Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09
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The Governors proclamation APP
points to-day friday as Fast Day.
The Post Office will be closed on Fast
Day, Friday, April 9th, from 10 80 A. NJ.
to p. NJ.
1t is expected that Hon. s. D. Hobson
and d. S. Storrs will speak at Temper
.ance Hall on Friday evening next.
The next regular communication of
Island Pond Lodge, No A f. & A. NJ.
will be held next Monday evening.
Work. First degree.
~ Mrs. Horace Morse sends us hen S
egg, measuring 53-4 6 rs inches,
and weighing 1-2 ounces. Bring on
your eggs, the match is opento all.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Society will
hold sugar festival at the vestry Of
the NJ. E. Church, next Wednesday,
evening, April IA. Whole bill 20 cents.
There will be union services at the
Me. ChurcnFon Friday East Day at
IL A. NJ. Rev. Mr.. Bonnell of the
Congregational church will occupy
the pulpit.
The readers of the HERALD will
please remember that the finest stock
of Room papers can be found at G. NJ.
.Dyers. He is constantly receiving the
most beautiful patterns. Call and see
them for yourselves.
An organization of the young people
of Christ Church is being perfected by
the Pastor for some branches of Mis-
sionary work in the Church. A Con-
stitution and a set of Bylaws have
already been adopted and Miss Nettie
Ladd elected Secretary. The organi-
zation is called 1.-THE st. Thomas
Guild of Christ Church"
By reference to our columns, our
readers will notice the second of a
course of very interesting lectures by
Prof. Cutting. We speak of this,
prompted not alone by the just pride
which this locality has in furnishing a
man capable of thus instructing and
interesting the people, but also by the
utility of these lectures. 1t is refresh
ing to be able to present to our read
ers, lectures, the merits of which do
not consist in bombast or cheap dis
play, but course clothed in pure and
simple but rich style, and full of prac-
teal information, presented in such
plain, yet dignitied manner as to bring
us all up to higher conceptions of the
wonders of nature and to "render our
ideas of God more comprehensive and
exalted"
Edward Tatro, for the murder OF
Mrs. Butler at Highgate, was executed
at Windsor last Friday. In his state
ment on the scaffold, young Tatro
said that Butler, the husband of the
murdered woman, was to blame for
the crime, as he was drunkard and
had taught him to drink. He stated
that Buffers mother, on her death
bed, had lamented the fact that she
must die and leave her son a drunk
ard. When his hands were bound
Tatro held them up and said, "Do
you see that, Mr.. Butler ?" and all the
while the perspiration was rolling
down Buffers face. In his confession,
which was given to the public after
the execution, Tatro affirms that But
Ter always had liquor about the house,
that he and Mrs. Butler drank together
during the evening, that she went to
his room after he had retired and sat
upon his bed that afterward he at
tempted to have connection with her
and she resisted, u scufiie ensued, but
he was SO drunk that he didn't know
what happened and didn't believe
that he had killed Mrs. Butler until
the next day. In regard to the state
ment about his mother, Butler says it
could not be true, as she was unable
to speak for q week before she died.
lie also says that Tatro had plowed
for a neighbor till 6o'clock that night.
and when he came home showed no
signs of drunkenness.