Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-06-05
General Vermont News.

IL II the purpose Of the government To
stock Haystark pond. Wilmington. this sea-
sou, first with shrimp and afterwards with
trout. This pond which il FED entirely by
cold springs. has been stocked several times.
but fish, for some unexplained reason. have
never thrived there. Now the government
proposes to experiment with trout, first put
Ting IN the shrimp as food fish The pond
l. IN the heart Of the Green mountain range
fully 1000 feet above the sea level
Rev. /. q. Thompson Of Johnstown. y.
Y. will give the anniversary address. before
the james association Of Troy Conference
AGA iruy az Poultury sunday evening Iuue
~. In the morning Rev John Bascom. ID.
u. IL. D., Of Williams college will preach
the sermon before the graduating class.
Rev. II. III. Murdoch of Cobbeskill is to de-
liver the alumni Grafton.
4 cow fell into well supplying the
slaughter house of q. Ii. Kimball of Bethel
recently. John himball tried to get some
water and thought there must be- some trouble
with the supply so went TO the well and
found the pipe chOked mp with the COW.
some machinery was rugged up and the ami
MAJ was hoisted out OF her unpleasant posi-
tion.
William Rounds Of Chester has resigned
a. assistant judge Of Windsor county. and
the governor has appointed Henry J. Parker
Of Anduyer to MI the vacancy
\ little child Of Charles Avery Of Satur-
ford. aged two years was drowned Friday in
brook near the house.
Charles T.. Ross 81 Rutland. Frank Hunt
rr-~. ". i. Chamberlin Of Keene " n, and
CLAYTON Smith Of Brandon have leased from
VI. Quinn the three corner stores of his new
block on Goye and West streets, Rutland.
and will open there large department
store on September /. The store will be in
rtaA q Z. L..
"thamberlin syndicate" This syndicate
OF stores has It's headquarters at keene y. H.,
and also branch stores at Fitchburg. Mass
Nashua, y. IT,, Burlington. Brandon and
NrrGennes. The Rutland store will be I'M
der the management of Mr. Ross and Mr.,
Smith.
Miss Sheldon teacher in the Ludlow
academy IN crossing the bridge near La
meres blacksmith shop last Wednesday
evening, lost control Of her wheel owing to
loose planks, and fell a distance of about 10
ieet to the rocky bed Of the stream below,
sustaining severe cuts about the face and
producing conclusion Of the brain. She was
taken into nrlghbUring house and soon
conveyed IN carriage to her boarding
place at DR.. Bryant'>. where her wounds
We're dressed. Later reports indicate that
her injuries are not serious.
The late Mrs. EIyira Stedman OF West
AbihAtlt''l' lFtL no Will. Dlt IL was known
10 be her purpose to give sums Of money to
certain institutions and these wishes her
children have carried out. They include
$1,000 to the Congregational Home Mission
AIRY society, $1,000 to the American board.
$4,000 to the American Missionary associa-
ton, and $1,000 TO the Bratteboro home for
the aged and disabled. The three sums
lirst named have already been paid over and
the -, 900 to the Brattlebor0 home will soon
be placed in the hands OF the trustees
DR.. Horace NJ. Willard principal of the
Howard seminary. at West Bridgewater.
Mass, has sent ia his resignation, to take
effect at the close of the present school
term, June II. Mr., Willard has purchased
the old puin"y mansion "a, Q,.i..-, ,,.Iu " IA
open a private school there in the fall DIR.
Willard is graduate Of Brown university
SaRr6fr r2edf dtitdsmy'' nerWGiRat of the
In 1890.
Postmaster f. W. Chids OF Brattleboro /
has been elected sergeant of the fourth di- /
vision Of the Ancient and HonoraGies The
election took place in Faueuil hall Boston.
and though Mr.. Childs has only been mem
Der Of the company for eight years. he was
elected over Is other candidates. some OF
whom had been in it two or three times as
long. As the organization contains no cap
tains, this election makes him commander
Of one of the four companies, a position i'll
which he will ofiiciate in London and on the
European trip.
George Hopkinson, son of former pastor
OF the Baptist church at West Wardsboro. is
one Of the eight speakers who are to repre-
sent the graduating class of Brown univer-
sity on commencement day. The class num-
beers 1902. Rev. Mr.. Hopkinson is now in his
10Th year as pastor OF the Baptist church in
Perkinsville.
One of the pictures in the exhibition of
the society OF American artists in New York
this spring was the portrait of senator Red
field Proctor former secretary of wal, which
was painted for the war department by Rob
ert Gordon Hardie. 1t is one of Mr.. Hardie's
best efforts and was painted in his studio in
Carnegie hall, New York city, the senator COM
ing from Washington for the sittings. The pie
ture is simple and dignfled. painted with few
tones, and is an excellent likeness. The jury
of the Pennsylvania academy of fine arts has
selected it for exhibition in December. Mr..
Hardie is now engaged on another portrait
OF senator Proctor and will soon begin one
ol chiet justice Walhridge A. Field of the
supreme court Of Massachusetts for the Bar
association.
James Deland, a leading and wealthy citi-
zen of Clinton, Ia, died in that city on
Monday. the 18th inst Mr.. Deland was
born in Rutland IS years years ago and
moved to Ohio when IL years of age. He
moved to Clinton in 1860 and had held the
office of mayor, circuit clerk and alderman.
He was in the banking and real estate bust
ness and was vice-president of the Clinton