Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-11-04
General Vermont News.

f. J. Fuller Of Woodstock shot bear on
the mountains west Ot that town.
Mrs. Luella Culver. wife of the postmas-
ter at East Barnard, is dead aged AZ.
Swanton and Whites River Junction are
kicking over excessive insurance rates.
Goddard seminary defeated Norwich uni
versity at football 10y a score of % to o.
Chinese woman is stopping in Burling-
ton. There are very few in this country.
There have been five deaths from cholera
infantum in Readsboro in the past month.
The Northtled canning factory is employ
ing from 40 to 60 hands putting up apples.
Two barns were burned at West Wood
stock recently. Both fires were incendiary.
The annual fair of St.Augustine's Catholic
church at Montpelier will be held Nov. 2-l5.
The next session OF the Troy Methodist
conference will be held in Burlington in
April.
Miss Agnes Drury of Essex Junction will
be married to DR.. II. d. Snyder, [. 5. A,
Nov. 8.
Another oil stove exploded at Proctor the
other day and narrowly escaped destroying
Il block.
Norman Failey Shot eight gray squirrels
and two partrdges the other day in the city
Of Burlington.
The Cabot creamery paid 20 12 cents and
the Plainiied creamery % cents for Sep
tember butter.
The Randolph cooperative creamery paid
20 IL cents ;or September butter and made
II, 563 pounds,
The grave of James G.. Blaine is to be
marked with monument made OF the best
Vermont marble.
The members Of the b. & NJ Freight
Agents association held their annual meet
ing at Bellows Falls.
Memorial services have just been held in
several Methodist churches in honor OF the
late Rev. H. A. Spencer.
James Wood. compostor in the Argus
Office has started for the Johannesburg.
South Africa, gold fields.
Three carloads of rails for the Hlnesburg
4 Burlington electric road have arrived and
work has been commenced.
The Riverside creamery at Bristol paid 75
cents for standard milk and the Cloyerdale
creamery in Fletcher 76 cents.
T. W. Tuttle Of Nergennes has been ap-
pointed referee for Addison county under
the new national bankruptcy law.
Miss Winnie Rich has been appointed su-
perintendrnt of schools in Harland in place
of Miss Kate Ainsworth, resigned.
AA.Buel of Burlington has bought Nancy
Lee with a record of Ill ii at Plattsburg,of
J. O. Harvey Of Toronto for $1,000.
The new Roman Catholic church at North
Pownal has Just been dedicated. All the
priests in Bennington county were present.
Lieutenant W. H. Sterling of the First
Vermont has so far recovered from typhoid
fever as to be moved to his home at Wells
River.
A Barnard boy. George H. Cootey, who
II ,a,,t li.4lr
Gently at Manila. Philippine Islands. No
particulars are known.
Alexander Carol Of Montpelier was run
over the other day and had one leg so badly
! mangled that it was amputated at the Hea-
ton hospital
Bellows Falls people are subscribing liber-
ally for stock in the electric railroad to Sax
tons River and everything indicates that the
road will be built next season.
The 20th wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. {. $. Fletcher of Essex Junction has
/ Just been celebrated. Their friends presented
them with costly dinner set.
Hon. Charles Dewey of Montpelier has
presented a bust ot his brother. Admiral
George Dewey to the Wood art gallery. 1t
| was made by A. Ghigli of New York.
The teams of Mr. Dehurne and Alpha Geb-
| bic of Greensboro cOllided the other even
ing while irving to pass. and both outfits
! were total wrecks. Mr.. Deburne was badly
injured.
Fred l.. Davis, a prominent dairy producer,
and raiser of registered stock, and Miss
| Geuevieve Snow. county secretary OF the
y. P. 5. {. l., were recently married in
| North Comfort.
1t is estimated by the city surveyor that it
will cost 523, 600 to repair the damage to
streets in Bennington village done 10y the
recent food. The town has already con-
tracted for bridges to the amount OF : lS,0O0
During the month of September ll33
! letters we're collected from the new letter
! boxes that Postmaster George H. Richmond
has placed at different parts of the village
and collected the mail from at his own ex-
pense.
The Windsor county liquor dealers want a
license law quick. The Windsor House was
raided Il few days ago and a large quantity
of the ardent seized Three dealers at
Rochester also suffered. All settled by pay
ing the usual fines and costs.
Eugene and Alton Royce, two little lads Of
Norwich, camped out Que night last week,
but will not do SO again, as general alarm
was given and every effort made to find
them by the neighbors. They were thor
oughly drenched and nearly frozen by the
cold rain.
James l.. Battles. the Boston bogus check
worker and former Vermont hotel man. has
been sentenced to six months in the house
of correction on each of the eight counts for
obtaining money by means Of false pre-
lenses. He pleaded for lenency from the
court, but Judge Bolster stated the court
could not be lenient with so many charges
against the defendent.
The aggregate deposits in Vermont saw
ings banks and trust companies June 80 last
were S34. OIL, 1872, which was an increase for
the wear of 81 All, ,0J4. OF this S2S, ,G4i, "A
belongs to 95,59I resident depositorS and
So. .429, ,878 to Il, $40 nonresident depositors,
showing an increase for the year of 1880 in
number Of resident depositors and 81 1,320, S37
in amount Of their deposits.
The carriage factory of c. Bessette at Or
well was burned the other morning. The
building caught fire the day before, and the
flames were supposed to De extnguished.
1t was carefully watched all day and through
the evening, but the fire smouldered some-
where in the building until the next morning,
when it broke out afresh. The stock and fix
lures were all burned. but good many new
sleighs and carriages were saved. Mr.. Bes-
settles residence, which is very near, was
saved by the pulling down OF shed which
extended from the trimming shop and sales
room to the house. Mr.. Bessette has a large
factory in Ticonderoga and fears are enter
tained that he will not rebuild, the state
thus losing a valuable industry.
Will Be Failing OF.