Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-12-13
STATE Items

to go to the poor house, this week.
The Rutland Herald and the Rut-
land Globe are solemnly disputing
whether note with grace falls due
on the day before or the day after
legal holiday.
The Musical Convention at Middle
bury opened, Thursday morning, I'M
der the direction of Professor L. o.
Emerson. The soloists engaged
from Boston are H. E. H. Carter, so=,
prano, and Mrs A. G. Spring, contra
alto.
The Rutland Police have the boys
under such subsection that they don't
dare slide on the sidewalk, but the
girls slide with impunity where they
please, and one of them ran over a
bank President, Mr. Daniels, the other
day.
Pimplevile is evidently not a good
field for an independent outspoken
Journal. The Pimplevills Post re-
Gently published this item: "Those
who have lately been engaged in
sheep stealing had better stand from
under. We know who we are talking
about" The result was the loss Of
sixty subscribers, and the paper will
60 iuto bankruptcy.
A "native' belonging in Goshen
Gore who 'kum eout to see the
keers," was rolled over several times
by the COW catcher of locomotive on
the Montpelier and Wells River rail-
road toward the Summit, exclaimed
as he crawled out, GO to HI with
yer old steam-engine; / didn't KUN
to Plainfeld to be mashed by the
keers.' Ahem argus.
On Monday, Nov. Oath, the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad be-
gun to run regular trains ever its en-
tire thirty-eight miles. This route
passes through Groton, Marshfeld,
PlainfeId and East Montpelier, be-
sides opening up an avenue to the
market for many thousands of acres
of heavy timber. Steam mills are al-
ready in operation along its line and
hundreds Of men engaged in lumber
ing. Taken in connection with the
Boston, Concord and Montreal rail
road, tins new route is the shortest
between Boston and Montpelier.
During summer travel it will take
nearly Is miles from the distance
between the White Mountains and
Saratoga via Lake Champlain and
Lake George.
Tie Brattleboro post office was rob-
bed Oh Monday night, Nov. oath, of
money and stamps to the value of
about $4,000. The contents of the
vault were "gone through with" pref
ty thoroughly. The cash taken
amounted to about $500, besides
which the villains stole $1,000 worth
of stamps belonging to the Office.
They also broke open five registered
letters containing in all about $25,
and took S1l0 worth of stamps be-
longing to. the Jacksonville post office,
Boxes and packages containing the
private papers of the postmaster and
assistants were overhauled and scat
tered about the floor, but a quantity
of unmailed letters lying upon the
table were apparently untouched.
No clue to the robbers as yet.
A span of horses was sold at Ben
nington, last week, for 50, and a
single animal was transferred in con-
sideration Of So.
The Fairbanks scale works at St.
Johnsbury were closed the last three
days Of last week. The hands now
work only three days out of four.
Their wages are also reduced ten per
cent.
The body Of an unknown man found
in the woods at Woods Falls, n. Y,
in October, has been recognized as
that of Michael Cowman of Burling-
ton, who left his home to seek work
in New York. He was nineteen years
of age and well educated.
The Vermont Central Railroad asks
the Supreme Court of Vermont to
enjoin the Vermont and Massachus
etts Railroad from proceeding in its
suit against the first mentioned road
in the courts of Massachusetts, and a
hearing is to be given at st. Adams,
Friday.