Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-12-25
General Vermont News.

Rudyard Kipling has given up Vermont
and il l. nov believed that he win make his
Eom- In the English county II DcvOnshire.
When Mr.. kipling settled in TOrguay. ou
arriving in England two months ago. he was
regarded merely a. a bird 81 passage. HE
stay al -. Mary's church. the suburb % the
queen ~ English watering places. has,
however. 20 pleased him that there Is every
probability he will continue 10 liy-iu Devon
shire.
An effort il being made by the business
men 81 Springfield To- form q Syndicat" ~
furnish the railroad company with a loan
50 that d ear bee put ia operation this win
ter hy getting the ears and the power. With
the road once in operation the bonds of the
road will be worth about par and can be
sold readily.
Department Commander PuTer has gone
90 Buffalo 10 arrange for quarters for Yer
monter- who may attend the national en-
campmcut 20 be held in that city the second
week ia August.
Some IS representative farmers Of South
eastern Vermont met in Union hall, Bel
lows Falls, and organized a branch of the
New England MIX Producers Union. W.
W. Barry of SaNton's River Vas chosen pres
ident and John +. Holmes Of WalpOle gem
eTal secretary IL was decided 10 elect a
district. who shall under the direction Of the
general president and secretary. attend to
the matters of the union locality.
Samuel ". Parker uf Newport makes the
county of Orleans present Of clock that
will cost $1,000. II will be- placed in the
tower ufthc county court house 10y Christ
mas. The t0weris being put up In readiness
to receive it by sheriff Miles. The county
appropriates $50 and the citizens of New
H.. ,IfH.
preparing the belfry and putting in trans
parent dials
The state If Vermont Seems 10 be- distin-
gushed in many notable and diversified
ways Ii transpires that the first patent
granted by the United States was Ia Samuel
Hopkins OF Vermont July 81. 1880. for max
ing pot and pearl ashes.
The House of Correction at Rutland has
now loo prisoners which is about 20 more
than the average for tile last three YEAR.
A tank containing a fine specimens Of
brook trout We're taken To- New York city
Monday. where they will Ice placed in the
new aquarium nj Castle Garden. They
ware taken from Caspian Lake.
The remains of Tel Hicks, who died in
Mexico. y. Y. were taken to Bennington for
interm"nt. Mr.. Hicks was formerly we'll
known citizen OF Bennington Center and
went To Mexico about ten years ago 10 re-
side with a relative. Tn" deceased who was
born June ,. 1901. descended from ii family
remarkable for longevity He was one Of
six children, whose average age at death
was about ~ years. His grandmother lived
to be 100 wears old. His grandfather. John
Hicks was one uf the party who threw the
tea overheard into Boston Harbor in l773,
and was subsequently killed 10y the British
on the retreat from Lexington in ITO.
The fact that Normunt.e Legislature has
Just passed an act taxing inhrritauccS makes
1t interesting that AN Illinois Judge pro-
nounces u similar law in that state unconSti-
tutonal. According t. this Judicial author
ity the law IN that stat" l. 50 constructed as
to cause unjust discrimination and therefore
Is in violation of the state runsti-
tuition. II is this matter Of discrimination
that has given the opponents Of
the legislation OF this general rhar-
acter OF their basis of contention
whenever the law has been brought before
the courts for Interpretation. Inheritance
legislation has bceu pronounced invalid in
/ a number OF States uu account of its fatal
| construction in regard to this point
| The difficulty comes in the matter Of rus-
sitcation. which i a usual feature Of
( laws of this kind. Uniformity must be
strictly observed, or the advantage will
| inevitably lie with those who would have
| the legislation oy"rihrown. The Illinois
! law appears 10 have been a complicated
! affair at best. The fundamental idea of
| such a law is certainly right and it is to be
/ hoped that the new Vermont law has been
/ so carefully drawn rs to stand the
| tests when it is referred t. the courts
as it undoubtedly will be sooner or later.
/ The public spirited and progressive peo-
/ pie of st, bloomsbury are rejoicing over a
| substantial list ~ new industries about to
| be added to their local enterprises. The
! directors Of E.& TIairbank- & Co.. have de-
| cidcd to manufacture brass globe valves. and
| the first Of the new year they will begin op-
! erati1nS on an extensive scale. Among the
| towns new buildings Il one to he
devoted to the sale Of all kinds Of
masonry supplies and number OF other en-
terprises are also under consideration.
An importation Of deer came into the
| state recently and were placed upon Stave
! Island for breeding purposes. The deer
/ were brought by express from the preserve
! of the late Austin Corbin in Hampshire and
! taken upon the steamer Chateaugay t. the
/ island to be liberated. Messrs. VI. & Berry,
J. g. Henderson and f. L. Perkins were in
vited by Mr.. Fred II. Wells, the owner
OF the deer and and also of Stave Island. to
assist in escorting the animals to their new
quarters and see them liberated. The small
herd consisted Of two does and buck.
They were transported in crates and seemed
! reasonably tame, there being no difficulty in
| stroking the does which were in the same
crate Provision has been made at the
island for feeding the animals during the
winter. Otherwise they will be allowed to
| roam at will.
DR., Frank W. Page of Boston has been
chosen superintendent Of the Vermont In
sane asylum, his appointment to take effect
Jan. l. 1897.