Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-06-26
General Vermont News.

Not the least among the interesting events
which will occur in the state during the
summer will be the centennial celebration
/ of the Congregational church at Maitsfield
1t will be held from June u to y. inclusive.
and will be most important event for the
/ Congregationalists Of the central portion OF
/ the state AS il will be the one hundreth birth
day of this denomination in Washington
/ county.
Brattleboro's total grand list, according
/ to the listers returns, is - 9l4, ,325 an in
crease over last year OF about II 900. There
are ,690 polls, a slight increase over last
year. Personal property is 81 .s5s, $50 and
! realty -, 75S, ,736.
| Ira ID. Spencer, of Pianlield had one leg
broken last week Wednesday He was roll
I ing large stone with lever and ii slipped
AMI rolled back, knocking an iron bar
against one leg with such force as to break
/ both bones.
| Superintendent Titcomb has shipped
about 40, 600 lake trout to Willoughby lake
/ from the hatchery and the same number has
been sent to Willoughby lake from the state
hatchery at Roxbury. Superintendent Tit
comb has shipped fish the past two weeks to
/ Dover, n. H., to the Merrimac river and to
| Cape Cod. He has closed Peacham pond
| for the purpose of stocking ii with land
locked salmon, a very popular fish among
the New England sportsmen.
Years ago the husband in one Of Brattle-
| boro's oldest families wrote and deposited
in the postoffice letter addressed to his son.
| who was out at sea. The letter followed
! the young man from place to place until ten
years later when, completely covered with
| post-marks, ii was returned to the writer.
Another singular circumstance is related,
which is in effect that daughter of
this same family while in New York
state about 30 years ago. wrote letter to
lady friend in another part of the state
A few months ago what was the writer's
amazement to receive that letter with the
explanation that it had gotten lost in the
Office to which it was originally addressed
and had laid undiscovered for quarter of
a century, being brought to light while re-
modelling the office
The republican county convention of Gale
donia county will be held at the town hail at
st. JohDsbury on Saturday. June o. at IL
o'clock in the forenoon.
F. r. Cobb, son of Alfred Cobb of Brattle-
boro. the blacksmith of the Retreat and a
native of Putney. was shot by G. NJ. Frye OH
Exchange street in Athol recently. during a
quarrel about the A. p. A. Frye fired two
shots and one took effect in Cobbs right
breast. He was taken to physician and
the bullet located. Frye was captured by
the officers and is an employe in one of the
shops in Atbol. Telephone reports go to
show that the wounded man is expected to
recover and that Frye has been placed un-
der 5000 bail,
A large black bear was discovered in the
clearing near the Shattuck school house at
Weston recently. An alarm was quickly
sounded, and soon the entire neighborhood
was in hot pursuit of bruin, who had en-
tered the woods farther to the north. Two
men stationed in clearing soon heard
cracking in the bushes near at hand. and
the bear came out into a ravine within a few
rods of them. Both had rifles and fired a
broadside into the unsuspecting animal. AS
the smoke cleared away they saw the bear
scampering back into the woods again. He
succeeded in getting away, although the
hunt WAS kent np all dav-
Miss Mabelle Biggart. daughter of the late
James Biggart. well known former resi-
dent of Pawlet, and at one time proprie-
tor of the Biggart hotel at North Pawlet
has carried the reputation of being one of
the gifted literary women of the day.
She is native of Kingsbury, N. Y,
leaving there when a child She was edu-
Gated in the State Normal school at Free
dOnico, N. y; became pupil of Dion Bou-
cicault and others in dramatic readings. and
for some years she has held positions in
prominent colleges in the West, occupying
the chair of rhetoric and oratory in the Col
oTduo otate colicSe- fof tno past rev years
she has been gathering material for her
book on the industrial resources of the
South.
The following pensions have been granted
Additional William L. Howard Brandon :;
increase. 0rville W. Eaton. Waitsfeld Lu-
cius S. Whitcomb. West Berkshire Andrew
| G. Squier, New Haven reissue and increase,
Frances Ash West Randolph original, John
A. Lochlin, Montpelier original, widow,
Emily b. Bacon. Cabot. Renewal and in
crease. Oscar P. Davis of Hartland Four
Corners restoration and increase, Orvin r.
Ward of Enosburgh Falls reissue, Charles
W. Ransom of Hardwick reissue and in
crease. Lorenzo Cheney, of Felchvllle.