Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-17
General Vermont News.


citizen aud merchant Of Norfolk. Conn,
where Phillip was born Nov. 2S, 1907 He
fitted for college at LenoN, aud Granville,
Mass, and was admitted to Yale before his
18th birthday. His elder brother, Joseph,
the builder of Battell chapel at Yale, had
become "A student at Middlebury three years
before, so Phillip-went thither, graduating
in the class Of 1926. Among his
classmates were the late Senator Solo
mon Foot. Professor Edwin Hall and Rev.
DR.. Martin VI. Post. Mr.. Battell then took
up the study of law and in 1929 was admitted
TO the bar. After practicing for four years
in Connecticut he moved TO Cleveland, o.,
where he remained for five years. In 1886
he married the daughter of HoratiO Seymour
of Middlebury, a lawyer and for many years
United States senator Mrs. Battells health
suffered from the climate OF Cleveland and
in 1888 the young couple returned to Middle
bury where Mr.. Battell had ever since re-
sided. Mrs. Battell died November 3. 1871.
leaving two children, daughter, now the
wife Of John W. Stewart, and a son. Joseph,
The recent special town meeting at Lin
coin passed off quietly. The selectmen had,
I two weeks after the death OF Howard Clark
appointed J. H. Beane constable. &C. Merrill
Oyerseer Of the poor, and c. A. Sargent
/ school director to till the vacancies caused
| by Mr.. Cark's death. This action did not
suit some and a special meeting was called.
/ ut result Oh IHt UtelluR was tUe erection Oh
Charles G. Clark constable. +. /. GuindOn
school director. and George Dearborn over
seer Of the poor by acclamation. The claim
/ Is made that there were no vacancies to fill
| and hence the special meetings action was
of no effect. The court will probably settle
the matter.
/ A meeting of men interested in the pro-
/ posed electric railroad connecting Middle
town Springs POultney Fair Haven, HYDE
/ Vile, Castleton and Rutland has just been
held at MiddletOwn Springs company
President, J. F. Pearson af Burlington: vice
/ president. +. {. Kennedy Of Burlington;
treasurer ]. J. Flynn of Burlington; direc-
tors, A. Y. Gray of Middletown Springs,
j. i. Pearson. J. J. Flynn and +. c. Ken
nedy of Burlington, and Edward Hatce Of
New York city. It was voted to issue
$500. 900 in stock of 5000 shares, and the
promoters hope to float the stock and
begin the construction of the road by next
summer. The route for the proposed road
has been surveyed from CastletUn to Mid
dletown Springs by way of Fair Haven to
Poutney. The survey between Poultney and
Middletown follows the highway to within
one mile Of the latter place. when it runs
through meadow and comes out in the
centre OF the village of Middletown Springs.
A COW chased by dog very unceremoni-
Ously entered the house of Deacon 0. NJ
Hubbard Of West Fairlee recently and
wrecked kitchen furniture amid shreking
and fainting women. A blind man of the
family hearing the din took refuge behind
the stove. When the cow had treed every
! one in sight. she dashed out and attacked
carriage in which two young women had
taken refuge. Her horns became entangled
/ in the spokes so she was easily cap
/ tured. Some years ago Il frightened
. ht,r int.
| Blake in Corinth and did not stop
( until he had crossed a long kitchen through
/ door and against bed and ran his head
/ into looking glass which hung over bed
| in which Mr.. and Mrs. Blake slept. In the
/ darkness Mrs. Blake. aroused so suddenly,
/ thought cyclone had struck the house and
unroofed it, while the dripping blood from
| the horses cut head falling on her face like
rain, tended to confirm her in that view, till
/ a light brought ont the facts.
The assignment of judges for the several
county courts in the state from December,
| 1897, to December. 1898, is as follows Addi-
son county. Dec. 7, Start, June THOMPSON;
Bennington county, Dec. 7. Taft, June 7,
/ ROwell; Caledonia county, Dec. T. TYLER
; June 7, Munson; Chittenden county, March
| s. Thompson, Sept. 49, Ross; Essex county,
March 10. Ross, Sept. 20, Taft; Frank
/ lin county. March s. ROwell. Sept l3.
Tyler, Grand Isle county, February 15,
Howell; Aug. 90 Tyler; LamOille county,
December T. Munson, April &c, Start; Orange
county, December I, Ross, June 7, Taft:
Orleans county, February l, Tyler, Septem-
Der 7, Munson Rutland county. March s,
Start. September IS, Thompson; Washington
county, March s, Munson September l3,
| Start; Windham county, March s, Taft.
September 13, Rowell; Windsor county,
December I, Thompson, May "a, Ross.
General terms of the supreme court will be
held at Montpelier, January II, May 10, and
October II.
The officers of the New England Tele-
phone company met recently in Montpelier
to complete the papers in the purchase of the
| Vermont Telephone and Telegraph company.
1t was decided to continue the name of the
Vermont Telephone and Telegraph company,
and new organization was effected by the
election of Jasper n. Keller of Boston presi-
dent Fred Rowland of Montpelier secre-
tary, f. S. Willard of Boston treasurer, and
Jasper n. Keller. f. A. Houston, W. J. Den
yer and 5. w. Leedon of Boston, j. H. Barry
of Burlington. and A. C.. Brown and J. G.
Brown of Montpelier. directors. Mr.. Barry
is division superintendent of the northern
division of the New England company, and
will have charge of the lines in Vermont.
Judge ]. Q. A. Fellows has just died in
New Orleans, aged ~. He was born in
Topsham, Orange county, Vt. graduated
from the University of Vermont and went to
New Orleans in 1850. Mr.. Fellows was one
OF the leading lawyers at the New Orleans
bar, and was counsel in the Myra Clark
Gaines ana other famous cases. He was the
most prominent man in the state in Masonic
circles, He was grand generalissimo of the
grand encampment of the Knights Templar
at st. Louis in 1868. Mr.. Fellows at various
times held nearly all the honors that the
| MaSOnS and Templars could give,
gavel which is being made at the Estey
organ factories by George A. Hines for the
Brattleboro chapter of the society of Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution will be-
when completed, a valuable souvenir. The
material is piece of wood which was for
merlya part of the old court house at West.
minister, which was the first court house in
Windham county, then Cumberland county
and was the scene of the famous Westminster
massacre. The gavel will be eaboratey
carved and will be mounted with silver.
John +. Rolffes, w. H. Kochs and Lee
Bushe of New York have taken five.
Iear lease of the button shop at Gaysville
which has been idle since the beginning o.
Jleveland's second administration. when
;he removal of the tariff on pearl buttons
made the business Improbable. The com.
oany will manufacture vegetable ivory but.
,ons and will employ from so to IS hands
Superintendent D. L. Morgan and Deputy
Superintendent w. II. Richmond of the
house of correction have been notified by tn,
government at Washington that they have
0een awarded 800 each for furnishing in
,ormation leading to the arrest and convic
ion of parties who broke into the postoflic,
1t Windsor, Glover and Morrisvile in 1894
The treasurer Of st. Johnsbury academ,
las received the legacy of ten thousanC
iollars left the institution by A. r. Dar
ing of New York. The money will be in.
rested and the income appropriated to th
department of instruction The trustee.
,f the academy have invited the chairman
If the town school board to sit with them il
In advisory capacity.
The first electric car has just come to th