Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-08-06
General Vermont News.

dUOut III san TfhutlSfps III WHICH llhLo
he has since made his home. He has
been engaged largely In insurance busi-
ness there. and he has interested
himself in several manufacturing concerns.
Chief among these is the Consumers Ice
Co.. large plant for the making Of artificial
Ice with a capacity OF so tons day, in
which he was secretary and director. Po-
ltically Mr.. Dillingham; stands high. He is
the possessOr of admirable executive ability,
which has been shown and realized in his
service for seven consecutive terms as
president Of the Pacific Association Native
Sons of Vermont. This is an organi-
cation of Vermont sons. who have left
their native borders and gone West. and has
a membership of several thousands, COM
prised of some of the most eminent and sue
cessful professional and business men in
/ California. Among Mr.. Dillingham; : prede-
cessors in this Office are Hon. A. L. Col
ton, formerly city attorney Of san Fran
cisco; Hon. J. VI. Shait"r. formerly of
Athens, Vt: Hon. Henry l.. Dodge. form
erly Of Montpelier; and under Grants ad
ministration, superintendent OF the United
States mint at the Golden Gate Hon. Charles
Webb Rowland. president of Spring Valley
water company. the largest concern Of its
kind America, and Alyinzo Hayward. the
multi-milliOnare miner. When in Washing
ton few weeks ago, Mr.. Dillingham; re-
signed the presidency Of this association
because Of the new duties that are soon to
devolve upon him. His successor is cX-
pected to be Judge l.. \. Bclcher of the
superior court of California
The Detroit branch yard Of the Vermont
Marble company will be discontinued as
soon rs it can conveniently De done. II is
intended to have this take place by January
/, 1898. Thomas Cofiey. who has been man
ager of it, will continue to live at Detroit,
and will take care of the Michigan business
principally as travelling salesman for
the Cleveland branch. Robert c. Greer
who has heretofore travelled for
the Cleveland branch. has been trans
frrred to the Philadelphia branch, where
he takes the place of Samuel Williams. Jr.,
who has left the company's service and has
gone into business in Rutland Mr.. Creer's
place at Cleveland is taken by John G.. Com
stable, heretofore connected with the st.
Louis yard. The st. Louis yard has also
lost the services of c. l.. Fenu, travelling
salesman. who has gone to New \ lork city as
bookkeeper OF the Mattapan Marble
company, in which the Vermont Mar
Bile company has an interest, and
his place is filed by Mentor Howard
f. 5. Arnold, who has kept the books at st.
Louis, will 20 ont on the road III Mr.. Gould
ing's place, and J. Fred Williams of the
main Office at Proctor will 20 10 st. Louis to
do Mr. Arnold's work. James II. GOulding,
who has travelled for the st. Louis branch,
will probably come east again and resume
his former work in the main office at Proc
tor.
The Burgess Sulphite Fiber company OF
Berlin. \. H.. has recently bought large
tracts of land in Essex county Of G.. II. Fitz-
gerald and others. Judge II. II. Lucas Of
Island Pond. the Compauy's agent, is in the
woods a large part of the time looking over
the work, running lines, etc II. W. Marsh
of Norton has big contract and has $50
men in his camps. located between Averill
and Island Pond. His brother, r L. Marsh.
has charge Of the business at Brighton and
Morgan. and the pulp wood will be loaded
on the cars at Norton Lake and Island Pond.
7. Spaulding Il Co. have - men employed
on the east. Frank LahoChe OF Newton has
90 men at work in the southeasterly corner
of Lewis. and the wood obtained there is
loaded on the cars at Wenlock. The whole
/ amount to be cut on these several contracts
is 10, 900 cords. The mill at Berlin uses $50
cords day.
Superintendent Titcomb has distributed
in the tributaries of the Passumpsc section
over 200, 900 of the Columbia river salmon
which have been hatched from eggs at the
state hatchery this spring. The fish varied
from two to three inches in length, and
were distributed in Sleepers, Moose,
Wells and Passumpsic rivers. Mr..
IitcOmb thinks most OF the fish will find
their way to the ocean and come up the
Connecticut river. but he does not expect
that they will get back here again. Five
millions of these salmon will be distributed
| through the rivers OF the Atlantic snaboard
! this summer. A few of these salmon were
| placed in Lake Morey at Fairlee as an eX-
pertinent aud the lake will be screened.
Melvin Robinson of Perkinsville was in
the basement of his mill recently when the
| floor suddenly gave way, precipitatinS him
some twenty feet into the wheel pit. Three
of his ribs were fractured, his ankle sprained
and parts of his body were bruised. The
bottom of the pit is narrow and was filed at
! the time with about two feet of water. Had
| ii not been for this fact and that he fell di-
| rectly downward he would in all probability
hays lost his life. At the time of the acci-
dent Albert Billings stood by the window
with his hand clasping the window sill.
This support was all that saved him from
falling.
The final details of the new Masonic tenn
| pie at Burlington, which has been agitated
| in the fraternity for many years. have been
settled. and the building contract is signed
| Belts Brothers of Rutland are the contrac-
| to.s. The foundation is laid and the con-
tract covers the entire building above. The
! temple will he situated on the corner oil
| Church and Pc lrl streets. The cost of the
structure will be about $50 900. Ii will he
| brick with terra Gotta trimmings. Accord.
| ing to the contract the first floor Of the tenn
! pie will be ready to occupy in April next
and the entire building will be completed il
June. The temple is to be owned 10y the
grand lodge of Vermont.
The somewhat unusual honor has rallcr
TO DR.. Charles l.. Dana of having been of.
fered a professorship Of nervous diseases il
18th 6 li,,nl - N,,,
| York, Bellevue Medical college and the Uni
versity Medical college. He has accepted
the chair in the Bellevue school DR.. Dana
| who is native of Woodstock, has held sev
eral important positions with several medi
cal institutions and is widely known as &
writer on nervous diseases.
Among the many relics in the house OF
Mrs. George W. Robinson at Bennington
| Centre Is "A copy of an account book, OF
blotter, formerly used in the Catamoun
tavern. One page is nearly filled will
charges against Ethan Allen for crog. L
| was started in the year 1865, and the frs
charge against Ethan is in April. The tOta
amount on the page is 80 l.. Sd. Credits OIL
the bill are for G5 2s. Sd.
Mitchell Larrow Of Brandon, who disap
peared from home several weeks ago under
peculiar circumstances, has been heard
| from and is alive and well at his brother!
home in Canada. When Iarrow left he
started to walk to Salisbury to visit friends
and as he did not go there and no trace o
him could be found it was generally be-
lieved that he had been foully dealt with.
Vermont postmasters recently confirmed
are: Homer L. Beard of Waterville. Charles
l.. Atwood of Starksboro, Calos Charvev o
Rochester. vice r. II. Tupper, removed
Solomon $. Hudson of East Haven Ira J
Albee has been commissioned postmaster al
East Peacham, vice |. Il. Morrison removed
Mrs. Ellen Tunney has Just died at thu
home of her son, James Tunney, in Swan
ton. Mrs. Tunney was born in LELAND
Nov. 3, 1916. She lived to see her fiftl
generation.