Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-31
General Vermont News.

his Hooks. NAV at least ilnd measure OF
consolation in the fact that 10 such a state Of
perfection did he bring the Vermont breed
Of merinOs that it is now employed by the
most extensive sheep farmer in the world
as his most select breeding stock. That
farmer is Samuel McCaughney of COon0ng,
New South Wales and the quality of his stock
has no superior anywhere. MIR. McCaughney
has ilOcks aggregating nearly 1000 900 sheep
and al present they are increasing at the
rate Of 300, 900 year. He has 100000
acres along the Darling river aud at ToOrak
and Dunlop. divided into paddocks and well
supplied with dams, tanks and artesian
wells. Six hundred thousand feeces are
obtained annually. In Queensland he has
another station with 100000 sheep. At Coo
n0ng. where he owns 10000 acres. his Ver-
mont merinOs are kept and from there are
sent out annually large drafts to improve
the nocks at the other stations. Mr.. Me-
Caughney II years ago first imported dozen
rams from Vermont Since then he has in
creased his yearly yield of wool one pound
to each sheen.
Benjamin Ray charged with burning a
barn and setting fire to a house owned by
Mrs. Z. A Slack at Plymouth. died while on
his way back in custody of Constable j. P.
Coolidge falling back in the wagon and ex-
piring a few moments before reaching the
Jail. The barn Of Mrs. L. 4. Slack was dis
covered on fire and the neighbors first on
the ground saw tracks leading to house
which was unoccuped and locked. They
burst in the door and found bed in flames
and Ray on the second floor. He was seized
and tied after some resistance and was taken
to Coolidge house. He acted stupidity and
half-dazed, and had nothing to say when the
fire was mentioned. remaining in the same
condition during the ride tONOOdstock. Near
the village Coolidge attempted to arouse the
prisoner and found him dead He had been
treated for heart trouble. He was Il farm
hand and worked for Mrs. Slack last sum
mer. He has a brother living at Ludlow
aud one in Reading.
4 settlement has been affected in the case
Of Martha f. Worthy. widow of the late John
Worthy of Chicago, against the Florentine
marble company Of Pittsford and Beldens.
The suit will be disposed of at this term of
county court, being entered discontinued.
The suit was brought to recover an indebt-
edness Of Sl5, 600 incurred by Smith Brain
erd& Co., doing business before the FIorentine
company, the latter assuming their debts.
The executors Of the estate of the late John
Worthy held the entire issue OF mortgage
bonds amounting to S25. .000, which had been
secured upon the properly OF the company
by a trust deed. executed 10y the predeces-
sors of the Florentine company. The mat
ter has been settled by the issue of new
bonds for the entire Indebtedness and the
trust in Seneca Haselton as trustee.
The house of Mr.. and Mrs. James B.Mller
OF Hartland came very near being burned
one night recently but was saved by the sa-
gacity and extraordinary acuteuess of a
favorite cat belonging to the family Fire
had fallen down inside of the chimney and
caught the board in front of the fireplace,
and smoke was making its way into the
rooms when the cat went to the bedside
WI Mr. Mrs Miller 1verp ClaariDr,
and began mewing and crying, till she woke
Mrs. Miller The latter arose and went
through the different rooms. the cat keeping
close to her and acting strangely. She
failed to discover any fire and concluded
there was no cause for alarm and retired
again, but soon after the flames burst through
and lit up the rooms Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
then arose quickly, and put out the fire be-
fore much damage was done.
Plymouth, the banner town for deer in
Vermont reports large numbers of these
animals since the snowstOrms. One drove
OF nine, another of seven head. have been
seen in the open fields. each with a horned
buck, and in one case two males. One hand
some antlered deer jumped into the Crandall
dooryard, near the BridgeWater reservoir.
and the boys amused themselves with snow
ballng him. Near Christopher Halls farm
the tracks looked as though a flock of sheep
had been along. AS Mr.. Hall sat in his
house a fine buck came into the garden
within five rods OF the window. He saws
there must be forty on his farm. 1t looks
like it. Everywhere there are evidences of
deer.
The Windsor county grand jury found no
bill against DR.. s. J. Allen of White River
Junction, charged with shooting H. NJ.
Dufur at that place some time ago. The
latter is the famous wrestler. Hew as on
train when bullet entered the window.
cutting his tongue in two and shattering his
jaw. Allen fired the shot and claimed to
have been target shooting. Dufur recovered
but is crippled for life. Allen a few years
ago shot and killed a man in q Boston
saloon.
Loren W. Young, the oldest comrade in
the Grand Army in Vermont. if not in the
United States received the congratulations
OF his comrades and friends at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Marshall Clifford, in st.
Johnsbury, recently when he attained the
great age of "a years. Comrade Young is in
good health and spirits Notwithstanding his
years, and his many friends expect to see
him round out the century mark.
The following pensions have been allowed
| Vermonters: Increase, Phio 2. Damphere
Belyidere Corners, 81 to Sl0 Gilbert Back
man, Rutland, from SIG to SIT; Stephen
Senior, Soldiers Home, Bennington, sc to
So; Frank Goodrich. Tyson. SS to $40;
/
Charles H. Danton. Poultney, Sl2: Ebert
A. Prouty. Bellows Falls, Sc; Elizabeth NJ.
Winslow, West Brattleboro, So.
Wilton Dillon has been killed by a stone
which struck him while he was at work in
the quarries at South Poultney. He was
working near several other men, when a
large slate loosened by the thawing frost,
fell from the top of the pit, crushing his
skull. He was picked up and taken to his
hOmn whnrp 10 in N
state until he died. Dilleon was unmarried
and lived with his parents.
A gentleman, who has been delegated to
buy some of the finest Jerseys to be found
for the exhibition now being held under the
direction Of the Boston Geological society.
| visited all the finest herds in New England
and found Just what he was looking for in
Vernon. He selected several COWS from the
choice stock of ]. 0. Frost, also some from
the select herd of f. II. Akley.
Johh H. Ware, the commissioner for the
state board of cattle commissioners, has
| found many deceased animals in Windham
county the past week There is no way
| from outward appearances of telling the
! condition of the animal. Cows have been
tested that from all outward appearances
| were, in the best of health and found to be
| badly diseased.
movement is we'll under way to hold a
| poultry snow at Bethel in February. The
| promoters of the plan are B. E. Davis and
DR.. W. L. Clough, and they have received
| much encouragement from Others The
responses from breeders throughout the
state show that 600 or 700 birds may be rea-
sonably expected, distributed among rs or
| so classes.
Israel Tracy Of Moretown is exhibiting
little vial of gold that he washed out of
Mad river near H.O. Wards mill. This gold
is in pieces the size of a kernel of wheat.
some larger and some smaller. and the indi-
cations are that a good paying deposit NAV
be struck at bed rock. The specimens