Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-09-20

Tow guage read up the West river val
ley. do not make known the contract
or's name till their next meeting.
A Burlington editor, who is about
to celebrate his l 9th marriage ami
versary, plaintively urges his sub
scribers to pay up, that he may enjoy
one square meal ut least in 10 years
At Richmond, Tuesday afternoon.
= child of Avery Edwards, two and a
half years old, and nine years old
child of Patrick Henley, were knocke |
from the railroad track by passing
train aud seriously injured. The Hen
ley boy has a chance for recovery,
while that of the + wards boy is very
doubtful.
S. +. SterIin, of Woodstock, sold
two valuable horses to New York
man named Mcbride, recently, receiv-
ing a check, which was returned pro-
tested two days after the animals had
gone. He Immediately telegraphed
to the New York transportation agent
to hold his property, and started for
the city himself, arriving just in time
to save it.
G. X. Field Of Brattleboro. who
throws up his hat for new political
departure, christened the Republican
party in Vermont in 1854, with the
help of Dorr Bradley, and old Gen.
Walton, father of E. p. Walton.
A funny election of State represcn-
tative occurred at Topsham. After
three unsuccessful ballots the meeting
adjourned, but few individuals in
sisted on continuing to vote till they
elected man named McLane, who,
it is said will claim seat in the
house.
j. G. Bigelow of Burlington has
contracted to dredge Otter Greek, the
Congressional appropriation for the
purpose being $4,000.
Mrs. Julia G. r. Dorr, Vermont's
most distinguished poetess, has re-
ceived the personal thanks of King
Alfonso Of Spain for her tender som
net on the late Queen, Mercedes,
which originally appeared in Serb
ner's Monthly and was afterwards
translated into Spanish by order Of
the Spanish Minister at Washington
and extensively published in papers
of that nationality.
Extensive mining works arc being
established on White river, near the
mouth of Locust Greek, about two
miles west of Bethel, on the Central
Vermont railroad. Gold has beeu
placer mined there, at intervals, for
several years, but now the large Phila
delphia company which has purchased
the property, expects to make more
of the black sand in which it is found
as this sand proves to be fine mag
netic ore, which produces the best
quality of Bessemer steel.
The Lyndon Union says: "Sher-
burn, who owns the little pond in
Glover, just below the locality of the
runaway pond, recently put up his
single, Fishing is prohibited here.
lis next door neighbo", wno owns
the outlet brook. eXpressc | his opin.
ion of Sh2rOurn's small potatoes 10y
putting up another s!nuglc which
reads, Fishing is not prohibited here
[ fish and he ID. Worms behind the
barn We have.'t heard from Sher-
burn since the second sign was put
up"
Little cight-ycar-old Miss Conway
arrived at Montpelier thu other day
having made the trip thi:her from Lv-
erpool, England, alone.
Hiram handler of Poul ney, agcC
IS, the oldest member of the Method
list church and highly respected, was
thrown from pile of lumber and kill
) ed on Thursday.
Rutland's experience IL the county
court the past week wi prob IDLY leat
it to pay more attention to its sewer
age. Barney Winn has just won {
suit for dama!e done his premises BY
the bursting of the n lin garbage sew
er in his garden in 1873, getting $3.50
r damages. His mother also has jus
brought suit for broken leg causec
by this imperfect sewer, and Patrick
lynch lost three children last winte
from typhoid fever caused by til,
same means, while a Mrs. Kelley ha
claim for fever bred by anothe
sewer.