Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-24
General Vermont News.

Mount Sinai Temple. Ancient Arabic
Order OF the Mystic Shrine. has just held its
annual session in Montpelier. The follow
ing il the list OF officers elected; ImpOent-
ATE stephen Il. Colby Of Montpelier; chief
assistant rabban, j. Henry Jackson Of
Barre; high priest and prophet, Collins
Blakely Of Montpelier; Oriental guide,
James VI. Keenan, of Rutland; treasurer,
Edward A. Davis OF Bethel re-
curier Charles II. Heaton Montpelier;
delegates to imperial council in Dallas,
Texas, June IA, Stepen X. Colby of Mont
peli r. George L. Randall Of Woodsville,
y. H.; and Horace W. LyfOrd of Warren.
The candidates who We're admitted were
W. g. Berry Of Montpelier, II. J. NJ. Jones
Of Montpelier, J. l.. Smith of Barre, +. Il.
Cole of st. JOhnsbury. According to the
usual custom, the Temple appropriated
100 to be used among the deserving poor.
A banquet was served at the Montpelier
house. The AriOn male quartet was pres
sent and rendered several selections, which
were appropriate to the occasion.
The Vermont dairy school opens on Mon
day. Jan. 10. this being the seventh annual
session. The school lasts four weeks No
tuition is charged nor are entrance eXamina-
tiOns required. Thorough instruction is Of
fered in handling separatOrs, ripening cream,
making butter, testing milk, in pasteurizaton
and in general dairying. There are three
courses Of lectures. aggregating over fifteen
in number There will be from eight to
twelve separators in use while the churning
and milk testing rooms are thoroughly
equipped with all modern appliances. The
course IS open not only to professional
or amery workers, but to any one who may
wish to learn the newer methods in dairy
ing. The capacity of the school is limited
and all desiring to take the course should
apply at once to Professor ]. L. Hills, Bur
lhgton Vt
The Wa.to-,, verrDo,+ Cop,raco+iopoI oI,h
bas ir.t h,II ,,aa+inIr T., tb, Co.g,ra,atinn.
nj ,Gnr.h at WiddiaFnr, preSi57anf9 W T
Van Patten Of Burlington presiding. Officers
were elected as follows: W. J. Van Patten,
president; DIR. J. A. Mead of Rutland, vice
president: II. f. Bentley of st. Albans. Sec
retary Frank Bond OF Middlebury, treas
urer Rev. c. Ii. Smith. outlook committee
Rev. F. NJ Snider of Burlington member
ship: H. A. Harman Of Rutland. auditor.
Gen. q. 0. Howard spoke on Tho Negro
Republic = Rev CHI. Smith told of the work
of the American Missionary society for ne
grOes Prof Booker WASHINGTON of Tuske-
gee. Ala. spoke on the negro problem in the
South, and several new members were
elected.
William W. Gibson. a well known farmer
of South Pomfret, has Just died a horrible
death while at work in his wood lot. Glib
son. who lives alone, was in the habit of
calling on Cant. Bruce. a neighbor, daily.
but failed to make his appearance one dav.
and the next forenoon Cant. Bruce started
to look for him At Gibson place he fOund
a pair of horses in the BARNARD with their
harness on and the tugs broken. the animals
appearing very hungry. Capt. Bruce went
to the wood lot and there discovered Gibson
Got -, l,r.
fallen on him, crushing lis head The body
probably had lain there many hours. Glib
son was about % years old. He leaves two
daughters ana three sons. one OF whom lives
III POmtret
An order for a group of memorial win
dows for the chancel of the George ". Gates
Memorial church lEpiscopaD has been
placed in the Redding. Baird company
studio. Boston. to be produced under j. c.
Baird's personal supervision. at White River
Junction The donors are Mrs. P Barnes
of Boston and Mrs. VI. Z. Daley of White
River junction, and the three windows are
TO standas memorial OF the generous bene-
factor OF the church. George W. Gates. The
central window VIII measure i've teet SIX
Inches by SIX feet SIX Inches, with pointed
areh top, ana the two side windows Will be
three feet WIDE 10y eight feet hlgh each
William BrittOn and DR.. Norman Henry,
who were detained by the authorities on
suspicion OF being implicated III the death
or l.. Cushman o. Lincoln, August l4th.
nave been released. lhey agreed 10 appear
as witnesses at the triai OF smith DAVIS, who
IS charged with the glrl murder. Inc girl
uled as the result OF an attempt to relieve
the Gohultion INTO Wnlch II Is c4a.lheu DAVIS
10 m +h ltror,,+b of bis nserti
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Inc L4uor Falas IN "lhdhah county con
tihue' Inc store oil ii. H. Davis, a betiowS
ans GruSsist, was aearSheu anu consl1eraI nA,
SSoo and santerced " tn ha inonrisonad tbirtW
Gnys in the honse of ,,,rrattiHn ot Rntlani
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na.ranre in tba cop5tr court
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WIS. uia ~, yooI ~ "eSt S
was horn at Bradford VI Dec 3 1795 Joined
| the C0ngreeationaI church in 1914 and was
married in iSi6 Of nine children She has
nna nyinv-DaniaI q II years of aceNwith
whom she makes her nome Mrs. Tennev is
| in good health
Govarror Grout has annointad Collins
! RlakeIev Of Montpelirr a member Of the
| stnte hoard of rharmacy for Ave wears ro
succeed himself and Fred A Rowland of
Montpelier. A member of the board of library
commissioners for similar length of time.
also succeeding himself.
Pierce Bacon and John Wood. both of
Stafford. who were indicted for the Illicit
distilHng of liuuor. were arrairned before
| ,b. mi ut a