Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-02-13
STATE NEWS,

| INeN' L " SOW per IeCelNeu IL Ntiud-
BILE present from his brother in Eng
land, recently. 1t is look contain
ing several works in ancient latin of
Jerome Savonarola, Florentine reform
er of the fifteenth century. 1t was
printed over $50 years ago on one of
the first presses invented. The first
style of movable type was used on this
work, then called gothic, similar to
our old English or black letter. The
paper used resembles our linen. The
book, which contains about 400 small
pages, is bound in parchment. This is
probably the oldest book in the State,
and Mr.. Cooper is very fortunate in
securing SO rare a work.-NOthfeM
Neps.
A broken rail on thes Central Yer
mont Railroad at Centre Rutland, on
Saturday, threw three freight cars off
the line. No one was injured, but
travel was delayed several hours.
soning, resulting in death, has occur
red in Putney. Patrick Murphy, a
man of about 35 years and of good
habits, having to travel about one
mile to his work, has made practice
of taking to the mill, as beverage,
cider in tin pail, the cider corroding
the tin coating of the pail, thus acting
on the system like lead poison, accord
ing to the opinion of physicians in at
tendance Adams Messenger.
The arm of A. l.. Davis of lIartland
was so badly mangled short time ago
as to necessitate amputation, and the
injured member was buried, but those
who attended to this duty failed to
an exchange, Davis complained of u
bad feeling in his hand, and said it
felt as though full of sawdust, and in
sisted upon having it taken up and
washed. Sitting in a room with his
wife, neither of them knowing that
the elimination had taken place, all
at once the armless man exclaimed,
'"Hhey are pouring warm water on my
hand" This was thought to be i'm
agination, but on going to a back
room it was found that some men had
dug up the hand, which was under
going the very operation described by
the owner.
1t is known that among the early
settlers of Vermont were many from
= Connecticut of the name of Stanley,
descended from John, Timothy or
Thomas Stanley of Hartford. All per-
sons connected W it'll these by birth or
marriage, or who have any knowledge
of such families, are respectfully invit-
ed to furnish the subscriber with their
names and such facts and data as will
aid in preparing a. Stanley Genealogy
Besides births, marriages and deaths,
all biographical and historical matters
items respecting business and estates,
and anecdotes that will enliven and
enrich the work are desired. Address,
: Rev. l. P. Warren, Portland, Me.
1t was u singular circumstance in
the sudden death of ARENAS Newhall
: of Stowe while pitching hay from II
,, NOW recently, that at that very time
he had story partly told about an
} acquaintance of his dropping deed
; while at that same kind of labor.
I The grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
8 Vermont, in session at Montpelier last
week, elected these officers: G. NJ, S.
G. Putnam of Rutland; D. s.. NJ, Maj.
N. p. Bowman OF st. Johnsbury; q,
S., 0. II. Henderson of st. Johnsbury
/ G. IT,, L. Il. Robinson of Derby Line;
: G. W., S. Ringwood of Winooski; G..
-, r. Gen. w. W. Henry of Burlington.
s About 5 o'clock last Saturday morn
: ing the grist mill owned by Levi p.
. Dean at Burke Hollow was discovered
to be on fire and was totally destroyed
+ Some grain and other property beside
L the mill was burned. Partially in
: sured.
4 There was O somewhat notable gath
!. ering at the residence of Hon. George
w. Grandey of Vergennes Tuesday
evening of last week. 1t was the oc
e casion of surprise party gotten W
r by his two sons, George w. Grandey,
r jr., of Port Henry, N. Y, and Jesse w
J, Grandey, in honor of his 72nd birth
e day. Early in the evening twelve OF
J. those present were in one room with
out generalization, and it was ascer
tanned that the twelve gentlemen av
!, eraged seventy years of age, and the
- twelve represented eight hundred ant
forty years.