Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-28
StaUe Items.

Wool is selling in the northern
part Of the State ar forty-seven anC
one half cents per pound.
The sales Of butter at st. Adams
Tuesday, were light. Prices ranged
from thirty-fye to forty-five cents.
A Pawlet man thinks there is 4;
coal mine under his farm, and has
leased it to a Pennsylvania miner.
Mrs John b. Tibbetts has Offered
over $1,000 in money and stone FOL
the erection of Baptist Church in
Bennington.
Edward n. Randall, youngest son
of Sias Randall, Esq, of st. Johns
bury, while exercising at a gymnas
ium at that place, recently, fell 6
distance of seven feet and broke both
bones of his arm, near the wrist.
Mr.. o. G. Barron, son of A. T.
Barron, Esq, of the Twin Mountain
House, while overseeing crew of men
cutting lumber in the woods, attempt.
ed to fell a tree to clear a road, when
his ak slipped, and, striking his foot
severed several cords. Mr.. Barron
suffered severe pain and was weaken
ed by great loss of blood.
Machinery is to BE- set up at Suth-
erland Falls, to run the four marble
mills and the machinery at the quar-
ries, half a mile distant.
The Rutland officers continue their
raids on the liquor sellers. They
find only small quantities, and in
some cases not any, but in an hours
time the saloons are in full blast
again, which shows that there is
plenty of liquor in town.
eager Brothers of Sharon have
failed, with liabilities of $4,000 and
$4,000 assets.
Burlington urchins from six to
twelve years old, took the celebration
Of the recent democrat victory into
their own hands, and paid I'll he mayor,
elect visit with the discor dant trum.
pet and pan. lie repulse'l them, but
Il newly elected alderman, hearing
them coming and supposing them to
be q company Of his constituents,
flung wide his doors, and the little
gluttons rushed in and cleaned off his
loaded tables. The consequence was
that when the voters came they found
pretty poor picking.
On the 4th, Il Roxbury man, named
Mcmahon, attempted to get OH the day
express train east us it was going out
of the depot at Montpelier, and was
terribly crushed by being rolled be-
tween the car and the depot, falling
to the ground us soon as the train
had passed. Ills ribs were all broken
besides other injuries, and he lived
but few hours.
The body Of jacob Decker Of Swan
ton has not been found. He has beer
missing since the End inst, and nc
doubts are entertained but that he is
dead. still there is some mystery
connected with it. He was a soldier.
serving in the Seventh Vermont Regi-
mcnt and pcnsioner.
G. G. Miner of Bridgeport, while he
was blasting for well recently, came
to black rock, about ten feet below
the surface, which Was thought first tc
be black lead. But upon some sam
pies being showa Prof .Seelcy ofMid'
dlebury College, he pronounced them
to be coal. A Mr.. Lewis from the
coal regions Of Pennsylvania, who
has visited the premises, says there is
every Indication of coal deposit.
Adam Senator Of Brandon tried &c
settle on old fued with Michael Welcl
on Tuesday the 10;h by pummcline
him in Wclch's barn. Welch'>
mother soon came out with a shot
gun, when Senter ran, and then Welcl
put charge of shot into his head,
but not enough to hurt him very
seriously. Welchs mother was ar
reseted with him as accessory. Mrs,
WEIGH obtained 5000 bail but her sou
went to Jail to await the action of the
grand jury.