Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-07
STATE NEWS.

been elected member of the British
Society for the Advancement of Sci
ence. He is No. 1900 on the list.
A colored woman known as "Aunt
Morocco" died at Bristol in this State
on Friday last, aged one hundred and
two years. Who says Vermont is not
a healthy state
The body Of Edwin Tracy was found
about two miles down the road from
Essex Junction, Wednesday. He had
no coat on and in his pocket were
found about $3 and letter. Mr.. Ira
cey had long been known as an eccen-
trio man.
At a special meeting in Vergennes,
the city voted to deed the water privi-
lege and property on the east side of
Otter creek, at the falls, to a paper
company from England, who propose
to erect a large paper mill. AS they
will employ between three hundred
and four hundred hands they will be
a great addition to the city.
Daniel Lambert, the sire of the not
ed family Of Lambert horses, returned
to Middlebury, recently. He was pur-
chased by a company of gentlemen of
Middlebury, and 1850 was the price
paid. A band OF music and many cit
liens met the horse at the depot, and
he was escorted to his stable on Bread
Loaf stock farm. He is now twentysi-x
years old. Lambert was taken to Bos-
ton six years ago and sold to parties
there. He was on Cream Hill stock
farm, Shoreham, VT, during twelve
years previous to his removal to Bos-
ton.
AS Moses Larry of Jericho was catch
ing one of his sheep, the buck thought
there was something wrong and event
for" Mr.. Larry, hitting him in the
breast and breaking his collar bone.
o. G. Fits of Wardsboro died the
22d, aged fifty-fCur years. lie had
been engaged in the mercantile bust
ness some thirty years, serving most Of
that time as postmaster, and repre-
senting his townsmen one term in the
legislature.
Irasburgh, the shire town OF Orleans
county, was coded to Ira Allen, neph-
ew of General Ethan Allen, and was
named Irasburgh for him. Here he
lived and died, reserving q rental on
every farm he sold, and unto this day
a few people in that town are obliged
to pay homage to his estate, which is
very large, and with only one direct
heir.
Burlington is in a funny row, NOM
inally over the expense of running the
Fletcher free library, and that institu-
ton has now been closed for month.
The library was founded by gift, but
the expenses of running are paid by
the city. Now that a spasm of econ
omy has closed the doors, taxpayers
are writing letters demanding that
they be opened again. There is also
a question whether by its present
course the city does not forfeit the
original fund. The sum wanted is
$500, and Burlington claims to be
"the queen city OF New England
Jabez Pinney of Greensboro died Oc-
tober 81, aged eighty.six years and
nine months. He was actively engag-
ed in business for more than fifty years.
He has several times represented the
town at the state legislature, Was post
master about twenty years and con-
stable and collector twenty seven
years. and he filled many other re.
sponsible offices.
Two Burlington lads took a notion
a week ago OF seeing the world, and
with u combined capital of about SAT-
started out to carry their idea into ei-
feet. They were found at New Haven
the possessors Of some valuable exper-
fence and of not much else. They
had an elegant sufficiency of travelling
on foot and sleeping on the soft side Of
a board, and were right glad tOretarn
home.
Lightning rod men have recently
visited several parties in Derby. 1t
was the same old story-rods just az
expensive as ever, and pay you must.
The report that Weathersfield sup
ported paupsr that had $1,000 in
money was founded on a fact. For
many years the town has paid 81 per
week for the support of Phebe Martin.
Two or three years ago a relative of
hers died, leaving her $1,000. The in
come of this was used by the parties
boarding her until the overseer learned
of the bequest, when the town aid was
cut off.
The title and good will of The Yer
mont Farmer has been sold to Messrs.
L. p. Thayer and L. Gerry of West
Randolph. We expect the result will
be the consolidation of the Farmer and
the Patrons Rural, which is printed by
Mr. Tnayer but owned by the state
grange