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

Nelson Richards Of Panton is dead, aged
s5 years.
The first public library in Middlebury was
established in 1893
Rutland schools gave s29.6s TO the Lafay-
ette monument fund.
A Moretown man shot a deer in the streets
OF that village recently.
A Woodford man has two sons named
Cleveland and Mckinley.
d. :. Hall Of south Cabot has sold siH
beagle hounds to 20 to New Jersey.
Mrs. Betsey, widow of the late Lyman
Grandy OF Pauton, Is dead. aged 80.
Company II were mustered out of service
and paid of on Oct. y. at Montpelier.
The cornerstone OF the new Congregations
al church at Bristol was laid on Oct. %.
Rev. {. L. Fay closed his pastorate with
the Congregational church at Newport on
Oct 30
+. A. Smith of Randolph sold 90 barrels Of
apples from small orchard at S3 per
barrel.
Michael Clark Of BURLINGTON fell through
an old roof he was repairing recently and
was seriously injured.
Mrs.Almira Greene of Ripton has just died
aged IA at her home, where she had lived
almost half a century.
Westfield is to have public library and
museum building, A. c. Hickcock having
given the town 100000.
Mrs. Mary Chaplin Noe, wife Of the pre-
siding elder Of the Rutland district NJ. 4.
church, is dead, aged 59.
Charles Brown of Jonesbrook, Waitsaeld,
has the handsomest Devon oxen in the state.
They weigh 1850 pounds.
Cows sold at auction the other day at $40,
potatoes 40 cents bushel, spring pigs 1or
$3.50, hay for $3.50 a ton.
Mrs. Phelena Moore of Newfane has es-
taOlished free public library in her nome
and donated 1000 volumes.
Edward Webster, son of Rev. Mr.. Webster
Of Swanton, is the Republican candidate for
mayor Of Minneapolis, Minn.
Over twenty carloads of rails for the
Hinesburg electric road have arrived and
are being distributed and laid.
The new Rutland owners have secured an
option on the Bennington railroad, and it
will be part OF the new system.
Miss Josephine Hibbard Of Chelsea was
attacked by cosset lamb recently and in
iracas she Tell, breaking her hip
DR.. David Randall of Morrisvie is dead.
He was one Of the oldest and most respect
ed physicians in Lamoile county.
The Audersonyille prison bean bug has
appeared in Wiuooski. Postmaster Spoor
has u collection in d bottle at the office.
Joseph Lashalle of Barre had an arm so
badly crushed between two blocks OF gran
lie recently that II mad TO De amputated.
Chelsea is to have an up-to-date electric
light system. The old shoe shop and power
in which over $50, 900 was sunk Is utilized.
Bishop Atwel Of East Missouri has been
visiting friends in Vermont. He was rector
of st. Paul's, Burlington, for fourteen years.
Arthur :. Austin, ESQ, formerly Of Chel-
sea. and county clerk OF Orange county. is
coutined i'll an insane asylum in Washington
state.
Francis Hall an old resident OF Montpelier,
Is dead, aged 9yearS' lie nau hVed IN that
city Tor ABOUT 80 years. he was porn IN
Canada.
Joshua C. stafford, 70 years old. of Gull
ford is dead. He WAS born in Readsboro,
but he mad been resident OF GulliOrd Tor
the past nifty years
George Partridge formerly Of Randolph,
but now OF San Francisco, has been elected
vice president OF the Pacific Coast Associa-
tion of Native Sons of Vermont.
f. D. Blackwell has secured the power on
Sucker brook east Of Brandon and will bring
will develop 1000 horse power.
William Terry nf RandoInb has connie
of cnrinSiti.s il, the ,vnI. nf cahhugas Frpm
sStnmn tb..r.. hnva ,;roun ,wo f,n,, handS
aud from another stnmn five heats snail
but perfect
The large barns owned by G. H. Clark at
East Montpelier have been Qestroyed by lire
together with their entire contents includ,
ing 40 hogs II cows. four horses and 40
tons of hav.
NJ. nr,.,iIs Rriygs of WiIIiar.-ov,
may ha nartially rrinnltd for life in nur ieg
AS the result of the Kick Of a heifer Her
husband was kicked and killed bv COW a
few wears ago.
The Cold Spring oil MoretoWn PAD 81
cents for per cent milk. lhe highest test
was 4.SO. Ihe lowest test was sou Inc
average test was -. Inc average number
OF POUNDS OF miih IeceiNed per u"S was
o''i'
The JOnesville Cooperative at Jonesvllle
paid 80 cents tor per cent. milk. The nigh
est test was 4 ~. Inc lowest test was 800.
The average test was $50. The average
number OF pounds OF milk received per day
was 5000.
The state Pharmaceutlcai association
elected It's annual o1ieers at montpelier as
IolloWs Iieolueut, w. LIZ 4ctAIit ISL 'ico
president, A. +. Walker OF 81. Johns0ury;
md vice president, H. b. hopkins or Bran
don; 3rd vice president, A. l.. butcher OF st.
Adams; secretary, ". 4. Root OF Blattle-
boro; treaSurer,t. W. Pierce of Chester.
rrha af,b animal convention of tho AIdi.
s,n Cnrntv Smndav.anbnoI assooiation was
held ut Weybridge Nov. and 4. Rev. &. l..
Story, general and Held secretary OF the
state Sunday-school association, {. W. os-
good and others prominent In Sunday-school
work were present and addressed the con-
vention.
General Lafayette on his tour through
the state accompanied by Governor Van
Moss and suite. the lieutenant governor,
General Mower and aids, stopped overnight
at the Bracket tavern, now the annex of the