Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-04-10
General Vermont News.

There have been added to the sheldon
art museum at Middlrhury the past year
500 volumes Of hooks, $50 pamphlets and
many other articles of interest that usually
find their way to such an Institution, Among
them j. an Italian war club a. large aS a
bowl, with an ud"nture passing around 1t
to attach n handle. and Il meteorite the size
of an apple, ~ smooth a. glass and as heavy
as lead. Mr.. sheldon devotes all his time
to the interest Of the museum.
The work Of copying the records OF the
comrades OF sixth Corps post in the memo
rial record book presented to the Bennington
post some time ago by II. q. Root l. now be-
ing done. Many events that have never been
printed are united with the records, and
some OF them are TO be furnished for publ
cation. The III 1t page OF the book is devoted
to sketch Of II. q. Root. Maj. A. b. Nalen-
tine who is one OF the active members OF the
post and who was one OF the most active
In securing the memorial volume, has
the original field desk that he used ia the
service. GA silver crcFS inlaid IN the desk
Is the inscription This field desk was ia
all the campaigns of the Vermont brigadc~
of the corps and division indicated by this
cross. after the year 1853 and used hy hrc-
vet-major \. Il. Valentine captain and COM
issary OF Substance for papers relating to the
duties Of his military service from 1852 20
1865. inclusive The silver cross was made
from one OF the silver dollars found hidden
back OF 4 chimney in a house occupied by
soldiers of the Vermont brigade IN Stra~-
burg in the Shenandoah valley.
There was general raid Of the liquor
dealers OF II. Adams recently when deputy
shrrtIs Iadd. Draper aud Thompson took in
the Wclden house American hotel, Park
View house. Park cafe, Grand Central hotel,
st, Adams house, Exchange hotel, Elm Tree
house, James MAllace's saloon on Lake
street, Edward Brcnnans on Foundry, and
| William Pryor's on Lake street. 4 quantity
Of liquor was found aud seized at every place
,oerei, cd, and the representative 81 the
| places arraigncd before Judge Finn in the
1 municipal court charged with intent to sell
and selling the respondents all pleaded not
/ guilty, hut On trial were found guilty and
sentenced TO pay fine Of $50 and costs or
| the alternative sentence in the house Of cor
rection. They all appealed and furnished
bonds In the sum Of 800 for appearance at
/ the April term OF court.
/ The estate of Franklin Baldwin OF North
| Grafton, at first believed to he hopelessly in
/ Volyed, will net sufficient money within
IA few years to pay the public requests
| which will take effect at the death OF the
| widow. Inc legacles are To Wellesley
/ college $1,000 To endow profesSorship OF
mathematics: Smith college, rl2, 900, for
! scholarship $4,000 to the home for aged
men in Worcester $4,000 to the University
/ of Vermont for a scholarship So 600 to
! Dartmouth college for scholarship $4,000
/ to the First CniversallSt church of WOr-
cester, and the residue goes to the Clark
university, Worcester. Mr.. Baldwin was u
native Of Putney and the students Of that
town will have preference in the use Of the
scholarships.
RaN- II lido IF AIilyv0r1yaa IL ~
| able to accept the invitation to deliver the
| Memorial day address at ST. Johnsbury. DR..
| lde is a native of that place--one Ofthe many
Of whom st. Johnsbury may well be proud.
| He went to the war after one year at Darth-
/ mouth, and made q name for himself rs
orderly sergeant of Co. K Of the old 18th Vt.
| colonel Proctor's regiment. He H. now one
OF the noted clergymen Of the Northwest,
commanding a salary OF $4,000 year
Elihu Park of Newfane, who died recently,
was the son of Ephraim and Hannah Park,
and was born March rs, 1909. Mr. Park
learned the blacksmith trade of Richard Red
way who built several Of the first houses in
| Fayetteville. SiXty-four years ago he mar
ried KeZiah Ormsbee daughter Of Benjamin
| Ormsbce who kept a hotel and store in
BroOklne, and afterward the hotels here.
The marriage ceremony was performed by
general Martin Field in the hotel now known
a. iUbh iLH} ohh ~ NhS "a EiNob NCbN
ding for those days. After working awhile al
his trade Mr. Park took to stage driving on
routes from Brattleboro to Townshend, to
Wilmington and also to Winchester, n. H.
About 1850 he returned to Newfane, where
he has since lived, industriously plying his
trade till he became unable to work. His
wife and three of his five sons survive him
Mr.. Parks father was one of IL children
and his grandfather deacon Jonathan Park,
was the man who gave land for the GENE
terry and for the county buildings, the site Of
the latter including what is now beautiful
village common.
Rev. Alexander MacGeorge. who was a
resident of Brattleboro while he was the
Baptist state missionary. has been appointed
by the New York Baptist city missionary
sociey to take charge of the Mariners temple
in the metropolis.
Asa Weed of Hartand has Just been elect
ed as chairman of the board of selectmen, IN
which capacity he snow serving for the Goth
year.
Chauncey T. Hurlburt, for a number o.
years at the head of the New York branch
yard of the Vermont marble company, ha!
gone into the building marble business il
that city on his own account. He is asso
ciated with the firm of Furlong Il Company
dealers in marble and slate.
NIapLG RipthnIara Of w n putan