Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-05-20
Genera Yprnunl News.

an Important battle iu the Naf Tor the
Union. The government followed the
plan 81 General SedrNiyk when b. devid-
ed 10 attack the Spanish fleet in the
Philippines IL put Nermuuter in the
person uf Admiral Dewey In front and
~ kept the column 81 ships closed up
with such surcess that most 81 the Span
iSh feet now lies al the bottom 81 Ma
Mia harhor. lie displayed the same
qualities Of grit and intelligent courage
that the Nermonter has been known TO
possess since the day when Ethan Allen
with his Green mountain militia cap
tured Fort TlcouderoEa. The same in
trepidity marked the hearing of the Yer
monter In the war of 1872 and in the war
for the Union. He was always ready To-
be placed at the front To bear the brunt
Of the enemy's assaults and give an eN-
ample of the uudauntcd courage which
the free air Of his mountain state has
always bred. The Ncrmuntcr at the
front is, however. only typical of the
American at large His spirit has in
fused itself into the whole body Of the
people. 1t has nerycd the arm Of the
frontiersman and thrown out railroads
and built cities in deserts. and ii was the
spirit back of John A. Logan when he
declared that The men Of the northwest
will hew their way To- the gulf" It's. in
short. the spirit of Americanism and it
will bring victory on the field of battle
or i'm the field of industry when placed
at the front. just as it did in the harbor
of Manila
Mrs. Mary r. Hill of Burlington is
dead. She was the only daughter Of the
late Samuel c. Crafts of Craftsbury. who
represented Vermont in congress, 1877
to 1925; was governor Of Vermont. 1925
81; was United States senator. 1929.
and for over 90 years was a prominent
citizen Of Orleans county and of the
state. She married the late Nathan s.
Hill Of Craftshury, who was FOR many
years lawyer in excellent standing at
the bar of Orleans county. In 1865 Mr..
Hill was elected treasurer of the Uni
versity Of Vermont. and Mrs. Hin came
with him to Burlington. where he built
the house on South Prospect street
which was thereafter their home. Mr.
Hill died in 1881 After his death Mrs
Hill. always retiring in her disposition
led very quiet life. largely devoted to
the care of her home and her flowers.
For several years past she has been
sinking under the burden of years and
gradual decay of her powers of mind
and body, and her death was not uneX-
pected. She was 50 years of age. She
was a woman of strong character and
high Christian principle, charitable"
kindly and excellent in many relations
~
members of the College street church
of Burlington and was Identified with il
for nearly years.
The names of Colonel O. u. Clark Of
the First regiment and Quartermaster
General w. II. Gilmore don't 60 with
the Rutland railroad and Is men from
Company X of Bennington who tried
this method of reaching home were
forced to spend the night in the Shell
burne station and depend upon charity
for breakfast The men were among
those rejected in the examinations and
were on the way back to peaceful pur-
suits. They we've, as is customary, Civ
en- an order for transportation signed by
the colonel of the regiment and counter
signed by the quartermaster general Of
Vermont. This war not sufficient
guarantee for passage to Conductor
Holland and he gave the boys their
choice Of going To jail at Rutland or
leaving the train at ShClburue They
choose the latter alternative. Not only
were they subjcC, ia great Inconvenience
ana to sleeping in the station. but they
did not have money enough to buy
breakfasts ana had not a gentleman
other than of a railroad type given them
food they would have been forced to 20
without.
Most nmrods in Vermont know Of the
two famous geese. Hit" and Miss he
longing to the Fin and Feathers club
These geese are kept by Benajah Phelps
at Sand Bar Bridge and are known t.
hn over 40 years old. Last year they
had four vigorous goslings and in the
autumn Mr., Phelps clipped a wing OF
three of the young ones, but the fourth
was allowed to go at large. as it was
thought that she might make a fine de.
coy. The liberty was SO much enjoyed
that she went south one day and moth
ing had been heard from her till last
/ week, when she flew home and was
/ driven into the pen with the others. The
nearly eight months of travelling in the
sunny south has agreed with the wan.
derer, who will probably have to depend
on memory for some years to come, as
| her wing is to be clipped in the future.
/ Frank A. Walker of Ludlow has beer
/ appointed by the governor as judge OF
probate for the district of Windsor t,
/ MI the vacancy caused by the resigna.
/ ton of Hugh Henry. Mr.. Walker is =
/ son of the late William II. Walker and
was born in Londonderry March :. 1860
! and was educated in the Black RiveI
| academy and at Middlebury college. Ht
/ is lawyer director of the Black River
/ National bank. Mr. Walker was unani-
mously elected representative from
! Ludlow in 1896 and served on the com
mittee on rules and judiciary.
The fish of Lake Morey in Fairlee ar,
! dying in large numbers, and floating
! ashore as they did last year. Las
, year the fish mortality confined itself t,
/ perch and other small fish, while this
year many pickerel as we'll as perez
are found dead. Mr. Moore. who ha,
| investigated the case, says the fish arr
attacked by a minute worm or macgot
which burrows under the scales. cans
ing sore, which enlarges in some in
! staEceS, to cover nearly the whole sur
face of the iish before it dies.
The preliminary hearing which was t,
have been held at Montpelier in the cas-.
of Jules Sanctuary and Charlan Mead
charged with mansaughter because O
the scalding to death of patient al tn
Waterbury asylum short time ago
has been disposed of by the two me,
waving an examination. Sanctuarv
and Mead We're bound over to appear be
fore the grand jury next September.
Pensions to Nermonters have been al
lowed as follows: Increase, William n
Chaplin, Plainfied, $12 to $50; reissue an,
increase, John Lessor Burlington, 81