Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-01-31
General Vermont News.

Inc Nlofeuuiutfr OF the Orlraus llA-t EelA-
pany Of Newport chose the following gentle
/ men directors at their annual meeting
Charles J.. frouty, 4. &. Miller. J. A. frouty,
Seymour Lane, Josiah Grogi. The
/ directors chose the following officers
President. Charles 4. Prouty; vice
/ president o. &. Miller; TREASURER. 4. J
/ Iurrell; assistant treasurer. L. = Tinkham.
| The last siN months was the most profitable
| in the history Of the bank. Notwithstanding
I the hard times.
Ludlow j. agitating for electric
/ lights 4 mass meeting was recently
held To discuss the question and q
committee was appointed 10 investigate.
/ Swanton was the first village in Vermont 60
adopt municipal lighting anC "a schedule Of
rates was worked OFT which j. a model
/ for cheapnes-. The schedules adopted
az HYDE Park. MOrrisvillc johnson aud
I Norhhell were al based ou the Swautou
/ system and an are models Of low prices for
/ consumers.
The committee appointed by th"
hotel keepers association 10 draft by
4 laws for the new ASSOCIATION, consisting
Z Of George 4. Richards of Era;tleboro. Walter
/ Is. johnson 81 ESSEX Junction and landlord
3 Morse of the Junction house, met at White
/ River Junction. last week To- do their work
. The bylaws will bee -ubmittedto a meeting 10
I be- held az the junction house shortly. The
/ committee protests vigorously against the idea
advanced 10y some state papers, that the or
/ gauizatiUu proposes 10 fight the prohibit ion
I AIRY law, and declares that majority Of Yer
mont hotel proprietors would refuse TO Join %
movement Of that kind.
I Middle7ey has Just had a remarkable lar
/ ceny case. 4 woman was charged with the
larceny Of a bag Of hay. The first jury disa-
greed after aH all night session. The second
1 agreed that respondent not guilty after sey-
I eraI hours drlIberatiOn. Her partner was
I tried for the same crime. convicted and sen
fenced 10 pay "A fine Of - and costs. The
horse for which the hay WAS stolen died
while the trial was in progress. That ought
TO settle the case forever.
\. II. Wa-hburn OF Vernon. who died re-
Gently. was one Of the characters OF southern
( Vermont. For 81 years be- was "a civil magi--
J trate and his natural ability had made him
, one of the best informed men in that section
/ If the state on all local topics and large
number Of Important national questions. 4
few wears ago be compiled an interesting
history ot the town for Miss lIemenway $
/ GaZettee-,u unique state history which ranks
/ as one Of the best local histories ~ the world
! His unusual fund OF knowledge. bis ready
/ wit and geua!itv made him one Of the hest
/ convef-aIIunaii-t~ In Windham county and
( his fame extended even into Massachusetts,
/ He always took a lively interest in the affair
/ OF the town aud his faculties remained un-
/ dlmmed 10 the day OF his death az the age OF
-.
In" '"eN oi snow lh Northern Vermont ihi,
. winter j. ruinogs for the lumber business u
/ a foot OF snow should fail n would set many
hundreds Of men To work and put many
Thousand dollars in circulation. As il is men
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| VILLAGES nf tho state are rarpii,iur, TN. avist
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Instantly And more than ms tbrre n,
more IRE tran. being erected than Other kim
Of buildings within the IRE limits, nIsastr,
does not Seem To tenrh them wisdom, II
needs an rlttor Destruction 10 make them Id
ANYTHING. The records show thattho los,
hy fire during 1895 vas alr,a-r : / 600
coo In 1901 ii was practically til,
same there being only a few tbou
sands ,iOereu.a i'm. ntp,i,,- If rr.- j.
said by Insurance rnmranirs IN he LARGE,
than in any other state at.,nrlin., TO the POM
latiop. During the pa-, two wear, al6p
property to tine amount OF nearly $4,000 0oi
has been destroyed and Vermont can hardl,