Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-04-07
State at Large

A cheese factory is to be started in
Calais this spring.
One thousand dozen OF eggs were ship
ped from Craftsbury during two days of
last week.
Several new cottages are already in
process of erection along the shores Of
Memphremagog.
James Ryan Of Craftsbury was fatally
injured last week by being thrown from
a carriage at Albany.
The clearinghouse and furniture be-
longing to Silas Crawford of Newport
Centre were destroyed by fire March 81.
In the case of the State VS. the Greens,
at Montpelier, the jury. Friday, after
twenty-five hours session, disagreed, and
were discharged. They stood eight for
conviction and four for acquittal. The
prisoners were discharged upon their
own recognzanca in $500. This virtually
ends the case.
An old man named Dixon of Rouse'5
Point, New York, would have drowned
while fishing near Alburg recently except
for sagacious dog. He broke through
the ice, when the dog tried to pull him
out, but, falling, ran up the road caught
man by the pants and dragged him back
to his drowning owner.
st Adams has just found out that she
lost her tax on the Vermont and Canada
Railroad in 1874 through the neglect of
her officials to see to the matter when the
road petitioned for an injunction to
restrain the town collector from attach
ing the roads property to secure payment.
Col. James R. Willard ofDJay, 70 years
old, was found dead in his shop few
days ago, and it is supposed that he was
murdered, as it is known that he had an
alteration with two men named Sartwell
and Laplant in the shop on the day be-
fore, who have disappeared. His pocket
book, containing small sum Of money,
was also gone.
Northern Vermont people are telling
large stories of meteor which passed
over that section about week ago. 1t
is reported of fabulous dimensions,
leaving behind fiery train and finally
bursting with report like thunder. Por-
tons of it are supposed to have struck
the ground and produced the 'earth-
quake" which 90 startled the natives.
The Grafton people have displayed
much sympathy for Wooley, who was
found guilty Of murder in the second
degree Thursday, and this feeling prob,
ably affected the verdict, as the evidence
for the State is acknowledged to have
been much stronger than in the case OF
Lewis, who is to 'swing" for killing Mr..
Denim. of Mortified, Mass The Wool
ey killing grew out of a family quarrel,
and much and oft-repeated proyocation
was alleged in the defence.
Some time ago Frenchman by the name
Of Ross went to Newport and bought tht
Newport House Of its proprietor, n. G
Cole agreeing to pay for it as soon as h
could draw upon his funds in st. Hya
cinthe, P. O., from which place he claimed
to have come. For the next three weeks
he run the hotel himself, but at the enc
of that time, having produced no cash
Mr. Cole caused an investigation to b,
made, and discovered that he did no
possess any fund, at st. Hyacinthc mol
anywhere else, and so he was lodged il
the county Jail on the charge Of fraud.
The Dartmouth College Glee Gu
visited the State Prison Tuesday fore
noon, and by request Of John 2. Phail
, under sentence Of death April 9th, til
| club sang few selections. Phair re
quested them to sing "The Sweet By-an
By and the Doxology. At the close h
thanked them and babe them farewell
shaking the hand of each and expressn
! hope that he might see them again /