Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-01

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The new bri'lge across tire river a
the village of Salisbury is completed
al an expense of $1,000.
There were more deaths and burial,
in Bennington las. week than ever uc
Cured before in an equal length o
me.
Bennington now claims that shC
will have aS good 4 Court House as
any in the State. after the present re.
pairs are completed.
Half dozen Montpelier druggist
ana eating house keepers have paid
up on their indictments for liquor sell
ing. he bills ranging from Sl20 tc
$500 each.
The tenth annual reunion of Ver-
mont officers WAS held ut Brattlehoro
last Wednesday.
The damage to the trestle bridge
on the Central Vermont Railroad
north Of Waterbury has been fully
repaired, and trains passed, Thursday
afternoon, without detention.
A family of Spiri'ualists at Chit.
tenden have been guilty of aiding aud
abetting Il duel between the ghosts OF
George Dix and Captain Kidd. The
mortals present could distinctly hear
the clashing of swords as he fight
went on.
The fires along the lake shore. pre-
viouS to the late rains, destroyed
large quantities of standing timber,
but the owners console themselves
that the ground is cleared ready for
the plough and will be very product
i've.
The body Of Chester Cobnrn OF
Crattsbury, young man twenty-five
years old, was fond hanging from Il
tree, in the woods a few days ago.
He had been missing since the 9th
of October, and had complained of
his head for long time.
William Haley of Granville, n. Y,
fell from the steeple OF the new Com
grcgational Church at Bennington,
Thursday afternoon, anu wa5 instant
ly killed.
A man at Montgomery Center has
recovered So from Il blacksmith Tor
damaslng horse iii shooting him, last
spring. ...." s..-eT
The prices for butter at st. Adams,
.on Tuesday, were as follows: Com-
mon to fair twenty to twenty five
cents; metlium to good, twenty-six To
thirty cents choice, thirty to thirty.
four cents selected, thlrty-tiye cents.
An addition OF six conyicts has re-
Gently been male to the number OF
inmates Of the State Prison, among
whom were one female, seventeen
years Of age. T& entire present
number OF convicts is sevehty-liye, OF
whom two ase females. IS s....a
On Monday night. while a cattle
dealer named Bixhy was paying bill
for some refreshments, at the Steven.
son House, af WinooSki Fails, d man
named Sweeny grabbed his wallet.
containing about $1,000, and attempt,
ed to get away. Bixby caught the
wCull-be rnbher, recovered the wallet
and administered to Sweeny 81 severe
castigatiun that his life was despair
ri Of for some time. Medical assist
ance, however finally brought him to
his senses, and he is now in Jail.
Speaking Of the destruction of
the floating dislillery which has piled
between Benson and Putnam all sum
mer, the Springfield Republican says
that it was boarded BY the railroad
officials, cleared Of its vaIuables and
set on tire. Seymour Basset, the
proprietor of the concern, came up in
Il boat rs they were preparing to leave
the craft, aud fired into the crowd
Oh board, WHO promptly returned his
fire, and Basset cried out that he was
hit. He was taken ashore and lied.
Sunday morning. There is consider
able excitement over the affair ut
Ransom