Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-08-16
Vermont.


superintendent and manager during
its construction and the first wear
after its completion, and of late inter-
ested in building a railroad in Michi
gan, and owning large business books
in Montpelier, died Thursday morning
Of heart disease. HIS was as we'll as
usual when he got up, but going into
the woodshed he fell over upon the
wood and only lived till be could be
taken into the house.
A shrcwd etd chap in Plainfeld
has been of the opinion of late that
mineral spring vein had opened INTO
his well, but he changed his mind the
other day on fishing up huge skunk
from it.
While Benjamin Fisher Of Yer
gennes was shaving before mirror
the other day, he discovered a large
spider on his shoulder, and in trying
20 brush it off he was misled by the
reflection in the glass and cut an
artery in his hand, from which he oled
so profusely that death was narrowly
escaped.
In the town Of Norwich, on the
bank Of book which empties into a
tributary Of the Connecticut, is an elm
tree, the spread Of whose top is 10
feet, and the circumference of the
trunk three feet from the ground, IS
feet 7 inches. The age OF the tree is
about 100 years, and it Is supposed
that this is the largest tree Of the kind
in New England. The man who
owns the land on which it grows is 90
years old and still vigorous in body
and mind. He was born on the farm
and remembers when this tree was so
small that he could span it with his
fingers. Is
SOLDIERS REUNION. The following
circular has just been issued =
MONTPELIER Vt, Aug. 2, 1878.
Upon consultation with many Of the
prominent officers in the state, all
have agreed that a soldiers reunion
this summer, following SO closely up
on the great reunion at Bennington,
last year, would be unwise, and in
most essentials would be failure.
We have, therefore, concluded reluc-
family to postpone the same until the
summer OF 1878.
WILLIAM WELLS, Commander.
FRED E. SMITH, S. V. Com.
JOHN W. CLARK, ~. Com.
A barn containing % tons of hay
on the Furniss place, Lake Memphre.
magog, was struck by lightning last
Friday and burned. A party from
Passumpsic were camping in the barn
and barely escaped.
The Democrats of the Third District
Of Vermont met at Hyde Park last
Friday, and nominated Hon. George
l.. Waterman for Congress.
Calais has had fifteen suicides since
1910, besides three others Of persons
WHO formerly lived there.
Barre is excited over a fatal case
of small pox.
Mrs. Nathan Adams of stowe, who
recently committed suicide, was de
ranged by fall on the Methodist
church steps last winter. She drown
ed herself in about eight inches oil
water, after having removed her false
teeth and placed them on the falls by
the brook 80
Joseph Roberts of North Poultney
aged 13, has been probably fatally
injured by having his leg nearly sew.
cred just above the ankle by the cut
tcr-bar Of moving machine.
Mrs. Hannah Redfeld, widow o
DR.. Peleg Redfeld, died last Saturday
morning at the residence Of her grand
son, Arthur Redfeld Of Coventry, a
f the advanced age Of 81 years. oh,
E was the mother Of the Late Hon. Isaac
E. Redfeld Of Boston and Of Hon
Timothy Z. Redield Of the Supreme
Court.
Bellows Falls, Aug. 10. To-nigh
: about s O'Clock, John Lynch stabbed
James Mansfield in the back, cutting
4 u fearful cash about two inches Ion!
: and three inches deep. The surgeon
: thinks it will not prove fatal. Bot
= men have bad regulations and hav
families. Lynch is under arrest.
: Brattleboro' Aug. II. Patrick Com
s erford, the tramp arrested on Monda
: last on suspicion of having committe,
! the brutal outrage upon little 14-yea
: old girl Saturday week, has succeede
= in establishing o perfect alibi. ID
has been set at liberty.
Rlchford, Aug. 10. The wcathe
has been rainy nearly every day fo
@ two weeks and heavy shower passe
: over the town last evening, great
# swelling the Missisquoi river and othe
$ streams. All throughout Canada 9
d well as Northern Vermont much ha
@ remains to be harvested yet, whic
d has become nearly worthless. Larg
n quantities Of grain are over-ripe an
) spelling, and in some localities field
# Of hay and grain had just been CT
"a previous to the showers, which are Ell
/ tirely ruined,
t, Rutland Aug, II. Mrs. Smith JOIN
a son Of Ira was, while driving on I'll
81 highway south Of West hutlaiid vii
ie age on Saturday afternoon, throw
ST from her wagon and instantly kille'
3 Miss RoXana Macarthur of Ney