Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-03-27
esneraI Vermont News.

the roads are blocked. especially in the
mountainous portions, freight traffic on the
railroads Is practically at a standstll and
all industries requiring the moving Of goods
from one locality to another are prosecuted
under such difficulties that they are uuproi-
liable. Cold weather prevents sugariuc and
altogether the proverbial six weeks shedding
In March is a sure thing this year
Bradley {. Newell. Jacksonville's phenom-
enal healer is still spreading his works Of
benelcence at - a ticket. with much sue
cess. OF course he doesn't benefit all eases,
but there are some greatly benefited and
some pronounce themselves entirely cured.
His Journeys through the state are pageants,
attended by hundreds wanting help and
hundreds more out Of curiosity. Still the
truth cannot be denied that he indeed is
doing a great work and deserves the en-
couragement Of every one interested In
beueiitmg humanity.
\ company Is preparing to begin extensive
operations in Brownsville, quarrying Ascut-
ney granite. This stone is peculiar, in that
it is composed 50 largely of sileX that it Is
hard aud more compact than granite is
usually, permitting liner polish and
weathering better. 1t is q beautiful rich
green color. and when polished resembles
agate in texture and general appearance.
There is going to be a big increase in the
hcvcle business over last season in this
state Agencies are being established in
towns where none have existed before. The
Improvement in roads, due to the general
introduction of the bicycle has materially
benefited the state as a whole already, and
the influence has hardly been felt yet out
side the larger towns. Improvements in
wheels permit their use in hitherto almost
inaccessible places. and remote. indeed, Is
the region not reached by the bicycle.
Farmers in various parts of Vermont. par
ticularly the northern sections, have been
swindled by different stallion companies in
the past. \ syndicate was formed and stock
subscribed for a horse worth almost nothing,
but put in by the promoters at a fabulous
price Long and expensive suits have
grown out of these schemes. One in Addi.
son county has been called to mind by the
sale Ofthe horse which cost less than One-halt
the value placed upon it by the syndicate.
The fifth annual convention of the Yer
mont conference Epworth league will be
held in Montpelier June 8 and 4. Prominent
workers in the league have been engaged
for the occasion including Rev. William \.
Broadback Of Boston and J. Ransom Day OF
Syracuse, \. !.
scheme is on foot to take Greensboro,
Craftsburg. Albany, Woodbury., Hardwick,
Wolcott, and perhaps one or two other towns
in that vicinity and erect them into new
county. The reasons given are that they are
all so far from the county seats that it is
hardship to do business at those places.
small county thus constituted would facili
tate business and enable all county bus mess
TO he less extensively transacted.
st Albans has been suffering all winter
from dangerous outbreaks of contagious
diseases. There are now $50 eases OF
measles in town, with an unknown number
of scarletina and dipthera. The state
board of health held meeting there last
week and censured the town board of health
and physicians for permitting such state OF
affairs to exist The state board character
lied it as the worst place in the state and
read the riot act to the town board and ply
scians in unmistakable language.
Echoes of the recent floods still con-
/ tinue to reverberate. Every day there is q
statement that some farmer was seriously
damaged losing buildings, stock or both.
/ The aggregate of damage will never be
I known so much occurred in out of the way
places, where information is apt to come
+ but slowly.
/ nay shortage exists in some parts OF the
state which is of much consequence TO own
/ ers of large numbers of stock. 1t is the
/ worst for years and prime hay is selling at
from S17 to 500 ton. Baled hay is SIC and
scarce at that with no prospect of any i'm
provement in the situation at present.
/ numbering interests have suffered double
/ hardships. At the first of the season there
was insufficient snow to go on with the
/ business, while now there is so much that it
| is almost impossible to get about in the
woods. Either Is a hindrance to the indus
/ try which is severely felt in those centres
where money is required. Much less has
| been distributed than usual, owing TO the
impossibility of doing business.
The New England trout and salmon club
bought pond in Marlboro some rs acres in
extent, with a strip of land some four rods
! wide extending clear around it, and larger
. parcel at one end upon which was; erected Il
clubhouse. The people of Marlboro did
not take kindly to a preserve of that
| kind and insisted upon trespassing, claiming
that under the law no pond of more than 20
acres could be made private reserve. The
club brought suit against trespasser and
the county court, without trial, directed Il
verdict for defendant. The club carried the
case to the supreme court which reversed
this decision, holding that there is no limit
to private preserve, provided it is legally
purchased and paid for.
Frank A. Bonds clothing store at Middle
bury was burglarized last week. Only a
small amount of goods was taken, however,
and the loss was very small.
The granite cutters union at Hardwick, is
going to enforce the clause in the agreement
with the manufacturers establishing regu-
lar pay day, something the business has
never enjoyed there. A few pay regularly
every month, but others pay when they feel
inclined, and the condition has become al
most unbearable. There will probably be
no difficulty in arriving at a satisfactory
agreement.
The reports of Vermont banks to the
comptroller just given out is very satisfac-
tory and is given herewith. The comptroller
of the currency gave out the following
abstract of the reports made by the national
banks of the state Of Vermont, showing their
condition at the close of business on Friday,
the 2Sth of February 1896.
Resources-Loans and discounts, $12,
GIL, sc overdrafts, 500, ,323.9 .9S; United States
bonds to secure circulation, S3451 500 ;
United States bonds to secure United States
deposits, $4,000; United States bonds
on hand, $3S9,75O; premiums on
United States bonds, S1G7 005. IA; stocks,
securities, ETC., 81 ,653 213. 33; banking house
furniture and fixtures, $3.50, 1851 other
real estate and mortgages owned, STA,
1856 50 due from national banks mot reserve
agents., 1927 ,537 46; due from state banks
and bankers, sal ,797.43; due from approved
reserve agents, 1921. .70l,S2; checks, and
other cash items, SS4, ,466. "a; bills Of other
national banks, Sl0l, ,219: fractional paper
currency, nickels and cents, $6,733,65.
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz; Cole
coin, 1854, ,459. 95 gold treasury certificates
S22, $50 silver dollars, S45, ,2O3 silver treas
ury certificates, S49,033; silver fractiona
,, coin, SAT, ,419.11; total specie, S6l8, ,745.06
legal tender notes, $21l, ,215 ; United States
certificates of deposit for legal tender notes,
8s29 96O.O6; percent redemption fund will
treasurer, 32,012,50; due from United
States treasurer, 81 800 total, S21, ,242 145 2s
Liabilities--Capital stock paid in, 5000,
900 surplus fund, 1881 ,4SO.S4; undivided
! profits, less expenses and taxes paid, 1888,
5000; national bank notes issued
S3087 500 Qess amount on hand, S53,
260); amount outstanding, S9,034, ,240
due to other national banks, 1921 1891, ,35
due to etate hanks md hnnkers S175 q67 AZ