Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-10-01
General Vermont News.

btrnhru ul hfduNlli-. y. l.. i-'4''7t'l +.
Benton of Es-grnus>. Agnes \ Boarlmau Of
NiddleGury. Alice ". Brooks of Worcester,
Mass. Nellie 1. Button Of West Rutland,
Reid l.. Carr Of Miiilrbury. {. VI. Childs Of
Middlebury. David Clark Of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Gertrude l.. Cornish OF Worcester,
Mass. Gen.E.Drake of Bristol, Nellie VI. Had
ley of Weybridgp Laura J.. Jarvis Ut WOrces-
ter Mass Marianne L. Lundon. New Haven,
Conn. Ellsworth G. Lawrence Of Bristol,
Lewis W. Lawrence of Lyon Mountain, y.
Y. Willard ID. Mathewson of Bristol. Robert
W. MrCueu Of Nergenne~. Allan ID. Willard
uf North EgremOnt. Mass, Allen ii. Nelson
uf Miidlebury. John +. Parker OF West
Rutand, Willard PerrigO Of Antwerp, y. Y,
George II. RanslOw. Swanton, Fannie L.
smith Of Worcester, Mass, Bert L. Stafford
uf Bristol. L. Bernice Thomas Of Middle
bury Henry Tong of New Haven, Florence
J. Walker Of Pembroke. y. H.. Mildred A.
Wild Of New Haven and Glenn W. White Of
Ludlow.
What may prove important evidence in
the trial Of Smith q. Davis. charged with
the murder of Dora T.. Cu-hman at Lincoln,
has Just come to light. T.. 4. Barnard of
Lincoln and William Aldrich Of Bristol.
while looking over the ground where Dora j
body was found, came upon half pint am
brr colOred bottle. containing "a small guam
tity of reddish liquid. concealed beneath a
the body was found. The bottle was given to
states Atty. Fish who feels that il may be an
important link in the chain Of evidence against
Davis The fact that the liquid is of red
dish color, and smells strongly Of brandy
tends to corroborate William Brittell's story
that Poland gave him a cologne bottle OF
reddish liquid with instructions to have it
made into alcohol slings for Dora to take,
but that Davis said he used brandy in the
absence Of alcohol. The rumor that the
ANALYSIS failed to show poison in the organs
WAS premature, a. the analysis has not been
completed.
\ meeting Of the Vermont Development
: association was held at the Nanness hotel.
BuringtoR.on September 2s. The object Of
the association is to make known to non
residents the advantages of Vermont for
both summer and permanent homes, to
initiate and promote measures calculated
to increase such advantages. including the
legislation that, in the judgment Of the
members. shall tend towards those ends,
even If thH same shall consist in the repeal
of statute laws which will tend to induce
people from other states and cities to make
their residences here and thereby increase
active capital in the state. The member
ship Of the association consists Of all citi-
Zcns and residents temporary or otherwise
Of Vermont that are interested in the object
set forth in the above article. The annual
dues and initiation fees are $40. The assO-
/ citation now has l25 members.
After a long and painful illness from heart
trouble, Mrs Sarah A. Foster Hall, wife
/ Of Capt. W. H. Ii. Hall of Chelsea has died.
She was born in Hyde Park, Vt. March lst,
1886, and in lo56 was married to Captain Hall
with whom she came to Chelsea to live in
/ 1874. She was the mother of two children,
/ ). Ada, who Is now the wife Of John B..
/ Bacon, aud Harry Edward, who died in 1881.
+ Mrs. Hall was superior woman, very cap
/ able in the management OF her elegant
home, and Of charming disposition,
which endeared her to ali who
HhtW her' Al tue luheEal rev.
- D. oneI hl'", neI lotGIer P"stor' o!llglat-
/ Su' beSiue7 many 'iIl"enS, the EaltIotlc
uouIes' 'Ie v -, ."c Nou9 t, Tl ,etolohs' .'~
7 tuo tue lt"u'on Alu sy.'o'H' VI "Hl'n Sio was q
H'eHoer' were III "'''hu"Hee'
The grand Jury OF the Windham County
/ court has reported ii bills OF indictments,
/ As follows: PruruS Manley OF Dummerston,
/ shooting with intent to Kill; Leroy Kent OF
. Brookine, breaking ana entering with III
tent 70 commit burglary; Charles L. Rogers
/ and William Reynolds OF Dummerston, re-
form school boys from Massachusetts, bur
sUafE, LlIIot Il; "'TeNl maFpsoqr4' cruelty
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}. q. A. Belknap, Well-to'do farmer re-
siding in Berlin, near the Nilltamstown
. line and aged 6O years, has Just died sud
denly OF heart failure. On the day OF his
demise he appeared to be III as good health
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Michael CaVanaugh. the Vermont steePle
jack, was injured recently by fall OF 3;
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r"of Iiii IN s",I Wy %,'u ,hn,a',,
and church strrples had attracted much at.
tention and he never met with an accident
before this one. He is not dangerously in.
jured and will recover.
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"Amaron P,, 5lIii III onateJ ha tt,,
haam forti6ad tI1 No orart e"Hsis+s ~
two reyolvers, a rifle and shotgun, will
Jim" Harwood AS chief gunner. 1t seem
the large number of fat turkeys. geese duck!
and chickens. have proved too strong temp
tation to be resisted bv certain ones who's
love of poultry is stronger than their low
for the commandment. Thou shalt no
steal.
4 pleasant wedding at Hinesburg has re
Gently occurred at the home of Mr.. c. f
Houghton. His daughter Eliza was Marie
to William r. Gif1in of Northheld. The Ger
emony was performed bv the Rev. MIR. Keltor
The bride was gowned in brown silk an
white lace. The presents were numerou
ana elegant. Mr.. and Mrs. Gltitn will be a
home to their many friends at Mortified
after Oct. 10.
Dan Moody. residing on the old Mood,
farm at the Lower Village, in Stowe, il