Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-06-25
General Vermont News.

jS miles. Il was built about iS6S-7O. most
of the towns ON the line Of the Bennington
4 Rutland railroad bonding themselves TO
aid in its construction. this town alone put
I ting in 800. 900 in bonds aud 10000 &
which come due July /. \ direct through
line from New York 10 Montreal was 10 be the
result of building the new road. At the pres
cnt time the road is in a thoroughly bank
rupt condition. The ties are nearly all
gone and miles OF new iron are imp"ratively
] demanded The rolling stock consists of
/ two OF three engines, in worn ont condi-
1 tion, and three passenger cars that are
/ hardly llt to carry cattle. The road has no
credit. and can get no freight or cars from
other roads until charges are paid In
I advance. There is only one train day over
the road each way. and that usually consists
OF engine and passenger ear, and occasionally
freight ear or two.
Guy. the young son OF Edward DENIS.
was instantly killed at Colhyyille by the
/ Oyerturning Of dump cart in which the
boy and his brother were riding while re-
turning from work on the Mount Mansfield
/ electric road. The horse drawing the cart
was hitched to the rear OF another team
/ While turning a corner the boys payfully
shouted gee which the horse immediately
nhcyed, turning out OF the road. ~ the cart
left the road the hub of the wheel struck
/ tree. causing the cart, with its occupants.
/ to be overturned. Guy, the younger Of the
two hrnthrrs was struck ON the hrad by one
. Of the bra,,, wheels and almost instantly
kilIed III, breathej Inn a few fines after
brinr pirkrd mn DR. James was summon
/ ed, but life was extinct. Fred. the uther
brother, escaped with an injured leg,
An election to hll the vacancy caused 10y
the resignation of Captain Orrin ". Lewis,
of Co. X. V. y. G., Bennington, was held,
{ Major " d. Fillmore prpsidinr There were
two rxdidat,s for The otIirp. second
/ Lieutenant charles Eprnham and Fred
Harmon lint the former was elected by "A
LARGE majority. Captaiu-rlrrt Rurnham
enlisted in Go. X kprii 18Th. l,Ss. promoted
To- rorroral hy major, then Captaip Evans.
Nav 3O,h 1883: promoted To- sergeant hy
( Captain James T.. Weld, March l0th, 1880;
I promoted to first sergeant March 3lst, 1880;
unanimously elected second lieutenant Aug
/ ust Ith, lN3: resigned IN May, lNyb. HIS
election promises to end the iissensions that
/ have existed for long time IN the company.
/ The following, Instructors have been en-
/ gagged for the summer school Of teachers.
. which will be- held in Randolph the first two
weeks in August; l. W, Edison. agent state
board Of education. Worcester, Mass. Su-
perntendcnt l.. T. Nash of Gardner, Mass.
Miss Lila +. Partridge author of quincy
Methods ; Miss Angelina Pearsons. super
visor OF drawing, Of North Adams, Mass.
. Principal Edward Conant Of Randolph nor
NAL school Principal Edward II. Whitehill
/ of Woodstock Miss Mary \. Phinney OF
/ Montpelier: superintendent Francis \. Bag
nall Of st. Alhans. Fred L. Richards. super
visor of this county, will have charge Of the
school
There promises to be no strife over the
/ various department q. \. j. officers at tha
Bennington 'ncampment. It srem- to be a
/ fOregnne conclusion that Col. T.. i. Jewett
d IL a. n,tip Il
mander, Will" c. /. :. Pierce Of NcrErnn"e
1 Is most prominently mentioned for the next
senior vice commander. Mrs. Florence
/ NaIes oI N"rF'3'H'' Is th" oilE PIr'"h
"i1Ao n"i''' ~ 'iirittl1il'' I''i 'u' P'','"'"'f
I "' 'h' woman h''''i '"'I'S'
! w. }. Eanncy, for tn" past four years
/ keeper Of the jail at 81. J"hnsbury, died
/ very suddenly OF neuralgia ui the heart In
( the capacity Of nurs" he sat up as usual
with sick man one night recently. and WAS
! apparently a. Wen ~ ever when ne went
n'uic. ne com liasts' 2I 7'isht pun ano"'
'n' h'aFt ai''r SolHE I" peu' an" WINE r,l'-
'l!'S "eIo orl"S a IPpnr' l l,,'7seu '"'i WIN
/ W., -" ~ "NE'' ii' N"N 90 S''i9 ~" ".'
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/ III" Masonic Veterans association elected
n,'.' "Hl'Gr9 a. Tue annual H7sethpil IN Dur
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tary. Eny Edwin WheeIock Cambridrr
veteran chaplain: \. 4. Butterield. Jackson
/ yiIlr. veteran marshal
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! the wiring of the state nous" for electric
| lights. 1t is thought that 30 HORSEPOWER
DYNAMO will Iyht tbe mliIaiag and the
bower will probably be furnished hy Jesse
! !. Vilrs from his electric plant at NIiidirseN.
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and also the town library and town clerks
Office at Wrstaeld. II miles from Newport,
have been burned. \ number of horses
perished in the flames and the family of
Judge Hovt had narrow escane. Part of
the household goods and the library books
were saved All were insured.
1t is announced that Prof NJ. H. Burkham.
president of the University Of Vermont. and
| Miss Martha G. TYLER, curator of the Fair
banks museum of natural science at St
Tohnsburv daughter of the late Josiah "
Ter. the African missionary, are to be mar
rled TINS fall.
Joseph Child of Bennington, who has lust
resigned the position Of general freight and
passenger agent of the Lebanon Springs
railroad,after having been in active business
over 30 years. celebrated his sOth birthday
recently. His children were with him.
The quarterly convention of the Vermont
Spirituali4tic association was held Mt
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first pastornte and his new Guties will bcyin
ahout OctobfrI