Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-09-04

TO THOMAS CNITTENDEN.
ONE OF HER FOUNDERS
AND
HER FIRST GOVERNOR,
BORN JANUARY 6, 1880.
DIED AUGUST 20. 1877.

On the back side Of the block the iusnrip-
tion is in Roman letters A. follows:
Born in East Guilford, c.. a sailor at
eighteen. colonel OF militia and six times
member Of the Connecticut Assembly
Settled in Williston INA. Forced by stress
of war to abandon his home, he re-
moved TO Arlington in l77G returned in
1877. At Dorset, July, lT76, he helped to
shape the first compact in the history of
the New Hampshire grants. He aided In
formulating the Vermont Declaration Of In
dependence. Delegate 10 Congress April,
liii. President of convention which famed
the FIRST constitution and Of the council of
safety. Governor, l77s-l7S9. and I790-l7g7. ="
Fred Cate Of Bradford town, aged 22 came
to Burlington from White River June. on the
l.55 o'clock train. He stepped on the train.
but changing his mind attempted 10 get ON
again when the ears were in motion. He
slipped and one Lex went under the wheels
and was cut OF just above the ankle. The
leg was so badly mangled that il had to be
amputated above the knee, should he live
1t is thought he cannot recover.
County clerk Ray received the decision NJ
the judges In the suit for libel brought bv
governor Woodbury. against the Herald and
Globe association Of Rutland. Governor
Woodbury. wins and the Herald Is ordered to
pay $1,000 damages ana the costs Of the
suit.
The following Vermonters have been
granted pensions Increase. patten b Ober
Saxtons River, Alfred Atwatrr. Weston
Reissue. Charles Harran, Montpelier: Lu-
cius VI. Booth, Essex junction; original.
widow, lda a. Hatch, Woodstock; Julia L.
MonGer, Orwell
The weather for the past week has been
cool, in Vermont, and the grass in pastures
and folds IL M al
have made good growth and, with the ex-
ceptlon OF potatoes, are very promising,
Apples are excellent and a large crop.
BlackberTteS are plenty. Corn Is maturinu
very fast Late potatoes are badly affected
by rust in many fields.
There will be a reunion Of the survivors al
1.-The old 18th at Burlington, September l6
1896 in the G. A. Il. hail. at IL o'clock a. m,
After the transaction Of routine busines,
! by the Darlington board Of aldermen a
statement from the Burlington & Hines.
burg railroad company relative to the occu.
/ pancy of certain streets was read and ac,
| cepted. Starting from the corner of Main
! and st. Paul streets. the company pro.
| poses to lay its track on the east side o.
st. Paul street to Howard street. through
the centre of Howard street to Pine street
| on the west side of Pine street to Park
! avenue, on the south side of Park avenue tC
! Briggs street through the centre of Brigg.
| to its southern end. A resolution was then
read fixing the terms on which the company
may occupy the streets II is patterned aftel
a similar resolution relating TO the Winoosk
| and Burlington street railway company A
bond of So 900 is required the road must
be in operation by July /, 1897 the fare
within the city limits shall not exceed nv,
cents the company shall make at least two
trips each way over its line between 6 a. m
| and l0p. M, of each week day: the city
council may make regulations in regard t
| speed, the company shall not haul freight o
freight cars over its lines in the city limits
but may transport express matter, baggage
and the United States mails in cars used il
part for transportation of passengers tn,
agreement runs for 20 years.
The 1lth annual reunion of the Lamoill,
Valley veterans association was held on tn
Morrisville fair grounds. Interesting ant
patriotic addresses were delivered by con
! gressman ii. IL. Powers of Morrisvillo, Hon
d. j. Foster of Burlington and Wallace H
Parker, esq. of Cambridge. from the judges
stand. The next annual reunion will b
held at the same place and will last two day
instead of one. The new officers of the assO
citation are commander, colonel G. W. Dot
of Morrisville senior vice-commander,J j iona
Stevens of Hyde Park junior vice-com
mander. Ephraim Massey of Craftsbury
adiutant, 2. s. Scribner of Wolcott quarter
master, o. NJ. George of Eden.