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

Vermont.
DERBY LINE, May 2.-One Of the
most attractive weddings celebrated
on the frontier was attended last even
ing at the Universalist Church in this
village. At 8 p. m. the young couple
MIR Herbert Hanson, one of the
proprietors Of the Derby Line Hotel,
and Miss Ella House Of Beche Plain,
p. Q.-were escorted to the BEAUTIFULLY
decorated church, where the ceremon-
les were performed by Rev. f. e,
Hcaley, witnessed by some 400 rela-
tves and friends, at the close Of which
the happy pair, with 20 or worc
family friends and guests, retired to
the hotel, where was cnJ3yed the re-
ception AMI bridal ban uet During
the evening a choice programme was
contributed by Bigolow's Orchestra Of
Island Pond The bri ial party took
the early train for Boston Oh their
wedding tour.--BoSton Journal.
In the course Of q week the Port
land and Ogdensburg Railroad trains
will make connections with trains OF
the Central Vermont Railroad at
Swanton to and from the West. This
will be gratifying Intelligence to the
travelling community. The Burling-
ton and Lamoillc Railroad, it is hoped,
will run trans SO as to connect with
the Portland and Ogdensburg road at
Cambridge.
Edward Collins, workman on the
Freddy quarry at East Dorset, was
instantly killed recently by the falling
Of mass Of rock 10 feet long, 8 feet
wide and s inches thick, which fell u
distance Of 20 feet, crushing him to
death.
Don. Geo. W. Grandey Of Vergen-
mes will deliver the Decoration Day
address at Hinesburg.
Dr. G. Tobey Of Woodford, commit
ted suicide BY taking morphine, the 9TH
er day, on account Of family troubles.
The post-oflice at Castleton has been
in the same family for the last fifty
five years, Samuel Moulton having
held it thirty years and his sons, Gull
len and William, ten and fifteen years,
respectively.
Samuel NJ. Bailey, late of Hardwicli
was attacked by mad butt in Cali
fornia, and received injuries from
which he subsequently died.
1t now appears that Bernard Gray
who fatally shot his brother with a gun
at East Cambridge a few days ago
did not point the musket at him, but
was stapping is just as his brother
passed in front Of the muzzIe. The
gun was all old fowling piece that hat
been laid away for a long time, and i
had been snapped two or three time!
before it went off.
Mrs. Phcbe Hazard, the aged col
ored woman Of Berlin, Washington
county, celebrated her 101st birthday
last Monday, by reception and /
y stroll ont Of doors.
he First National Bank of Ben
nington has resumed specie payment
4 The Rev. s. A. Parker, pastor O
the Uniyersalist Church at Bethel fo
16 years has resigned.
Dexter Johnson Of West Burke wat
killed in his mill the other day, by be
ing caught in the machinery. thrown
on saw and fearfully mangled.
Geo Boulter had both bones in hi.
leg broken at HydeviIle on Wednes.
day by a box Of slate falling on it.
The Burlington Press says: A story
comes to our ears of Il Burlington MAJ
who keeps in his cellar barrel of bee
and couple Of toads Go kill bug3)
and the beer leaking, he went dow
one day, and found that the toads haC
been drinking the drippings until they
were in an advanced stage Of intoxi
cation.
One day last week little son of r
Ii. Rnggies of Lyndon Centre wa
playing with other boys with a grind
stone, when his mitlen was caught anC
his arm wound around the inch shat
up to the elbow, breaking it three
times, and putting the chow out Of
joint. lie was held fast TO the shat
until the stone was turned backward
and his arm unwound.
James Hubert, a prominent farmer
Of Waterford - years old committed
suicide on Thalsday by cutting BIZ
: throat. Cause dependency.
, The New York and Champlail
transportation Company have pur
, chased the five steam tugs an thu
other boats and property of the White
hall transportation Company.