Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-12-06
VERMONT.
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services were conducted by the pastor,
Rev. A. ]. Hough, and the evening |
services by Rov. j. d. Beeman, pre-
siding elder of this district. The |
church edi6ce cost about $1,000. !
This sum was raised by subscriptions !
IN this vicinity through the personal !
efforts of the pastor, Rev. A. J.
dough, through whose efforts the !
Methodist Society was first orgAni zed |
there ahont one year ago.
f. c. Carrigan, the Boston newf-
paper reporter, went to Windsor the
other day to see John p. Phair.
They would not admit him, in accord
snce with the resolution passed bv
the Legislature. He then teIegraphed
to the Governor for permission to see
Phair. Gov. Proctor telegraphed
back that he did not consider it in
his province to interfere with the ar
engagements at the prison and decln-
cd to give him permission.
just think of it. robhing printer.
But such is the fact, and TuttIe and
company's stationery and book store,
next door to the flerald Office was
hurglarised Wednesday night, at
Rutland. $500 was the amount Of
She loss. 500 Is the reward offered
tits stated that Mr.. Buel Landon
of South Hero has a turkey that
kicks the beam" at 40 pounds.
A gentleman of North Hartland
predicts but &c snow storms the
coming winter, and light ones at that.
A horse kicked over lantern and
burned Walter Parksr's harms at
Mount Holly, the other night; loss
heavy.
C.. T. Sheldon. of Stratton, flew
into 81 rage at balkv horse. recently.
and tied cord around the animals
tongue and pulled it out by the roots.
He is now out u horse.
At Wells River, the ether day, Lo-
renzo Clough. Of Bath. N. IT,, was
caught in a pulley, his right arm be-
ing torn apart at the elbow, and his
left leg horribly manglcd.
Me>srs. Gilmore & Holmes recent
" purchased in Grand Isle county
flock Of 900 turkeys, LOO chickens
and 250 ducks, which will he kept
alive until next season, and supplied
tn the Profile House at the White
Mountains, according to special con-
tract.
A. James Vivian, blacksmith at
the copper mine, in Co"inth, was re-
pairing a steam boiler, which had
hecn rasic1 by ropes, last week, one
rope broke, and the boiler fell on him,
causing Instant death.
Mrs. Andrew Buchanan. Of Rye
gate, who has been ailing for about
a year got up to take. some medicine.
the other night. and by mistake took
spoonful from the wrong bottle.
which was n rank poison, flom the
effect of which she died.
A meeting Of the holders of the
mort. age bonds Of the Vermont Divi-
aien Of the Ogdenshnrg Railroad was
held at Portland Me, on Friday TO
oppose the application hv the receiv-
era for q loan Of 100000. A com
nii;ee was appointed to cooperate
with the other bondhoders to resist
tie application. A hearing is APP
pointed for December 27.
Tn eXcavating a we'll at Csstleton.
recently. q bone Of some unknown ami
NAL was dug ont nine feet below the
surface. The formation in which it
was found ia glacial sand and bould-
ers. One boulder was so large that
It had to he re 'nced IN SIZE before it
corld he removed. This boulder was
originally from tn, conglomerate for
nation extending along the west side
of the Green Mountains in Starks-
horo', Lincoln and Ripton. The diff.
fer?nt layers Of earth lying above
this bone had never been disturbed
since deposited there during the gla-
CT Il period. This is one Of the most
remarkable instances of antiquity of
vertebrate remains yet coming to
light in the state, and by far ante
dates the fossil whale and elephant
found many years ago.
Mrs. Oliver Fairbanks of Wood
stock receive letter recently from
Texas conveying the intelligence
that her son Charles D. was dead,
having accidentally shot himself.
Miss Mary Waters of Rntland,
who fractured her thigh three months
ago nv falling from swing and who
WAS fully recovered from the accident,
fell Sunday and fractured the limb in
the same place again.
A fire occurred last Tuesday morn
ing at Eaton & Pinncy's clothing
store, OF Woodstock hut was .uhlued
without serious damage to the build
ing. The stock ofclotbing was large
and seriously damaged with heat,
smoke and water; insured for $4,000,
which will doubtless cover the loss.
An adjoining building, occupied on
the first floor by f A Vaughn, gro
cerics and West India goods, was
also damaged and flooded, vnughn's
insurance of 1920 will cover his loss.
A real poultry show on a grand
scale is promised to take place in
Brattlcboro' Jannary 7,8 and9. A
large association hiss already been
formed, with DIR. G.. F, Gale as pres
ident, which includes members from
| oil ,oauta of thn oOnntrr V,I,,1Io