Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-01-24


Deacon l. ,. Hemenway and wlle
of OrwelI celebrated their golden we'd
ding recently.
Mr.. Jarvis Richards has been en-
gagged nv the Congregational church
at Windsor to preach for one year
and has already entered upon his du-
ties. He is graduate of Dartmouth
College and Andoyer Theological;
Seminary.
Moses Evans Of Hydevilla has nine
childrea down with the measles.
Henry Wells, the founder ofthe ex
press system and Of Wells college was
Il native of rnettord, though the pa
pers generally have spoken of him as
u native of New Hampshire. His
father removed 10 central New York
wneu Henry was two years old.
The stoppage of the knitting yarn
factory OF Satterlee, Arnold & Co.,
Troy, n. Y, at Pownd has thrown
fifty operatives out of emplo ment.
1t was the principal industry of the
village.
The United States Supreme Cou' I
has reversed the decision Of the lover
court in the case of AniEew Bean oil
Vermont vs.. Daniel Beekwith ct al.
1t was an action for assault and al
legged Illegal inprisonneAt OF Bean
for seven months by the United
States provost marshal AMI his ass st
ant, during the late war on the charge
Of dislvya.ty and assisting the rebels.
Bean got verdict in the lower court
Of SIS, 100 damages. This is the
second time the case has been liz the
tpreme court. .4.
George j. Cole, q young man in the
employ OF the Steel 'stoiie-c'ltter Go.
in Rutlantl, wuile ut work at II
planer on Friday afternoon, IN the
cumpany's machine shop, WIS htally
injured, having his head crushed.
In accordance with an act Of the
last legislature, the Trustees ami Gov
ernor Of the State visited the State
Reform School, amt made private
examination of each pupil, to see if
they had any complaints to make Of
their treatment, with this result That
not single member OF the school en-
tered complaint of @my kind against
any officer of che institution. This re-
suit, under the circumstances is re
garded as one of the highest ComplI-
ments ever paid the Officers and dis
cipIine of a public institution ~ Ver-
mont.
The Oldest inha hitants scarcely re-
member time when the snow was 50
deep in Rutiani as it is now.
The bail Of james H. Batchel(ler,
the Middlehuy turger, has been re-
duccd from $4,000 to 50 900, but lie
still remains in Jail.
Last week Wednesday 1920 hogs
went over the Southern Division OF
the Central Vermont Railroad. Dur
iug the month Of December, 1878,
there were 440 carloads Of swine,
making about 2G,400,
There was a touching circumstance
attending the funeral Of Chauncey X.
Williams, late editor OF the old RuL-
land GJObe. His wife was i'll away
from home aud the doctors forbade
her being carried back to. attend the
services, SO the procession halted on
tic way to the CHURCH, while The res
mains were taken to her bedside for
her last farewell.
A. e. Moore arrested for the New
port bank forgery, will probably have
his trial at the February term Of the
County Court, and Will be defended
by C. G. Powers, of Boston Mass,
and John L. Lewis. Moore, it is said
can prove an alloi.
BeAjamin Dinsmore of Georgia
Plain publishes an advertisement nQ-
titying the rumsellers of st. Adams
that he ha, signed the temperance
pledge, asking them not to sell him
any more Intoxicating drinks and
warning them that if they do he will
a.