Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-07-29
General Vermont News.


dead.
James McAuley. Of Barre. has been
drowned in Portland harbor while on =
fishing trip.
Joseph Lautch. of Middlesex. commit
ted suicide recently by drowning. The
body was recovered.
Frank j. Boyd formerly of Whining
ton, fell from load of lumber at Orange
Mass. and was killed.
The Gould and Cavalry Shoe company
of Springfield has been chartered with
IA capital stock of $4,000.
Ira Dalton, aged SO, one of the oldest
citizess of Woodstock, has constructed
n tricycle.. which he rides.
Frank Mooney, formerly of PIttsford,
has been drowned at Worcester Mass,
by the capsizing of a canoe.
Henry Hatch and Frank Reynolds fell
% feet from a staging at Cambridge
and the latter was seriously u.Iured.
II. b. Williams. of MOnkton. will have TO
rebuild his barns which have been des-
troyed by fire. Children and matches.
Henry Campbell, aged "a, has just died
at Dummerston. He was one of the best
known hotel men in Connecticut valley.
George McMaster road master of the
Bennington railroad, who was seriously
injured recently, is able to sit up short
time.
Myron Roberts of Rupert has been
declared the champion shot of the gun
clubs of the state of New York and New
England
The contract for the new city building
at Barre has been i4t 10 Mason < Co. or
Burlington for 5000 q. u. Adams il.
the architect.
Miss Sophie Wilds, eldest daughter of
Charles NJ. Wilds of Middlebury, fell
from her bicycle recently and dislocat-
ed her shoulder.
Raymond Hadley, youngest son Of
Representative p. II. HadlcJ of Bellows
Falls, fell from a wagon recently and
broke his wrist
ELIAS Wolcott IS years old, of East
Barre, was thrown from wagon recently
and the wheels passed over his arms
seyerly injuring him.
William p. Hill, formerly known as
"Squibbs" of the Argus, is now at Pit
kins, Colorado, 5000 feet above sea level,
hale and hearty at 49,
Postmaster George H. Tupper Of
Bethel is prom nCn-ly mentioned as j
candidate ior the Democratic nonjna-
tiOn as state treasurer.
The receipts Of the St. Johnsbury post
Office for the year ending July /, were
the largest in its history, being SIS, los y
against SIS, 1886 in 1895.
A determined effort is being made by
the citizens of Northfield TO have the
state quarries reopened. These quar-
rles are the best in the state.
The Bristol Manufacturing company
is making preparation to put up three
story building, 100 by 60 feet, to accom-
modate their increasing business.
James Starr and William Trimmings
OF Barre have been arrested charged
With stealing jewery, and bound over
TO await the action of the grand jury.
Curtis Roleau, formerly of the Argus,
now secretary and treasurer of the
Crescent type foundry of Chicago has
been visiting in Vermont, accompanied
by his wife.
Nathan Smith Bennett Of Bridgeport
was found dead in his bed recently. He
| had represented the town in the legisla-
ture and was a member of the constitu-
tiOnal convention in 1870.
The St. Johnsbury Choral union musi-
cal festival did not pay, but minstrel
show by local talent drew a big house
and lifted the debt. This shows that
people even in St. Johnsbury enjoy
harmless fun.
1t is reported that an effort is being
made to defeat two of the Republican
candidates for senators, Fred S. Platt
| of Poultney and Sias l.. Griffith OF Dan
by. by the issuance of private circular.
1t is not thought it will succeed
H. L. Bixby, of the Montpelier Ma
| tional bank was severely burned by gas
recently He noticed an odor of gas and
| proceeded to the basement, where he lit
match and tremendous explosion fol-
| lowed. The flames were subdued with
some difficulty. The leak was mended.
The horse rake is getting in its work
| and Orwell holds the record for acci-
dents to date. Here is one days work.
One driven by Charles Sanford was a
complete wreck. Another driven by d.
| B. Buell. was badly damaged, and an
| other driven by NJ. r. Brown was not
SO badly broken. Mr.. Buell. was dragged
by the rake teeth some distance.
A Vermonter who is making quite a
| reputation for himself in the present
war is Major Charles A. Woodruff of
| the commissary department. He is now
in active service, and recent papers are
| speaking quite highly of him. His mill
tary history is as follows: Private and
corporal Company A, Tenth Vermont.
5th June, 62, to 18th August, '65; cadet
at Military academy, 1st July, ca sec
ond lieutenant Seventh infantry 18th
June, II; captain, 2Sth March, IS. ac-
cepted 18th April; major, December, '92.
Major Woodruff will be remembered as
having been present and delivering the
Grafton at the last meeting of the Socie-
| ty of the Army of the Potomac in Troy.
| He has a sister now living in ST. Johns
bury.
The school committees of Great Bar
| rington and Lenox, Mass, have unani-
| mously elected Prof. b. c. Day of New
York superintendent of schools of the
newly formed district comprising the
two towns, but he has not as yet signified
| his acceptance. He has visited both
| places and expressed himself highly
| pleased with the outlook, but it is un-
| derstood he has an offer to take charge
| of the municipal parental school in Bos-
ton at a larger salary than that offered
by the new district. Professor Day
was born in Colchester, VT, in 1868, and
| is graduate of the University of Yer