Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-23
General Vermont News.

In the Senate at Montpelier a hill was in
truduced 10y senator HOltun providing that
any three or more persons raiding hUnk,
factory. dwelling or other building. a Gepos-
itory of property, railroad ear or steamboat
shall Dee Imprisoned for life. or for less time
at the discretion Of the court. Senator Dur
Ece proposed tp amend the prohibitOry law
10y making the line not over $500 nor less
than slO0 with imprisonment from six
months To one wear for each offence uf -rll-
ing intoNicautS.
In the House the report of the committee
10 canvass votes for congressman. reported,
showing "A majority for Powers ofls.012 aud
for Grout 1891.
Barre business men are talking Of found
Ing city hospital
Fifteen Vermont girls are registered a.
Wellesley college this year.
Ernest J Hewitt. 2 south Royalton. has
been elected president of the class of ~ of
Tufts college.
As soon as the Bennington seiectman have
surveyed out the boundaries the act oi in
corporation for the new village of BeuniHg-
ton Center will b- applied for. The new
village will probably be composed of two
wards. Althoughit will he one ofthr small
est in the state, 1t will be one of the wealth
lest a. large proportion Of the property
holders thrr" are summer residents and are
wealthy.
Postmaster Laruer of ST Albans. has com
puted the September receipts at the local
uiiicrtJ l.3j27T This shows au increase
OF nearly -iOO, over the receipts for the
corresponding period last year.
O, c. Waite of Georgia i wrapping his
iail apples in papers, packing ia crates and
shipping them to England
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Frank blake ol west Mutton lost four cows
iast week bN eating 'IdeT apples.
IL j. reported that the IH Grange scpar-
atur in connection with the North Hero
creamery will close November
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snow nf West Milton ,,.a- nj a Second ,.-',I.
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grn,yin, IRON, ,pa .tniL
~ - Minus o.. 1u' 0'"'e '""f" "i road
GuiniI3 '"h'rs; states 'uHl t'' report "l the
hoHFu j. h'"rlhk ,nHI!'u'h ana VIII be
NnnInelinr within t,y, y...l,. ~ "t
vii r,r,mnrnd fh, .I,.,,,'..,,, '.''', 's u
laws looking toward the better ry-
pcnditure ot the states money for new
roads. II Will also ask the Iegi-iaturn 10
iehuc more definitely the duties of the
Office of read commissioner so that no con-
ilct between that official and the selectnen
can possibly arise. The board will recon-
mend lew Legislation gs suggested in COVER
nor Woodbury. yaedctory addres. Ia the
Legislature
The state board Of railroad commissioners
have prepared their biennial report for the
year rhhlhs 1utS J. IN3u'ahh VIII submit tito
LeslsialuIe az h"Hit'"'ieE. ne number of
Inii'S 81 lnlN"l III ''T T'aI' Is 'o4.b!, OF
Wh'ch l-'oo nilie7 "'" "olbi' track. There
nave pcen HN' '"'I'7 OF track added
Iurlng tnr PHsl Two years by the
mar u"l'h anu H""Hu"Fy FaIif9al, from
Poln' Oh INC - 'ouns""iN ana Lake nam
!"'" alI'""W !" ln' Sr"hie Q"arritS at
M"Uu"uI4, Nhtu 'hT TRACK Is completed.
the l'ne WIZ pt ~ 'ltIe7 iohE. during the
'eIlo1 GoNeigu ny tue report. theF" nave
b9ch l2I "1ciueItS Iep"Lted 10 the board Of
Nhl'H % ~ tiyN,G '"'"'' INtA'l-iuur people
tr,,,k and II we're tiII,.J a. va VIC
ings Not SINGLE ,os.s,,,,a- t.-
m't. the tlrn yaa7. wa N''''.'' "''-
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~ >, htNIoIu oI Ea7I HlShSate shipped a
carioau "I "Ppie7 10 Europe last week.
The Shepleys, at sheldon springs. are
progressing nAelF with their pulp works 1t
Is iarSe outia! ol money 10 get up So large
WorHS III puiialhH 'hr water way and dam
Wl'h tie cummings All OF hi''h' VAIN extra
Iouhuatlou7 'oI tHe seNeFal hulaIuIs. The
ne" slvS-t'"'N !', rom tHe hlssisuHol valley