Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-05-17

the United States, and n relative of
Senator Morrill,.
On the farm Of Martin Gnik OF
Chester, the other night stone 40
feet long, 20 feet vide and ( feet thicl,
slid down the mountain nearly Il mile,
tearing up trees and everything else
In its way. In many places the ground
was torn up to the depth OF two feet,
and the noise was so great as to avail
Ell persons two miles away.
The Vermont hay crop promises to
be -one-third greater .han usual.
BURLINGTON, May 9. The Democrat
ic State Committee net here to-day
and decided to hold the State Conyen-
ton at Montpelier June %.
Larkin J. Mead model for the Ben
nington monument is IL feet high
statue of General Stark, surmounting
a structure 100 feet in hight. The
latter is in some respects copy of
the famous tower OF. Giotto at Flor
cncc, and will be Ornamented with
has reliefs representing incidents in
Gen. Stark's campaigns.
William S. WarSclI of Rutland left
home two years ago owing consider
ablemoncy. Little was heard from
him till last February, when a report
came of his death and his wife dressed
in mourning. Last Friday he appeared
with money enough to pay his debts,
and said that he had been superintend-
ing gold mine in Venezuela,
The doe preseated to the Rutland
Game Club by Gov. Fairbanks aud
turned out last Saturday has been
found dead. She Was III distressed
condition when released: from the box,
but few hours afterwards appeared
to be much better. The cause of her
death is unknown. The other deer
are occasionally seen and appear to be
doing we'll. Deer tracks have been
seen recently up Lye brook, and are
supposed to be those Of the buck and
doe put out by the Ondawa Club a
year ago. The other doe and one of
last years fawns are near Arlington ;
the other fawn died or was killed by
some one last winter. y .... .....
The headless body found in the
Winooski river at Burlington the other
dsy is now said to DO that of one
Mann, who was drowned It Jones'
VIII last fall. Mann was attempting
TO ford the river en- horseback, but wa.
swept away and never seen afterward.
1t is stated that Rev. J. NJ. C. Full
ton, for the last two years in charge
of the Methodist Society at Montpel.
i,r, las made application to- Bishop
Bissell for holy orders in the Episco-
pal Church. sls..
Mrs. 81. G. Gray of Hyde Park, was
severely poisoned recently while re.
moving some wall paper
1t is reported that many of the Yer.
nonters who emigrated to Texas last
winter are dissatisfied with the coun-
try, and will soon return.
Frank Duncan of Wo!fboro', seven
years old, was drowned in Lake
Champlain Wednesday night.
The Montpelier and Wtlls River
Railroa Company IS building pas ;.
enger car for use upon their road
This is the first passenger car eyel
built in Mon'pelic". 49,
One attorney at Montpelier has al
ready forwarded to the Pension or.
fee at Washington, d. c., nearly
one hundred application of the sur.
vivors Of the war of 1912 and tEci
widows for pensions, under the &C
Of March 9, 1878.
During the third day of tile battl,
OF Gettysburg John Z. Cutie" of Bel
lows Falls, belonging to Co. +. SIX
teenth Regiment Of Vermont Volun
teers, threw away his knap'sck, con
tanning among other articles n stencil
plate, giving his name, regiment, etc
A short time since the stencil plat
was plowed up on the Old battle titlt
and has been returned to him.
The unwelcome potato bag is max
ing his appearance in dH parts Of th
State and will undoubtedly do mucI
damage tile coming sea OH. .+. ,
The Rutland Herald and Globe i
responsible for tho statement that
six years old daughter Of George p
Foster at Montpelier fell over prec
ipice of nearly IS feet high, Will
gathering flowers the other day, an
was picked up unconsci Gus, but wa
not seriously injured.
Edward Fairbanks. of Springfield
aged 81, drowned himself last week
A Mrs. Wheeler of Wells River
aged 20, died recently from eatin
poisonous roots in the woods,
l., The White Rives Junction Univer
salists have organized 3 society, wit
Rev. c. G.. Thornton as pastor.
Rev. Thomas Taylor, pastor OF S,
PanPs (EpiscopalD Chdrch ut windso
has resigned.
North Troy, May l3.--During til,
past two years this town and vioinit
has been the scene of divers offences
The operations have extended all owe
Orleans county aud the Canadian
fr0ntinr aud the naknrA of fhA nnnrn