Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-28
General Vermont News.

The Ann Starv Chapter. Daughters % the
Revolution Of Rutland. will make pilgrim
aga on Friday MAY -. to the grave uf Ann
story. a heroic woman 90 the revolution,
who j. buried iu q country graveyard % tue
town Of salisbury. soue -5 miles north. She
was a principal and true character IN
ThOmpsons : novel. Green Mountain Boys.
The trip will be- made BY special tram - the
railway station. whence they Will De- taken
by carriage 10 the grave and the site Of the
home and cave Of Mother story. Gen.O.O.
Howard will make an address. 4 reunion 0f
the veterans gf Co. l. Of the stn vermont regi-
ment will also be held. az which General
Howard. General L. II. Ripley. who led the
regiment into the city of Eirhmund' General
Dodge of New York and Lieutenant Dodge
OF Chicago. will be present. 4 campfire viii
be held al night. On saturday a Memorial
dav service will be observed, AZ which Gen
eral Howard will be the orator. He will 20
from there To a Memorial day service at
Fitchburc. Mass.
Constitution Encampment. No. .. |. o.
o. F.. has Just been organized in Windsor
bv II. o. Wallace of -. Adams, grand CHIEF
patriarch. assisted by other officers OF the
grand encampmeut Of the state. The en-
campment located at Springfield assisted in
the ceremonies, and conferred the several
degrees on a class Of about thirty. Follow
ing are the officers of the new organization:
l. VI. Cleverly chief patriarch; George \.
Gibbons, high priest; ID. /. Eugg, senior
warden: Geo u. Clough, treasurer; W. c.
Ordway scribe; ID. 7 Barbour, junior
warden: +. ". BILLINGS. guide: L. y. Coy,
G.. [. B1yd. W. l. Robinson. Frank Weld,
watches: &c. Wilder Bert Frost.guards; Er-
nest Martin. inside sentinel; EOllin Vixen
dali. outside sentinel. With the charter
members. this new organization starts with
a membership OF about forty.
The las, meeting Of the trustees Of the Gill
Odd Fellows Home previous 70 the meeting
Of the Grand lodge ia Montpelier this week,
was held in Ludlow. The board organized
under a special act Of the last Legislature
making the home an incorporated lnstltu-
ton The home is free from incumbrance,
all debts are paid and there i money in the
treasury. The following is the board OF trus-
tees as at present organized: II. /. Parker.
grand master. president eX-ufticlO. Lyndon
Vile. H. W. Hall. p. e.. VI chairman, Burl-
inetOu; H. L. Stillson, Z. q. NJ. secretary,
Bennington /. G.. Pullman, +. q. treasurer,
Ludlow; W. d. Wilson, L. Il. NJ, St.Albans
0. II. Henderson. +. q. NJ, st. Johnsbury
l. J. RettinG L. G.. NJ. BratllebOro II. L.
Parker. grand secretary. Bradford H. c.
Farrar p. q. NJ. Rutland &. \. Perry. Z.
G.. NJ. Readsboro,
Six hundred dollars in prizes Is to be given
at the tournament of the state Firemen's
association to be held in Yer.ennes, June
ZSI The money will be divided as follows:
Hand engine contest. first prize, $3.50
second, 800 hose race, first, $50 second,
-75 third. S2j hook and ladder contest,
first. 5l2: second. = third. -. Entries
should De made to Z. y. Moore. secretary,
Bennington or To- W. y. Thompson. YER
gennes. before june 18th. Barre will send
an engine company and hose company.
The membership OF the associationnOw con
si-ts Of 81 life members. . fire companies. 6
chief engineers and honorary member
Hardwirk Gazette il in deep water. Its
secured liabilities are about $4,000 and the
editor B. II. Aihee. IS Seque-tered by sick
ness ia some locality not generally known.
The establishment has been put into invol-
untarv Insolvency. and the messenger mas
put john +. Harris III charge, AMI Ar.Harrls
will edit the paper for the time being, which
{ Is guaranty that the readers Of the Gazette
will have a lively paper Ii may be added
that this appointment efretUdlly dl-poses OF
the baseIes. yarn that Nr. Harris had bought
the Burlington clipper and would take pos
session June lst.
Eugene NJ Campbell Of st. Johnsbury
started on Tuesday for Zurich. Switzerland,
Ia attend the International supreme Lodge
of Good Templar, a. a representative Of
the Grand Lodge IF Vermont The other
delegate is the grand chief .templar Of YER
mont, Chancey H. Hayden, principal OF Es-
sex Literary Institute They expect to re-
turn home about the 10Th OF July. Besides
attending the session. which lasts about 10
days, they will visit many places Of interest,
including Baden Baden, Antwerp. Cologne.
Mainz. Brussels. Heidelberg. the valley Of
the Rhine, Paris London and Lucerne.
The town ot Salisbury was once slave
holding town. \ family coming from Con-
necticut in the last century brought q slave
with them that lived and died in that town.
( The sheldon museum at MiddletUry has the
bill Of sale, dated l773. The price named
/ was go
The Fuller Battery has recently
/ elected II. l.. Waterman, before junior
/ second lieutenant, first lieutenant % succeed
/ 4. I. Mcclure. resigned. Second sergeant
/ Geo Collins was chosen }UHl0r second lieu
1 tenant to succeed Waterman.
1 o. w. Davis. recently elected captain Of
/ Company X. Vermont National Guard.
| tBennincton, has passed u successful ex-
animation before the examining board at
| Burlington and will be recommended to the
| governor for commission.
! Col Robert j. CofTey Of Bennington. and
! First Lieut.. Albert T. Mcclure, brevet cap
| tain. late Of the first light battery, Brattle-
| boro, have each been placed upon the re-
/ tired list Of the Vermont National Guard
| with their respective ranks,
Mrs. Maria McCuen Of North street. Bur-
| lington. has the proud distinction OF having
81 children. grandchildren and great grand
/ children This remarkable lady is still in the
best of health and expects to live long
/ enough to see many more.
The circulation OF the Rutland free library
during April was boil. The number OF books
taken out OF the library for corresponding
months in 1895 and 1896 was 522S and 5002.
respectively.
The next annual session Of the grandscom-
| maudery. United Order of Golden Cross OF
Vermont. will be held at Brattleboro on
Wednesday, April 4, 1898.
Middlebury's G. A. II. post will celebrate
Memorial day Monday, May 81, instead of
Saturday. having obtained a dispeusatton
from the department.
The Amidon 4 Spring portable saw mill
has been moved from West Chesterfield TO
the Ball lot in Vernon owned by Mr.. Cum
mings.
Eighteen persons live in a one-room
shanty. l6 by 20 feet. in the town of Wood
stock, not far from the Brdsewater line.
The annual convoeation of the grand
chapter. o. Z. s.. Of Vermont. will be held
in Barton on Wednesday, June 2nd.
The office of Chinese inspector at the port
OF Richford. held by Z. NJ. Sutton Of Bur
! lington. has been discontinued.
f. E. Bassett Of Bridcewater shot large
American bald eagle, which measured II
feet, the other day.
An effort is being made to organize a
Knights of Pythias lodge at Lyndonville.