Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-08

sale, would do well to give him q call
at the village of f. Charleston. 5.
GrOvetOn. N. IL.
We just escaped big conAagration
here last Friday. 1t was discovered
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon that
the store occupied by A. Wooster,
was on fire. 1t commenced in the at
tic, and had broken through the roof;
hard wind was blowing at the time,
and it looked as though that part of
our village must go 20 ashes, but with
hard work the fire was put out Loss,
small. Cause, chimney Burning out.
Look out for clothes line thieves.
Mr.. l.. Simonds had his clothes line
visited by some unknown persons,
and some shirts and other articles
were lifted.
A lady and her child narrowly es-
cSped death at the Junction last We'd |
nesday morning. She was on the
train from Island Pond and was going
to Lewiston junction. She msunder- |
stood the conductor, and got off at
Groyeton Junction, but finding her
mistake went to get on the train. as it
was in motion, and fell between the
platform and the cars. Some one
standing near. pulled her out of her
perllous position just as the wheels
passed over the spot where she was.
Some thirty people from here were
the guests Of Mr.. Frank Woods last
Tuesday evening. and enjoyed a very
pleasant time.
Future punishment seems to be as
hard question to decide as the ST.
yer bill" Our people talk it up some
in the stores &C., but no definite de-
cision has been got yet; suppose it
will depend something how other
towns decide it, KALUB,
Vermont.
Up to the present time five deaths
have occurred from the poisonous
well at Richford. Their names are
z. j. Searle, Sarah p. Mercy, w. d.
Estes, Alice Button and Josie Atwell.
Some of the sick onos, who recovered
SO as to be able to walk out OF doors.
have been taken with relapse and
are again Frustrated. Several per-
sons lie in critical condition.
Col. Walter Phelps Of Albany, N.
Y, died at the Putnam House in
Bennington. He was to have been
called for the first train in the morn
ing, but concluded, when awakened, to
wait until the noon train. Soon after
he was found unconscious, and died.
Colonel Phelps was Superintendent of
the Barnum Richardson Company
Iron Works at MiIlerton n. Y, and
was on his way hither.
A man who has resided at Castle
ton 20 years has never set eyes Oh
Lake Bomoseen, only three miles dis
tant, neither has lie been as far north
as Sherman's marble mill, one mile
from the village. He has a brother,
however, who has crossed the ocean
five times since 1860.
George w. Stranahan. Jr. the
young man who attempted to shoot
Miss Demmon last Tuesday, was
brought from Waterbury to Montpel-
Ter and lodged in jail. He was sub
sequently let out on bail, several in
finential citizens of Waterbury becom-
ing sWeties for his appearance at a
hearing now set for Monday next.
He is not suffering from his wound,
but is reticent about the matter.
+. B. Brown, for several months
confined at Montpelier on a charge OF
stealing mail bags al Bellows Falls,
was released last Thursday morning
, upon the order of United States G.. T.
Foster, no bill having been found
against him.
A son Of Bellamy Rivers, aged z
while coasting on the river broke
through the ice and was drowned
The body was soon after recovered.
The wife of Chauncy X. Williams
formerly of the Rutland Globe, has III
herted about $4,000 from her father
Mr.. Bedell, prominent banker, who
: recently died in Brooklyn N. Y, Will
a reversion of as much more after hel
mothers death.
, Some facts in the bankruptcy cas-,
Of Bacon, Ranney & Co. of st. Johns
bury, are deserving of mention. Dea
con Ranney, one Of the firm, settled
his private debts at 80 cents on tn,
dollar. but during the year which ha.
been consumed iugoing through oank
ruptcy, lie has paid or provided for Tho
payment Of more than one-ha,r Of tht
J claims against his es atc-in othei
words, while the law releases him from
4 all obligations by the payment Of 81
4: cents on the dollar, lie is paying 10t
! cents on the dollar us fast as he CA
raise the money.
!; A COW belonging to Samuel Ed
wards of North Montpelier recent,
: gave birth to a monstrosity, hdvin,
The body and nose Of a calf, anu for
: forehead a bullet-shaped protuberanc
seven Inches long. Three Of the fee
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