Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-08-22
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Mr.. William Burpee, who has been
in New York during the summer has
returned home.
Hop buyers are in town buying up
the hops. The prices paid range from
8 to 20 cents.
The Albany cattle buyers have been
in town for few days, buying up the
young cattle.
Prof. G. L. White has large class in
music here, and he is spoken of in the
highest terms as first class teacher of
music.
Mrs. Emma Manning Huntley, of
Boston, will give one of her popular
readings at the Academy Hail. this
friday evening. The selections con-
sist of the serious, pathetic and comic.
Admission Is cents; children 10 cents.
One-half of the proceeds go to the
Academy. Give her full house.
On Monday last complaint was en-
tered to town grand juror, A. A.
Silver, against one Emerson Peavey
for drunkenness and disturbing the
public peace on Sunday last He was
arrested and on Tuesday was tried by
jury, A. D. Bates appearing for the
State and j. w. Erwin for defendant,
and found guilty of both offences, and
was fined by Justice w. S. Robbins,
$500 and costs in both cases, amount
ing to 1927. 49. Let this be warming to
young men who get together on the
Sabbath for the purpose of having a
''spree."
SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT: - On
Wednesday, Aug. 10, an excursion from
the north part of this county, twelve
hundred or more, embarked on the
steamers at Newport and took a trip
to Coax Bluffs" the new picnic ground
which are being fitted up by the rail
road company, some twelve miles
down the lake. After day pleasant
ly spent, the party embarked to return.
The four steamers were required to car
ry so large a number. When about
one mile north of the Province line, a
cry was heard on board the Mountain
Maid" that some one had fallen over
board, and Immediately there was
great alarm and excitement on the boat
no one knowing who it was that had
fallen into the lake. The boat was
stopped at once and the Captain low
cred small boat to go to the rescue.
He urgently requested some one to go
with him to the place where the boy
was struggling in the water, but as no
one volunteered and finding that he
was losing time, he started alone, and
had come to within a few feet of the
child when he sank for the
last time. The accident was caused by
the giving way of the railing on the
side of the boat, at one of the gang
ways. One of the men We're drawing
up pail of water over the rail and the
boy was leaning against it and as the
rope came in contact with the rail it
threw it from its socket and the boy
and rail fell into the water, the man
barely saving himself from falling in
too. Being q smart little swimmer the
boy struggled manfully, and for some
was seen by parties on the
boat and by those ON the 'Lady Of the
Lake." which came alongside at the
time of the accident, but too late to be
of any service in the attempted rescue.
No one knew who it was that went |
down until after the hat of the drowned |
boy was brought on board, when it |
was recognized by Capt. o. II. Austin,
of Barton Landing, as belonging to
his boy. The parents were almost in
and the whole party was
in grief on account of the sad event.
that nothing more could be !
lone, the boats returned to Newport,
md parties Immediately set out to find
The body. From that day until Mon
lay morning, large number of men
with boats, grapples, &C., had been en-
gagged in fruitless search for the body
when it was found floating about a
nile from the place where he went
Town. KY.
GORHAM, NH.
Summer travel is at its height. All
he boarding A. uses are doing good
business. Last Sunday both the Glen