Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-10
General Vermont News.

is 10 be established. Carl {. Robbins has
been commissioned postmaster Of this office.
During the fiscal year ending -Jhne 30th,
there were two fourth class Offices estab-
lished and seven discontinued. Thirty-four
postmasters resigned while twelve were re-
moved and five died. OF the presidential
offices the commission of three expired. two
died, and five Offices on account of increased
receipts rose to the dignity Of presidential
appointments.
The following Yermonters have been
granted pensions Restoration and supple
mental, William l. Allen of North Hartland;
restoration and increase. George Il. Dlns-
more, deceased, Brownsville original, wild
v"r vsv.i .'fi4aVss - Al---~. d., N'to-
port.
Valley Falls creamery paid 20 cents per
hunderd for May milk
The Lake View Creamery company paid
II l-2 cents pound for butter fat for May
milk.
Summer travellers have often asked why
some one does not put up a hotel on Mount
PhilO. The outlook is unsurpassed by any
in the valley, and the summit can be easily
reached with teams.
In past years the states atOrneyship in
Chttenden county has been made an Office
for helping young lawyers to obtain a
foOthOld in the practice Of law. II was
never quite apparent, however, why a
/ tiOn which would require him oft times to
battle against the ablest and most expe-
rienced attorney which money could pro-
cure in the prosecution of criminal cases.
This practice has gone out Of fashion in that
county as it has in most other counties Of
I Vermont Certainly honesty ability and
/ experience are required in this Office as pos
sibly in no other in the state, and voters
/ should see to it that such officials ara
/ chosen.
I The saw mill of the Interstate lumber
company in Mount Tabor was burned few
days ago. Loss $4,000 including machin-
cry and stock insured. The fire commu-
nicated to the dwelling and barn of John
Seymour, destroyed them also, with con-
tents. No insurance The lumber company
Is controlled by Sandy Hill, y. \. parties.
The Volunteer hose company of Randolph,
/ has disbanded, the cause of which as stated
/ 10y its members, is that the trustees will not
carry out the vote of the village of some two
years ago in making some improvements for
/ them about the building. The company has
nice quarters, we'll arranged and furnished.
! Ii is not known what the trustees will do
towards organizing another company.
! Elverton W. LoOmis died recently at the
. home of Mrs. Knapp few miles out OF the
/ city on the AIiddeseX road He was SO years
OF age and has been a resident of this city
} LOT the past ten years. he enlisted III 20. r,
ID Vt. regiment, and lost an arm at the
battle of Savage Station June 20, 1862, and
/ was taken prisoner at that time but was
( paroled the following September. For sew
eral years he was employed in the custom
house at Burlington.
! The Grand Isle creamery at Alburg w.
I r. BoyntOn Company, owners, paid for
May milk So cents per hundred.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
II. VIarV
was held recently, The stockholders from
/ out Of town present at the meeting were
| Hon. John n. Baxter of Rutland and
James A. Smith of Mlddlebury, who
is also manager of the Smith 4 Brain
erd marble quarries at Pittsford, VT
John n. Baxter was reelected presi-
dent Horace Baxter, business manager
and treasurer, aud Milo W, Barney, secre-
tary, while Ambrose +. Carr remains as SUI
perintendent of the mill. No business has
ever been started in Swantoh that has
! been more beneficial to the growth of the
town than this marble business has since it
was started here by Mr.. Baxter and his
friends.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Vol
unteer fire company No. /, WinoOski, ii was
unanimously voted to disband. After the
motion was carried new company was
formed. The new organization consists of
fewer active members the list being divided
The officers of the present company are:
President, Z. 7. Smith; vice president, H. j.
Fuller: secretary aud treasurer, f. r. Rus
sell: captain, Z. h. Russell; first assistant,
L. l.. Faneuf; second assistant, H. j. Fuller;
auditors, H. W. Ring, H. j. Fuller, E.J. Yam
dow.
S. A. Brownell has closed a contract with
the Dayton Globe iron works of Dayton,
Ohio for pair of horizontal water wheels
of 100 horse power for the electric light
plant.
The annual school meeting of the incor-
porated district in Hardwick was held few
days ago. Very few were out. j. H. Nc
Land was elected moderator, Edward Aiken
clerk and treasurer, and DR.. Darling, H. r.
Mack, l. A. Shattuck trustees. A tax of 100
cents on the dollar of the grand list was
voted. 1t was also voted to purchase a
small piece of land of the Aiken estate for
$50 adjoining the school grounds.
The selectmen of Cambridge have been
looking out a new route through Smugglers 5
notch and with a few changes and small
expense the steepest hills can be largely
avoided or reduced to a minimum. This is
a move in the right direction as many would
avail themselves of the pleasure of a drive
through that delightful scenery, who are
now deferred by the frightful condition of
: the roads.
! The fears for the safety of the missing
I man who registered at the Exchange
, hotel in Montpelier as J. H. Moore of New
; Orleans have been dispelled by his arrest in
! St Abans. He was brought to this city and
/ lodged in the county Jail and taken from here
to Barre where he was wanted 1t now ap-
T pears that he registered under a new name
at every hotel registering AS above at the
, Exchange, and as Jack Moon of Memphis,
! Tenn. at the Pavilion. So far as yet heard
from there are 20 who have suffered pecun-
. iary loss from the transitions of this indi-
vidual in this section, among whom are the
g Pavilion and Exchange hotels.
5 The adjourned village meeting was quite
a circus and no mistake, when two men,
1 prominent in village affairs, talk and act SO
e boyishly it seems boyish indeed, but the new
= code of bylaws are finally landed all right
t and everything was smoothed out as placidly
t as can be. DIR. j. A. Robinson was chosen q
Y member of the board of auditors to fill va
i cancy caused by the resignation of H. A.
= Slayton.
i John Gardner, age &C years. late of Co
Z E., 18th Vermont regiment, died of appo
plexy at the Vermont soldiers home in Bur,
lington. He enlisted December 7, 1868 was
mustered out Aug. 25 1865 and admitted t.
the home January TO- 1896. Comrade Gard
ner was member of Roberts Post, G. A. X.
of Rutland and will be buried there. Ihis Il
Ii death No. 81 at the home.
Chauncev Sweet of Pownal was out in tn,
% woods hunting when he heard proceeding
= from high cliff a peculiar sound. LOOKING
~ up he saw large panther showing ms lVor.
VI VI teeth and grinning at him. Sweet took ain
oi and killed the beast before it had time t.
III iump 1t was beautifully marked, of larg'
u % size and apparently three years old. I'M
~ ~ species of wild animal is seldom seen In tnl
~ ~ section of late years This one measured
" nearly four feet from nose to tail.
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