Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-06-11
General Vermont News.

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ers association, writes that the maple /
sugar and syrup product Of Vermont for
1897 was l6 000. 900 to Is. 600 900 pounds one
third increase from 1896 and double the pro-
duet Of 1872 II is thought that there was
as much sugar made in 1894 as during the
past season. It seems to be the general
opinion Of sugar makers that this seasons
crop was as fine in quality as was ever
made. The weather. taken altogether,
could hardly have been improved upon.
President Bell says that Vermont makes
nearly, If not quite. one-half .he maple
sugar and syrup produced in the United
States. There are % maple-prOducing states
in the Union, and the crop this year was
probably over i0,0O0, 900 pounds. New York,
after Vermont. makes the largest amount Of
sugar. All the sugar made in New England,
il is said, would Ice consumed in New York
and Boston alone. The value Of the prod.
uct to Vermont farmers this year is esti-
mated at Sl.OOO,O0O,
George W. Chittenden, grandson Of the
governor Of Vermont and son Of the second
governor OF the state. has just died in New
York in the eighty-seyenth year Of his age.
His death was caused by heart failure. re-
sultng from old age. Up to a short time
before his death he had been in excellent
health. Mr., Chittendcn was born in Willis
ton. VT. in 1909. He has passed the greater
part Of his life in his native state
mainly in commercial affairs. After
retiring from business he removed with
his family to Boston in 1864. He married in
Vermont u daughter OF Colonel Huckins
Storrs, commander of the day at the battle OF
Plattsburgh. Two children were born to them
Henry {. Chittenden. who died some years
ago. and Mrs G.. T. Smythc, with whom he
resided at the time Of his death. The re-
mains were taken to Williston for burial In
the plot where the ancestors OF the family
are buried.
Appearances indicate that lively crusade
will be begun against the liquor sellers IN
Bennington county. Deputy sheriff Nash
has returned from Portsmouth. y. H., where
he secured from the collector Of internal
revenue for this district list Of those per-
sons in that county who have government
stamps for the sale of liquors. According
to the prohhtory law, holding one Of these
stamps Is prima faCia evidence that the
holder is engaged in the unlawful sale OF
liquors. He found that in the county there
were So Of these special stamps. Of which
nearly half are held in Bennington. North
bennington has seven, Manchester seven.
pOwnal four, Arlington three, Heartwelvile
one. SALISBURY four. the remainder being
divided among other towns. except Dorset,
which has none. The list is smaller than
any other county in the state.
At the i7th annual meeting Of the Vermont
Homeopathic Medical society at Montpelier
the officers elected We're: President 4.
+. Moore of North Shrewsbury vice-pres-
ident. NJ. d. Smith Of Bristol secretary, q.
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+ n Sell ,,d ~ a CoI, NJ II Cbat
tnck and \. F. Miuard.
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nnroirand ,,a,,lI not l,otho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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,rb,,tnr no ,,ossni or nnt uejs nno ~ .b,
Most m,mh"rs of mo connar, ana has
hnrn Hrst Irntnnant of tho cnn,Hnnv aho"t
seven years. The unexpected resignation
has ngain aroused the bitter feeling that has
prevailed in the company since last Decem-
Der.
The name of Hinesburrb nond has heep
cbonrod 70 oln Iron,Inie +r,ditiar so,.in+.
,bnt tha Irn"mnis Tndians nncn bnld thaiss ih,ns
animal councils ON its shores For man,
Years the nond has heen n favorita Mace for
fishermen md After rnnented reobnsts the
nsh ron,n,issioners hovn nIa,nd n scrne, a.
its outlet ia nrevpnt tha Gab in its waters
from running down into Lake Champlain.
Now that this has been done, and the COM
missioners have stocked the waters with an
abundance of young lake trout an effort will
he made to eNtermnate the pickerel, which
hnN N-n tpl hn uth of n ba
trout.
The Nontnoliar listars bave comnIatad
their WORT nnd have died with the citv rlarl,
the rrand LIST hook from which will ho nndn
nm thntnv Est of Is67 Tbig hnot shows n
total amount of real estate in Montpelier in
1897 of - 367, $50. a gain of S73. $50 over
1896. The personal estate is : lj6 ,939. a
loss Of s55, ,23j. The total number of taxable
polls is 1886. The total grand list for this
year is 33,s00. $50, a total gain over 1895
of S23Ol5. The total number OF taxpayers
is 2Ol2, gain of so. There are 10 real
estate owners. more than double the number
there were in the city II years ago.
The Dartmouth Tntnrsrholastic athletic
association has decided to send A.L.Newton,
of Randolph, the winner of the mile and
half-mile, and j. NJ. Browne of poultney,
the winner of the bicycle event at the recent
meet, to the national meet in New
York. Already the boys there have COM
menced to raise money to pay Newton's ex-
pcnses. Newton also represented the
Randolph school at the Mddlebury college
athleuc meet III the same events as at
hanover
The Randolph listers have completed their
against sol ,5lO.32 n wear ago. The loss is
mainlyi in personal property. Shares in the
National bank at Mortified and that Mt
Bethel which have not paid dividends for
two wears, were assessed at only $50. There
are SIS polls this wear. against s25 last wear,
The largest list is that of the estate of Iuile
Dillon Moulton, which is assessed at s1OO,-
600.