Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-07-23
General Vermont News.

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out interfering with the national society or
any OF its state associations, To- organize one
Of their own. not owing allegiance To- any
one following in the footsteps and spirit Of
the early colonists Of Vermont. Miss Eliza
Park Of revolutionary aud colonial ancestry
Of Bennington Is the active promoter Of the
ENTERPRISE. Mrs. Wallace &. Clement
presided and Mrs. Mary b. Dunton ol this
city was secretary. Mrs. Clement. after an
enthusiastic presentation of the subject,
introduced Miss Pratt of Bennington who
made an address urging the formation OF
au independent organization. A general
discussion ensued a. to the proper test OF
eligibility. On the motion OF Miss Mary
Morgan of Bennington it was voted to or
ganize a society by a vote Of % out of the 81
present. The following executive committee
were elected. Mrs. Wallace &. Clements Of
Rutland. chairman; Miss Mary Morgan Of
Bennington. Mrs. George l.. Jones OF Orms-
bee. Mrs. DIR. ". &. Prince Of Brandon, Mrs.
VI. J. Francisco and Miss Mary Barret Of
Rutland. The assembly sang America and
adjourned until September to meet in Rut-
land.
Jason ID. Fairbanks, so OF Woodstock is
dead. Mr.. Fairbanks was long employed a
the Eagle hotel under is late manager. CA.
Fairbanks. He had tho grip followed by
quick consumption. Laura kiGder, 70. is
Il, ad. She was the widow of Rev. Moses
kidder of the Christian church, who sue
cpeded her father. Rev. Jasper HaZen as
pastor. many years ago. She was born in
Woodstock, and leaves two sons. brother
and sister. in Woodstock ...C c. \. Elliott,
his wife and daughter Of MarshalltOwn Pa.
have been visiting friends in own after
many years absence. Mr.. Elliott was a long
time employed in the old Woodward factory
600. Mrs Charles Fisher I5. who died in
Brooklyn, y. Y. recently, was an old resi-
dent Of Woodstock, previous to moving TO
Brooklyn. Her body, accompanied by her
husband and son, was brought to Woodstock
Tor burial in the family lot in River street
cemetery Harry button, 50. is dead. He
was one of the towns oldest citizens Mr..
and Mrs u. l.. Gliingham OF Chicago have
been visiting Mr.. Gillingham's bIother,
Frank II. Gillingham.
Mrs. Eliza Jewett Shafter, sister Of the
late Colonel l.. 7. Jewrtt has jus' b sen bur
led Mrs Shafter was the oldest person in
Montpelier. and had she lived seven months
more she would have been centenarian.
She was the stepmother Of the late James
Shafter, a former secretary Of state of Yer
mont and Judge Oscar Shafter OF the SUI
preme court Of California. Mrs. Shafter
formerly resided in California. tut since the
death of her husband 80 years a-O she had
lived at Montpelier with her brother until
his death three years ago. Up to within a
comparatively short time Mrs. Skaters fac
uties had been remarkably well preserved.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
Montpelier & Barre electric railroad, and
the contractors are confident that the road
will be in operation by September /. There
will be- little more than nine miles Of
track. which will be laid with 6O-font rails.
and the road will begin business with nine
cars. It is not yet decided whether the
/ power will be obtained from the electric
I plant of J. :. NlleS at MiddleseN. or whether
! the company will erect plant OF its own.
( P5stmasters recently commissioned for
| Vermont are: George +. Winch McIndoe
! Fails Herbert d. Miller, Westiield. The
/ following have been appointed postmasters;
/ H. l., Field. Milton. vice Al story, removed:
/ II. 4. Walker Hartland, vice l.. M.Cley-
( crly removed: A. l.. Warren, Londonderry.
/ vice A. 4. Curtis removed; T. +. Jones.
/ Richmond. vie" Thomas Henley, removed;
4 G. &. Harvey. Rochester, vice Il. II. upper,
/ removed; c. +. Park, Nilliamsvillc vice a.
| n sherman, removed.
| The well known Vermont trainer and driver,
/ John Utton, while speeding Rob Volunteer
/ owned by Mr.. Priest of Sutton, Que, on the
/ Morrsville track, rrccnty.was thrown while
/ going at a :. 20 clip on the last quarter. Mr..
! UttOn remained unconscious for some time
| has bad fracture of the hip Joint. with
! probable internal and spinal injuries. The
nat,bin,.in HI, nIartnr hnnt ma tha Innsa
| footinr reused him to fall. The hor,. was
| uniniured
Hon. J. $. Martin has received a telegram
! from Washington stating that the Vermont
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nral times in the LEGISLATURE. HI. was sneak
er of the House for three wears. He has
! also been state tax commissioner. and has
! been active on the stump during the past
campaicns. particularly in New Jersey.
>,,.- Io- r,o.,bo, ,Io,.,,,rior 80 a I;..
I,rfsI;3, ,Lo, ,,'.,,rr,j IN tbn r,,',,,to;rS
| near Lincoln and Fayston. \ slide half a
mile wide came down the side of the noun
tain a distance of over half a mile. swrcu-
| ing off every tree and movable rock which
were piled into an immense hcap Of debris
in the valley below. Several farms we're
partially covered, but no houses. 1t was
| only short distance from the big slide that
| occurred June %, 1877
No American incident connected with the
iubilee has made a greater impression upou
English appreciation tnan the appearance
of the Vermont troops in the Montreal pro
cession. says the Burlington News. \ brief
account of it was cabled to one OF the Lon
| don papers, and from that taken up by the
country journals.
The body Of George Sears Of East Putnev.
recently. was found at the mouth of Muir
dor bGliow" hronE Hvn miles below th,
| scana of the arridant hv two men win, went
70 the river to see the loo drive, 1t WA,
difficult to identify it on account Of discolor
alton
Even though President Mckinley con
cludes NOT to accent the invitation to attend
the annual encampment of the state troops
it is confidently expected that Vice-Presi
dent Hobart and Secretary of War Algar
will he present, with large number of dis
uhSulSheu state olliclais'
John H. Flagg, who has been critically il
| Mt his New York home through the winter