Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-30
General Vermont News.


Gus dgur,. iu the revolutionary PERIOD and IN
the earlier history % Vermont aud the town
Of poultusV She became the wife Oi faul
NJ. Eos= ON February ~. 1927. an asSo'ihie
0f Horace Greeley during his four year,
apprenticeship Ia that village % the trade oil
type>stting. She was also the scho"lnat"
aud associate 10 George Jones, the ioun-
der and editor Of the New York Times OF
Francis II. Ruggles. an associai" editor anu
uf Jared sparks the historian, who was also
apprenticed al the carpenter and Joiner 5
trade about the same time. She was viva
cious aud intelligent young woman, giving
aid aud encouragement tu them, ot which
in later wears they made graceful arknowl-
edgrment. Her only child. DIR. l.. u. koss,
surgeon Of the 18th Vermont regiment. sur
wives her. a. do six grandsons. tw" 81 whom
arr residents oi Rutland, aud several great
grandchildren.
The Vermont Democratic club has just held
it, annual meeting in Montpelier The an
nual election If officers resulted thus Presi-
dent. lsoliu :. thilds. Brattlcbpru vice.
presidents II. NJ. Miller. Bradford. George l..
Royce. Rutland secretary AMI treasurer &.
A.G.Ja'kson, Montpelier; executive commit
tee. one from each county. g. i. q. kimball,
Of Nergeunrs. John Robinson "i Benning ton,
y. &. Dodge of Burlington, Il. H. Billiard Of
lIardwick. g. VI. Fletcher Of Canaan, i. CT
McCambridgc OF II. Adams. q. ". Boards
ley of Grand Isle. &. J.. Mcmahon Of Stowe,
q. 4. Dickrv Of Bradford. Clarence Ewing
of North Troy. DEW. VI. Stearus of Rutland.
q. o. Evans of Waterbury. III. h. Hans Of
Brattleboro.C. A. Fitzpatrick Of White River
Junction. 4 banquet was held ut the Paw
lion at 2. M. and between 30 and GO COW
ers were laid. EN-May0r T. ii. Brown Of
Rutland presided as POSTMASTER.
The slate uuarries Of Guilford in Wind
ham county have been purchased by a stock
company. II will at once equip the plant
with modern machinery, Including steel
drill steam pump and derricks. and sink
the quarry deeper. 50 rs to reach the best Of
slate. II expects 10 get to making slate in a
couple of months. The Gulliurd slate is Of
admittedly superior quality There Is In
fact nothing equal 10 II for durability and
color except perhaps, the best OF Maine
slate. Slate put out 100 years ago at this
quarry is "a, good today as il was then.
There are four quarrie- there which were
operated very proiltahly 20 or 30 years ago.
though only the tops of them were worked.
whereas the best quality, with TAR less
percentage Of waste. Is deeper down.
The Rev. Stanislau- 5. Danleau has Just
Ned in "a hospital in Newark. y. j. Mr.
Danileau was the first Catholic priest TO re-
side in st. Johnsburv, going there in 1859.
He built the first Catholic church. now
known a. 81. Agnes Hail. in which the first
divine service was held on Christmas night,
1881. He purchased the property on which
the present Catholic church stands. He es-
/ tahished the first Catholic convent school in
the house now occupied hy Father BolssOn-
naut. Mr.. Danieau left st. Johnsbury 20
years ago. and was Immediately succeeded
by Rev. Father BulssonnRult. Mr.. Danileau
was born in Brittany France. in 1888, and
had been an ordained priest for 80 years.
Since leaving Vermont he has been in Sayre-
willie and Red Bank, y J.
Mrs. Mary Estey. widow Of Isaac Estey.
has Just died at her home in ReadsbOru.
Mrs E-tey WAS born in Deeriield. Mass.
/ January II 1908. She was "A daughter OF Asa
aud Mary Childs. There were seven chill
dreu. and an are now dead. She was mar
ried To Isaac E,tey September "a, 1894. and
resided a, Rtalsbpro until 1865, when they
removed To Wilmington. Mr.. Estey died
/ February ,. 1882. Seven children were born
to MIR. and Mrs. Estey. three Of whom died
/ in infancy The surviving children are
/ Charles G. Of Gardner Mass. Henry W. of
/ Northampton. Mass. and Sarah Estev and
/ Mrs. Mary Dudley Of Wilmington
Although John 4. sheldon received hi,
/ appointment as postmaster in Rutland some
/ time ago, Dr. j. d. llanrahan still holds the
office. For some reason or other Colonel
| Sheldon has failed to qualify. He is obliged
! to furnish bonds amounting to $4,000 and
the parties who will - his bonds must be
worth a great deal more than the amount of
the bonds. 1t looks now as though Or.
/ lIanrahan will come near completing his
term of office which expires In May.
The purses for the June meeting Of the
/ Rutland TrOtting Park association on June
/ q, % and q, have been decided upon. The
same purses will be used at the Granville
| N. y races, July ], and 3. Here are the
stakes Free-for-all, $500; 2.26 class, 1900
229 class, 5000; 23I class $50; 2.5O class
$3.50; and 500 class, Sl5V.
The following fourth class postmaster.
have been appointed for Vermont Brook
field. W. II. Spragu". vice. +. Ii. sampson
removed East torinth. F. +. Merrill, vice,
J.. ;. Rowland removed Newhury' G. L.
Andrews N''e' W. - Nn'5''' removed
! At the first meeting OF the creditors OF tbs
insolyent Vermont Hide and Leather com
pany OF Bethel 'ohh W. McuearH OF Bur
iIhgtoR was eiecteb "SslSuet' NJ M'"ear.
Is inc vermont Rl ana . Oh Tue Vacuum vi
company one u tie i"'Ses' 're"''"rs'
hev' Dr. +. NJ Raves OF hntlahd acted a.
chaplain OF tue prlSaue 'ohlhahIeu hN
Neheral nenrS III neIei"i howard uiIlslol
III the ihilit"iH P"i"ue AZ ''v uehi',a lIuh ol
Tan,,,on,E Eirat ra,,ip,snt Y Y q
lparraf ia tryir, tn raisa fmnds 60 ,hot i
'attand Tho JaJicatinn If Grant's nom.
ment in New York on April u. Several com.
panies of this state will attend
,rha arnIioati,, -, tina Hutlapd nostoo,o,
for ,.ori,aiIint, machine has hren ,,rantad
Tba machine has cnparity for ranrnIiin,
40 0O0 letters an hour. and will be the ouII
one in the state nn>......
1ohp n Senter Of Nontnelier rnita,
States district attorney + home II. hn
been absent about four weeks for the benefi
of his health, and during that time has takel
trip to Cuba.
Company +, V. y. c. Barrel took &C
men to the Grant monument dedca.
ton in New York MANY eX-members
marched with the company once more.
Harvey Copeland of Wilmington. who i
old rppnpt lV NUall.aH his hnr