Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-08-22
STATE NEWS.

A three-year-old child of Phoenix
Previer of North Troy was killed by a
fall recently.
Edgar II. Van Dusen, young man
nineteen years old, of Warren, was az
rested last Friday for breaking into
the store and Post Office, kept by s. d.
Allen, Aug. 6, and stealing candy,
cigars, and registered money packages,
amounting to $50. A hearing was held
before J. s. Campbell, Esq, and he was
bound over in the sum of $500 for his
appearance at the County Court. He
is claimed by Special Agent Bigelow
of the Post Office Department for rob-
bling the mails.
G. E. Baker, the man who recently
accidentally shot himself at the Bates
House, Rutland, is now able to be
about, and, though suffering from his
wound, he will recover.
The Rutland Marble Company will
put private $4,000 bridge across Otter
Creek at their mills in Centre, Rutland,
The Montpelier and Wells River
Railroad Company are fitting up pic
mic grounds at Mansfield Summit.
Fred Woodwork, an old State Prison
convict, has been arrested at Williams
town and committed to Jail for arson
in burning a school-house and stealing
a horse and wagon,
Many Of the ladies of st. Adams are
doing their own homework because
they cannot secure servants who are
competent.
The granite quarries and the business
generally at Barre are flourishing.
There are seven stone shops in town
and over $50 men are employed.
The August meeting of Prospect
Park Driving Association will be held
on the State Fair Grounds at Montpel-
Ter August 10 and 90.
Washington Webster of South Rye
gate has been bound over to appear
before the Grand Jury on the charge
of committing rape on the person of
the daughter of Nancy Adams of Rye
gate. AS Miss Adams and another
young lady were driving from Wells
River to South Ryegate, few eve
nings since, Webster, with another
young man, took her from the Garage
and committed the outrage complained |
Of.
Frank Deem, formerly of Gloucester,
Mass, who burglarized the depot at |
McIndoes Falls, on the 9th inst, was
arrested Saturday at Burke after steal
ng a horse. He escaped from the
officer after stealing his (the off1cer's)
gold watch, but was captured again
Sunday, being concealed in a barn
near st. Johnsbury. He is now in jail.
Hon. George w. Hendee, receiver of
he National Bank of Poultney, ex-
,ects to pay the creditors of the bank
/ dividend of 25 per cent, about the
irst of September, to be followed by
,thers as fast as assets can be CONVEX
ed into cash.
A Middlebury, COW fell from ledge
03 feet in hight, and it was so feet
descent before she struck
It all when she rolled down the re-
naming A feet. The COW is now alive
nd in fair way of recovery, she
having suffered the loss of only one I
lorn and broken hip.
A young farmer of Vergennes, named
Iallock, is accused of forging notes {
nd having them discounted at the
peal national bank. A few days since
ne of the notes for $3.50, bearing the
gnature of Hemon Hallock of Panton,
he forger's uncle, went to protest, and
he relative was thus made aware of
he forgery. A note for $65, bearing
he name of Arson Hallock, brother,
also said to have been discounted. l
'hese have been adjusted, and q small
Urn owned by the forger, with other
roperty, mas been made over to the
uncle. Last week Hallock
nd two other parties were fined SO v
ach for stealing poultry. He is very J
specially connected,