Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-04
Vermont.

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Owing 10 the light potato crop, sew
eral starch factories in Orleans county
will not he in operation this fall.
The Western fever has struck South
Troy badly. About II have left for
Grand Rapids, Mich, and there are
more to follow.
In the town of Jamaica, where the
population is all American except
one family, there are LIP families who
never attend church and IA families
were found destitute Of the Bible.
Montpelier citizens have appointed
a committee TO devise means to pre-
vent the swarm ng to the capital Of
bad women during the sessions of the
Legislature, 50 gross has the evil
become.
Joel Proctor of Bolton, Mass, has
doubled his gift to the Vermont Acad-
envy at Saxton's River, SO that it now
amounts to the handsome sun of
$4,000.
BELLOWS FALLS, Sept. 30.-The
County Court, in the case of the State
v. Sidney H. Jones, for arson, rem,
dered verdict OF not guilty. This
has been a case of much interest and
this is the third time it has been on
trial. One year ago a verdict of guilty
went to the Supreme Court on excep-
tions. They were sustained. 1t was
tried again last March and the jury
failed TO agree. This settles it. He
was charged with setting and causing
to be set, the fires which caused so
much excitement in Windham 2 years
ago. Sixty-eight witnesses we're
called.
The first genuine frost of the season
at Newbury was on Friday night,
when the mercury fell to 29o.
The potato bugs, grub worms and
rust nearly destroyed the potato crop
in the vicinity Of Newbury. One man
planted seven bushels and dug about
ten.
At Gaysville, few evenings ago,
Mrs. Lyman b. Morey fell down
stairs with lamp in her hand. The
lamp broke, cutting her hand SO badly
that the flow OF blood could no: be
stopped till the next morning, and
now lies in very critical condition
from the loss of blood.
Castleton boasts of four men now
living who have collectively married
20 wives.
Levi Ringe, employed by Mr.. Ell.
Morse, Of Bethel, was found in the
barn on Monday, apparently lifeless,
with blood running from his ears,
nose and mouth. It. was fDun that
conclusion of the brain had been sus-
tanned. probably from the kick of a
colt, but at last accounts the patient
was unable to explain the cause. He
is expected to recover.
WATERBURY, Sept. 30th. - Amy
Woodward, widow lady, in her
05th year, fell while walking across
her room and broke her collar bone
and received other injuries, and is not
expected to recover.
The 10th. ANIMAL meeting of the
State Sunday School Association OF
Vermont will be held in st. Johnsbury.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 9Th.
and 10th.
Many acres Of moving and pasture
land in Orange county are ruined by
grub or muck worm. On picking the
the dead grass from spot 2 feet
square 80 worms were disclosed.
Officer Patterson of Craftsbury
was resisted by a man named VIM
chester, at ST. Jobnsbury, while arrest
ing him for debt. He sustained a
bad hernia from being kicked in the
abdomen, and has brought suit fer
damages.
There is one town in Vermont
where the potato crop is good, in
both yield and quality that is Roch-
ester
Some of the deer turned loose on
the Green mountains have become
domesticated to such an extent as to
visit Chittenden farmers garden
recently and totally destroy his entire
crop OF beets.
There is a case on the docket of
the Chlttcnden county court which
was entered in 1859.
The North Troy cornet band was
the recipient of a $50 cash present
from Hon j. w. Currler and wife
recently.
The case of John P. Phair, who it
will be remembered was reprieved by
| Governor Fairbanks "a minutes before
the time appointed for his execution,
begins to excite general interest
throughout the State. While large
per cent, of the public is in doubt as
to the innocence of the convict, the
feeling is very strong in favor of
having most thorough investigation
of the case during the session of the
incoming Legislature. The fact tina:
Phair was reprieved a second time by
the Governor after careful examina-
ton Of the evidence by able council
for the State, and also, on the advice
of ex-members of the Supreme Court
of the State, tends TO influence many,
who, at the time of the trial, were
convinced Of his guilt, to strenuously
advocate the most rigid investigation
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