Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-09
General Vermont News.

/ John Daniels the w.althy man who com
mittei suiril" at Guthrie. .. T.. wa a ma
tive Of Grafton. Vt. where his ht,huoi WAS
q mt. His family connections were Of the
best known la Winlham county. lie was "a
son Of the lat aIuri- Daniels and his
mother Hnd tvs" sisters still live there. He
was 80 years old aud leaves wife. hut no
children.
The 22i annual convention Of the YER
mont W. &. J.. l. will be- held in St Johns
bury October 22-2j. Miss Agnes Stack of
London. the worlds corresponding srrrc-
tary, and Rev. 5. Il. Dunn. the temperance
orator, will be here. and il possible Neal
Dow Of Maine and Mis- Frances Willard will
be present.
Fire in the storehouse Of the Fall Noun
tain paper company OF Bellows Falls. for
marly known h the Green street mill caused
loss Of from $1,000 10 : 500 principally
to paper stock and chemicals. The fire
originated IN baled paper clippings
Rev. J. II. Perrin, in, for five years rector
of Williamstown has rendered his resigna-
tiOn.
Rev. W. A. Pinkerton Of Dandy has re-
signed as pastor of the Congregational
church.
Robert Evans Of Bennington was sen-
fenced to the Rutland work house for one
year for stealing a bicycle from Frank
Gardner Of Pownal.
DR.. Kimball Of North Troy has raised from
on" hill % citrUns, which weighed $50
,unds.
\ new scheme is being worked 10y certain
sleek sharprrs and unfortunately several
farmers are the innocent victims The
schomer in this case appear at the farm
house and states that he represents an
eastern grocery house. He offers to sell
the farmer a bill of groceries and accept
payment in eggs The s.hrmer then gives
the farmer note promising to pay fair
value in eggs. or course this seems to be a
fair deal, but the groceries fail to appear.
The farmer note appears at the National
bank for collection and there is nothing for
the farmer to do but 10 pay the same. The
schemer has erased all reference to the pay
ment in eggs and the note has to be settled
in cash.
The Brattleboro jelly company has been
reOrgauzed into Il stock company with a
capital Of $4,000, Eight new members have
been admitted. II Is proposed to enlarge
the business and establish agencies in other
sections OF the state.
Ezra Clark Of Hartford, Ct died Saturday
in his SD year. Mr.. Clark was born in
Brattleburo in 1913, hut has lived in Hart
ford since 1919.
The mill OF the Valentine knitting COM
pany at Bennington has been shut down for
lack of orders. Quite IA number OF hands in
the mill Of Holden. Leonard q Co., have
also been laid of for a time.
The frost OF September % was not very
severe in most of Vermont owing to clouds
and fog. There was snow on the mountain
tops on the 23d. The grass in fields and
pastures is well rooted, and the outlook for
next year is very promising. Early seed
land was affected by drought but late seed
ing is excellent. The crop reports for the
season Of 1896 show that the cold snaps of
January 4th to Sth, and February 18th and
18th, killed practically all tho peaeh buds in
New England, many of the buds on plum
trees, some raspberry canes and damaged
clover fields to moderate extent.
The following Yermonters have been
granted pensions Original, Joseph X. Dar-
ling, Chelsea; Joseph Wilson. Marshfeld
additional, Marquis Lafayette Gibbs, Bran
con increase, David X Hamblin. Bristol:
reissue, John Bissett, North Ferrisburgh
Edmund Upton, Worcester original. widow,
Lucinda keeier Morrisylle.
In the case of state VS. Dr. f. Stevens for
Illegal fishing, in Orleans county court, the
verdict was guilty and fine 800 and costs.
This was quite an interesting case particular
ly 10 those who enjoy fishing. Last MAY
Hon. Horace W, Bailey of Newbury, the
state fish commissioner, took from DR., Ste
yens at Wtlloughhy lake five lines $50
feet long, set with a single hook
Commissioner Bailey claimed that these
were set lines and that fishing with them
was illegal. DR.. Stevens claimed that they
were not set lines. and there was only one
hook on a line, that to constitute them set
lines there must be two or more hooks on
each line. Judge Ross held that any un-
tended line hitched or made fast to the shore
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