Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-08-25
Vermont News.

WINDSOR, Vt. Aug IS. About
$1,000 were stolen from tie Windsor
Savings Bank this forenoon, while the
streets were filed with people to wit
ness the Presidential reception. The
thieves climbed through a window IN
to the back office and abst. acted the
money from drawer.
RUTLAND, Vt, Aug. Is. Austin
White, resident Of this place, was
killed this evening by train on the
Genital Vermont Railroad, while
walking upon the track in tue Rutland
depot yar.!.
HYDE PARK, Vt, Aug, Is The barn
of John Manning of Eden, with 80
tons of hay and farm produce, was
bniped last night. Loss 5000.
The town of Whiting was visited by
severe hail storm on the 10Th, doing
great damage to crops and windows.
Cornwall also suffered in the same
way.
Dominick Corbctt of St Johnsbury.
cabinet maker at Fairbanks & Co..
took an overdose of laudnum Satur-
day evening, from the effects of which
he died. He leaves vic and four
children.
Mr.. Thomas I. Preutiss of Waits
field, who has been United States
Consul at the Seyehell Islands ia the
Indian Ocean since 1871, and who is
spending the summer at Wai;sRcld
with his wife and two children, has
been sued for breach of promise of
marriage BY Mrs. Sarah A. Thaver,
widow Of Waltsfield, who alleges
that PleDtiss was under promise of
marrige TO her when he was appointed
Consul, aud agreed to marry her
when he returned.
-Four pickpockets were spotted bv
the special police on one of the trains
out of Bennington Friday evening. A
little way out of Moth Bennington
they attempted steal Gel. Geo. p.
Fosters watch, when the police at
tempted to arrest them and two of
the Dickpockets jumped from the car.
The traiu was stopped the police
gave chase and captu. ed the thieves.
-Four persons returning from. the
Centennial Friday evening while
taking supper at the Central House at
Essex junction. related their expert
ence with pickpockets, as follows. Dr.
j. S. Spalding of Barre had memo.
random book containing SIG taken
from his pocket az Rutland, Oh the
departu' e, OF the 8 o'clock train north,
on Friday afternoon. Mr.. +. Camp.
Of Montpelier, lost gold watch and
chain valued at $50, at the same
time and place. Hou. Joseph
Poland OF Montpelier had a diamond
pin taken from his shirt bosom at Ben
nington, on Thursday, which he re-
covered and caused the arrest of the
thieS. The Bennington police, how
ever, allowed the soap to escape from
court while his examination was in
progress. j. b. Flanders of Montpe-
lier lost pocketbook containing 500
al Bennington Thursd ~, by the
hands of the light fnserel gentlemen.
A Castieton wide VIZ n ariel widow
aztec 'wo weeks wooing, md after enio
ying two weeks Honeymoon they have
separated.
llYrE, PARK, Vt. Aug 20 Three
large barns on what is known as the
Armada Spaulding farm, with contents
30 ions of hay and other produce
were burned early this morning.
Loss $1,000 said to be fully insured.
The fire is supposed to have been in
cendiary. '>
BRADroED, Vt, Arg. 20. George
f. Browns house took fire this morn
ing from defect in the chimney.
Loss $500. Insured.
FRANKLIN, Mass, Aug. 20. Will
liam Day of this place lad an exam
nation before Trial Justice Wiggin
this afternoon on the charge of at.
te npting to commit an outrage on the
person of u thlee.year.old daughter
of Mr.. Fred Rogers, and was bound
over to appear at Dedham in Septcm-
Der under $4,000 bonds. Day is mar
ried with two children, and has hith-
erto BONE fair character.