Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-07-18
Over the Border.
(C00tic0Oh OJsefyer.)

Some OWL disposed popson or por
sons! ruined MIR. Phineas Baily's fine
orchard one night few weeks ago by
girdling and otherwise mutilating the
trees. The windows of Mr.. Amos
Hartwell's sugar house We're also de-
strOyed about the same time, and sew
eral other mischievous acts have since
been perpetrated.
Ann Eliza Young, 10Th wife and
widow of the late Mormon Prophet
Brigham, is stopping with friends,
about a mile and a half below Farm
ham Centre and it is rumored that
she intends giving course of lectures
in the Dominion on the evils of Nor
monism," the first one being in Mon
treal on the 18th of July. Come, Ann
Eliza, and give us. Coaticookers some
of your experiences in 18th wifeship.
(Sherbrooke Eramiaer.)
DEATH FROM LIGHTNING. On last
Tuesday evening a man named Dufeau
dit Rochleau, living in East Sherbrooke,
went to the pasture to milk a COW.
During his absence a violent thunder
storm came on; not returning in a
reasonable time, search was made,
when he was found dead in the open
field. There was no mark or wound
ON his person except a small hole in
his forehead with a blue circle about
it. The verdict of the Coroner's jury
was, death caused by lightning"
(Sher5rO0ke Ga2ette.)
A son of Mr.. Joel Ives of Stanstead
Plain narrowly escaped drowning one
day last week while bathing in the
Hubbard pond. He attempted to. swim
to raft upon which A. N. Thompson
and Ed. Hall were sailing at the time,
but lost confidence and sunk. Henry
Hall, who was on, shore, jumped in and
swan to his assistance, when, as he
rose for the first time, Ives grasped, him
around the neck and both went down.
BY this time Thompson had arrived on
the scene, and diving to the bottom,
succeeded in getting Henry HALF free
and raising Ives to the surface just as
Ed. Hall came up, and between the
three, Ives was got ashore more. dead
than alive. His rescuerS deserve great
praise for the plucky manner in which
they saved him from certain death.
THE Oxford Nickle and Copper Mine
is again being worked. This time by
contract, and our well known towns
man John Blue, is employing 100 hands
to raise the ore. 1t is expected that in
a short time the number of men will
be increased. to, 400.
CLOTHES LINE thieves have made
their appearance. A few good watch
dogs, warranted to bite, are being en-
quired for.
(Stanstead J0urpaL0
Mr.. Samuel French, formerly q mer-
chant in this village, died a few
days since III Boston, of which city he
was q resident after leaving Stanstead.
His body was taken to Hardwick, VT,
his native place, for burial. Mr.,
French will be remembered by old res
idents as an active, energetic man, who
took a deep intrest in all public enter
prises and affairs.
A. Morrill,, Esq. met with an accident
in this place Wednesday while driving
his horse out from the shed of Pike Brs.
store. In turning, the wagon tipped
so that the old gentleman was thrown
under the wagon. Fortunately, there
were persons near by who saw the acct
| dent and assisted him in season to pre-
vent u serious accident, although he
was considerably shaken by his uncer-
imonious fall, rather serious matter
for man of his weight and years.