Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-10-02
State at Large.


and found the snow six inches deep.
The sand-blast works at West Rutland
turn out 1900 headStones per day, most
of which are for the soldiers graves.
A three-year old son of William s.
Robinson of st. Johnsbury was strangled
to death on the 18th inst, while visiting
in Peacham, by getting kernel of corn
down his windpipe.
The house and barn of j. A. Stevens,
John NJ. Joy and Mrs. Electa Allen, Of
Brattleboro, were burned Saturday night,
together with their contents. Loss $780,,
00o insurance, $4,000.
At Cambridgeport, Mr.. Albee Buss,
met with severe accident last week.
He was getting ont logs in the woods,
and as he was cutting off stump a log
few back, knocking him down and break
ing both bones of his left leg.
The Hon. H. B. Smith, of Milton, a
prominent Democrat and well known law
yer, died suddenly yesterday morning, at
the age of sixty. He has been at the
head of the Democratic organization for
fifteen years as Chairman of the State
Central Committee and member of the
National Committee, Of the delegations
to the National Conventions. He was Il
member of the Episcopal Church and one
of the standing committee of the diocese
of Vermont.
The Trustees of the Fletcher Free
Library of Burlington have closed the in
stitution on account Of the failure of the
Common Council to make an appropria-
ton for the current expenses in accor-
dance with the terms of the bequest
establishing the Library. Up to the date
of the closing it had been in working
order just sixty-oIe days.
The new railroad between Wood.
stock and White River Junction was
open to travel last Wednesday.
Rutland receives the New York pa
pers four hours earlier than heretofore
and two hours before the Boston pa
pers, connection having been made at
Albany, Sunday, with the fast mail
truin from New York By train over
the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad,
The St. Alhans butter market, Tues.
day, was active at the following prices
Common to fair, eighteen to twenty
cents; fair to good, twenty to TWEEN,
ty-fve cents selections, twenty-eight
to thirty cents gilt edge, thirty-three
cents; several choice lots were sold
for thirty-five cents.
The victims of pic1-pockcts at the
State Fair turn out to be quite hume.
rous. One gentleman lost Sill in
money and $500 check; another d
gold watch, and several ladies lost
small sums.
Recent developments prove the ex-
istence Of the richer metals in greater
or smaller quantities throughout the
state, and lately some one has been
discovering pearls in the Winoosk
river, the last gem measuring seven
elghths of an inch IN circumference.
The BoarG of Agriculture will hold
a meeting at an early day in the au
tumn, to lay out the work Of the win
ter. Parties desiring to have meet
ings held in their towns should make
application to the secretary. Prof
Collier, atBurlington, immedi lately.
George Miles, the third Barre BanE
burglar, was committed to Jail a
Montpelier on the 22nd, by Sheriff
Bailey and Detective Wiggin. AT
ter. four hearings before as many Rev
York judges on writs of habeas cor
pus, he was delivered by private or
der to the proper officers Of this State
at Ludlow Street Jail, yesterday, at
2. M. He was taken at once by
private conveyance, which had beer
in waiting for that purpose, from earl,
morning, to Stamford, Conn, abou
thirty miles, before stopping. Bailey
says he did not wish TO remain in Nev
York long enough for Miles to pro
cure fifth writ, though Miles wa
determined to do so, and called in {
loud voice for assistance when he foun(
they were driving him from the city
The Grand jury is in session here anC
Miles and Alponsas will have imme
date trial.