Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-02-14
General Vermont News.

Hardwick is the second town in the state
to swing into line and form Young Mems
Republican Club. new one having been or
ganized there Saturday night. II comprises
all the active young republicans in town,
but does not exclude the older ones.
The Addison County Prohibition Club met
at Millbury last week. The state executive
committee composed of Rev. G. l.. Story Of
Bakersfield, +. H. Shepard of Fairhaven,
Rodney Whittemore of st. Adams. A. o. Fer
guson of Burlington, and G. W. Wyman OF
Brattleboro was present. After some discus
sion it was decided to hold mass conven-
tion at Montpelier, May Z, for the purpose Of
nominating state officers and electing dele
gates to the national convention at Pitts
burg.
postoffice inspector has been examining
Bellows Falls with view to the establish
ment of free postal delivery. The income OF
the office is $4,000 a year. or $4,000 more
than is required for free delivery.
The Springfield Union has discontinued its
Vermont bureau, and r. F. Hall, who has
had charge at Bellows Falls has been re-
called to the home office.
The Fell Mountain Paper company is cut
ting about 1000, 900 feet of spruce timber on
the upper White river this winter, which
will be fioated down the White and Connec-
ticut rivers to Bellows Falls. About the
same amount will be cut on the Wild AM
monoosuc in New Hampshire. Some 2,000,-
600 feet will be brought in on cars from the
vicinity of Healdville on the Rutland road,
which will constitute this years supply.
The Imperial Insurance company of Lon
don has announced its withdrawal from this
state Feb. l. Last year it had 80 agencies.
In 1894 1t insured Vermont property to the
xyal Ina of mt
look for profit led to the withdrawal.
The state highway commission is prepar-
ing its report for the next Legislature. 1t
will show that the town highway commits
soners have co-operated with the state body
in remarkably cordial manner, and that
all have reported, with one or two excep-
tions. Nearly every town has taken advan-
tage of the law and used five per cent Of the
state tax for highway purposes-making
permanent improvements. Highways are
In better condition than ever before, and
the town commissioners have been doing
good work in bringing about the improve
ment
An experiment is to be made this year with
about 5000 sea trout eggs from Scotland. II
is the first attempt to hatch these eggs ever
made, and if successful the fish will be placed
in Lake Hotonia in Sudbury probably.
raided again last week. The American
house, Bert Arken's place, Joe Stratton's
H. G. Sparry and others were visited and
each compelled to disgorge quantity Of
liquor The dealers were arrested and fined
$40 and costs, amounting to some $50 each
They appealed and furnished bonds for ap.
pearance at county court in April.
The committee of the State Bankers asso
citation reports that of all the banks anG
trust companies to which invitations were
sent to join the association, 42 replies have
been received and Sc announce willingness!
to Join. The committee intends calling {
meeting about March for the purpose o
| completing an organization.
A meeting of hotel keepers was held a
White River Junction last week, at which 6i
hotel men were present and became mem
| bers. Officers were elected as follows
President, Walter B. johnson, of the John
son house. Essex Junction first vice-presi
dent, James McNulty, of the Kendrick house
! Putney secretary and treasurer. George Z
Richards. of the American house, Brattle
| boro executive committee, VI. s. Davis, o
the Exchange hotel. Montpelier X. W
Morse of the Junction house, White Rive
Junction.
Work on the Barre Electric railroad viii
begin April !, and the contract calls for com
pletion 80 the cars will be, running by Sept.
st. Johnsbury wants to be city. Tn
matter was discussed before the board o
trade last week and only one unfavorabl
word was heard. The subject will be dis
cussed at the next meeting OF the board
and a committee will probablybe appointed
to systematically investigate the subject.
A thorough physical and tuberculin test i
to be made of a herd of Jerseys at the Gree
Mountain stock farm in Randolph, the test
to be made under direction of DIR. Edwi
Moore of Albany, N. Y. assisted by DR.. F.
Rich of Burlington. If any of the cattl
are found diseased they are to b
killed without expense to the state
Mr.. Moulton suggested that they be teste
and if any respond they shall be isolated an
tested again after reasonable lapse of tim,
II they respond to the second test they wi
be killed. The stables. in which are house
$50 heads were found in the most perfet
sanitary condition.
The necessity of some organized protectio
for the state industry becoming apparent, "a
organization has been perfected to do ava
with the price cutting and nonsense whic
have prevailed for the past few months. I'll
combination intends putting an end to q
cutting and holding to an establishe
scale of prices. The officers are Pres; NJ. !
Westcott, vice-president, Andrew M. Dol
ough; general manager, Thomas NJ. Ket
treasurer William +. Walker. The gener
manager has established his office at Fa
Haven.
Articles of association of the Lunebul
manufacturing company have been file
with the secretary of the state. The cor
pany will make burial cases and the capt.
is $lO, 900, divided into 100 shares.
The Welsh cooperative company recent
organized at Fairhaven is the second Wells
American company to be organized to car
on the miled slate business. The origin
company was Griffith, Owens Il Co., orga
lied in 1877. The company has worked
own quarries and milled its own stock for
years with gratifying results.
t There was large attendance at the a
/, nual meeting of the stockholders Of t
. Rutland Driving Park association. 1t W
j voted to hold three days meeting, July
b and 4. The stakes will aggregate $4,000.
was voted to let the Vermont association
Road and Trotting Horse Breeders ha
[ the use of the grounds for their meeting
e August. The directors organized by ele
Y ing the following officers: President, W.
{ Landon; vice-president ]. w. Granite
8 treasurer, H. A. Sawyer; secretary, Edwa
D Dana; directors, w. G. Landon, Way
e Bailey, ]. w. Cramton, George T. Chatf
X. X. Hannum.
The Windsor county tea hers ASSOCIATE
will hold its summer school at Spring1'
:, this season.
y genuine tornado, with heavy rain, ,yisi
Bennington last Thursday. Considera
q damage was done by the water, VIII
e flooded everything on several streets. $
eral large trees were blown down and m,
damage done to business.
w. D. Lane has purchased OF H. L. Gl
son of Rutland the right to quarry magne
n on the latters' farm for a period Of 999 YET
4 The rock shows sufficient magnesia to vi
" &35 ton The stone can be burned to II
% very easily. The magnesia is valuable
81 whitening paper. 1t lies near the surf
70 and can be quarried at small expense.
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