Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-05-31

be investigated by council Of Bap-
list churches.
Brattlebora' May rs. An ineen-
diary fire this morning destroyed c.
NJ Russell 6 Cos dry goods store at
Wilmington, together with their entire
stock aud household furniture. The
loss is estimated as 5000. Several
other buildings in close pFox unity
were badly scorehed.
Hon. William L. Sowles. President
of the National Union Bank of Swan
ton, a iorntr State Senator and Judge
a delegate 10 the Philadelphia Nation
al Convention when the Republican
party was organized, for years fire
insurance president, and for more
than tiIty years a prominent leader in
the Methodist Episco oil ChWch, died
at his residence at Swanton, on Tues
day morning May %, aged, as years.
The North Troy Fenian scare is
over. 1t was My party tf fisher
II en-, magnitied by the ex tied gaze
OF the As ociated Press ep r Ell to
thousands o, ar.1ed lrishmen realty
to ponnce upon the defenceless homes
of the unhappy and terrified Kanucks
Jesse II. Lewis, who was convicted
at the April term Of Court, 1917, of
the murder OF Albert Deming on Bali
Mountain in January, died in Jail at
Fayetteville few days ago of consum-
ptIon. wAileawa ting the action Of the
Supreme Court on bis petition for
new trial.
Rev. Father Savoire, of St. Angus
tires church, Montpelier, gave his
hearers some very good advice the
other Sunday in regard to allowing
their younger children 50 much Iati-
tudc in wandering about the streets
in the evenings.
A tramp outraged the wife Of Ros-
we'll Cora while she was alone in her
house ut West Fairlee the other day
because she refused him some cider,
and attempted a similar performance
at the house OF Benjamin RoweI, but
was frightened away. He was arrest
ed and confined in the tramp house at
Bradford but escaped by q window
during the night.
Judge Reddeld, whose severe Illness
ha' been announ ed, is c1nvale seen !,
, an | will resume his regular duties in a
lew days.
A curious genius calling himself
Prof. Hough has been in ST. Johns
bury lecturing on the street corners, on
Heaven aud kindred subjects
Rev. b. N. Sp3rry of Utica, N. Y .
will deliver thu Decoration Day
adress at SwaHton
Over 400 signatures to the pledge
have thus far been obtained in the
Maxwell meeting in Burlington.
TIE Caedonan thinks that planting
potatoes will be moro profitable than
gold hunting at South Troy.
The medical department. of the
University Of Vermont has 104
students.
The works of the Brandon man
utacturing company will be removed
to Rntland, next month.
Gen. Stephen Thomas, late pension
agent at Montpelier, who dlsburscd
about million and half dollars from
his agency, has had his account voted
correct by the Auditors ut Washington
with q balance OF twenty odd dollars
in his favor.
The "NatioDal Party propose to
hold a mass convention ir Darlington
August list to nominate state, district
county, and town tickets.
Col. Peck of Burlington, has ex
tended an invitation to the citizens o
Montpelier, through Adjntant-Gener
al Peck, to raise u company to fill TIL
vacancy caused by the disbandmen
Of the Stuart Guards.
AT Hydepark, recently, Otwll
Reed met with an exceedingly painful
accident. Wnila driving a nail it flew
back and entered his eye, piercing th
, bail and totally destroying the sight
} The Montpelier town liquor agent i
charged with keeping place cas- bat
and even worse than the lowest gro,
shop in town." and with offering t
, supply one Of the saloon keepers i
= place with liquor.
R. II. Whittier, of Montpelier, VIII
: many years ago learned the minin
husinesa in California, has been i
the habit, when travelling on the roa
Of stopping occasionally and washin
out gold from the streams near til
oldsido. He has in this way accnm
mated large bar of pure Vernon
:, gold worth about S12j. Most of til
gold was found in Mad River, nes
, M retown. 3-a
: In the cemetery in The lit town {
Readsboro' are the grave, of si4tee
suicides
The st. Adams Methoaists hay
raised the full anount-$l5,000 re
CURED TO pay the debt and compile
" their church.
= Gov. Fairbanks has appointed D
:, Middleton Goldsmith Of Rutland, d
:. O. +. Fassett of St. Adams, and "
;, II. Walker of Ludl w, commissioners
to investigate the Brattleboro' asylur
h and determine what legislation is II