Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-09-04
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
The Directors of the Young Mems
Christian Association of st. Johnsbury
have chosen as General Secretary
Charles Page, late General Secretary
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton at Newburyport, Mass.
Rev. A. G.. Austin, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Societies of
Gouldsville and Berlin, has been COM
PEELED to relinquish his pastoral work
for while on account of impaired
health, and will visit his home in Eng
land in September and October.
Oliver COrriere of Winooski was
drowned on Tuesday while fishing.
Rev. G. J. Wilson has resigned the
passionate of the Baptist Church in
East Poultney.
A toadstool 55 inches in circum-
ference and weighing II pounds was
found recently in Rutland. 1t will
nearly fill Il bushel basket.
A smooth complexion can be had by
every lady who will use Parker's Tonic.
For promptly regulating the liver and
kidneys and purifying the blood,
there is nothing like it, and this is the
reason why it SO quickly removes
pimples and gives rosy bloom to the
cheeks.
Receiver IIendee announces that
depostors of the late lamented Yer.
mont National may expect, about the
10th of September, a dividend of ten
per cent.
As Warren Hulett of Pawlett, was
reaching for piece of pork in a barrel,
a day or two ago, he caught spotted
adder three feet and two inches long.
Ex-Governor Redfeld Proctor has
been appointed by the governor to
represent Vermont in the American
Forestry Congress, which will meet in
Boston, September %, % and "a.
The outlook is good for good rep
resentation from Vermont at the New
Orleans exposition which opens in
November, a large number of exhibits
from different parts of the state hav-
ing already been promised Col. John
B. Mead of Randolph, who is on the
board Of management.
The Vermont Association of Road
and Trotting Horse-breeders has issued
"a pamphlet stating the aims of the as
ISOLATION, list of officers, general reg
ulations and the programme for the
two days meeting to be held at How
ard Park, beginning Wednesday, o.
tober 7. The constitution prohibits
pool selling and all kinds of gambling,
and the association has also decided
that no intoxicating liquors, ale or
lager beer shall be allowed to be sold
on the grounds.
The Christian Messenger, the Method
ist UNCONVENTIONAL organ of the state,
which has been published at North
field for the past seventeen months,
has been sold to Charles G. Morse Of
Swanton, who takes possession Sep
TENDER list, and will it is said, move
the paper to Swanton. Mr.. Morse
was formerly connected with the Mea0s
dealer of Hyde Park, but has of late
been running in the railway mail SER
vice.
The principals of the three normal
schools at Castleton, Johnson and
Randolph have agreed to raise the
standard of admission and of gradua.
ton.
"Silent" Darby, an old man rs or sc
years old, well known to most people
around Bennington for his many lido.
syncrasies, was found dead last Tues.
day in barn on the old Nichols farm
and was buried by the town. Darby
was crazy, but was harmless, except
for tendency to build fires in farm
ers' barns to cook his meals.
Alexander II. Douley of Windham
aged 81 years, took paris green on
Sunday and will die. Cause, tenn
porary insanity.
G. n Golf is to be collector of Gus.
toms at Richford in place Of S. p. Car
penter, but will rot take possession
until Octob er /.