Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-08-30
Yo e for Is. adleY Barlow.

posed, and this fact has stirred up |
the U. 5. Customs officers to renewed |
diligence in the detection of this H.
licit traffic. During the last few days |
Deputg-Collectors l.. II. smith and |
II. II. Rounds, of Richlord, seized no
less than six wagons and teams en-
gagged in carting liquor across the
lines. The amount of Ii luor seized |
was rs gallons of high wines and
three cases of gin, which had been
brought from Montreal to Abercorn,
p. O., with the intention OF taking it
over the boundary. In such cases
the Customs officers seize both the
liquor and teams. Four of the latter
belonged to American farmers, and
two to Canadians.
ST. JoHNsBURY, Aug. &c. While
jeremiah Drew, wife and daughter,
were driving down steep hill near
Danville to-day the harness broke
and their carriage upset and was
wrecked. Mr.. Drew WAS severely
bruised about the head, shoulder and
leg. Mrs. Drew's ankle was spraincd,
and she was otherwise bruised. The
daughter was uninjured.
An absent-minded Hyde Park far
mer drove down to the village the
other evening with his wife, and after
leaving her at neighbor's, discussed
politics in one of the stores till 10
o'clock. Then he drove home, put up
his horse and went to bed, concluding,
as his wife was not in her usual place,
that she might have been called out
to watch with sick neighbor. just
as he was dropping off to sleep, how
ever, he recollected where he had left
her, and, rising hastily, he harnessed
the horse and started after her. She
had got tired of waiting for him, how
ever, and started to walk home, so
that he did not have to drive far.
AS Judge e. p. Midget of Cam
bridge, accompanied by his son
Ralph, was driving, his horse became
frightened by some failure about the
wagon and ran, throwing both out
and breaking both bones of his right
arm and one of the bones of the
check, besides inflicting many severe
bruises, though happily none of a
dangerous character. The little boy
was uniniured.
Vote for Bradley Barlow.
Lucius Goodwin, q Jealous hus-
band, made brutal attempt to kill
his wife, in Montpelier, on Saturday
night. He beat her badly about the
head, and she is still suffering from
her injuries.
The annual muster of the State
militia at Burlington, closed OH Fri
day with review by Governor Fair
banks and a sham fight. Charles
Brown, of Company G of Brandon,
was seriously and William George of
the st. Adams Barlow Grays slightly
hurt by an explosion Of Powder,
while firing salute on Friday morn
ing.
George Howard left his native
town of Charlotte fifty years ago, a
poor boy. He now returns from Buff
falo, N. Y, where he has by legiti-
mate business acquired fortune, with
his $4,000 steam yacht, the ''Oriza-
ba," and gives his old friends pleas
ure trips on Lake Champlain.
A Rutander intercepted note to
his wife arranging for a clandestine
meeting with gay lothario, 1.-THE other
day, and blocked the game by carry
ing off the woman's false teeth.
A juvenile Good Templars society
has recently been organized at Col
chester Center. The members are
pledged to total abstinence from all
kinds of liquors, beer, cider and to-
bacco.
The 9th annual Fair of the Or
ange Co. Agricultural Society will be
held at Bradford Sept. oath, 25th and
Goth.
MONTPELIER, Aug. "a. Daniel
Ladd, we'll known citizen of W alter.
bury, and Agent for the Mount Mans
field Hotel Stage Line, dropped dead
last night of heart disease.
James Leach was killed by being
drawn into the water wheel at ID. j.
Boynton's mill in North Springfield
the other day.
A grand fireman's muster will be
held at Bra ttleboro' September 12tI
when prizes OF $500, sl75, 500 and
$50 will be offered for hand engine
companies, and 500 and $50 for hose
companies.
1t is proposed to form Vernon
State Poultry Association on the sec
ond day of the State Fair at St. AL.
: bans, Sept. 18th. All poultry mer
and farmers of the state are invited
: The Lamoillc County Fair has beef
postponed to Sept. 24th and 25th'
BELLOWS FALLS, Aug. 81. Th'
, case of John P. Phair, who is il
Windsor Prison under sentence, ant
whose reprieve expires next April, i
beg inning to excite more than usua
interest. Upon the assembling of th
Legislature in October an APPLICATION
!, will be made by Phair, through abl'
o, counsel, for new trial upon tn
: ground of newly discovered evidence
. 1t is asserted that Phair's counse
> have obtained evidence since Govern
!, or Fairbanks reprieved him, that will