Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-11-02

gagged, including b aisdel's orchestra and
George A. Mietzke as conductor.
Speaker Grout of the Vermont house of
representatives was presented with hand
some gavel from MIR. Adams of Panton last
week: The gift is of oak and a relic of the
vessel Congress, on which Benedict Arnold
escaped from the British feet on Lake
Champion, Oct 13, 1776. The vessel ran
aground, and was eft on fire, while the crew
escaped The gavel was made from the sub.
merged part that was not burned.
Enoch Trepannier, a Waterbury (Ct.)
French Canadian, who swore that he was II
before the board of registration last week,
anticipated his majority by few days and
was landed in Jail.
Farmers in the vicinity of Littleton N H,
have had hard time harvesting. Frank
Parker has five acres of corn standing in the
field which will prove a total lose, it having
| rotted so as to make it worthless. Other
farmers have suffered in the same way to
greater or less extent.
Preston, CT, man who has been suffer-
| ing from the opportunities of a tanned crow,
has devised plan that will surely dispose of
him after election. A republican neighbor
has promised to eat the bird if Cleveland is
| elected but should the republican candidate
| be chosen the owner will eat his pet himself.
The crow is going through course of fat
tening.
Mrs. George Wing, So, of Manchester, Me-,
| swallowed enough paris green last week to
kill several persons. Remedies promptly ad-
| ministered saved her life
| Snowman Barnum, in an address at the
republican rally in Bridgeport last week,
said he would put up $50 600 in cash binding
| himself to sell every inch Of his land about
Bridgeport for 25 per cent less than the
present prices if Cleveland and democratic
congress are elected. He also offers $4,000
to the person forming syndicate to accept
the offer before election.
By the will of the late Ezra Conant of New
Hampshire 5000 is set apart for Helen e.
| Granger during her lifetime, and at her
death the principal is to be paid to the town
of Winchester, N. H, for the purpose of es-
tablishing free public library. Tne residue
of Mr.. Conant's property isl given to the New
England hospital for women and children
for the support Of free beds.
The Carricabe paper works in Milton, N.
! - go c'~r rr'1 day and night
80 IIaI..o Uuto rulroad commission made
a tour of the Canadian Pacific road last
week, and the road is now opened MegaI-
tic has been made a terminus Three weeks
ago there were only dozen houses, and now
there ere 250, and the demand is nearly
twice as great. The road will run only a
mixed train, but can accommodate passens
gers for Quebec, Montreal or the west.
The farmers in the hill towns of Hamp-
den county, Mass, have stored hundreds of
barrels of winter apples III their cellars
mainly on account of the low price of the
| fruit. There is at present no call for cider
apples, consequently the local cider mills are
fairly glutted with apples and casks. Every
man can now have, if he wants, barrel or
more of cider in the cellar ION tap" license
or no license.
Fred Churchill of Heath, Mass, secured a
pair of young foxes last spring, and has fed
| them WOn1pbncKC
| through the season, and now they are fat
and s)eek-well worth looking at
A farm of 175 acres, with fair buildings,
was sold in Grantham, N H., recently, for
$500.
The Woman's Christian Temperance union
III Ouesnire cuurtty, II. H., .-ill Ia helI
vention in Marlborough on November s.
Owing to the REMOVAL of the master of the
state grange to Japan, Henry A. Barton,
Jr., of Dalton, Mass. president of the Berk-
shire agricultural society, becomes acting
master Mr.. Barton will go to Topeka,
KIN, to attend the national grange con-
vention.
The initial number of the Chicopee (Mass.)
Times appeared Saturday. H. ID. Bramble
is the publisher and the paper is promised to
appear weekly 1t is a four-page sheet.
Thomas Ormond was badly wounded at
| Richmond, Me-, last week by gun in the
hands of Thomas Callahan with whom he
quarrelled. The two with party of COM
panions had been drinking, and Ormond's
recovery is doubtful.
The liquor crusaders at Manchester N.
H., began another series of raids under the
nuisance act' last week. The event caused
great excitement and SO large a crowd gath
cred that operations had to be suspended.
Alfred Stevens met with a peculiar acc-
dent at Goffstown, N. H.. last week. He
was unload ng a cask of cider when it slipped
and fell on his left foot, cutting off the big
tee He was attended by DR.. Blaisdell. Mr.
Stevens is brother of Daniel l.. Stevens of
Manchester.
The new railroad station at East Gambia,
N. H., is in process of erection, and the pros.
pect is that the residents of that prosperous
little village will soon see the fulfllment of
of long expressed wish and much needed
improvement.
Miss Mamie B. Crocker, IS, of Barnstable,
Mass, died recently of hydromania after a
very painful illness. Her struggles the day
of her death required the use of opiates and
four men to keep her quiet She was bitten
year ago by pet dog in Somervlle. The
wound was not severe and it is said that the
dog was not mad.
The Berkshire woolen company at Great
Darlington, Mass, of which P. A. Russell is
treasurer, with capital of $100, 900, suspend
ed last Saturday for an indefinite period.
The liabilities and assets are unknown, and
the suspension will probably be permanent.
Their first failure, in 1876 was for S400, 900,
and they then paid 46 cents on 81. The COM
pany have employed 300 hands, who now
have nothing to which they can turn their
energies 1t is reported the company will
pay their help up to 500 in full.
DR.. Alvin Colby Welch, for many years
prominent as citizen of Williston, VT,
died recently He was born in Canaan, N.
H, April %, 1917, and was graduated from
the medical college at Castleton, ", in
1914. DIR. Welch was eminently successful
in his profession and was honored with many
public Offices serving in the state house of
representatives in 1859, '66 and '67; in the
state senate in 1869 and '63; as presidential
elector in 1876 and for two years as state
commissioner of the insane During the war
he did good service as a volunteer surgeon
William L. Putnam, the candidate for
governor of Maine in the recent campaign,
has gone to Michigan to speak for Cleveland
and Thurman
The deacon of Connecticut church, in the
absence of the minister few Sundays ago,
was able TO supply the pulpit with one of
Talmage's sermons which he had learned by
heart.
Springvale, Maine, will soon have shoe
factory employing 300 hands.