Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-03
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
Vermont Editors and Publishers Asso-
citation will be held at Brattleboro on
Wednesday evening, July 8. The edi-
tors and publishers Of Brattleboro
propose to give the members of the
association and their guests a compli-
mentary banquet, to be followed by a
literary and musical entertainment.
On the following day there will be an
excursion TO Block Island, returning
Friday night.
The Congregational Church at
Brandon will celebrate its centennial
July 10 and 20.
Mr.. ard Mrs. E. G. Perkins of Fac
tory Point have q two-year. old daugh-
ter who has six living grandmothers
and Observation-Disclosures, the last being
seyenty-nine years old.
Reports from several towns in the
State show that the hay crop bears
every indication of being light, al
though the recent showers changed
the prospects for better crop consid-
erably.
The Newport Artillery will partici-
pate in the Fourth of j July cele bration
at st. Adams.
Upon inspection OF the Post Office at
Versennes the accounts of the post
master revealed a shortage, and gen.
eral Encouragement was found to ex-
list. Thereupon postmaster johnson
resigned.
Hon. j. w. Stewart announces that
an examination for the United States
Naval Academy will be held at his Of.
flee at Middlebury on Wednesday,
July 10, at II a. III. Applicants are
expected to be physically sound and
between IA and IS years of age. The
successful competitor will be recon-
mended for appointment, and will be
obliged to submit to examination for
admission at Annapolis some time next
September.
Eddie BILLIARD U CT North Hyde Park
was arrested at Burlington last week
on charges of horse stealing, forgery,
HOUSEKEEPING and robbery.
An unsuccessful attempt to blow
open the safe in a store in Walling-
ford was made the other night by
three burglars, who were captured.
The Burlington Independent Dem
has at last put in an appearance. 1t
is quarto sheet, with six columns to
Il page, and presents very fair APP
pearance.
A young man of very genteel bear
ing applied for assistance at Erie, Pa,
last Saturday, and being treated as an
ordinary tramp by the hired girl, he
was desired to do some hoeing in adj
vance for the food and drink that he
desired. The young man went behind
a hedge and shot himself in the head.
The wound is not fatal, but he was
unconscious for many hours. A card
in his case indicates that he is a law
yer named Henry Davidson, from
Brattleboro.
Hon.: Jonathan Ross received the
degree Of LII. ID. at the recent com
mencement at Dartmouth.
Col. j. G. Stearns delivered up the
Office of internal revenue collector to
his successor, G. L. Spear, last Satur-
day.
Prof. Tourjee, with about forty of
his students took possession Of the
Lyndon institute July 1st and will re-
main till September LIST.
William Pike, of Middlesex, recently
picked clam out of Winooski river,
and on opening it handsome pearl,
weighing 81 grains, rolled out. 1t is
of perfect color, in form of slightly
ilattened sphere, and is stated by jew
ers to be worth at least 800.
The Passunpsic Lodge of Masons
dedicated their new hall at st. Johrs-
bury last week Wednesday, The dedi-
catory ceremony was performed in
the forenoon by the Grand Lodge Off
GERS, after which banquet was served.
In the afternoon II procession was
formed which paraded the principal
streets. An address was delivered by
! Col. llaskins Of Brattleboro.