Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-01-16

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a bouncing girl baby.
On Friday morning while William
Gould of South Barton was in the |
barn doing chores, he fell from lad
der, breaking his lantern, which I'M
mediately set fire to the building; |
before help could be summoned the |
flames had made such Roadway that |
they could not be extinguished. Til. |
horse and cattle were libeated, but
all the hay, fodder, farming tools, etc,
were burned with the building. There
was q small insurance.
1t is reported that parties who have
at interest the welfare of the republj-
can party in Caledonia county are
making negotiations for the purchase
of the Indep and the CdL6lORiGn of st.
Johnsbury, which will be merged in
one, and run as a republican paper.
Many republicans feel that that coun-
ty needs q staunch republican paper.
If the project succeeds a good paper
will be started. 1t is probable the
Lnder will be bought if the Cai@IoRian
cannot be, and that the paper will
change owners very soon.
Putney has issued new bonds for
$4,000, which have been taken by a
Connecticut man at 1-2 per cent in
terest.
J. G. Orne comes to the scratch on
his bet. He bet with Francis Richard
son against the election of Cleveland,
and, if he lost, he was to pay the oys-
tiers to all the legal voters of the town
of Westmore. lie has set January 10,
as the day to meet that obligation,
and the invitation is extended, not
only to the legal voters of the town,
but to their wives as well. The supper
will be served at the Willoughby
! House.
The nine-months old son of Edison
Doe of South Newbury recently picked
safety pin from his bibb and swal
lowed it, causing intense suffering;
but he is now considered likely to re-
cover.
II. E. Folsom of Lyndonville has
been elected President of the Mer-
chants National Bank at st. Johns
bury, in place of Frederick Fletcher,
resigned.
Some fox hunters on Thursday
started deer on Sutton Mountain and
drove him into a small wood near
! Richford. Friday morning several
men went out to start him. The dogs
ran him for q short time, when he was
shot by Kit Hazard within sight Of the
railroad station. lie WAS fine buck
and weighed 234 pounds.
Mr.. L. L. Lawrence, formerly lead
ing lawyer of Burlington, died last
Thursday night at Westford. lie was
admitted to the bar in 1851, having
studied with Senator Edmunds. He
held the Office of Register of Bankrupt
cy during the existence of the United
States Bankruptcy law, was City At
| torney for two terms, and WAS member
of the Board of School Commissioners
| from 1869 to 1879.
Rev. VIM. SewaIl Of South Roy VI on
has received an unanimous call from
the First Cong. Society of Durham,
! Conn, to become their acting pastor
Il. Hooker, farmer of Waitsfeld,
was knocked down by falling tree
last Monday, and his skull broken
His recovery is doubtful. lie has u
wife and three children.
. The saw, clapboarl and shingle mill
of Horace NJ. Bruce ut Stove Forks,
has been burned. Loss, $1,000. Insur-
ed in the Vermont Mutual for $500.
Rev. II. B. Putnam has resigned the
passionate of the College street Cong.
Church in Burlington, and proposes
TO pass g. year abroad.
Rutland is to have corset factory,
employing $50 girls.
Mrs. II. 0. Dwight, formerly Miss
Adelia Griswold OF Morisyile, died
last week in Constantinople, where she
and her husband were translntors il
the Bible house.
Last Saturday Judge Ross of st
Johnsbury, with Judges Button anC
| Oliver, were here to select a site FOL
the county buildings. They selected
the Robinson lot, nearly opposite the
Fields block, on Main street. Seyera
other places in the village were exam
) ined. They made their selection bu
did not fully complete the purchase
The location will suit Our people.
is in the centre CT the village, on {
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