Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-05-10

uC iyltCCo lOl buItCl 1T o. hlbttlS /
on tuesday ranged from 10 to 20 cts.
per pound, and fancy diaries at a
higher price.
Horace Homes Of Narshfeld, aged |
60, drowned himself in the Winooski !
river the other day, leaving letter
saying that he had contemplated sui
cde since jana ry.
The st. Albans MethodiSts pledged
S12 900 on Sunday to complete their
church and pay the society's debt.
John McCayitt, sawyer in the en-
ploy Of the Rutleni marble Company,
at Centre Rutland, met with severe
and almost fatal accident on Tuesday
lie fell, striking his head on one Of
the saws, cutting it severely, aud lie
received several severe blows of the
gang on the chest.
Rev. n. 3. Saunders and wife of
Newport were thrown from their car
rlage, the other day, and both quite
seriously injured,
The ice left Lake Memphrcmagog
this year two or three weeks earlier
than in former years.
An Old man named Robert Brown
low was found dead at the Barney
House, Swanton the other day.
Many farmers in Rutland county
have decided to devote but little land
to potatoes this season, as they fear
the ravages Of the potato bug which
has already put in an appearance.
Laura Zimmerman, q young Ger
man girl employed at the Rock Mill
in Rockville, fell three stories down
an elevator shaft on Tuesday, break
ing both shoulders and one arm, and
mjuIing her internally. 1t is not
probable that she will recover.
Rev. NJ. K. SChermerhorn, formerly
pastor Of the Church Of the Unity Of
Boston has just left the Church of
the Saviour at Hartford to assume
less laborious labors in the ministry.
John Davis, a Sunield boy, fell from
hay-mow three weeks ago, and has
just died Of his injuries.
w. II. Benedict has been Superin-
tendcnt of the Sunday School in the
South Norwalk Congregational church
for forty years.
Otto Dahm, nine years old, son OF
herman Dahm Of Hartford, fell be-
tween some logs in Park river on
which he was playing at Hartford, Oh
Wednesday, and was drowned.
Daniel kcclestone Of Mystic. vet
Gran Of the war of 1912, died last
week, aged "a years. About two years
since he AID his wife celebrated their
siXtieth marriage anniversary. He
leaves eight grown-up children, 30
grandchildren and four great-grand-
children.
Milton Gibson Of Winsted, who has
sued the Connecticut Western road
for 500, 900, was pretty badly used up
at Tarlrville. He lad an arm broken,
his right hand smashed, two ribs brok
ell, hips and breast badly bruised, and
received scalds bruises and internal
injuries which have incapaciated him
from business ever since the accident,
and the writ declares that he is per-
manently and hopelcssly crippled, and
has expended large sums for medical
attendance and care.
A boy came into the police station
at Hartford w Wednesday, and inquired
if they had begun to pay dollar each
for dogs. lie said he had six in his
cellar and knew Of another boy who
had twelve.
St. Johnsbury, May 2. At a meet
ing of the creditors Of Hiram Weeks
held here to-day the unsecured claims
Of $25, 01S,75 were proved. No Sc
cured claims have yet been proved,
which are said to amount to some
5000. Offfty-eight claims proved
John Hancock had thirty votes and
was declared elected assignee, The
: claims were heard by Hon. John l..
Edwards Register.
; On Sunday last, Abner Fowler a
pauper on the Montpelier town fam,
attempted to stab Luke Nee, the over.
seer Of the farm. Nee had requested
him to assist in doing the chores.
which Fowler refused to do, closing
the door to his room and locking it.
Nee, in attempting to force an en-
trance through the windows, was
stabbed by Fowler with a jack-knife,
the blade going through his clothes
and cutting the skin. BY watching
Fowlers movements and jumping from
the window, Nice probably escaped a
severe wound.
Bakersfield is to have new acade.