Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-24
state al Large.

The fishermen on Saginaw Bay, Lake
Chanplain, have erected a good sized
town Of shanties far out on the ice. The
dwellings are of thin wood, lined with
thick building paper, and are placed on
runners so as to be movable from place to
place The slab city also boasts hotel.
The skantieS dot the surface of the bay in
all directions. The number is now over
300, and about 80 are being put up daily.
The average number of occupants to each
slanty is three men, or men and boys,
making no less than 1000 persons already
living on the ice. There probably will be
twice that number during February, and
they can remain there in safety until the
middle of March.
Joseph Wise, of Addison, while chop
ping wood in Whitney's woods, near Yer
GENES, last Saturday, was caught by
q falling tree. His head was badly
crushed, and the surgeons removed
seventeen peices of bone. His injuries
will probably prove fatal.
In Marlboro, eleven miles from Brattle-
bore, it is said, are living a man and wife
aged respectively Go and lO3 years. They
were married when the man was youth
of nineteen and the woman maiden OF
siXty-seven. The woman had, when q
girl, been courted by the father of the
man who finally became and is now her
husband.
4 serious fire visited the State Insane
Asylum, last week Tuesday morning, de-
stroying Il large brick horse barn, sheds,
dry rooms, and laundry adjoining, with
sleighs, carriages and farming nipple.
ments, 1000 bushels of potatoes, three
tons of butter, and other supplies belong.
ing to the institution. Loss, about S20,.
600; insured in the London, Liverpool
and Globe and Vermont Mutual com,
panics. The main building, with its SOC
patients, narrowly escaped.
About 80 o'clock, last week Monday
evening, a fire was discovered in II. S
Smiths carriage factory at Guilford. Ii
less than two hours the factory was 9
complete ruin. Hardly anything but 6
little machinery was saved. The loss is
estimated at $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The water in Lake Champlain has moi
been so low since 1850.
The Gospel meetings at st. Adams are
drawing oAerfiowing meetings.
1t is said that Mr.. j. J. Randall, the
Rutland architect, will probably accept al
offer from the Russian Government to be
come Government Engineer and take
charge Of system of iron RAILROAD
bridges to be built in that country, ant
will leave for St. Petersburg in June.
The expenses for supporting the poor il
the town of Rutland for the past year
nine cents on the dollar of the grand list
These expenses are double those Of veal
ago, more than four times as much as il
1875, and more than five times as much as
in 1873.
The slaughter of dogs is begun in Fer.
risburgh, and Mr.. Joseph Norman of thai
town is paying from 10 cts. to 81 each fol
their hides.
Thomas Butler of Vergennes recently
assaulted and threatened to shoot two
persons who were endeavoring to open 6
winter road across his farm. He was
arrested and bound up in the sum of $500
Mrs. Griswold, aged seventy years
committed suicide Monday morning, a
Cambridge, hanging herself with shawl
Joseph D. Sellers of st. Adams, anC
Joseph Rivers IF Troy, Vermont, were
sentenced at Hyde Park, to two years
Imprisonment respectively, for breaking
Jail.
Hugh W. Hughes and J. s. Warren, 0
Granville, are now filling and preparing t.
fill orders from Europe for 81, 900 square
of slate. This will amount to 1000
tons. Estimating the slate at $40 pc
ton, the gross amount will be 100000.
The late Harry Newell of Shelburn, lef
two thousand dollars to be added to tn
permanent fund of the Home for Destitut
Children, in Burlington.
The recent thaws at Bennington hav
induced the bears to come ont Of thei
winter quarters, and quite number O
them are roaming around on the nea
hills. Parties are out hunting ther
every day.