Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-31
State at Large.

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State at Large.
The Vermont Farmer Of St. Johnsbury
Sustains q real loss in the retirement OF
its editor, Rev. Lewis B. Hubbard OF
South Adams, Mass.
The Troy Press states that Seth Green
refuses to put any fish in Lake Champ
lain, because the lake is not exclusively
New York waters, and Vermont neglects
to make any provision towards share
of the expense.
The session of the Washington County
Court has resumed, after short recess,
for the trial of criminal cases, Hon
Jonathan Ross presiding. The only State
case Of Importance is against Samuel For
rest and Nellie Green, for conspiracy to
commit arson.
James Blair's six-year-old daughter was
killed at East Warren recently by falling
down stairs.
An Essex mulatto named Vaughn, pro-
badly drunk, was killed by the cars near
WinooSki, Friday.
1t is rumored that Judge Wheeler is
hesitating about accepting the United
States District Judgship.
A tive-year-old son of Joseph Japan of
West Enosburg, accidently hung himself,
Tuesday, while swinging in the chamber.
Gravclin, the Wethersfeld murderer,
has recovered from his attempt at suicide
While in Woodstock Jail. He has donned
his prison suit, had his heavy black whisk-
ers shaven off, his hair cut short and is at
work in the shoe shop of Windsor Prison.
Next week Friday, John P. Phair, now
under sentence of death for the murder
of Mrs. Anna Freeze at Rutland in June,
1874, will expiate the penalty of his crime
upon the gallows. The almost universal
expression of opinion throughout the
State is that if ever man was guilty OF
murder Phair is guilty of the crime for
which he is to be executed.
Franklin county has new local paper,
published at Swanton and called the
Swanton Courier
The town clerk at SALISBURY, VT, has
just received his tifty-fourth consecutive
election to that Office.
Mrs. Cutting Of STAFFORD, who has the
unladylike habit of smoking, put her pipe
i'll her pocket the other day, and she will
probably die.
Major j. Halsey Cushman, editor Of the
burlington Banner, who has been very i'll
lately and at one time reported dead, is
better. Some hopes are entertained OF
his recovery.
The last Legislature passed an act leav-
ing the first Tuesdays of March and Sep.
TENDER out Of the list of legal holidays,
and inserting in the list the Both day OF
May, commonly called Decoration Day.
Samuel Kallman of Bennington is re-
ported to have absconded from his wife
and creditors on last Monday. He was a
fancy goods dealer, and his creditors
from New York are Investigating his af-
fairs
The Lady Superior of the convent at
Bennington is very i'll, and her death is
daily expected.
Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Phelps celebrated
their golden wedding at Orwell, Thurs
day evening, March Is.
Tatro, the Highgate murderer, will be
tried at the coming April term OF the
Franklin County Court. He is still con-
fined in st. Adams Jail.
Charles Wilson, a clerk in a drug store
at Montp 2lier, was filing bottle with
creosote, few days ago, when it explod.
ed, burning him terribly.
Hayden, the Derby Line wife murderer,
at present in Windsor prison for safe
keeping, awaiting trial next September,
is at work in the institution, dressed in a
prison suit
There is q movement to continue the
trial Of John Patton, the West Rutland
murderer, to another term. John Han.
ley, said to be the only man who saw
McCue fall, and who was the first to
reach him after the shot was fired, died
nearly four months ago.
Judge Dunton of Rutland is being
strongly pushed for Judge Wheeler's va.
cant seat on the Supreme Bench, and
nearly every member of the Rutland
County Bar has signed petition to Gov
Fairbanks for his appointment
During the month of February sixty.
nine car loads of cheese were sent into
this State from Canada by the Grand
Trunk line. hoing entered at the Custom