Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-31
General Vermont News.

The army worm has arrived In the vicinity
Of Hanover. aud threatens the grain helt=
on both sides " the Connecticut river 10
New Hampshire and Vermont. The green
oats are being moved for fodder. Corn VIII
be seriously damaged, II not entirely wiped
out.
The expected happened in connection
with the Winooski and Burlington and Mill
tary Post electric roads. Thursday when
the control Of both lines passed into the
hands Of practically one body uf men. The
principal stockholders. resident in Burling-
ton Of the WinoOski and Burlington horse
railroad company and the Military post
railway company have purchased from Troy
parties and now control q majority Of the
capital Of both companies and following this
line q consolidation Of the two roads has
been effected The financial interests Of the
two corporations viii be kept strictly
separate. but the operation Of the
roads viii be under control Of ole
management which promises 10 be more
efficient than has been vet obtained.
Il IS the intention Of the management TO e.
tablish increased service comprising al early
morning train from Essex junction to Bur
iugtOn and possibly az express service be-
tween these two places, In the hear future.
thus securing the most expeditions service
possible and adding materially 70 the bGsi-
ness facilities Burlington.
The following YermUuters have been
granted pensions Original. Anthony Peuer.
Ira Increase. Albert NJ. Thomas Essex
Marshall J. Chafee. Mortified.
The pOstofice department has changed
the mail messenger service al Manchester
10 include Manchester Centre on this route
without change in distance. This diseou-
tiAuss the separate service between the rall-
road AMI the Centre.
Seth POoler. the oldest native resident Of
Rutland died here recently At the age Of ~
years and five months. The cause Of death
was cancer Of th- face. He taught school
about Z5 years Of his early life at Lowell.
Mass. which place he twice represented il
the Massachusetts Legislature.
The post Office department has =. .ablished
an Office at Prosper. Windsor county sPecial
from Woodstock. aEi has appointed Clara
L. NluslOw poStmiStr-Ss u the same 10 take
effect July 1ith.
stranger hired q horse and buggy
from lveryman GaIIshs of BenIing-
ton for a few hours and failing 70
return chief Of police Nash went 70
Troy and arrested one Edward A. Ward VINO
had the horse il his possession. Ward was
lodged in jail. Ward claims that he Wa col
lectinS for Grant L CO. OF New York. Ward
ana NARROW claim u be managers VI col
lectiuE agency ami Marrow who was al head
quarters declares that his partner only
r16land figures in the case a. being one
OF the agents Of the Merchants association
Of America. and he also says the horse and
wagon were secured for work. Holland /
a brother Of the man who was taken il Gus
tody in Troy few weeks ago. t1rthe Albany
officers on the charge Of dispusing Of furni-
tgra and goods which had been mortgaged,
and proved himself innocent Of any attempt
to defrsud.
County clerk Cushman has been informed
by chancellor Start that he has denied the
petition presented by Charles NJ. Bliss aud
others. asking 10 have the decision OF the
referee in the Bennington battle monument
5tEfE Evy-yyEEl1IHiss7-l for further hearing.
The awards for State printing have been
made a. follows Session laws the Free
Press association; House and Senate Jour
mails. the Messenger company. -. AIhans:
State officers reports, the Tuttle company,
Rutland educational report. the Natehman
company, Montpelier; registration report.
Argus and Patriot, Montpelier.
Although the commanding officer, major
l. T. Morris, 81 cavalry, mad over three
dozen signs made 10 warn people from going
in the woods while the troops were firing On
the target, il proved not sufficient and
women and children by the scores were con-
tinuaIly exposed t. the mysterious travels Of
a bullet.
The night previous 10 the hearing il the
suit against the Bennington battle monu-
ment association. before chancellor start, IL
Burlington. one Of the parties Mr. Henry /.
Bliss Of La Crosse, Wis. died suddenly. His
solicitor. James B. Meacham Esq. Of Benn-
ington. died not long after the trial Of the
( case began in 1891. The president Of the
( company which brings the suit died in the
/ spring Of 1894 But as the suit i between
4 two corporations il goes along all the same
1 and perhaps will be going when all the pres
/ enI parties TO it are dead and gone
1 The total amount of milk received by the
/ Cloverdale creamery company II June was
I 60. .54s pounds. The total amount of butter
fat was q, 1872 pounds price per pound,
/ Is 3-l0c; amount Of money divided among
| patrons. SS,s44.TI.
The so-called army worm from their i'm
/ mense number. that has been ravagtng the
| wheat fields Of southern Vermont the last
/ few weeks, has made its appearance in some
Of the local fields. David Farrand. Of DuX-
| bury. found them last Saturday when he
came to cut his oats.
The PENNSYLVANIA battle monument to be
erected on the battlefield of Antietam, Mary
land, has Just been shipped from the sheds
Of E. l. Smith Co., Of Barre. The total
weight Of the monument was So. 500 pounds.
Fourteen cars were required TO transport II