Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-08-27
General Vermont News.

Iiyeryman NJ. &. Fisher OF Essex Junction
TO drive to Colchester. He returned the
same night The following day he engaged
the teall again, this time 10 drive TO Shell
burne. He did not come back. lie gave
his name as Frank Lewis and said be had
been at work for Charles Flynn, the super
intendent of the poor farm at Colchester.
Mr. Fisher, failing TO receive his property
and hearing nothing from the man who
had hired the horse, visited Shelburne,
but failed to get clew 10 the
whereabouts of Lewis. Later he vls-
tied Plattsburgh and Beekmantown, In
New York state, where Lewis was supposed
TO have relatives. Still later Fisher received
a telegram from Hammond, n. y. that his
horse was there and that Lewis had been
arrested. Lewis had made an effort to sell
the property to l.. A. HaZen OF that place.
giving the name of Beekmantown man for
reference as to his responsibility. Hazen
wired the Beekmantown party and ID. Z.
Slater Of Essex. who was present, gave IN
formation that led to the arrest Of Lewis.
Lewis has been brought to Vermont on ex-
tradition papers.
United States Senator William L. Mason
of Illinois has wired from Alexandria, Mimi,
as follows: ION account of sickness in my
family, il will be impossible for me to meet
nv engagement in Vermont. Therefore,
Vermont cities will have to forego the great
pleasure which was in store for them, for a
time at least" 1t is barely possible that ar
rangements can be made by Senator Mason
to visit Vermont next year during the state
campaign. Senator Mark Hanna has made Mr..
Mason promise to stump Ohio this fall. Mr..
Mason's home is in Chicago. Senator Mason
is a new man in national political life and,
therefore, he is comparatively unknown to
Vermonters. but his rise in politics, while
not quite equaling that of Mr.. Bryan. has
been meteoric in the extreme. or his great
ability as an orator, it is utlicient to say that
Speaker Reed remarked after hearing him
speak in favor of Chicago for the worlds
fair site, that his five minutes speech was
the best one to which he ever listened.
The Jury in the case of Taylor and O'Don-
aid. the TiconderOga pOstotfice robbers,
charged with assault with intent to kill and
m"rder, who have been twice tried in Wind
sor county court. returned verdict after de-
liberating six hours, finding Taylor guilty of
assault and O'Donald guilty Of assault with
intent to kill The case was concluded after
lengthy arguments by the counsel, Johnson
and Moloney making eloquent pleas for
the respondents. W. W. Stckney assisted
States Attorney Harvey in the prosecution.
Taylor, the Younger man, broke down sew
eral times during the progress Of the trial.
and has shown other evidences of the strain
he was under. The testimony was substan-
tally the same as in tn former trial, but
both prisoners took the stand this time, tes-
tifying that Officer Tinkham did not give
his authority when making the arrest at
Rochester, in which a number of shots were
fred 10y officers and the fleeing burglars.
State Fish Culturist Cheney of New York
is grf.tihed at the apparent success of his ef-
forts to stock Lake George and Lake Cham
plain with landlocked sPlmon. In 1894 sew
eral carloads of yearling landlocked salmon
were placed in brooks near the head of
Lake George and in the brooks flow
ing into Lake Champlain, between Port
Henry and Bluff Point. The following
wear a similar consignment was depos-
tied in the same waters. Mr.. Cheney has
received word from w. C. Wetherbee, of
Port Henry that landlocked salmon
weighing 81 pounds had been caught near
that place in Lake Champlain. Mr.. Cheney
thinks larger salmon will be taken in both
lakes this year He has arranged to free
another lot of the yearlings in each lake this
fall
The exercises in celebration of the CEN
tennial of the Caledonia county grammar
school at Peacham have been much enjoyed.
The exercises were formally opened with an
able address by Congressman John b. Gill
fellon of Minneapolis, which was followed
bv a historical address by Prof. Henry d.
Wild of Williams college. An address by
Prof c. H. Cambridge then followed.
Dinner was served in the Congregational
and Methodist churches. and a host of loyal
alumni and friends of the institution were
fed. Postprandial speeches were made by
various gentlemen, Martin Eugene McClarey
| of Malone n. Y, acting rs toastmaster.
The day closed with grand reception in the
! evening The exercises were held in large
| tent, which had a seating capacity OF about
| 1000.
William LAWN, the Brattleboro tenor, has
| just received a cablegram announcing his
engagement to sing with Nine. Marcella
| Sembrich on her tour of the United States.
| The opening concert will be given in the
Metropolitan opera house in New York
October 26. Mr. LAWN has also been en-
gagged to sing in two performances of the
| ''Creation'' at the Claremont On. H. music
| festival beginning September B, and he will
be one Of the artists at the Worcester festival.
! Frederick Main, Bostons celebrated violin
ist. will play at the Howe-Lavin concert in
| Bratteboro the 26th instead of Wulf Fries,
as was at first expected, and Paul ii. Fox OF
the Boston symphony orchestra will be the
tlutist.
Owing to the inclement weather the an
nual regatta of the Lake Champlain Yacht
club at Burlington was anything but sue
cess Three races were pulled OIL Ihe
| first class of 20 to 33 footers and the second
class were started together. The Clean, be-
longing to w. H. Foote of Port Henry, won
the first class in one hour 10 minutes ard
80 seconds. beating the Scud. The second
class was taken by Robert j., belonging to
A. Adsit, one hour, 20 minutes and so sec
onds, The Iris of Montlair, N. Y, was
second. The race for small yachts, steam
and naphtha, etc, was taken by L.C. Grant
boat i, G. g., and for the larger boats by
the Lillian.
At the annual meeting of the trustees oil
the Vermont Soldiers home held at Chester
the trustees present were Gov. Grout, Hugh
Henry of Chester. H. A. Huse of Montpelier
&. G. Kinsman of Rutland, j. j. Estey Of
Brattleboro, Ozro Meacham Of Brandon, J
n. Stearns of Bradford, and Gen. Green
leaf of Burlington. Reports we're received
showing that the home was running along
in a satisfactory way. The old board o
officers was re-elected: Judge Henry, presi
dent; Col. Kinsman, secretary; and Mr.
Stearns, treasurer. N. p. Bowman of st
Johnsbury was elected trustee in place o
II. X. Ide, deceased.
O'Donald was sentenced to 10 years il
state prison and Taylor to one year in the
house of correction at Rutland They haC
been sentenced by Judge Taft at the MAY
term of the county court in Woodstock the
same year to 25 years each in the state
prison. but secured a new trial. O'DonalC
is So years old. and Taylor 25 They haC
served two and half years of their former
sentences AS Taylor's sentence is but fo
one year he has already served it and yea
and half to spare
George Winn, Windsor jeweler, was sur
prised the other morning at the way in which
bat with three young ones got away from
him. He had found the four in front of hi!
house, and he took them in and put them OF
tnhl al ant t.h hnl how
fight then turned on its back and feigneC
death. The little ones fastened themselve
to it, and the old one Topped instantly ant
flew away. taking her family along.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paschal p Williamson o
, South Pomfret have just passed the 62d mile