Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-06-04
General Vermont News.


Rutland county bar in 1888 Charles X. Will
liams .afterward chief justice OF the supreme
court and also governor of the state, being
presiding Judge. Mr.. Harman practiced law
at Pawlet until lsiS. when he removed To- Ben
nington. He represented Pawlut In TIA. cOnsti-
tutional convention in 1913 aud was county
commissioner for Rutland county in 1876 and
1877. After removing 70 Bennington he was
for several years cashier Of the stark bank,
resuming law in 1859. since which time he
has been practicing. He Is the second old
est member of the Vermont bar the Oldest
being Daniel Roberts of Burlington, who
was born at Manchester, in this county. Mr..
Harmans wife. who was native Of Pitts
ford is living, and his son is county clerk Of
Rutland county.
The grand lodge, |. o. o. f., has voted to
pay the following yearly salaries Grand
master S4O0: grand secretary. 5000: grand
treasurer, S25. The following officers were
appointed by the grand master: Grand mar
shal, +. II. Jackson, Windsor; grand con-
ductor, +. A. Sherburne, MOntpelier
grand guardian, ). b. Waite, Hyde
Park grand herald. l.. V. Green,
Rutland. The following district deputies
were appointed Henry Sherwin, Manches-
ter: W. {. Horton. Rutland; II. r. Holden,
Middlebury; F. VI. Spaulding, St Albansi
\. Wacott, Barton; s. c. Otis, West Burkei
b. l.. Bogle, White River Junction; W. d.
Howe. ReadsborO; J. II. Bakely. Bellows
Falls: j. NJ. Dugan. BrattlebOrO.
Joseph NJ. Dwyer. formerly resident Of
White River Junction, but now of Canaan,
n. H.. was arrested by High Sheriff
ROmaine \. SpanOrd on warrant
charging him with the sale of intoxicating
liquors while proprietor Of the J.M.Dwyer& d
Co., drug store. He was taken before
Justice Of the Peace Horace {. PeaSe and
uinoHnl up tsuiltN n 1UO ptipUGpS tho
fines for which amounted to $1,000. Bail
was fixed at $500. which was furnished by
the respondents father-in-law. Daniel
Ahern. The state was represented by At
torney J. q. Harvey and tine respondent by
\. G. Cox. An appeal was taken to the
county court
Owen Brayley Of Burlington was arrested
at Chimney Point on "A charge Of stealing
bicycle from Frank II Parker of Burlington,
last week. Deputy Sheriff MiddlebroOk was
notified of the theft and traced Brayley
through Addison to the Port Henry ferry,
where he crossed to the New York side
Saturday. Orders were given TO VI. l..
Barnes at the ferry by Officer Middlebrook
to hold Brayley if he returned, as it was
thought he would. MddIebrook went to
Chimney Point, where the arrest was
made. Brayley was put in the Nergennes
Jail.
At the 18th annual assembly of the Yer
mont Daughters of Rebekah lodges Just held
at Montpelier, and following the Odd Fell
lows state convention, the following officers
were chosen for the coming year President,
Mrs. Elmer Bates of NOrthield vice-presi-
dent. Mrs. Mary c. GOodel Of Burlington !;
secretary, Mrs. Louise l.. Boyce of
Barre; treasurer, Mrs. Ella c. Finney Of
Lyndonville. This was the first assembly
under the new state charter. The session
q, al ty,r b,IipnE- 'rbA Rn-
bekah lodge from Woodsvillc, y. H., con-
ferred the Rebekah degree.
At a special town meeting at Springfield,
the town voted To give its S30,U 900 worth of
stock in the uncompleted Springfield electric
railway. connecting Springfield with Charles
town. \. H., to any responsible party who
will complete the road and put it in running
condition. OF the Sl20,0O0 capital stock
only S5I, 600 has been paid in. and of this
amount this town paid 100000. The road
has been at a standstt!i since last December.
Fully 500, 900 is needed to put it in opera
tion. 1t is thought Boston syndicate will
purchase the road, putting in $4,000 and
local parties the remaining S3OOOO
Mrs Susan Morse Perry of New York, the
friend of Cuba Libre aud the granddaughter
of Professor Morse, the inventor of the tele-
graph. has received from DR.. W. Seward
Webb an order for four bonds Of the Cuban
Republic. which he tDr. Webb will present
to his children. Miss Frederick V. Webb, Mas
ter james Watson Webb. William Seward
Webb. Jr, and Vanderbilt Webb. in memory
of their grandfather. General Webb from
Connecticut, of the army Of the American
Revolution.
George NJ. EdGcrton Of Mechanicsville
came to Rutland with frog in his throat in
the shape of silver dollar, which he had
swallowed the day before at Is home. Mr..
Edgerton went to DR.. NJ. II. Grains office on
Centre street. where the doctor applied the
X-rays to his throat. The dollar was located
in the upper part of the chest. An instru-
ment was then passed down the throat and
the coin was pulled out
The United States government will build
at Fort Ethan Allen during the present year
band barracks four double sets of officers
quarters, one set of non-cOmmissiOned Off
GERS quarters, one double barracks for two
troops of cavalry stables. When these are
completed this post will be a regimental
headquarters, and, with Fort Myer. Va.
will tie the only cavalry headquarters east
of the Mississippi river.
| Bert L. French. formerly with Emerson 4
Son of Brattleboro, has just died at Plain
field, N H. Mr. French had been affected
! with consumption for year and finished
work at Emersons furniture store in Febru-
airy. He had been employed at Emerson
/
| five years and was an excellent salesman.
| He was member of the Masonic lodge of
| Bratteboro, was ~ and unmarried.
At the annual meeting of the Epworth
! league at Grotou recently the following
! officers were elected; President, Mrs. W.
! Todd; first vice prcsidenr, Mrs Theresa
| Cochran: second vice president, Mrs. George
| PlllSbury; third vice president, Mrs. Charles
! Chaplin; fourth vice president Mrs. &. A.
| atar Ire II Ilur +rNo
! urer, Mrs. Martha Jones.
The Swanton high school won from the
Brigham academy at Bakersfield by score
of l3 to 10. The features of the game were
| the batting of Cosgrove, Hunt and the
| double play of Bell. This is the first time
they were ever beaten on their own grounds.
The funeral of Mrs. A. c. Gould, widow of
| VIM. Gould, has just been held at her home
| beyond West Brattleboro. Mrs. Gould died
| of consumption at the age of TO- She was a
sister of Mrs. Sabrina Miller. and mother of
! Austin H. Gould.
| Bristol is to have condensed milk fac
| tory. Everts X Eastman, the proprie.ors of
the Cold Spring creamery. have purchased
| Daniel Monroe's property near the covered
! bridge, and work will begin on the buildings
in few days
Governor Grout has appointed E. P. Gil
/ SUI VI ltulldHu IL tluStCt VI tiC NCIuIOhl
asylum for the insane at Waterbury, vice
VIM. Il. Page, resigned.
Charles Henkel sailed on June 3 on the
North German Lloyd steamer Frederick der
Crosse for avisit of several months in Lon
don and Bremen.
The celebrated bull, Garfield Stoke PoSis
OF the Billings herd at Woodstock is dead OF
| pneumonia. He was a son of Exile of st.
Lambert, and one of the worlds greatest
butter sires, having thirty-two daughters in
the test list--a record eXcelling that Of any
other living bull. He was eleven years old.
Chapman's steam mill. on the mountain
five miles east of Middlebury. has been
burned, with the barns and qGantity of
finished lumber.
The headquarters and band Of the 3rd
! United States cavalry will leave Jefferson
barracks, Missouri for Fort Ethan Allen
! about June 3.