Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-20
Local News.
GuiIdhall.

We we're pleased TO see solarge a dis
play of stock ut the Agricultural So
ciety's Fair this week, from ttfis town.
The old Sd VT. Regiment holds a
reunion at the Avenue House st.
Johnsbury, on Tuesday the 2Sd of
September next. 1t is hoped that
the attendance of the boys who com
posed that gallant old regiment will
be large. A pleasant time may be
confidently expected. ee
The Sept. number of Woods House
hold Magazine, is on our table. We
cheerfully recommend the book as
whole souled lively and interesting,
vet always chaste and refined. The
editorial department of tie book is in
charge of II. V. Osborne, and new at
fractions. and merits in the future are
promised. The price of the magazine
is hut one dollar per year, and it may
be obtained by addressing Woods
Household Magazine Newburgh N, T."
The Eneid in Modern American,
from the Winsted Herald Office, Win
sted, Conn.,, recalls to our mind school
days and Latin grammar and Lexicon.
This translation while it fnllt gives
the substance of the first and fourth
books of the Eneid of Virgil still il
lustrates the degeneracy of modern
language and is a striking commentary
upon the too prevailing practice of
using terse. and expressive sentences
and words more forcible in meaning
than elegant in sound. However the
book is really curiosity and we'll
worth the price (25 cents) if used
but for one reading.
The Essex County Court adjourn
ed on Saturday evening after SEES.
sion of five days. Five cases were
tried BY Jury viz Bonett Bates,
Laba y Hadley, and Pitts UBrown, as
reported last week. Charles Stevens
y. Geo. L. Boyson, was an action in
trespass wherein pl(. sought to recov-
err triple damages for trespass on plfs.
Ind and cutting AZ spruce trees, in
the winter of 1872. The diff. admit
ted the trespass and pleaded tender
of the sum Of $40, which he held to
be the just value of the trees taken.
The jury returned verdict for the
plf. to recover the sum OF $46. Ray
& Drew 6 Haywood for plf. Dale
6 Bingham for the dit. The next
case su admitted to the jury was State
y. Charles Soule. The indictment vas
for stealing horse from Ralph Pas
chal, in Brunswick, on the 26th of
July last. The respondent admitte
the taking Of the horse, but claimed
that it was taken for the purpose Of
going to Colebrook only, and that at
the time of his taking he was intoxi-
Gated to such degree as to be inca
pable of any criminal intention. The
proof, showed that respondent did
take the horse from the owners pas
ture on the morning of Saturday, the
26th of Jnly, and ride it up to near
the toll bridge across the Connecticut
river, ner Coebrsok, where he left it,
never coming back for it, and where
the owner found and recovered it the
next day. The jury returned ver-
dict of not guilty. States Attorney
and Elisha May forprosecution Ii. G.
Bates and K. Aldrich for the respond
ent.
George Patten was indicted for
stealing clothes fron lire in
Brighton, and pleading guilty was
sentenced to pay fine OF
500 and cost of prosecution.
Myron J. Elliott was fined $40, and
the costs of prosecution, for an assault
upon J. III. Benton in March last.
S. S. Gould was fined $40, and costs,
for the illegal sale Of Intoxicating Ii
quor. The grand jury appeared ODE
very actively engaged in the perform
ance of their duty, large number of
witnesses being in attendance and ex-
amined before them. An unusual
amount of business was done during
the term, and though only five cases
were tried by the jury upwards of for
ty cases in the whole have been dis
posed of, in 20 of which judgments
have been entered. as. s~r.
The new cases entered just about
equal in number the cases disposed of
and the docket for the next term of
court will contain about the same num-
Der sit has heretofore contained.
East Haven. ,
The circumstances Of tie recent a t.
tempt upon his own life, by VIM. Nc
Lane Of this place, are as follows !:
On Sunday, the 31st, of August Nc
Lane, in company with two other
young men, one being his cousin,
Geo MeLane, and the other being
Noah Hudson, went to what is known
rs the Spring House in Newark.
Having already drank freely ofliquor,
they started for home, taking a pint
of whiskey with them, which they
drank in going about l ID miles.
Having emptied the wbiskey bottle,
they put it up for a target and COM
menced firing at it with rife they
had with them. While so engaged a
young lady passed them WHO was
lame, when McLane, who is some
times troubled with rheumatism, re-
marked that if he thought he would
ever be as lame as she was he would
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