Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-08
General Vermont News.

uGll6ldl Iollllulll H6WS'
The engagement OF talent for the coming
musical festival at 81. JOhnsbUry May ~, 20,
p and % has been completed. The list Is n
follows conductor, H. q. BaiSdell Of Con-
cord. y, H.. Blaisdel- orchestra Of Is pieces.
pianists and accompanies, Mrs. Martha
Dana shepard and B. Frank Harris soprano
Suloi-t, Miss Frances Miller uf New York,
who sings AZ the Fifth avenue Baptist church
in that city trnorS +. c. Towne Of New
York city aud f.. II. NrtlOskey of Boston
the former gentleman who has scored
many musical successes. and the latter
pupil OF Cushman luS- baritone. Dr. Carl
J.. Dunt Of New York city.
T. II. Chapman Of Rutland has received
10000 trout fryto distribute in brooks in thar
vicinity aud expects 10000 more from the
state hatchery soon The trout are placed
in tanks AT West Rutland. where they Will be-
kept until they are distributed Last year
large number Of fry We're put in these
same boxes, but owing to the fact that the
outlet became filed up all but two fish died.
When taken out a few days ago these trout,
which We're about an inch long last spring.
We're found 10 have grown TO four and
quarter inches ia length
The question If putin. in a water system
and electric light plant is agitatins the peo-
pie of Wells river. 4 good water privilege
owned by the bank, and offered 10 outside
parties short time ago for 1900, is only
half mile from the upper end and a mile
from the lower end of the village This
privilege on the Wells river gives fall Of 33
feet.
Bellows Falls teacher has organized a
novel and interesting feature for the chill
drru IN the shape Of a hank. Each scholar
4 L . fiL
he wishes. and receives bank book with
sum credited. When the account reaches II
il is deposited in the Bellows Falls savings
. bank. cashier IL appointed each week,
thus sharing the work and interesting the
/ scholar in finances. This work Is proving to
be one Of interest, and much self-denial is
prantired among the pupils, one boy giving
up the saturday matinee for the sake OF
( adding 10 his "ha nh ''-"''''"t" Each scholar
vie- in the effort to j." tine largest stock
holder. The name OF This institution is the
school Street savings bans
( Or. John y. IIanrahan, rs custodian Of the
United States court hpus" and most office
/ building at Rutland, has sent out plans and
+ specification, calling for "a new plumbing
/ system throughout the building. a tin roof,
! the reponting OF all Of the stone and brick
/ work and other incidental repairs. The
! sanitary arrangements will be according to
. the most approved methods. The bids were
/ closed on MUy ,, and il is thought that the
/ work will be done by the middle OF August.
/ st. John>hury has another industry which
/ promises well. The site Of the Joyte Piuard
/ establishment. which was burned some time
/ ago, is now occupied by Il new and we'll
! equipped mill for dressing lumber, erected
/ 10y J. Q. Druun. The new building is s.
/ feet deep and 40 feet wide, has two stories
/ above the street aud two spacious Easements.
! The machinery includes buzz and panel
/ planners. baud and other saws. m0ulder. NOR
J uS"r. lathu~, etc. The building is four
/ stories high.
/ There is trouble in Somerset over the town
+ clerk. u. =. Cutler was elected at the
/ March meeting. and gave bonds which were
satisfactory 10 two 81 the srlertmcn. The
/ other thought the bonds We're not good or
/ sufficient, so he proceeded on the assump-
! ton that the clerk had failed to qualify and
! appointed the former town clerk The new
! appOintee has the safe and the town rec
/ ord- and there appears to he more trouble in
/ prospect.
The keene Furniture company Of Keene,
/ y. IT,, has just completed the purchase Of n
| valuable and extensive tract of timber land
| in the towns Of Pittsed and Chittenden,
| together with a MILL steam and water power
/ plant, 0utbuildings boarding house, etc
! The purchase was made from the Tweed
/
| PittSiield and the White River iron and steel
! companies. There are in the tract about
| three thousand acres of land, nearly all Of
! which is heavily wooded, the hard wood
| timber, which embraces principally BIRCH
maple, oak and beach. being old growth
| 1t IS estimated that the timbered portions
! OF the tract will cut from 20 900
| TO 10000 feet to the acre. SO that there
are millions of feet Of very valuable timber
! on the purchase. The land is situated from
| II to IL mles-from the Central Vermont rail
road, which is reachedhy an easily descend
! ing grade. There is a mill. 7j-horse power
| IofllS7 engine ana boiler of modern make
! ana also dam and water wheel on a branch
| OF the White river which flows through Or
along the tract. The mill has recently been
used for the manufacture of meat blocks.
DR. W. b. Clark, native Of Brattleboro
| now professor of geology at the Johns Hon
| kins university. has been appointed stute
| gcologist of Maryland under the permanent
| bureau just authorized by the Legislature
with $4,000 appropriation annually to
| prepare and publish series of occasional
papers for the purpose OF keeping people of
the state informed respecting the methods
OF the survey as it is in progress. and TO
show what has hitherto been done for the
study of the geology, natural history and re-
sources of Maryland by public or private
agencies.
W. H. II. Murray Of "Adirondack" fame
says the Brattleboro Reformer has been in
town several days the guest of merchant \
|. Hawley. Mr.. Murray is now connected
with the Ca7s Realty Co.. Il building com
| pany of New York city. and is still doing as
he has done Tor several years special work
tor the Mutual Life Co.. in its literary and
loan departments. lie is still deeply
Interested in Vermont and Vermont
history, and especially that about lake
Champlain, regarding which he hopes to
bring out book presenting the facts that
nave never been got together before about
the Old / rh aud Jesuit dongs and also
showing profound impress upon our later
national lii' that has come from that region.
Mr.. Murray has written some lectures upon
the Aliens, Ethan and Ira, and the Starks.
Johh ana William the Tory.
1t viii cost over S13,O00,OO0 to buy
new sites for the schoolless children of
New York, But even at this figure
schools are cheaper than jails.
Barnum's chimpanzee has learned to
smoke cigarettes. And yet she has
been supposed to be fairly intelligent
l