Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-07-18
STATE NEWS.

bv thefalling ola brOad-aX from a high
beam in James Nelson's barn. Powers
was struck on the back of his head, his
skull was smashed and two arteries were
severed. His recovery is doubtful,
though possible.
Abel Curtis, who taught the first
school in the town of Lowell, Orleans
county, was the first postmaster, erect
ed the first frame house, performed the
first marriage ceremony, built grist
mill in 1912 and was town clerk for
twenty-seven years, died in that town
July 2, aged "a years.
At Westminster on Thursday after
noon, as Mrs. Hiram Nutting, a lady
about 80 years of age, was riding with
her son near the top of the Clay Hill,
about one mile south of the village, an
old, ragged tramp suddenly sprang into
the road, frightening the horse, causing
the carriage with its occupants to over,
turn into dich. Mrs. Nutting was
severely injured one arm was broken
and her back badly hurt.
Charges having been preferred
against Rev. IL. Eastman of Jackson
vile for unministerial and unchristian
conduct in several particulars, n COM
mittee of clergymen held an investiga-
ton of the case, Rev. III. A. Spencer,
presiding elder, presiding; and after
hearing the testimony pro and con
found that most of the charges and
specifications were fully sustained, re-
sulting in Mr.. EastIEan's suspension
from ministerial duties and privileges.
The case, however, will come before
the Vermont conference, whose action
in the case will be final.
In Waterbury at an evening party
at DIR. WaShburn's last Monday the
hand of a burglar was thrust through
the mosquito netting after the silver
on a side table. The servant entering
the room frightened him away for a
time. Afterwards noises were heard,
and the Doctor caught the burglar in
the cellar as he was trying to crawl
out through small opening over the
coal bin, and pulled him back, The
rogue proved to be a resident of this
place, who has lived here several years
under an assumed name, having fled
from Massachusetts,. He married a
farmers daughter, lived with the old
folks, and has four little children.
There was q great commotion at the
party. Ex-Governor Dillingham;, his
daughter wife of Hon. Matt Carpen-
teri, and other distinguished persons
were present. Two men attempted to
break into the dwelling of Clitfers Drugg
on Sunday night. Drugg fired a gun at
them, wounding one in the leg, and he
was helped away bleeding and groan-
ing as if in great pain.
1t is reported that woman working
| for a farmer near Burlington, was
recently fatally poisoned by washing a
pair OF overalls which her employer
had worn while applying Paris green
to his potatoes. The woman had cut
or two on her hands into which the
poison penetrated with such effect that
death soon resulted.
Last Thursday, Arthur Vanchelle,
residing at Middlebury, years, old,
while eating cherries had stone lodge
in his throat and was nearly choked to
death. Physicians relieved him, but
could not remove the stone. Last eve
ming the stone again became lodged in
the wind-pipe, and the boy died in a
short time.
Mrs. Eliza Parker, widow of Joshua
| Parker, of st. Adams, hanged herself
on Wednesday of last week. Depression
of spirits, occasioned by the loss of her
husband, was the cause.
1t seems that the first reports as to
the prevalence of the smallpox at
Enosburgh Falls, are exaggerated.
pherc havo boon only two cases of con-
| fluent smallpox and a half dozen cases
of varioloid, and only one death has
occurred. The authorities have taken
all necessary precautions to prevent
the spread of the disease a pest-house
has been erected and other measures
taken to cQnfine it within its present
limits,
The Brattleboro' and Whitehall
Railroad is being pushed to early COM
pletion, more than half the route be
ing already graded, and all the bills of
the company have been paid in cash.
This is a rare case in railroad building.
1t is rumored that the State Auditor
refuses to pay certain. appropriations
of the last Legislature made by joint
resolutions, on the ground. that all
resolutions appropriating money must
be approved and signed the same as
public and private laws, and that Gov:
Proctor, either through Ignorance of
the law or neglect, failed to, approve
and sign the resolutions. It is also said
that he is looking quite sharply after
the contracts for the State printing
since the documents have been issued.
DIR. 0. IL. Morehouse, while fishing
in a brook near Sudbury the other day.
found a large turtle whose shell was
completely covered with moss. Hav-
ing some curiosity to know how thick
the moss was, he caught the turtle and
with o sharp stone removed the moss,
when to his surprise he found the shell
bore the, date, of'1GS5,
Lemuel Richardson of Barre, aged
ESQ, claims to be the champion fox hun
+ ter of the State. He has killed 700 dur
ing his life and trapped enough to
make the number 1880, besides captur-
ing deer, IL fishers, offers and other
game too numerous to mention.
Hon. E, w. Stoughton, minister to
Russia, is at his summer residence in
Windsor.
Frank Newton of Winhall was
thrown from his carriage the other day
and probably fatally injured.
An Irishman of Springfield named
Looney has been sentenced to the
House of Correction in Rutland for
three months for beating his mother,
aged 80.
Charles Cready, of Vergennes, who
had been working at Albany, N. Y.
for month past, was killed in that
city last Thursday. He and his brother
George, while walking on the street,