Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-12-09
General Vermont News.

Charles Reynolds Of Randolph sold the
two bears that he shot recently for 5000.
Ludlow farm that was sold a year or
two ago for 500, brought $1,000 last week.
Isaac Parish, ,Ormery Of Braintree, died
recently at Miiler's Corners, y. y, aged 81.
The indications point to Hon. Id. Hazen
being the next postmaster at st. JOhnsbury.
Deacon A. McAllister. a most respected
citizen Of Newbury Centre, is dead, aged -.
A. ID. Davenport of Oakdale. Mass, re-
Gently bought "a cows in Randolph and Vi
entity.
John W. Grant of Lyndonville, painter,
fell II feet from staging recently and was
badly hurt.
The Worlds fair society at Tunbridge has
been sued for damages by cyelist who ran
into a sulky.
Barnet boasts Of a woman SO years old that
takes frequent walks of SIX miles and thinks
nothing ABOUT it.
Bethel has Just had most successful baby
show for the benefit OF the graduating class
in the high school.
The fine new opera house block at Woods
vile, y. H., in which is the National bank,
has narrowly escaped destruction by fire re-
Gently.
II. L. Allen, formerly of st. Johnsbury,
has been elected treasurer Of Grafton
county, y. H., receiving 44y7 TO 1892 for his
opponent.
Herbert Harlow of Pomfret was recently
arrested charged with attempting name
less crime on the person Of a little eight-year-
Old girl ut Ludlow and lodged in Woodstock
Jail.
Fire extingushers saved the village Of
ROyaltOn from a disastrous fire one night
recently as the flames had got good start
in the partitions to the house Of Mrs. George
Joy when discovered.
Claude Somes Of West Barne. was 10 emily
shot at while passing through II strip OF
woods while on his way to Rycgate and had
it not been for the bullet striking "A sus
pender buckle would have been killed
Wallace Campbell OF Rochester recently
fell from IaIuer on the roof OF T.. l..
Pierce ; house 10 the roof Of the piazza. Il
distance OF ABOUT II feet He struck on his
back across Il ladder, inJurins him seriously.
Mrs. Ii. Il. Smith OF Gouveruedr. y. Y, is
dead, aged ~. She was u native OF Ran
dUIpn. She and her husband lived happily
togo uer - years and raised 4 large family
OF children. AMI IN ali that time no death
occurred among them.
Prof. Hannah s. Locke Of Coriuth, 43
years old, has Just died IN the insane asy-
Iutn ut " r,tuUru, Mass. where ne had been
EtftAllN taken. NJ WAS Ntll hutNu us IL
teacher in tho West, having taught in Kan
sas city and other places.
Jack Harris Of the Burlington Clipper,
viii spend the winter in Washington and
viii write to leading Vermont papers describ-
ing lite as he sees II III mat city, and the
proceedings OF the national legislature that
are Of interest 10 NermOnters.
over - years ago Leonard savage Of Lud-
low made "a rane out Of Il stick OF rosewood
using Il whale stvoth for a head, This passed
through various hands AMI owners until it
has come into the possession OF George say
age, u son OF the original owner.
The December term OF Windsor county
court began Dec. L. the docket containing
30 cases. The jury list has B. cases and the
court calendar 700, There are the usual
number OF divorce cas- 5 and II state eases.
The docket OF the court of chanccry contains
IL cases.
Baystone.a son OF Freestone. was recently
sold to y. l.. Vine tier of White river june
ton. and has shown some very fast half
miles. His driver asserts that he can be-
driven close 10 2:l0 before the end OF the
season. Baystono' first dam was by Young
Pilot, his second dam by Daniel Lambert.
In the death OF Joel Freeman Sanders
TunbriiGc loses one OF it, oldest resi-
dents. He was born in Bother Nov. 10,
. 1871, and was the last of Il family of four
! teen children. In 1896 h" mAgrird Ciarnda
NJ. Stiles. From this union there We're born
. seven daughters, live OF whom survive him,
and twelve grandchildren.
Rev. Seward Robson died at Fruithurst,
/ Ala, recently. He wds minister OF the Bdp-
list church at Randolph tor several years.
tie WAS Il graduate of Colgate university and
Hamilton Theological seminary and for a
/ time was editor Of the Weekly News at ROch-
. Hn pranirhtl ut
/ Housick. He was 40 years Old and left a
widow and two children
Over in st. Johnsbury they scatter empty
clam cans around and trap skunks. The
skunk sticks his head into the can after the
CLANS and gets caught. Then II crowd gath.
ers to watch his antics backing around the
street trying to get the can off his head. DC.
caSionally the crowd varies the program by
heaYing rocks at the poor skunk but a,
these hit someone in the crowd the practice
is not continued.
Rev Evan Thomas who has conducted
tn" Ludlow Tribune for the past five year
for the estate of the late Mr.. Crane, hH
bought an interest in the Burlington
suburban list OF papers printed at Essel
Junction. and will be the editor l.. NJ. Hays
manager, will devote his whole attention t.
the business, which has increased to mucl
in the past year that it requires his Who'll,
While Mrs. G. c. Stearns of Bethel wa
/ passing across the street in the rear of
team in which were some calves, sOmethin.
stirred the latter up SO that they crowded of
the top rail in the rear Of the wagon. Tn
free end OF the rail swung around and hi
Mrs. Stearns on the head, throwing her t
the ground with such force as to throw d
hip out Of joint. She was also considerably
injured by the force of the rail on her face
Miss Helena S. Jewett johnson of Rut
land has been notified that she is heir to
fortune of $4,000, a large number of dia
monds, a fully furnished house. besides II
interest in other property in California
While living III New Haven som
years ago she made the acquaint
ance of IA woman lawyer who was praetis
ing in California, who lately died an
whose estate was nventoried at - 900 OOC
Miss Johnson became very intimate With he
benefactor while in New Haven, but Wa
o somewhat surprised, when summoned t.
Y hear the will read to learn of her good for
: tune. She is the daughter of the late Dwigl
Johnson of Middle Granville, n. Y. and
3S years old, and is herself studying law.
= Burlington is experiencing a genuin
4 temperance revival of Il sort that is nc
pleasant 10 many of her citizens. Tn
city grand Juror Mr.. Ferguson, has PAL
visit to Portsmouth, N. H., and copie
the names of Burlington people who ar
II pear on the internal revenue books a
:. holding licenses to sell intoxicating lie
uors. lie has been raiding these places
the rate of three to ten day and refuses t
u accept fine takers, etc, but insists that tn
real owner of the premises settle. He ais