Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-10-30
STATE NEWS.


Ex-Gov. Page died at his home in
Rutland very suddenly last Saturday
morning. He was attacked with bron-
chial pneumonia week previous, but
the disease had not gained great head
way and there was little thought of
danger. He felt very we'll Friday
evening and seemed safe on the road
to recovery and rested we'll through
through the night. At $50 on Satur-
day morning he suddenly moved as if
with u slight spasm, and expired al
most Immediately, without speaking.
1t is supposed that the breaking of u
blood vessel or something of the sort
was the immediate occasion of death.
Charles Carlisle, of Woodstock, 70
years old, committed suicide by hang
ing last Sunday afternoon. lie had
lived many years alone on. a small
farm, but had just sold it, and intend
ed to go in a day or two to California
to live with brother.
Hair Vine stimulates the hair, stops
it from falling, cures itching, removes
dandrutf, etc. Try it for headaches
and neuralgia. At druggists.
Hon. George n. Golf and Hon. S. P.
Carpenter of Richford have changed
positions, each succeeding the other
without the least disturbance. Gov.
Pingree has appointed Judge Carpen-
ter to be assistant judge of the county
court to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Mr.. Golf.
A little st. Johnsbury girl when
asked by her Sunday school teacher
the other day if she had been baptised
answered promptly, "Yes'm. I've
been baptised twice." The teacher
wondered, and asked why the opera
ton had been repeated. SIT was be-
cause" the child eagerly explained,
'the first time it didn't take"
A Congregational Church was or
ganized in Shelburne last Friday even
ing.
1t is the Hawkins Bridge Company
of Springfield, Mass, which has leased
the st. Adams Iron and Steel works.
Governor Page is said to have had
100000 in life insurance.
The Fairbanks Scale company of St.
Johnsbury divided 1 per cent div
idend this month, making per cent
for the year.
Woodstock has O. bitter telephone
war because of an advance in rates
announced for November 1st, and it is
said that all private instruments will
be ordered out and only one kept for
communication with other towns.
Collector B. B. Smalley is engaged
in the preparation of report upon
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The report is mainly confined to rou-
tine matters, and is similar to the re-
ports which Secretary Manning has
called for from all the Collectors of
Customs as q basis for recommends
tons in his own forthcoming report.
Mr.. Smalley's report will show re
duction in the annual expenditures of
his collection district OF about $4,000.
About eighteen clerks have been dis
missed and few more will be removed
without injuring the efficiency of the
service. If many more discharges are
made in this Office the number of
clerks will be reduced below fifty and
then the Office will no longer be SUBJ
iect to the civil service rules.
With bright eyes and elastic step,
yet gray, lusterless hair. 1t is unnat-
ural, needless. Parker's Hair Balsam
will restore the black or brown pre-
maturely lost, cleanse from all dan
druff, and stop its falling. Don't sur
render your hair without an effort to
save it.