Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-19
NO. 40.
General Vermont News.

ceiyer. The Central Vermont has pursued
this course on the grounds thatth o. and l..
{. has not been earning its rental. which
was S22g,OO per year and taxes. aud a sink
ing fund Of IS on the Lamoille Valley extern
sion bonds. The existing relations between
the Central Vermont and Mr. Parsons are
very cordial and pleasant and it il not ex-
pected that there will be any changes which
will be detrimental TO the Central Vermont
interests, st. Albans or the employees. The
Ogdensburg Transit company, which owns
the big fleet Of steamers plying between Og-
densburg and western water front cities. and
which is the principal feeder of the o. and
J.. C., is still owned and controlled by the
Central Vermont.
Philo S. Severance,a "A well-known and sub
stantial resident of Middlebury,l Is dead. He
was So years old, a veteran of the war and q
member of Russell post, e. A. r., of Middle
bury. He leaves widow, "a married daugh-
ter and a son. The leading social event of
the season in Middlebury was the wedding
Of j. Allen Warner, son of General and Mrs
James NJ. Warner of Albany. NY. and Maud
\. Wainwright, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner S.Wainwright Of AIiddlebury. Rey
A. W. Dickens, pastor Of the local COngrega-
tiOnal church, performed the ceremony ....
Announcement is made Of the engage
ment of Jessie Chapman. eldest
daughter Of Colonel and Mrs. Thad VI. Chap
man. and Dr. ID. G. Noble. both of Middle
bury Rev. T. II. Archibald and Mrs
Archibald have just celebrated their golden
wedding. The day was also the 50th ami
versary Of the ordination of Mr. Archibald
as minister. All the children of the couple
residing in the state were present, including
Rev. s. II. Archibald and family Of Walling
ford, and Frank &. Archibald, Esq, of Man
chester.
The L. & T. Fairbanks & Co.'S dry goods
business of st. Johnsbury has been pur-
chased by Frank II. Brooks, William c. Ty-
Ter and Jonas ii. Brooks. who will do busi-
ness under the firm name of the Caledonia
County Dry Goods company with a capital
stock Of 100000. Frank H. Brooks has pur-
chased the store building. and real estate
that goes with it, valued at about $50, 900
The dry goods department of +. Il 4.
Fairbanks Go. dates from the beginning
of the scale works in 1881. About 1889 the
store building near the scale works was de-
stroyed by fire and the next year a fine three
story brick building was erected for busi-
ness on Main street. where it has since been
conducted. The new prOprletOrs are popu-
lar young men. Frank Brooks is Il sOn-in-
law Of the late Hon. Franklin Fairbanks and
former paymaster at the scale shops
William Tyler has been cashier at the scale
office, and Jonas Brooks teller at the First
National bank.
Edgar Purinton. n we'll known farmer. 40
years old, living in the east part of Bristol
near the StarksborO line. was found living in
an unconscious state in the yard near his
house. He had been to the village got Il
load of feed had unloaied it into the gran
airy and was found nearly under the horses
feet. physician was called but Mr.. Purin-
ton died in a short time. He was highly re-
spected by all who knew him. AT the fu-
neral, just held, of Jesse J. Ridley friends
Were present from Middlebury. Vergennes,
Hinesburgh and Richmond. Rev. Wesley A.
kinzie, the pastor of the Baptist church,
Oflcated. The interment was in the village
cemetery by the side of his son, Drew Rid
ley. The bearers were n. +. Dunshee, Z. B.
Patterson. L. c. Dixie. n. Mcintyre, 5. d.
Farr and b. Daggett.
The following pension changes in Yer
mont are noted Original Harrison H..
Thurston, Sharon; Thomas j. License,
Pawlet Milton II. Pettber, Putuey Addi,
tional, Henry A. Silver of Bennington, Jo-
siah Reed of Sheldon, Robert Madgett OF
Chelsea. Increase. Walter +. Adams of
Chelsea, Charles n. Streeter of West Con-
cord. Henry n. Bushnell of Waitsfleld Henry
Z. Huntington of Wallingford. Renewals.
Adolphus A. Graves of Winooski reissue.
Henry c. Teslie of Plymouth Union. Orig
inal, widow, Julia A. Wells of Waterbury.
Mary A. Collins of Monkton, Mary NJ. Colt
of Brattleboro. Belinda 7. Gates of st. Johns
bury, East.
William H. Fuller, general secretary of
the Young Mems Christian association of
Rutland. has resigned. Mr. Fuller was form
erly secretary of the Brattleboro association,
going to Rutland five years ago. The mem
bership of the Rutland association has more
than doubled since then. The directors have
accepted Mr.. Fuller's resignation and his
place will be taken by Walter Thorp. assist
ant secretary of the HoIyoke association.
At meeting of the yergennes city coun-
Gil the following appointments We're made
for 1897 Treasurer, Thomas Mack: super
intendent of water. c. A. Hoffnagle; super
intendent of streets, +. NJ. Moulton; collec-
tor, f. L. Fish; chief engineer fire depart
ment. +. II. FOss; first assistant. +. w. Coe:
second assistant, A. B. Taber; overseer of
the poor II. ?. Fisher; chief of police,
stephen Bates.
Among the Methodist ministers transferred
in the Burlington district, Troy conference,
this spring. will be the pastor of the Wi
nooski church, Rev. A. o. Spoor He has
held the pastorate for five years. the time
limit Mr.. Spoor ismaking a strong canvass
for the Winooski postotlice. 1t is pretty
generally understood that his successor as
pastor will be Rev. John l.. Fort. Jr., who iS
now stationed at Williston.
George Noonan of Addison and Friend
Adams of PantOn have sailed from Boston
for England with 16 horses. u of which are
Homestead and McGregor stock bred by F.
D. Barton. They expect to dispose of these
horses in England, Mr.. Noonan will go to
Australia with L. D. Morrison and will meet
him in England. Mr.. Adams will return to
this country this spring
Hon. William A. Lord of Montpelier and
Hon. J. l.. Martin of Brattleboro are promi-
nent aspirants for the United States district
attorneyship from Vermont. Each is backed
by strong petitions, each is a prominent at
torney of the state, and each has been speak
er of the Vermont house.
Jones Brothers of Barre have been
awarded the contract for the great Kruger
mausoleum at Newark, n. y. to be of cut
Barre granite and to cost $50, 900 Nathan.
iel Chamberlin, an aged resident of Barre
and well known in Methodist circles, dropped
dead of heart failure.
Edward Foster, a prominent and highly
esteemed citizen of South Royaton is dead
He was a merchant there for 30 years and
had served in the State Legislature and
places of trust. He leaves a wife and eight
children.
Madeline, the IS months old daughter o.
John Putnam of Mill village, accidentally
took two swallows of n solution of morphine
and died. Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam lost a chill
last summer by drowning in the mill pond
Benjamin f. Skif, for long time prom.
inent merchant and farmer in Bridport, is
dead at the age of GA years. He leaves q
widow and one son, Lewis A. Skifr o
AIiddlebury
Shoe Factory Burned.
PORTLAND, Me-, March 16-L. p. Haw-
kins' shoe factory at Deering has been
burned to the ground. The building was a
three-story wooden structure. Seventy