Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-12
General Vermont News.

remarkable II seems that several persons
were not poisoned by the paris green which
the bulkhead above the breeding tanks. IL
appears that at one place the viaduct was
not water-tight and some Of the poison
was washed back into the stream.
| IN this stream were found dead
fish. A clearinghouse and tenement
near by have been supplied with
drinking water from this source. One morn
Ing pail OF water was taken from the
stream. On reaching the house the drawer
found sediment that was so peculiar that
| be threw the water away. Before he had re-
turned for another pailful the tenants were
notified not to drink the brook water Paris
green was found in the bottom of the pail
when examined later. Counting tenants
and boarders the lives of thirty persons were
thus endangered by the poisoning Of the
waters running into the breeding tanks.
| Some OF the poison must have been swept
into Otter Greek both through the stream
and also through the pond that takes the
outflow from the tanks.
George Gregg and his wife of Bennington
have Of late had considerable trouble be-
tween them. Mrs. Gregg left her home
! few days ago with the intention, as she
stated, of never returning to it. Gregg
drove to Woodford to try and induce her
TO come back with him. He claimed
that her sister Lizzie assaulted him while
there by throwing rock that cut his head
! ana calling him vile names. For this he had
Lizzie arrested. man named Edward
/ Griffin from Arlington figures in the case also.
The hearing was held before Judge
Darling, considerable dirty linen was
washed, to the edifcation of the listeners.
| Some OF the testimony given would have
done credit to former "Five points" police
court Judge Darling decided to hold the
case open and suggested to Mrs. Gregg that
| tnr 10 har hue md 20 k,,t ,l,.,
was emphatic in her declaration that she
would not. The judge also intimated to Mr..
Gritiin that 1t would be good idea for him
to disappear from this community, as 1t might
become warm for him if he did not.
The New England Tale company. COM
posed OF Boston capitalists, is preparing to
do business on large scale this winter.
| Their quarry is situated on top of a high
! mountain in Stockbridge, and for the past
year the company has been working the
mine, but leaving the product in rough
| stage on top of the mountain, us there was
no accessible way OF removing it. A tram
way, 240O feet long, is now being built from
the quarry to the public highway. The
| Bleichert system is used, which consists OF
| two overhead cables, one for the loaded cars
| going down and the other for the empty
ones going up. Three cars will 60 down at
the same time loaded, and will drag back
three empty cars. The cars will run 1880
feet apart, and the system will have capac-
! ity OF $4,000 pounds day. This tale is
mostly used for sizing for the finer grades Of
paper.
There is to be a contest in the courts
over the will OF the late Laban II. Dexter
former Windham county man, who died
in Springfield, Mass, few weeks ago.
Over twenty years ago he made will in
which all his property was to revert at
his death to his wife. Last July Mr.. Dex-
ter made another will, unknown to his
wife, which gave the latter but half share,
leaving some OF the cash and real estate to q
brother, and the widow is going to contest
it on the claim that he was not in his right
mind. Mr.. Dexter had cash deposits in
banks all over Massachusetts and Vermont.
Some books are made out in the name of L..
II. Dexter, In that of Ann Dexter, others are
payable to both l.. II. and Ann Dexter and
some in trust for Ann Dexter and the title
to the deposits offers chance for possible liti-
cation.
Miss Ellen B. Garfield of Manchester has
recently been made head OF the department
of physical training for women at Cornell.
Until this fall she was an instructor under
the direction of DR.. Hitchcock, but her sue
cess and enthusiasm over the work have
won for her speedy promotion. She left
Ithaca recently for a ten days trip among
eastern colleges and gymnasiums for the
purpose of studying their work and COM
pairing it with her own and finding out what
attention is given by other faculties to ply
steal training. At Cornell, gymnasium work
is required for freshmen and sophomores,
while at Wellesley and many other colleges
1t is voluntary. Miss Garfield got her train
lug at DR.. Andersons gymnasium school in
New Haven.
John w. Titcomb, president of the YER
mont Fish and Game league has appointed
the following committee of arrangements for
the annual meeting to be held in Rutland
Nov. II DR.. c. A. Gale, P. w. Clement, G.
H. West, Captain s. E. Burnham, G.. L. Chat
fee, A. W. Higgins, J. A. Merrill, H. A. Saw
yer and W. H. Valiquette. The invitations
will be sent out in a few days, and fully $50
people are expected. The business meeting
will be held at the Berwick House parlors ut
7.30 o'clock in the evening, and this will be
followed by course dinner at the Ber-
wick at o'clock. The dinner will be 90
cover. After the banquet there will
be a number OF speeches by prominent
members OF the league and invited guests.
Rev. J. Ellsworth Fullerton, pastor of the
Congregational church at Bellows Falls has
just died from injuries received by falling
down stairs. Mr.. Fullerton was born in
Bath, Me-, 53 years ago. He was graduated
from the high school there and from Bow
doin college in 1867. He was then recalled
| to Bath to teach in the same school. Later
he was engaged as principal Of the boys fit
ting school at Hallowell, Me. He afterward
attended the Andoyer Theological seminary
and was graduated in 1871. He was minis
ter of churches in Southbridge, Mass, La
coma, N. H., Hopkinton, Mass, and Brigh-
ton, Mass. From the latter place he went to
the First Congregational church Of Bellows
Falls In 1890.
James M. Rice, ex-state treasurer of Col
| orado, who was arrested recently in Boston
| for embezzlement from the Security Mutual
Life association of Binghampton, N. Y, was
for many years prior to 1862
resident of Montpelier and leader of
the Montpelier brass band. He enlisted
from that city as captain OF Co. f, 1lth YER
mont regiment, with which he served dur
ing the war;
The Oak Hill Cemetery association OF
Pownal is the recipient of an imposing gate
way by Solomon Wright in memory of his
wife, who died some time ago in Egypt.
The gate posts are of granite, IA feet high.
The posts are to be connected by an arched
| iron gate. The posts will be finished in
rock face except the edges, which are to be
smooth. The weight Of each post is $4,000
| pounds.
]. @. Norris, civil engineer from Penn
sylvania, measured the water power ievel-
| opment at Blue Hill, Bethel last week at ex-
| treme low water and found it to be 275
horse power. This was the natural flow of
the water alone, and Mr.. Norris states that
with the aid of the large storage pond now
being constructed, there will be minimum
of 500 horse power for lighting purposes.
Hon. William R. Rowel, oldest son of the
late Hon. A. J. Rowell of North Troy, has
| just died at Metheun, Mass, aged So years.
| Colonel Rowell practiced law successfully
both in Vermont and Massachusetts,; was
twice elected to the Legislature of the state,
and served with distinction In the war.