR place. His father dressed
the wound, which was very painful
during the night. In the moining it
commenced bleeding, and it was with
great difficulty that the blood was
stopped. Not having amy doctor
in town. it was necessary to
send to Lancaster for one. After
calling on the entire lot ami driving
several times through the village, one
was obtained. hnt id not arrive IN
season to dress the wound. One OF
cur cIergymen who is good surgeon,
dressed the wound in good shape, and
the boy is dong we'll.
Saturday. Henry Valley. 4 work
man in the saw-miII Of J ,shua Silsby,
while tending the erlger. got his fro,
on the saw which left him minus hi.
large toe. Lancaster had to be called
on again for a surgeon.
The ice went out of the Connccti-
cut on the 18th inst. to the satislac.
ton Of all concerned. The pier,
built last winter bv the South Ian,
caster LAUNDERING Company to hold
their boom. have partially washed
ont letting them tip up stream
some four feet.
Spahiding & Burns run into the
boom of the South Lancaster Lum
Der Company, Saturday. sun lay and
Monday last. about million Of splen
did spruce lumber, which they drew
from their Bellows land IN Northum
berIand.
There is to be q school house bull
in school district No. z. The build
ing committee. Levi Barnard. G. II
Cole and w. w. Day, propose selling
at auction the contract to build it, OF
Saturday the 26th hIst., at one O'Clock
p. H., at the Chandler House.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26

v ~ u l. X / z a = u u z RI u
Is III on'y Known Rcmely FOR Br hts Dis
case and has cured every Gaze OF Diabetes In
NhG u las he,'n given. wi alton OF q Q Neck
O. the IL tdrr an'i inflammation ct he Kidne!s.
LIBERATION of tiie Kttine, AID Bladder, keten-
t'ol If Ur n, Dis ases of t e Prostate Gland,
i>to1 in the adder, Ora, el Inick Dust Deposit,
and Mucous or Milky DISCHARGES, and for En-
i hlcd aud Delicate Const tutIouS of boti Sex 3,
ten tel VITA the following fimpt ems: Loss
It Power, l.sa OF Memoir Difficulty OF Breath
~, Weak Nerves, WakrfnnssS, PAN in tho
eek, / ushing ofthe 10 y. Eruption on the Fac,
a!hd Countehanrc, l.nSsIi udr at the System. etc.
Used ~ peTs rs in the decline or change OF
%; att cnnfn, n!ent or labor pains, bed-wet-
ing inicEidT-n, etc.
In many aft ctlOns peculiar to ladies', the EI-
TNact Bucl'I Is uneGEHlt d tya ~ Qtlp remedy
vain ChrUrNs,s CT Retention, lrrcgiality, Pain
'pIuess or Snrpre sion OF Gust on itvaeunt!ons,
Ulcer tted or Nchirrus state Gf it, U trus, LGu-
crrrhOed or Whites Steri.i'", ard for all COM
r'tints incident TO the E"S. il Is pr scribe
.'cnsively hy the most orninc"' PHYSICIANS sni
'rlw!vas for cIterb|'d III | deli alo CoLst tu-
.us OF no h aexeS AID nj preS.
Z3AssNEY'S EXTRACT CUCNU,
Cures DiSeases Arising from Impruderees,
--'s6tS Of Dissipation, Etc, IN tlN lr Stages, us
u,tl1 expense, Il It's or NJ change III d. T. 10 In
tpnvenien e, and ocxrOs re. H. causes a fire.
euent desire, and piNep strength 10 Ultimate,
thereby renewing Distractions, rev enting aud
Gu inV Shirtm sotthc Ur'thra, Allayit Y Pam
G1d Inflammation, 40 frequent in this class Of dis
Cases, mtd eApelnmg II t,isunous n.sttcr.
EEEAETEY'S EXTRACT ECCHU,
sl.O0pcr bottle ors ho'ti' . for 500, delivered
TO any address, sccl 10 ir m bst vGtIon. sod ly
druggists ev rywheIr. Prepared by
kEARHEY & Co., l04 Duane st.. NJ Y.
to whom all lctterS t-r Information should DO
O. lrrpE d.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
GROvETON.

Joseph Haiherin was arraiync,l be-
fore K. f. Buchanan. justice Of the
peace, W ednesday last, on charge of
assaulting and making divers threats
against the life and property Of one
Warren. Respondent p'eaded not
guilty, and the case was continued
GO days. w. X. Richey for State.
+. Fletcher and Robinson for re-
Spondent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26

Trains leave Lancaster, going south, At rs
= M. AMI 3.ul p. ia.
Arrive at I.anca. ter from the south at u 10
and 6p. m.
rrai - run between Lancaster and Grove
ton As follows:
Leave Lancaster for GrOveton at $50 a. m.
and p IN. Leave GrovctunIor Lancaster ut
2:J0 "A. tn, AMI 7.}J p. M,
Tr ins leaving Lancaster at 90 a. m. Goa
nect at GrOvetOn with train for Port land.
Train leaving Lancaster at 600 D. M. con-
meets at GrovetOn with train for Montreal aud
Quebec.
Train leaving GrOveton at 500 n. IN. CON
meets with train from Montreal aud Ouehec
Htu runs through 10 Plymouth. connecting
at Plymouth with train for Boston at ) 10 or
80 next morning
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
EAGNEy's EXTRACT EUC1s
Avoid ouacko and tnposters,

Dr.. j. 3 Dy0t, Graduate Of Jefferson Mad!cdt
College, ] hildu, Il ha, author OF several valuab 0
works, can le consulted on uil Diseases OF the
Sexual or Urinary Organs, " hich he has. mado
an especial study either in male or fem 10, no
matter from wLaF cause OIL .,nntinV or of how
long standing. A prac ice OF 80 years enab es
him trelt disease With suocess. Cures gunr-
ant. cd. Charges reasonable. Those at a dis
lance can forward letter describing symptoms
and enclosing stamp ~ rrenny postage
Hend for he Gli,is 10 HsOih Tiics 10 cents.
j. b. DYOTT, N u physiciapand Surguu n,
l0I Duano st New. York.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
DALTON.

Jonathan NJ. Lang has recovered
his pocket book lost several weeks
ago. 1t was found by an honest ped
dler, in the road near Johns River
bridge, who returned it to the owner
with money and papers intact.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-29

A QUEER Story. = w hen the Atlantic cable
was first laid one danger was thought 20
menace it, near shore-the dragging anchors
Of ships and one in deep sen, the probable
running asgainst it Of large fishes. The latter
was treated by scientists as absurd. A re-
markable incident that happened this sum
rner to the Indian cable, three hundred miles
ling, between Kunachee and Gwadur, proves
that after all very strange things happen in
the depths of the sea. The cable broke and
ships were sent to repair IL. They grappled
il, but on winding in the cable unusual re-
astance was experienced, rs if it were foul
Of rocks, but after perseyering for some
time the body Of an immense whale, en-
tangled in the cable, was brought to thesur-
face, when 1t was found to be firmly Sc
cured by two and half turns OF the
cable immediately above the tail.
Sharks and other fish had partly eaten
the body, which was rapidly decomposiDg,
the jaws falling away on reaching the sur
face. The tail, which measured fully twelve
feet across. was perfect, and covered with
Harnacles at the extremities. The sea being
too rough at the time to make use of the
boats, an attempt was made to haul the
whale on board, but its own weight broke it
away from the injured cable as soon as it
was above the surface. Apparently, the
whale was at the time of ENHANCEMENT using
the cable TO free itself from parasites, such
w barnacles, which annoy these animals in
that sea very much and the cable, hanging
In q loop over submarine precipice, he pro-
baby with flip of his tail twisted it
around him, and thus came 10 an untimely
end Baltimore Gazette.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-29

A You've LADY SHOT BY HER LOVER. -The
town of Homecoming, Alleglny county, Nd.
SAYS the Cumberland (Md0 Ne,cs, was
shocked on Tuesday morning by the report
that Miss Orpha Miller, daughter of Mr..
Henry Miller, residing three or four miles
east of Homecoming, had been murdered by
john S. Coleman, her rcputed lover, whom
she had rejected. Coleman is the son Of Il
farmer residing near MIR. MilIer's house. He
and Miss Miller have been Intimate since
their childhood, and for period of three
wears prior to November, 1872, were engaged
TO he married. About this time Coleman,
who was employed as a brakeman on freight
trains on the Cumberland and PennSy Iva
min railroad, met with an accident which
made him cripple for life and lost Linn the
object of his affections, for she. in the torci-
BILE language of her whilom fame, "wcn,
back on him" from the date of his miS(or.
tune. Since then they have met OCCASION
ally, and according to Coleman'S statement
became engaged again, and fixed upon
Thursday, August IS, is their wedding day.
This Arrangement, however, was brokca of
some time ago.
On Monday lust Coleman met Miss Miller
in the woods while returning to her home,
ana after SOlue COufefSatioH uo Iooh oI'' g
pistol, telling her to shoot him, or be would
kill her. She said she could not do such
thing, when he pointed the pistol at her and
fired, the ball taking effect in her right
breast. Coleman then walked away. Miss
Miller, though seriously wounded, was alive
at last accounts. Coleman was arrested and
committed to Jail. Miss Miller is about nine.
teen years of age, and is described as being
very attractive, having many admirers, vi
which Coleman was always jealous. The
families of both are highly respectable and
held in much esteem.