Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-15


gaiiunal, 70 the BA list, AID 40 the
Methodist
Brookfcld claims a span of 49-year-
old horses, whIch still work right along.
The same town has girl who gave
her lover tbs mitten Just becaus, he
could not raise money enough To buy
a m ,rrIage license and triel 10 borrow
the money Of her.
IN Weathersfeld over thirty foxes
have been killed since November !,
and set they are so Rumerous as to
make poultry raising extremely haz-
ardous.
The father aud widow OF James
Fisk, Jr., are IN wrangle over the es-
tale, and the former has sued the latter
III Brattleboro'. She says that the he
quests exceed the value Of the proper
~, and that she is therefore unable to
comply with the will.
Daniel Randall of Windham, "a
years old, hung himself with 4 trace
chain in his barn the other day, cx-
treme poverty aud family troubles
being the cause.
ST. ALBANs, VT, March 10.-An
arrest has been made by Sheriff Hal
bert this afternoon through the efforts
Of j. r. ArIAiugton, which is expected
to furnish q valuable clue towards
frrriting out the showers and guilty
parties who have been flooding this
scction, southern Vermont and New
York State on the borders OF Lake
Champlain with counterfeit money.
For several weeks Ta,t merchants.
and business men III northern New
England have experienced consider2-
BILE Inconvenience by having counter
felt money presented to them by
seemingly innocent parties. The
officers Of the several towns have been
using every means TO secure the cap
ture OF the guilty parties Descrip-
tive circulars have been posted in al
most every conceivable place, but
until to-day no arrests have been eff
iected This afternoon j. Russell
Arlington had his suspicious aroused
by the queer movements Of gaiy
! dressed stranger, who was moving
about the town in suspicious and
idle manner. He was evidently q
foreigner, probably an Italian. Ar
lington having sufficient reason to sus-
pect the man as one Of party who
were described N the police circulars,
arrested the man. Subsequently two
prominent merchants Of ST. Adams
identified him as the man who attempt
ell to pass counterfeit fifty dollar
greenback upon them last week.
Rev. Mr. Litch, assisted by the To-
cal clergy and gospel workers from St.
Johnsbury, Newport and Boston, is
holding series Of revival meetings at
he Congregational Church at Derby
Line and meeting with good success,
the house being flied at each meeting.
Lowell, Orleans county is excited
over the elopement Of Frank Perkins
and Sarah Fletcher, the latter having
escaped from her guardian from her
chamber window,
Ryegate complains that q school
master in that town, of an inquiring
turn of mind, took the liberty to open
letters belonging to the in habitantsot
the district, as their children were car
rying them home from the Post Office.
One young lady in particular is SUI
premely disguised by the act, AID the
schoo!master isn't US popular as he
was.
St. George, Chittenden county, i'm
poses no town tax this year. The
highest taxed towns in the State are
Montpelier and Walden-two hundred
cents on the dollar Of the grand list
in each town.
Edward 0. Leonard, Barre team
ster, is reported to have run away
leaving debts to the amount Of $4,000
and four hundred dollar forged note
AT meeting Of James II. Batchci-
der's creditors in Middlebury last
week 100000 of claims were proved,
and A. w, Goss of Brandon was chos.
Ell assignee. Batchelder's assets o.
$4,000 in woodlands, mills, lumber
ETC., would have TO be sold at great
loss, and it is Thought that proposal
to pay 30 per cent. of his liabilities
. per cent. in cash and the balance in
unsecured notes-which he is expected
to make may be accepted as comprp
mise.