Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-09-18
General Vermont News.

There we're about seven thousand people
n fb, county fair az Rutland. Ius n1ral IA
rada included % platoon Oi police. ia "
baud buglers ui 90. A, Knights 81 fythlas
and Rutland military dtam corps. Following
these came the bicycle ridrr~- whose ma
chimes we're trimmed with various Kinds ot
flowers and bunting. Then came thH single
and doubl. teams ~ ia number Inc
Wagons were deliberately decorated with
all kinds at wnd flowers. bun ing anu ma
tiuual rulurs. The Young ladies, aud as
for that matter. older ones, who had rnarge
of the teams, were dressed 10 white, ana
taken together with the surroundings pre-
scented a srene seldom seen al a fair lu thls
part af Vermont. The wagons whirn we're
occupied hy the Daughters 81 the keNuiu ion
and the Rutland high school class ~ Hsand
appropriately decorated in each case, at
trarted special att"Htinh.
Hon. Merritt Clara O. Puultney walked
to the polls on election day AMI east 90 5uth
vote for governor lie east his iir-l vote for
Cornelius IVAN Ness aud his last Tor josiah
GrOut. lie gave d pr--li ntial vote ga 1874
to Andrew Jackson and ia l7J- 70 Benjamin
Harrison He has been connected
with the General Assembly Is repre-
sentative and senator II terms AMI IS
probably the uid--, living member ut either
branch and among the oldest voters 10 mo
state or country Iir WAS dem ncrtttr rJUal-
date for governor iu / -ji ami 1919, aui has
voted with the republican party since l'6l.
lion. William g. Pearson, the well-Enown
fnuncier and politician. who died IN Brook
lyn. y. Y, ON Thursday, WAS born IN NhrtT--
bury, Rutland county, 81 years ago. lie Is
reported 10 have b.eu worth upward Oh d
million Of dollars.
The expectation that Fort Ethan Alien
A.. H.. #tRF.. Va4sH-
iment seems about to he realized. major
Proctor sent the following despatch 10 lie
press
+ free Press Burlington, VI
Sccretar, Lamont mas directed the con-
struction Of baui barracks and additional
officers quarters. whites assures rrgimvulal
headquarters at Fort Ethan Aitcu.
EEpfuLD PEuCToR.
The annual grange picnic and farmers
meeting was held In the grove back OF the
University buildings, Burlington. About
200 people who have agricultural interests
were present. Owing To the dampHess II
the ground the banquet was held at the col
! lege boarding house and Two addresses OF
/ welcome were made, one toy professor ). T..
f Emerson, whose remarks were res VOaded to
BY G. j. Bell, master ui the state grange.
/ Professor J. l.. Hills delivered the next adj
+ dress aud his remarks were responded TO
} by Alpha Messer Of Rochester, VT. lecturer
/ Of the National Grange. Col j. II. BrttHtn
Of Delta, Ohio, master Of the National
Grange, was the principal >pe.ker Of the
/ day. lie was followed by V. /. Spear. u
member OF the state board Of agrirultur,.
After the speaking 1t visit was MAZE to the
7 college and thea the visitors were taken
over the experiment farm, fAr speak rs
were guests Of b. u. Howe. the superintend-
/ ent Of the farm.
Twelve hundred and thirty-eight dollars
and sixteen cents Wds the amount VI un'ul-
F lected taxes turned over To collector Barr by
town treasurer Dean OF Bristol Sept. /, $500
less than last year.
One Of the abutments Of the iron bridge.
which spans Lemon Fair ON the stage road
to Bridport has been found 10 be ia an ua-
safe condition. The Vermont construction
company have raised the bridge. aul parties
from Bristol are oyerud4liIg aId relaxing
the mason work. \ temporary bridge across
the river has been constructed.
Among the voters a. Randolph Wa James
p. Cleveland, senior who Is quite feeble aud
IN his 94th year. He had u team taac him
to the polls and cast his Vote Tor the rrpub-
iicau ticket, which he has always voted since
the party came into existence.
Dr. Isaac y. Spra gaze. re.irr Prrshy .rrian
= y
He was the oide-. living clergyman in Yer
mont. He WAS graduated from Ntddcbury
college In 1872. He was The Oldest living
MiddIebury college graduate with one ex-
ception.
Deputy United States marshal OF Ran
dolph, John \. Busweil has departed on a
trip to Tacoma. Washington to escort a
Chiuaman by the name of lem Ark Wei to
be returned to his native ciMe. This J., Mr..
Boswell ; second trip across the continent
since last March and it is Il Job that none Of
the marshals desire after they once
make the journey. The only pay is what
they can get for mileage. II they ara Lucky
enough 10 get man TO act As guard who i
not coming ba X this way it i. quite a paw
ing job. 1t costs the government over S40C
for one of these trips.
Observer Shaw OF the weather bureau sta
tion reports mean temperature for August
of 81 degrees, with maximum of 90 on the
18th and Il minimum Of 81 un the 18th. The
total precipitation WAS 2.27 inches. rain
falling On II days Thrre was Il light frost
on the morning Of the 21Jh, The month was
made up o! six clear, II partly cloudy and
eight cloudy days