Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-29
General Vermont News.

The arrangement for the summer srho0
for teachers az Burr and Burton seminary
Manchester. commencing july and con
tinulhg two weeks, are nearly completed
Among the instructors will be professor Wal
ter Sargent Of Boston, who will devote tel
periods tu drawing. lie j. one of the hes
teachers 81 this subject IN New England
Superintendent /. Freeman Hall Of NortI
Adams will give instructions ia schoo
management history and methods: prin,
cipul IaHdOn of Burlington, ciyics: supt
intendent Turner of Rutland, nature study
superintendent Nash Of Gardner Mass
physiology, arithmetic and geography prin-
rlpal Bristol Of thd Vermont academy, Ian
guagc work Mrs. Jennie J. Baldwin Of Be-
mont. Mass. primary reading and number
work Mary VI. Deyrtte Of Shelburne, ad-
yanred reading. II is expected that over l0C
teachers will be- present
meeting TO vote on the electric light
question was held at West Rutland WedneS.
day evening. It was voted to award the
contract for lighting the streets by electric
ty for five years to the Vermont marble
company, which agreed to furnish u lights
| for five years at : 800 a year aud furnish
additional lights az the same ITo portion. The
contract will 20 into effect August /.
Harley EgglestOn OF Brandon. was seri-
ousiy injured in a runaway accident Thurs
/ day afternoon. He j. employed by Jerome
l"unlan to take charge Of the stock horse
/ Daniel :. While driving the horse down
] Centre street the animal started on a wild
run, and in front Of T.. 4. Keeler's store.
EgglestOn was thrown from the wagon His
back struck on the edge of the plank plat
form in front OF the store. He was carried
into the store inscnsible, and after he
recovered sufficiently was taken to the
0lllre OF Dr. Gee, whore the doctor and
Dr. Baker made an examination. Ii was
found that his shoulder and three ribs were
broken and hi body badly bruised Later
he was taken to the home of Mr. Tennian
The horse was uniniured.
The deer in l.. G.. Houghton's park at
Halifax are increasing and thriving Forty
virginia deer and three of the back-taled
variety We're placed in the park a wear ago
last May and the number has now increased
to 50. The angora goat and the elk are also
Increasing IN numbers. The deer separated
INTO two herds year ago have continued TO
travel apart. They We're not fed at all last
winter, bat "a their numbers are increasing
some forage Will be grown this summer. to
be used il necessary
Some poa"hers on Fairlee lake had quite
scare the other night They had placed
gill net at the mouth Of Middle brook and
We're discovered by captain Raymond and
mat" Harte of the eOmpompanOosuc Fish
and Game league. who gave the poacher-
chase. Both boats We're pulled across the
lake to the wooded hill opposite at rate
that would do credit TO varsity crew.
but the poachers landed ahead and made
good their escape.
A man in Enosburgh recently had to kill
horse which had become too old for further
service. Thinking that the carcass might
attract fox he left it exposed in the pas
ture and st several traps around it. He
caught 1n1Ft tE-s.Npr -knuE- and no taA
than 80 from the skins and OIL
Mr.. House. an old gentleman of East
Bethel came near losing the sight of one
eye one day last week by one of his cows
sticking its horn in the optic. The lid was
split and the eyebaIl bruised butt is thought
that his sight will remain unimpaired.
PdiiS" a"Ethqe'4 r4ot, .snd ~innlv COM
Vermont law hut in which Boston men are
leaders has just concluded contract with
the Estey company for the lease OF the
Crnteryille factory for a year with an agree
ment To purchase it in that time. The com
pauy has two branches TO its business, one Is
the manufacture of collins, caskets, trim
miugs and undertaking supplies, which Is
all 10 be done here where its main office
is located. and the other Is the "PrOyi-
druce Savings Department, organized
under the same plan as has proved so
successful in England for the making of
and the paymouls being a per cent in
vcstmeut until thv insured releases the
money. Up TO this time the company's en-
prcv has been devoted TO organizing this de-
partment and establishing agencies. which
have Hoen very successful all over the coun-
try large sum Is to he laid ont in repairs,
the machinery has been purchased to put
into the establishment. and work will be i'm
mediatelr begun, emPloyiuga goodly num-
Der of hands. and it is a business that in the
nature of the ease must rapidly develop.
The quarterly meeting of the Caledonia
county ministerial association was held in
st. Johnsbnry Tuesday in the parlors of the
South church, Rev. G, W. Patterson Of st.
Johnsburv East was moderator. Rev. T. f.
Lewis. Of Hardwick, presented a paper upon
the Bible in the light of recent discoveries
in Egypt and Palestine and Rev, c. L. Guild
of Greenboro upon the Bible of tomorrow,
wherein he showed how the Bible is coming
to be regarded. An informal discussion was
held upon both these papers.
A SUNDAY school rally Of all schools in st.
Johnsburv and Waterford will be held in st.
Johnsburv on June >. The rally will be
held under the auspices of the county assO-
citation and it is expected that field secretary
Miller will be present The general theme
of the rally will be "How to promote more
thorough Bible study.
Work ON the Brisby bell company's shops
at Fair Haven is progressing rapidly. The
company has purchased the Waldo marble
company's plant for Sl3, $50 The Officers
of the new company are; n. Il. Reed. pre5i-
dent; A. n. Adams. vice president: +. IL.
Phelps. treasurer and clerk Nahum P. Bus
bee. general superintendent. The capital
stock is 500 600 and the new plant will en-
plov l50 men. the product being bells of all
kinds and carpenters squares