Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
General Vermont News.

dents in the death OF DR.. Samuel II. Girls
wold. DR.. GriswOld was born at Chester in
September, 1915
! Rain has come to Vermont in 10 days past,
i two and one-half inches being reported
from RiptOn. Addison county. Although too
late for hay, it will help the growing crops
much. Corn is growing very fast, the warm
weather fayoring it. The hay crop is light,
/ but better than was expected, and will soon
! be gathered Grasshoppers are very de-
/ structive to grass and grain. and the potato
beetle is plentiful and doing much damage.
( During the month of June l1S immi-
( grants from Europe arrived in the United
States by the way OF Vermont. They landed
: at Quebec, where they We're examined and
passed by immigration officers Of the United
States, and were natives of the following
countries Russia Al, Austria u, Germany
16. England 6. Prussia 6, Sweden >. Turkey
3, Galaciat 4Roumania 3. Denmark ,, Hun
gary 2, Finland
The following Vermont pensions have been
granted; Original, Frank Bulard Brook
field; restoration and increase. George S.
EG q. Peck. Burlington. The foIIowino;
Yermonters have taken out letters patent,
Alonzo NJ. Foster, Cabot, bark rossing de-
vice. This is an attachment for auger hits
consisting of metal clamp. Wadworth f.
Waters, butter worker
The Smith and Brainerd marble company
has sold its entire property to the Floren-
tine marble company Of Illinois. Negotia-
tions We're perfected recently and the deeds
were recorded in the town clerk office at
Pittsford. 1t is understood that the price
paid was Sl0l 900. The Smith and Brain
erd property includes quarries at Florence,
Brandon, Middlebury and Beldens Falls,
machinery valued at several thousand dol
lars, besides farm cattle, farm and other
buildings, together with a considerable
amount OF real estate in the towns in which
the uuarries are located. The company also
owns a branch railroad which runs from the
Rutland road to the quarries in Florence.
The sale was a surprise, as it was commonly
believed that the property was not in the
market.
The first shovelful of dirt on the Spring
field electric road was turned few nights
ago by the president, Adna Brown, amid the
ringing of bells, firing of cannon aud a dis
/ play of fireworks. The band was in attend
ance, and speeches We're made by colonel
/ W. II. H. Slack, G. L. Leland. L. B. Finn. F. c.
( Davis and other prominent citizens of the
town. The road is TO be built from Springfield
+ to CharlestOwn, n. H., and there connect
( with the Boston Il Maine. The whole length
. of the road will be eight miles The stock
! is largely subscribed for by the people of
this town, and few if any bonds will be is.
sued. The promoters intend to make it one
. OF the best equipped electric roads for hand
I ling general passenger and freight traffic in
/ the country.
Fred A. Field, secretary OF the Rutland
county Agricultural society, Is busily en-
gagged in making arrangements for the cOun-
/ ty fair TO be held here in September
Within the past three days a serious pest
. has attacked the crops of oats and corn in
various sections of Westminster entirely
running hundreds OF acres. 1t is supposed
/ to be the dreaded army worm. 1t
T is an inch to an inch and a half
long. black. slightly striped with a
gray smooth skin without hair. Farm
ers are giving away crops if others
will cut them and in some instances are
burning them to get rid of the pests. 1t was
/ first discovered TOW days nan and since
I then thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty have been destroyed. 1t seems impos-
sible to drive them away and the farmers in
/ this locality are feeling discouraged at the
| outlook.
The following is from the biennial report
of the officers of the state prison. For the
first time in many years, if ever be-
fore, they will show that the institution
has been self sustaining, the income S3S,-
( 1914 during the past two years, having
| exceeded the expenses by S67S.5S. This is
due in great measure to the increased
number of prisoners. and to the purely bust
ness like methods with which the affairs of
the prison have continued to be administered
| by the superintendent Hon. L. w. Cakes.
The daily average of prisoners during the
two years ending so 1896, was Is 1-2, the min
mum number during the time being 124 !;
the maximum, l76 The present number is
159.
The contract for putting in the new
sprinkling system in the state prison work
shops has been let to the Walworth manu-
featuring company. The contract for put
ting in all the outside piping has been given
to c. l.. Woodbury. of Rutland. A. Z. Mann
& Company have charge of putting in this
system entire as they employ the contract
labor from the prison, The system is to cost
$4,000 of which the state pays 81 900 and
Mann & Co. the remainder. When COM
pleted the system will be the property of the
state,