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

GOV. Grout has appointed a. commission.
ers under the resolution of the last session
recognizing the Tennessee centennial eN-
position: LieK-Goy. y. W. Fisk Of Isle La
Motto. Hon. Hiram y. Turner Of st. Johns
bury. Hon James ". Brock Of Mont
pelier, Hon. \. b. Valentine Of Ben
nington. Hon. VI. +. Allen Of Ferrisburgh.
Hon. y. l.. Boydrn of Randolph,
\. &. Williams of Bellows Falls. John "
Noodtn Of Rutland. Fred IL. Wells of Bur
llngton, Charles {. Warren of Waterbury.
The object Of these commissioners is to have
Nermonts interests properly represented at
the exposition to be held at Nashville from
May 70 December next. Next year il Ten
nessees Tooth anniversary of admission To
the Union. This commission represents
manufacturing, business and banking inter
ests.
The bids for carrying mails on certain
routes in this vicinity have Just been award
ed. An Improvement has been effected for
the service in Burlington and after July /.
lS"h regulation screen mail wagons will be
used to carry the mails to and from the de-
pot. 4. I. Whiting Of Washington. ID. C., is
the successful bidder and on that day ne will
report for duty.
Route 1916, between Grand Isle and Bur
lington, was awarded to ". H. Steele, of
London kentucky Route 327l. between
Hlnesburgh and Burlington, was awarded to
John b. Hopkins. of Hinegburgh Route
1907, between Plattshurgh and Burlington
was awarded to the Champlain Transporta-
tatiOn Company.
IOwnshend seems to be ill-fatpd Its third
disastrous fire in two years broke out the
other morning. destroying four buildings.
rendering eight families homeless and doing
damage to the amount of $50 900. The
origin Is uncertain but probably incendiary.
The progress was finally checked by tearing
down photograph studio. Mr.. Ober's loss
Is $1,000; Mr.. Sanders $4,000 Mr.. Sher-
mans $1,000; Mr.. Adams. who occupied
Shehnans store. -. 500 J. NJ. Campbell
who lived in the Sanders house. =. 500 The
other losses were smaller. but amount in all
to 500, 900. while the total insurance is Sll.-
$50
John Hall. aged y years. late of Go. /.
10th VT regiment. died at the Vermont Sol
diers home He was admitted to the home
Dee. II. 1896. Burial at his former home.
Hartland. Vt. This is death No. 73.and the
fourth during the present month.
Mrs ii. 5. Tenney recently celebrated her
lOlst birthday. Many friends called at the
home and extended congrat ulatiOns. Mrs.
Ienncy was the first women settler in West
Concord. She is in excellent health.
The following Nermonters have been
granted pensions: Increase. Isaac X Davis
of Barre. Millin J. Alien of Bethel Living
Springfield; reissue and increase. Charles l..
Stacy Of Brattleboro Original. Harvey J.
Carrier. Brdport: additional. Augustus c.
Blood. Nergennes; increase, Henry {. Pow
ers. RiptOn.
About % acres of land. known as the Har-
lowe meadow. which adioins and nearly sur
rounds the prison property at Windsor has
been bought for $1,000, that amount having
been appropriated by u special act of the
Legislature. This land was owned by the
Windsor library association.
The work of transforming the old brick
academy at Bennington Centre so that it will
be ready for use as a library is about com
pleted. The building was erected in 1921,
was then known rs Bennington Academy and
in it the higher branches were .aught for
years. 1t was the second building erected
for academy purposes in that village. the
first one. Clio hall, Incorporated Nov. 3.
1850. being the first Incorporated academy
in the state. The building stood on the cor
ner where the present meeting house now
stands, and was for long time in a flourish
ing condition. Eldad Dewey a son Of Rev.
Jedediah Dewey, was principal for several
years. Clio hail was destroyed by fire in
1903.
Postmaster {. A. Fitzpatrick of White
River Junction received early in the week
an anonymous letter containing Sl.20. The
writer says that 40 years ago lin passing
through w nlte hlNtr the depot master
made in his favor. while changing money
mistake of IL. This amount he desires to
be paid to the depot master If alive. If
he is not living the dollar is to go to
his nearest heir, and if there is none, the
amount is to be paid to some benevolent or
ganiaation. The additional 20 cents il
meant to remunerate the postmaster for
his trouble in finding the legatee of the
dollar If there is one. Investigations made
by the postmaster thus far do not clearly
indicate who was depot master at the june
ton 40 years ago. but the probability is that
J.. s. Grover, now deceased. held the place.
Vermont MerinO Sheep Breeders AssO-
citation was represented at the meeting of
the National Wool Growers Association in
Washington on Tuesday. the 18th for the
consideration of pending legislation affect
ing the wool interest,b by +. N.Bissett of East
ShOreham.
The internal revenue collections in
the district of Maine. New Hampshire and
Vermont for the month of November were
S24 66S, decrease of S12 900 from the re-
cepts of November, 1895.