Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-10-08
General Vermont News.

DIR. d. p. Webster Of Brattleboro was one
Of the 80 FreemasOns Of the North Masonic
jurisdiction of the United States who re-
ceiyed the 33i degree at the session of the
supreme council Of Ancient and Scottish
rite at the Masonic temple in Boston
recently. Dr. Webster l. the only Free
mason In BrattleborO upon whom this honor
has been conferred. although Colonel Has
kins has been elected to receive it. James
). Clark. son Of Dr. G.. ). Clark, ranked
among the first three students in class OF
200 that entered Dartmouth college this fall.
Young Clark prepared for college at the
BrattleborO academy. Henry A. Chaplin
was reelected secretary of the Vyrmont
pharmaceutical association at the an
nual meeting at Bellows Falls this
week Mrs. Ellen b. Cow. 90, wife OF Rev.
DIR. George T. Cow. formerly of Brattle-
boro. died recently at Poughkeepsie. ~ Y,
at the home of her son. Prof. George C.Gow.
The funeral and burial were at Glens Falls,
y. y, where DIR. and Mrs. Cow had their
home since leaving Brattleboro 10 years
ago. Mrs.tiow was graduate Of the female
college at Oxford, o., and taught in that in
stitutiOn IL years. A short time previous to
her marriage she filed the chair of mental
and moral philosophy at Wellesley. She
was woman Of unusual cultivation and
depth Of character
The 90th anniversary Of the birth of Nor
man Cobb Of Putney has just been celebrated
by family reuuiOn at Mr.. COhb's home in
Putney Falls where he has lived more than
10 years 4 feature of the occasion was the
presence Of Mr.. Cobb's six sons. Norman
Alphonso and Marshall of Putney Falls,
Daniel of Brattleboro, Quincy of Townsend,
and Hollis Of North Adams. Mr.. Cobb who
Is brother of Alfred and Albion Cobb of
BrattlebOro. was born of Revolutionary an
cestors In Coventry. The first dwelling
house in Coventry was built by his
grandfather, Samuel Cobb. and was
made Of spruce logs hewn only on the in
side. Mr.. Cobb's father was lieutenant in
the war OF 1912 and was stationed with a
corps OF soldiers, at Derby Line. between
Vermont and Canada, to guard against hos
tile approaches. Betsey a sister of Norman
Cobb, WAS the first child born in Coventry,
and she, a. well AS the other members OF the
family, was renowned for her marvellous
muscular powers, often performing feats of
strength which it would be difficult for two
ordinary men to accomplish. Mr.. Cobb's
wife, whom everyone called "Grandma."
died five years ago and her death is the only
one that has occurred in the family.
Montpelier had two quaint visitors last
week. They were Seymour Morehouse. and
wife, OF Westford, aged IS and u years re-
spectvtly. They have lived together as
man and wife for over half century on
unr of the hill farms in the above
named town, but until this date had
never seen railway train and much less
rode on one. They were en- route for Plain
field to visit son and during the time they
had to wait for their train they visited the
state house, where everything they saw i'm
pressed them greatly. Their curiosity and
simplicity was most amusing and pathetic.
They asked if they would not be considered
in the way at the capitol building, but they
were reassured by being informed that they
had a commercial interest in all that was
there. They appeared to have had load of
anxiety removed from their minds and pur-
sued their investigation with chldlike
glee.
Governor Grout has appointed Rev. f. J.
Ranslow OF SwantOn, Hon /. D. HaZen of
st. Johnsbury and d. l.. Morgan Of Rutland
as delegates to the annual prison congress
of the National prison association of the
United States to be held at Austin, Texas, ,Oc-
tober l6 to 20. 1897. He has also appointed
Hon. f. c. Tuttle of Rutland commissioner
to United States Commissioner Barrows
of the International Prison commission.
These appointments are made in re-
spOnse to urgent invitations from
Secretary Milligan of the National Prison
association and Commissioner Bar
rows. Messrs. Ransow. Hazen and Morgan
are expected to attend the congress at Austin
Mr. Tuttles work will be in the line of fur
nishing the United States commissioner
with Information regarding Vermont s prison
method and results with a view to having
the state properly represented at the next
International congress in Brussels in 1900.
Aaron Story of Milton is dead. He was 73
years of age and has been resident of Mil
ton the greater part of his life. He leaves
widow. daughter and four sons. Mr.. Story
was a member of the Masonic fraternity and
the funeral services were under the direc-
tion of Seneca lodge No. 40. He had been
active in business life in Milton while his
health permitted. He was engaged in
wooden manufacturing for several years and
had been engaged in mercantile business for
a long period, and held the Milton postofice
for the past four years being appointed by
President Cleveland. No person in town
was more loved and respected than Mr.
Story. and all places of business were closed
during the morning of his funeral
Foreman George knight has lately turned
out of the shops of the Boston 4 Maine road
at Lyndonville snow plow of the most i'm
proved style, having electric bells and COM
pressed air apparatus for raising and low
ering the plow point. The man in charge
sitting on the lookout seat, can by simple
twist of the air lever raise the plow point in
an instant. This is a great advantage over
the old-style lifting by hand power which
required several men. The plow will be
put into use on the st. J. K l.. c. railroad
the coming winter.
The recent visit of Secretary of War and
Mrs Alger to North Adams and vicinity was
OF some interest in Bennington from the fact
that Mrs. Alger is native of that town.
Her maiden name was Annette III. Henry
Her father, William G. Henry, resided In
that part of the town known as Irish Cor
ners, now called Riverside. Her father was
part owner of a cotton MILL and also con-
Quoted store there. The house the family
occupied is yet standing being now the wing
to the residence of a cousin of Mrs. Alger
Mrs. Alger attended school at Bennington
Centre, and most of her girlhood was spent
there. After her parents moved to Grand
Rapids, Mich, she met Mr.. Alger.
Co. H, First regiment, V. N. G., recently
competed for the centennial trophy at its
rifle range. Major G. o. Webster, brigade
inspector of rifle practice, was in charge of
the shooting and was accompanied by Col
onel W. ID. Huntington, Major s. 7. Jocelyn,
U. 5. A, and Lieutenant S. H. Chapman.
Battalion Adiutant w. H. Stenling acted as
statistical officer. The average made by the
company in shooting was II 44-45, which
was considerably smaller than it would have
been had the marksmen not been handi-
capped by stiff contrary wind Private
Thomas F. Ford made the best individual
score of the event, scoring % out of a pos
sible %.
Mrs. Hannah Sanderson of Milton has lust
died from the effects of a paralytic shock at
the home of her stepdaughter, Mrs. j. M.
Perry, with whom she had been living for
the past seven years. Mrs. Sanderson was
S3 years Of age. She was the widow of Car
los Sanderson, who died about Is years since.
The interment was in the cemetery at the
lower river.
The Vermont delegation to Congress has
just met in Montpelier, and voted to recon-
mend William A. Lord of Montpelier for
national hank eSaminer for Vnrmont Mr.