Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-03-11
General Vermont News.

uftpF rHurAtel U1EAN 10 NtFAFf the NtfNN'fs
II has been delayed ON account Of the
lack Of money. The original PROPOSE
tion TO extend the village system
through an extra mounted carrier was
met by the department with the as~er-
tion that no more carriers would be ap-
pointed in any of tn" free deliyrry districts
during the present fiscal year. The reply
to the suggestion that the rural delivery
should be established wa, that of il it could
be done with a limited appropriation the
department would consent. A search FOR
some one willing TO make a daily delivery.
Sundays excepted. for the amount apprO-
printed was then made. Walter Mixer. who
lives on the Dorman Il. Eaton farm. has
consented to serve the route for the sum
allowed in the hope that il will finally
result in the extension OF the service TO
cover the whole outlying district. The de-
partment proposed to mount one OF the pres
ent carriers and extend the service in that
way, but to this proposition Postmaster
Childs dssentrd, as il involved the curtail-
ment Of the present village service, which
he considered impracticahle. The rural
delivery however, can be established
in the discretion OF the depart uent with
out the application OF civil-srrvlce rules,
where the service does not include the in
corporated limits Of the village. Mr. Mixer
proposes to deliver the mail by team each
week day afternoon. after the arrival OF the
principal mails OF the day, which Will insure
the delivery of the local papers on FRIDAY
almost as soon as they are delivered IN lhe
village, thlng that VIII De especially up
preciated, The service Is sure 10 prove very
popular. Postmaster Childs mas urged thls
service for dozen years, technical ooHtr"c-
tion postponing its adoption from tim" to
time.
John Robertson. "a prominent paper
manufacturer Of Bellows Falls and Il man of
wide acauaintance throughout southern Yer
mont has lust died at Palm Beach Fla. He
went tn Florida on n measure trip about
three weeks ago, accompanied by his wife.
He was apparently in the best of health: but
was stricken with apupleyv at the breakfast
table and lived but baif an hour. He leaves.
beside, a widow. a son, Charles E. Robert
son of Bellows Falls, who has been as
socated with his father in business. aud
three daughtars Mrs. George II. Babbitt Jr.
of Bellows Falls. Mrs. l.. A. Lamson OF
Hopedale and Mrs. IL. W. Cough OF Morces-
ter. Mr.. Robertson was born IN Nova SEQ
tia. but had spent most Of his life In Yer.
mont, going first to Putney. where be was
engaged in the manufacture OF paper lor
several years, and then To Bellows falls,
about 10 years ago. He was member OF
the firm of John Robertson Son. and OF
the Robertson Paper company, and retained
interest in the paper mills in Putney.
The snot where old Fort Defiance stood WAS
on the farm In Barnard now owned by James
Caldwell IL was huilt in 1850 as "A prOtpc-
tiOn for the settlers against the Tories and
Indians. and undoubtedly. with the one at
Bethel. saved the inhabitants from a second
invasion. The Tories carried away as pris-
ouers Prince Haskell Timothy Newton
and Thomas Wright. All we're taken
from the farms now owned by
Henry r. Putnam Soluu d. Newton
and George Wright Newton and Wright
escaped the same year. Haskell was
guarded closer because OF hlS being sur
Neyof, Dut was released llt next spring
Inc Tort was COMMANDED by capt. Ben
lahlh OK VINO heid Il commission from thG
hlted States. Inc garrison was recruited
from Barnard, Pomtret, Woodstock ana
otocRbrldge' diary kept oy Jonathan
carpenter, a soldier from fomtret, dutlnS
the hrst campaign, ls IN existence ana Will
DE pupHsheu III the history "l the iofl'
Governor JOSIAH Gront, IN addressing the
state BOARD OF agriculture recently. urged
the FARMERS TO seek the peSt market anu
TURN everything 10 the besl advantage: ne
also urged them TO stop using colorlhS IN
thelr butter ana 10 80 INTO the business WIN
cieah' honest hahds. ne ADVISED the PeQ-
PIE OF vermont TO SOLICIT the WISH OF sum
m'r tourists, as the posslullllles invite tlleLl
make sood roads aud with the scenery ana
az 81 Tue teen nountii 9t"tI 'no ,,
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r'as tbe arst n,hito ,la.so, parr ~ SwaDtnn
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GrSt town cIar, 81 tha NJ. 4 e,,as ,,s
m olJ bnte man anI for ~ ron tha
Amoricnn bona, on tbo 80 sSifn ~ ,hS
rivnr Win the axcantiom ~ n rew yaars
,,,ant IN virc,ini. iii ~, I, i tia
war he has always lived here.
News has heen received of tba daatb in
los Angeles CaI of Ira Rrown - fNrmnr
resident of 1t Johnshurv who want there
some Years 400 to seek reIef from nsthmn
He was A SON of Ira Brown of st Johnsbnry.
was born in Waterford and married dnurb
ter of Loren Young of st. Johnsbury. He is
survived by a widow and several children,
two daughters now attending the Normal
school in Los Angeles. Mr.. Brown was AZ
years old.
The petitions asking for an early passenger
and mail train between this city and Wind
sor are probably the most representative of
public feeling of any ever sent out from the
tQ"n, contnlnLng as 'ney 40 tne siguature OF
ABOUT every BUSINESS man Ill IoWh' lhcluulhS