Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27
General Vermont News.

the Bennington Baptist church.
Tue Randolph National bank has Just maid
dividend Of B per cent. TO stockholders.
The Vergennes National bank has Just
paid a srmi-annual dividend Of per cent
G. VI. Carpenter Of Brandon was kickei
By vicious horse recently and badly in
iuTed.
Rev. W. II. Chidiey Of Newmarket. Ont,
has accepted call 10 tho Christian church
al Randolph.
Putnam Hose company Of Bennington is
arranging To give it, annual dance on the
evening Of Feb. 10.
special town meeting at Isle La Motto
voted 10 raise $500 toward the construction
Of the Rutland-C Canadian railroad.
Reuben W. Ross OF Rutland is a creditor to
the extent of about 100000 against the
bankrupt estate Of Remington Yernam OF
brooklyn.
Mrs. Melissa VI. Bruce Of Bethel has re-
Gently pieced a bedquilt Of SOS pieces and
given 1t to her granddaughter Mrs. Bruce
Is In her s0th year.
Over 5000 land-locked salmon have just
been placed IN Lake DunsmOre by Fish
Commissioner Iitcomb Of 81. Johusbury.
The spawn came from Maine.
Captain Tyree II. Rivers. formerly first
lieutenant, bird L. s. cavalry at Fort
Fourth cavalry on his promotion.
The selectmen Of Watsned have secured
more than majority Of the grand list and
the taxpayers TO bond aud take sl9, 900 Of
stock In the proposed electric railroad.
Willard Greene. a former resident u
Mortified and RoNbury, has been indicted
by the grand jury at Manchester. y. H.. on
charge of murder in the second degree.
The officers of the state board of phar-
macy are. c. c. Bingham of st. Johnsuury,
president: Collins Blakely Of Montpelier,
treasurer J. q. Bellrose of Burlington. &C.
rotary.
The Burlington fire department now has
two pairs OF Sleds to take the place of tho
hose wagons at fire stations and ,, in case
OF snow. The slcds were ordered last wear
and are strong, well-made conveyancps.
Ensign J. II. Holden. L. S. n, of Burling-
ton, who was on duty on the L. ). $. Maine
and served during the late war with Spain
on the auxiliary scorpion. has been trans
terred to the Solace, the hospital transport.
The late Governor Fullers collection of
tuning forks, which includes more than 300
specimens from all over the world and the
first tuning fork ever made cost $40. 900 and
is said to be the largest of its kind in exist
ence.
The tn anniversary Of the organization
OF the Dewitt Clinton lodge, +. q A. NJ. of
Mortified, will be observed today. There
Will be literary exercises, followed by "A ban
quet. Prominent Masohs from difTereu.
parts OF the state are expected to be present
The.Rey. A. l.. Bellondi, who is doing
missionary work among the Italians at
Barre, has in his possession an interesting
reIic-a small bronze image Of st. Peter
which formerly stood an the private alt Of
the present Pope, LEO XIII, when he was a
cardinal at Paru2zi.
David Annis of Randolph is dead. He had
been sick for six weeks with old age and
rheumatism. He was 90 years and months
old. He leaves two sons Chester Annis of
West Brookaed. and Apheus Annis Of
Bralntrec, and three daughters. Mrs. AmpH
| Williams Of North Randolph, Mrs. Vaughan
Cole Of Hardwick and Mrs. Young.
Anthony LaDuke, who has been in failing
health at the home of his son, F. II. LaDuke.
in Burlington for several weeks, is dead ut
the age Of nearly 50 years Mr. LaDuke
was one Of the old stage drivers who COW
cred that section Of the route lying between
Burlington aud Middlebury in the connect
ing coaches running from Boston TO Mon
| treal.
In appreciation of the valuable assistance
rendered by L. b, Rockwell Of Alburg. pilot
| OF the steamer Chateaugay at the time Of
the recent fire in Burlington, in saving the
| offices and property OF the Champain
| Transportation company the captain has
received "a check from General Manager
Rushlow for $50, which was voted him by
the directors of the company.
Aaron II. Fellows, a teacher in the Long
| Island, n Y. business college, has been ar
rested on the large Of being implicated in
the robbery of $1,000 worth Of government
bonds nine years ago from Nicholas Fellows
| of White River The arrest followed an at
| tempt to dispose of the bonds at Toronto,
| Montreal and Boston. Aaron Fellows, the
! man arrested, is son Of Nicholas Fellows.
The proprletors Of 4S business places in
! Barre have signed an agreement to close
their stores at every evening except Mon
| days and Saturdays not including the first
five evenings OF each month and the week
| before Christmas and also TO close at noon,
| for the rest Of the day and evening, on New
| ear :. Memorial day, Fourth Of July. Labor
| day, Thanksgiving and Christmas or the
/ days on which these holidays are observed.
In the Windsor county court Herbert +.
Harlow OF Pomfret has been found guilty of
! criminal assault and sentenced to 10 years
| In state prison. Frank l.. Graves OF An
| dover WAS convicted of larceny and fined
800 and costs Stella CIough, for bigamy,
| was Sentenced to two years in prison. Err
nest Woodward, for adultery, was fined
| 500 and costs. Edmund and sherman
Barrel, for resisting officers, were sentenced
to Is months i'll prison and to pay costs
-,
ne bennington battIe Monument ana
historian ASSOCIATION mas added to the book
which gives tie exercises OF the dedication
oil me monument ana the centennial pro-
tb In" in ''i ieo U.S. Ta ,,and
inc. in nnnn,tinn with tbo s ",D. mann
ments erected in 1897. The supplementary
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Inc annual meeting OF the Addison county