Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-03
State at La rye.

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bury, charged with robbing and setting
fire to the store of McAllister and john
son, at Sutton, November IA, was ar
raigned before Justice Faller on Saturday,
and bound over in the sum of $1,000 for
appearance at the April term of the Su-
preme Court. In default of bail he was
committed to Jail in this city to-day.
The widow, two sons and daughter of
the late 0. NJ. Whipple of eathersfeld,
are quarreling over his $4,000 estate in
the courts. Charles, the younger son,
received more than any of the others, and
they are trying to set aside the will on the
ground that the father, when not in his
right mind, was uuduly influenced by
Charles.
The Rev. c. B. Hurlbert of Middlebury
College occupied DR.. Lords pulpit at
Montpelier last Sunday. He preached an
able sermon in the morning on the politi-
cal sins of the times, and in his prayer
thanked the Lord for what Congress had
done The past week in behalf of peace.
President Hubert is about the same kind
of politician in Vermont that Representa-
tive Seelyc is in Massachusetts, and his
name has already been suggested as the
successor of Colonel Joyce in Congress,
since it has become understood that Joice
is to have q successor.
The7amount Of lumber on hand in the
Burlington market January /, was IS,
100000 feet, with prices from one to
three dollars lower than last spring.
Rev. w. II. Lord, d. D., Of Montpe-
lier, is seriously ill of disease of the kid
neys, making it necessary for him to
keep under the influence of chloroform a
portion of the time.
Rev. E. d. Hopkins, the forger, is still
in Jail at st. Johnsbury, and will prob,
ably remain there till the juno term OF
the Caledonia County Court as the result
of his recent examination has disappoint.
ed all his friends who believed in his in
nscencc, and they are backward about
furnishing the necessary 81 800 bail.
Samuel Turner, aged 20 years, was re-
Gently married to Elizabeth Como, aged
II.
Friday evening, Jan. 26, an alteration
occurred between Byron Wardner and
Burt Patrick, at Windsor, resulting in 9
stabbng afray, during which Wardnel
seized table knife and struck Patrick il
the mouth, cutting his lips and face
though iniicting no fatal injuries. Ward
ner has been in the Insane asylum, but
was apparently sane at the time.
In Chester, Jan. 4, man called or
Charles Walker, representing himself as
appointing agent for the sale of the Hol
! low Twisted Cable Wire Company's Pa
| tent ClotheS-line, and induced Walker to
sign what purported to be an agreement
30 become an agent for the sale eff the
line, and to take 1000 feet, amounting tc
$104, for which Walker was not to pay un
til the expiration of the year. Last week
a man calling himself w. C. Kingsley
called Oh Walker with a power Of after
ney from the company and demanded pay
for the goods. He showed Walker the
order he had sigaed, to the effect that the
goods should be paid for on delivery
and by threats obtained note for The
full amount. Subsequently Walker hat
Kingsley arrested for swindliag, and tC
settle the matter Kingsley gave up The
note.
The Republicans of Vermont are divid
ed on the question of Congress creating
a commission to count the electoral vote
Many who favor it do so as they regard
it choice of evils. Congressman
Walton holds to the opinion that thu
President of the Senate has full power tx
count the electoral vote, while Congress
man willard is equally sure that he has
no such power.
Mrs. Jacko, an old lady of Waterbury
hanged herself Saturday.
John 2. Phair, murderer of Mrs. Anna
Freeze, will be hanged at Windsor, Apri
6.