Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-04-19


well upon ladder.
James Mcdonald Ct Rutland has
been awarded the contract to furnish
stone for the base OF the enormous ele-
yator 10 be erected by the Hudson
River Railroad Company at Sixty
third street, New York city. The
specifications of the contract call for
$500 yards of building stone, which
will be taken from the quarry at Wills
bOro' and probably cost over 100000.
Swanton has curious scandal. A
farmer named Loukes., who has a wife
and four children aud is leader in
the Methodist Church, attempted To
run off with the servant girl of his min
lister, Rev. Mr. Hyde, tue other day,
but the latter interiered au6 compelled
him to deposit 4 sum Of money in the
bank Jor the care of his family before
clipping. Loukes now questions the
legality of Mr.. Hyde's interference and
has sued Tor q return Ofthe money.
The Connecticut riverat Wells Riv-
er. IS extremely high, as the rainfall
has been very heavy since Wednesday
night. A highway bridge on tue Wells
River & Montpelier Railway, near
Groton, has been carried away. War
rem Smiths mill at Groton is In dam
ger Of being washed away.
A shocking accldenJ occurred at
Burlington a week ago, which result ed
fatally ON Saturday. A cold chisel
eight inches long was dropped from
the upper wiHdow of tenement house,
striking a little child two and half
years old, Michael Grace by name,
who stood under the window at play.
The child. hearing a noise, looked up
and the chisc, struck with the sharp
ened end on his forehead, Just over
the right eye, its weight and the dis
tanc it fell &c fsct) making the blow
one of tremendous force. The skull
was penetrated and the brain oozed
out, and though some hopes OF the
child's recovery were entertained for
a time, he died on Saturday.
The Richford poisoned well is to be
filed up, instead of being used again
as was reported.
Charles Rogers of Wheelock, has
been chosen assignee for G, Hastings
& Sons William p Fairb INKS of St
Johnsbury for II. G. Hastings & Com,
pany. These are the assignees grow
ing out of the recent Hastings failure
for about $4,000.
A passenger train on the Portland
G Ogdensburg Railroad near Sheldon
is delayed BY slight washout.
Henry L. Bradford, a successful
hosiery manufacturer Of Bennington,
died OH Tuesday night. He formerly
lived and did business at Millbury
and Amherst, Mass.
Mabel Gibbs, Hartford maiden OF
70, was SO overcome by the visit OF a
brother whom she had not seen fol-
twenty years that she died before she
could speak.
George Gregory Smith, Esq, and
wife, oil ST. Adams, are in Bermuda.
Hon. Joseph Clark of Milton is
again quite well.
George w. Bentley, Esq, of the C.
V. r, r., is proving himself a great
tavorite among the employees OF the
road.
Colonel Edward A. Chittendeu, the
the newly appointed Superintendent
Of Local Freight Traffic, Central Yer
mont Railroad, began service at the
''bottom of the ladder" he Colonel
is one of Governor Fairbanks's staff
He is very popular.
The passenger train employees of the
Central Vermont Railroad will be uni
formed about May /. The suit will
be Of navy Blue cloth and Brass but.
tons with the words Central Vermont
Railroad" encircling the buttons. The
caps will be of the United States Navy
regulation pattern.
The railway officials of the Contra
Vermont, Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company, Montpelier and Well River
and Boston, Concord and Montreal
roads propose to put OH the White
Mountain Lightning, Express train:
batween Saratoga and the White
Mountains this season, as last, anC
make quicker time BY at least two
hours.
The Lake Champiain steamers hav,
begun running. They began thei
trip TO Plattshurg three weeks earlier
than heretofore.
Ex-High Sheriff S. w. Bowker %
Wllliamsville died last Friday from tl.t
effects of AL accident received by beins
thrown from his carriage while return
ing from the Bennington Centennia
last August.
James Roberts Of. Jacksonville, (,
veteran of the war of18l2, celebrated
his S5th birthday recently. lie ha:
seven children, eighteen grandchildren
and five greatgrandUhildren.
The oldest case on the docket of thu
Chittenden County Court is that 0
Isaac Nye VS.. the Rutland and Bur
lington Railroad Company, which wa
entered at the spring term OF 1851
Another aged case is that of Mason VS.
Jones, which dates back to 1859.
On Wednesday night two of tn