Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-02-27
LOCAL NEWS.
Guildhall.

Gulldhall.
A Geographic dispatch received just as
we go to press announces the death of
Gen. John Bedel at his home in Bath
n. II.
The Rev. J. II. Thyng, recently Of this
place, has been engaged as acting pastor
by the Congregational Church in Green's
boro. He is to commence his labors in a
short time.
The dance at the Essex House came of
Tuesday evening as advertised. About
flfty-fre couples were present. Every
thing passed off very pleasantly, and all
seemed to enjoy themselves nicely.
The music was first-rate
z. NJ. Mansure Esq, of Island Pond,
was in town the 94th and settled his ad-
ministration account estate of Charles II.
Hancock. The sum for distribution is
S495645.
Town Clerks and Correspondents in
the various towns in Essex County will
obligc us by sending us list of town
officers elected next Tuesday at the carli-
est possible moment, that they may ap-
pear in the next Issue of the HERALD.
The sclectmcn and auditors will m.et
at the town clerks Office on Monday,
March LIST, at one o'clock A. NJ, for the
transaction of town business. The audi
tors are C. e. Benton, II. II. Wilder, and
IL. Williams. Williams having removed
TO Lancaster the selectmen can fill the
vacancy.
No convention having been held for the
nomination of a candidate for County
Commissioner to be elected next Tuesday,
VIC have heard the name of Harvey Judi
vine, Esq, of West Concord, mentioned,
and understand that votes are being dis
tributed for him accordingly.
III the matter of II. n. Allin in Bank
ruptcy, the first meeting of creditors was
held at the Essex House on the oath in
slant, before the Hon. John L. Edwards
of Newport, Register. The attendance
was quite large, and claims were present
cd to the amount of about five thousand
dollars. The Hon. Charles E. Benton is
to be the Assignee.
There is an elm tree on the land of r.
H. Wilder, Esq, Of this town, which, if it
could tell its own story, might relate a
very wonderful and remarkable expert
ence. BY the stern and irrevocable law
of grayitation, when 4 tree falls there it
must lie, if not removed by some other
force acting upon it, and yet there is cvi-
dence that this tree fell and is now stand
ing. The facts seem to be as follows
about a quarter of Il century since it was
standing; was fair tree and was about
twelve inches in diameter, bat on an evil
day there came fierce and irresistible
wind and Frustrated it to the earth.
Here it remained for several months, when
an old gentleman who is row no more,
was in search of load of fuel to re-
plcniSh his fire, and what should be more
allureing than the long and straight
branches of the PROSTATE elm. With his
axe he cut the tree asuader, leaving about
twenty-five feet connected with the roots
which in the proStration Of the tree turned
up quantity of earth. When the spring
came and the frost melted away, behold
the tree arose and assumed an upright
position, which it has maintained evel
since, and the marks Of Mr.. Bcmiss axe
where he cat the top away, furnish incon
tcstible evidence Of the truth of the facts
above stated. The tree is now in &
tiourishing condition, and bids fair tc
withstand the storms and tempests O.
many year to come.