Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-07-09
General Vermont News.

from the lJJ ward marx. Dut was ulsluhii-
led for beating the pistol at the start. His
time was 4:27 In the two mile professional
tandem Walsh and Callahan were sec
ond. the winners being Tom and Nate Butler,
who made the distance in l.55-l5. Ellery
Blake of Kcene. who j. well-knOwn in YER
mont. distinguished himself by twice break
ing the worlds amateur record for one-third
mile in competition. In his trial heat his
time was 42 3-5ths seconds and in the final
Al 4-5ths seconds.
While Miss Mary +. Stockwell, daughter
of $. L. Stockwell. Of Centre Rutland was
walking on the Proctor track about O'Clock
in the evening on her way home, she was as
saulted by an unknown man. She was
within five minutes walk Of her home at the
time. The girl made a brave resistance
and succeeded in breaking away from
her assailant several times, but he
finally oyerpowered her, took away her
pocketbook. which contained only few
cents, struck and otherwise bruised her
about the face and neck. Miss StOckwell
cannot give a clear description Of the man
and does not remember of ever having seen
him before.
The election Of officers Of the Vermont
State Firemen's association resulted as fol-
lows; President, John II. Sargent, Middle
bury; presidents, NJ. l.. Orr. Poultney,
X X Hannum, Rutland II. l.. Budd, Ben
| ningtOm John \. Norton, Nergennes, G.. +.
Folsom. SwantUn; secretary, ID. ID. Moore,
Bennington; treasurer. L.C. Grant; executive
committee. W. f. Morse, Burlington J. II.
DOnnelly. Nergennes II. L. Thomas. Win
ooski y. d. Phelps. Barre II. I. Hope, Poult-
ney; national representative s. ID. Miner,
Nergennes; alternate, NJ. Z. Orr, POultney;
statistician, q. II. Burch. Bennington. The
next convention will be held in Middlebury.
Recently Deputy Sheriff D. H. Camp of
Fairler had in charge John Hartwell, a
prisoner awaiting trial. Camp got out of his
carriage to hitch the horse near II. 7. War
rens store. and the alert Hartwel made for
New hampshire, a distance of about 100
rods. The sheriff shot at the prisoner twice,
and at the New Hampshire end of the bridge
was the victorjn a combat which resulted
in HartwtlHs shoulder being put out of
joint A physician was summoned and re-
set it.
/ Carrie Dwyer. the l1-year-old daughter of
! Patrick Dwyer of Centre Rutland, was at
tackled by Il man on the Dorr road and badly
/ frightened but not injured in any special
way. The little girl could not give any sort
of a description of the man, but from various
circumstances it looks as if the same man
/ had a hand in both cases. The matter is in
| the hands of the sheriff who has offered
reward for the arrest of the miscreant.
| The Northfeld News says: 1t is possible
| that Northfeld may lay claim to having
! among its residents the oldest Mason in the
! state. Sheriff J. Farrell Davis took his first
/ degrees in that institution Feb. u, 1916.
| which makes him only two months short of
! having been a member for 80 years. Mr..
| Davis is also affiliated with the higher de-
| grees and is at present secretary of the local
| lodge of the Red Cross of Constantine.
| Work is getting slack in the knitting mills
/ at Bennington. and at the Rockwell mills
| only the finishing room is in operation, and
! that OH threU-quarter time only. The Lash
| er Stocking company is running the plant
| evenings. The company recently received
an order from John Wanamaker for 500
! dozen, which was supplemented a couple of
! days after by an order for 1000 dozen from
| Philadelphia firm.
In the county court at Manchester, Benja-
min Roberts of Dorset against whom the
| grand jury had returned 10 indictments for
! selling liquor, called for trial by jury. The
! jury found him guilty of Is first offences. He
! was sentenced to pay fine of $3.50 and costs
and spend 80 days in the house of correc-
tion, to stand committed until the fine was
| paid. The sentence to the wOrkhOuse for
| first offense of selling is the frs: ever given
in this county.
The candidates for United States marshal
for the state of Vermont are Fred A. Field
of Rutland Col H. Z. Taylor of Brattleboro.
| Romeo A. Norton of Huntington, l.. A. Drew
tions for all the candidates have been well
endorsed throughout the state and are now
in the hands of the Vermont delegation in
Congress to be acted upon when the proper
| time comes.
The case of state VS.. Joseph Hamel, an
indictment for rape of an eight years old
girl in Williamstown last March, has ended
IN a verdict of guilty. W. W. Lapoint for
the defence waived exceptions and sentence
| was i'm ppspd sending rpSponIpnt tn Ctatn'C
prison for Is years. State Attorney Darling
and j. H. Watson for the state, J.W. Gordon
and W. W. Lapoint for the respondent.
Carey B. Thayer, treasurer and cashier of
the Northtleld Savings bank, has just died
suddenly Of apopleXy. He was 70 years of
age and one OF the early settlers of the town
and had been connected with the savings
bank since its institution in 1867. He was
one of the most prominent business men in
Washington county.
Hon. j. D. Benson of Randolph accepted
the invitation to deliver the address before
the alumni of Norwich university at North
field at the commencement. Mr.. Denison
was member of the class of 80, but later
took course in the university of Vermont.
A. B. Yeazey, son of Judge Wheelock g.
Vea2ey, was married to Miss Marion Dorothy
Wheatley, daughter of eV-district commits
sioner and Mrs. Wheatley in Washington re-
Gently. James Il. Morrill, was one of the
uSherS.
The town of Peacham is making great
preparations for the Tooth anniversary of
Peacham academy, which is to be held some
time in August. 1t is hoped that every
graduate of the academy will be present
Rockingham is sti | without a town agent.
J. +. Pierce, who received the appointment,
has not perfected arrany yements with the se-
lectmcn, and the result is that the agency
has been locked since May.
Elmer L. Coon, quartermaster sergeant,
Co. NJ list regiment, V. n. c., Burlington,
has been appointed provost sergeant on the
non-commissiOned staff of Brg. Gen. j. j.
Estey.
The engcgemen of Miss Alice G. Clarke.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Clarke of
Burlington, to Edward 2. Woodbury.. son of
ex-governor U. A. Woodbury., is announced.
Isaac T. Pratt has caught his sixty-third
black bear The animal, which was captur-
ed in the wilds Of glastonbury. weighed 100
pounds, and was in fine condition.
In the county court at Manchester Nor.
man Munson of Sandgate for criminal as
sault on girl II years of age was sentenced
to state prison for eight years.
An election for second lieutenant of Co.
NJ, 1st Regt. V. N. g., Burlington, resulted
in the choice of First Sergeant L. 2. Wood.
bury.
John Rush OF Searsburg who was EN-.
! ployed by Elmer lie Roy, dropped dead
! while working in the field recently.