Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
General Vermont News.

ilrm of l.. crosby tl., gram, Hour ana
commission dealers. has long been one of the
most reliable Of Brattleboro firms. and has
done business of over l.OO)0 600 annually.
The business was founded in 1850 by the late
Edward Crosby, father OF l.. &. Crosby. and
William Gaines. who owned and operated
the Ccntcryillc grist mill and the Valley
mill, which was burned several years ago.
The firm began selling -four on commission
for western mills in 1859. Three years later
the firm name was changed to l.. Crosby Il
Co., and it has retained that name ever
since. The company has "A wareho Ise Of
$50 ears capacity, located close to tue Bos-
ton & Maine tracks. The remaining mem
bers Of the firm are l.. L. Adams. a brother
in-law of Mr.. Crosby, and &. Il. Crosby. Mr..
CrOsby's brother. The business will he con-
Quoted under the old firm name. Mr.Crosby
who Is still part owner OF several large
pieces of property, is undecided as to what
business he will undertake in the future.
The fourth decision in the case Of s. II.
Sherman against the ES.ey Organ company
Of BrattlebOrO has been rendered by the su-
preme court Of Vermont at Bra,tlebOrO in
which the decision OF the county court is re-
yersed. This case. which was begun in 1895.
is a suit to recover for lumber upon which
Mr.. Sherman held a mortgage and which +.
VI. Waite sold to the Estev Organ company
and which the company appropriated to its
use. In the March term of the Windham
county court in 1895 by direction of the
court verdict for the defendant company
was rendered. The case went to the su-
preme court upon exceptions ald the de-
"ision of the county court was reversed and
the ease remained for n rchraring. In the
September term Of last year verdict of
S242j was rendered for the plaintiff and the
case again went to the supreme court upon
exceptions. BY last weeks decision the iudg-
ment Of the county court is again reversed
ard the case again remauded to the county
court.
Essex Junction lodge. No Is, Knights
Of Pythias. has Just been instituted. Grand
Chancellor \. T.. George acting rs the insti
tuting officer. Twenty-siX charter members
were present. and knights from nifty lodge
Of ST. Alhans, and Champlain lodge of Bur
linEton were in attendance, \ banquet fol-
lowed at Juhnson's hotel The following OF
iicers were elected Chancellor commander,
+. W. Booth vice chancellor. L. Il. Russell;
keeper Of records and seals, J. A. Coleman;
master uf finance, ". s. Fletcher; master Of
eXchequer. T.. Z. Smith; master Of work. i.
ID. Moore; master at arms, +. A. Burdick;
prcate. $. +. Miller: inner guard, W. ;.
TeachOut; outer guard. Charles Bates.
The docket for the MAY term Of the
supreme court contains one hundred and
fifteen cases. OF these sixteen are from
Washington county. one OF which Is the
Nokes murder case The cases distributed
among other counties are as follows; Addi-
son, eleven; Bennington. fifteen; Caledonia,
ten thitteuden. seven; Essex, two; Frank
lin. seven Grand Isle. one; LamOille. five;
Orleans. eleven; Orange. three: Rutland six;
Windham, ten; Windsor, eleven.
The Nashua. n H.. Sons and Daughters of
Vermont have just had sugar party. Cap
tain Henry &. Alherton. president OF the as
sociation, presided. Rev. William j. Harris
ID. D., offered blessing, and remarks were
made by the president Captain I. VI. Shat
tuck Rev, DR., Harris, General c. W, stevens,
II. G. Chase, Wm. l.. Abortion, {. L. Du-
hois, Mrs. \. X. Woodbury., J. q. Walker,
Warren II. Rutchard. and Frank Newton,
formerly Of st. Adams.
One of the most unusual packages ever
received at the Montpelier express Office
was a live bun which arrived recently, hav-
ing been shipped from some point in New
York state. The animal weighed 1900
pounds. and the employees at the express
Office were wondering what they would do
with their charge. when the owner appeared
proved property and led the beast away.
The lumbcrmen Of the district OF Vermont
have broken the record on the importation
of logs and rough lumber into that district
from Canada \ diiigent res arch of the
FNSlbUl~ lt'tIN~ lHlltl 10 TfNtHl llPNEtS
showing one-half the importation of either
logs or rough lumber during any one month
OF previous years as compared with the
month Of April, 1891
An interesting experiment was mad" by
the Springfield mining company last week.
Two tons Of ore were smelted at West Wind
sor, and the result was very satisfactory,
proving that the ore Is adapted to smelling
and lluXcs itself So that the whole process
can be completed at the mines, and nothing
but the refined product will have to be
shipped away.
\ recent notice Of a meeting of stOckhold-
ers of the BrattlebOrO and Whitehall road
says; "Out-ot-town stockholders will be
carried to and from Brattlchoro free by pre-
senting their certificates of stock to the con-
ductor' He would be a foolish conductor
to refuse, If the stock is worth anything. He
would own good part OF the road at the end
of the trip.
News has been received at Bennington
that Mrs. Augustus Griflis of Arlington was
killed at the home of LYMAN Hulet in North
SALISBURY. She was carrying II loaded shot
gun upstairs when the hammer caught on a
projection and the gun was discharged, the
contents striking under the cha and blow
ing away the entire face. She was TO years
old.
The second incendiary fire in Brattleboro
within week broke out last week in the
stable and lumber shed of Holden Il Martin
on Elm street. The fire started in a NAH
ger in front of a horse owned by Mr.. Holden.
and destroyed that end of the building. The
fire department rendered efficient service.
The horse was rescued by cutting the halter.
The management of the Rutland road is
considering the matter of new station at
Rutland to be builtthis summer. The plans
| /, l.. L..
| public station, with the general Offices of
the company on the second floor 1t is in
tended to build the station practically on
the site of the present one.
City Clerk Wells has received commun-
cation from Congressman Grout, saying that
free delivery will be established in the city
of Barre after July |, next A petition for
this was circulated some time since among
the business men of the city.
Governor Grout. who is one of the best
farmers in Vermont, was recently found by
a visitor at his home in Derby making ma
/ pie sugar. He has tapped 45, 600 trees this
season, and made II, 900 pounds of sugar and
| syrup. -nn.
The annual convention of the Episcopal
! diocese of Vermont will be held with st.
Pauls church in Brandon beginning We'd
nesday, June l6. The annual sermon will
be preached by Bishop Hall.
A party of Bethel and pittsheld people
have bought the entire water right of Silver
lake, Barnard, also the entire south shore
of the lake, and are opening up its at.rac-
tions as a summer resort. .......
Mr.. and Mrs. H: H. Thompson gave a
| pleasant reception at their Terrace street
| home in honor of their guest, Miss Sarah
Harriet Mcdonald, the Boston harpist.
The womans. auxiliary of the Young
| Mems Christian association of Brattleboro
have arranged for an exhibition in com
petitive. amateur photography, to be held in
| October
The junior Epworth league met recently
at the home of Miss Carrie Blair of Brattle-
boro for reception to the new Methodist
pastor, Rev. j. d. Baeman and Mrs. Bee
| man.
President NJ. II. Buckham of the Univer-
/ sity of Vermont will deliver an address at
/ the commencement exercises of the Wells