Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-12-20
General Vermont News.

The Phoenix Tire Insurance company Of
Hartford, Ct. has notified its agents To-
inAc NJ more farm risks ia the state ami can
Gel those outstanding.
4. L. Howe. highly respected citizen Of
NouhHeld. was found dead Ia his cow stable
last Wednesday evening. His wife thought
he was gone too Ion. for miikiHg and upon
roin-to the stable found him dead behind
the cow. Heart disease j. assigned as the
cause.
Joseph T. Crlley pro-2ar,g- farmer Of
Berlin. was killed by failing tree. 4 limb
tore the top OF his head OF.
Judge Powers will utr0tlr. into the house
a bill authorizing the appropriation OF S7j,-
600 for the repair OF the public buildings at
81. Albaus. lately destroyed by lire. The need
Is so urgent that an attempt will be made to
rush it through the house a. once.
LAUNDERING is practically AZ a stani,tiil all
over the state owing to the Lack Cf snow.
Millions Of feet are under contract to bs
hauled . the mills this season, hut with no
snow in mos, localities and very little in auy
the prospect Is not encouraging.
Every school house in Rutland is supplied
with an American nag.
The advancement OF Col. Aliars F. Walker
% the rhairmamship Of the new board of
directors of the Atchinson. Topeka & Santa
]
UHu~gN prominence OF NermCnters in all
walks oi lie. Col. Walkers experience
in connection with railroads began
in 1857 when he wa- appointed
member Of the interstate commission by
President Cleveland. In 1859 he re-
signed TO accept the chairmamship OF the
newly formed Interstate Commerce Railway
Association. Since then he has held impor-
tant positions with all the great railway
traffic associations and now j. chairman
Of a committee having one OF the most
difficult tasks in the history Of railrOadin to
perform. He was receiver Of the system be-
fore reorganization IN and two other Vermont
ers were receivers OF otherimportant systems
Frank Bigelow OF the Northern Pacific and
Gen. J. e. Mccullough OF the Erie.
An express wagon load Of liquor was
seized at the freight depot at Montpelier a
few days ago. Tn" liquor was in a room in
the rear Of the building and included rum.
gin. wine, lager. Whiskey aud some other
varieties. T. Il Bailey. the freight agent.
claimed as his personal property barrel Of
lager in bottles. The rest was condemned by
the court and ordered spilled.
As result of an investigation OF the
cqttle commission, A. head OF cattle on tho
Basin farm at Branien We're ordered slaugh-
tered because Of tuberculosis Post mortem
examination showed the ca,tieto BE- in terrible
ing badly affected. Mr.. Powers. the owner.
is in perfect accord with the efforts of the
commission ami says that every one of tho
affected cattle shall be killed. The average
appraisal was $50.
4 case Of body sna,chnc occurre at Nor
wich last week in which several Dartmouth
college students are supposed to be impli-
Gated and for which J. 7. Clifford, belonging
in East Randolph is under arrest.
Thanksgiving Day Joseph Murdock
hanged himself from tree near
his house. The funeral was Satur-
day following sunday relatives visited the
grave and found evidences Of suspicious
actions about the grave. 1t was opened and
been smashed and the body removed.
Further investigation showed that it
had been dragged half mile to a
wall. thrown over into the road and
evidently loaded into a wagon. \ wagon
was hired late in the night by two students,
one Of whom was Clifford. The tracks made
! by the horse and wagon Currcsponded eN-
actly to the one hired 10y the students. There
! is Il discrepancy in time. H- stated by some
| OF the witnesses which may prove the stu
dent- salvation. There j. great excitement
/ over the occurrence aud many threats have
! been made.
! Hardwick will receive 4 great impetus in
| growth next year il the plans under discus
| sion are consummated. 1t is intended to lay
| the rails on the new road the first thing in
/ the spring, aud as soon as that is completed
/ large development OF great quarrieS will be-
/ begun. Capitalists have been looking
| over some Of the properties with view to ex-
| tensive development. 1t means a growth
! larger than has heretofore been the result of a
| years work.