Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-24
VERMONT NEWS.


Greensboro, accompanied by his %
months-old son, the sleigh tipped over
in going through cradle hole, throw
ing the doctor out and frightening the
horse, which started into a run. The
doctor secured another team and hur-
ried after the runaway, which was
found stuck in snowdrift into which it
had plunged, and the child was still in
the sleigh, unhurt.
The Rutland hospital is to employ the
coming year an expert chemist and
diagnostician, who will give his entire
time to that work. The institution has
received $1,000 in requests the past
year beside the valuable medical library
of DR.. M. Richards Grain and varied
collection of surgical instruments from
the same source. Eight hundred eighty
seven patients were admitted during
1915.
Albert Johonnott, the Montpelier nom
agenarian, who went to the polls March
7, has been voter for SO years, 81 Of
them in Montpelier. He cast his first
ballot for president IL years before
President Lincoln was made chief ex-
ecutive. Mr.. Johonnott is positive he
has never missed national or state
election and does not remember ever
having missed local election. If he
did it has not happened more than once
or twice.
After brief debate Newbury at its
annual meeting voted unanimously in
favor of authorizing its selectmen to
contract with the selectmen of Haver-
hill, N. H., to build free bridge across
the Connecticut river between Wells
River, in this state, and Woodsville,
N. H. If Haverhill votes to cooperate
in the matter the toll bridge will be
eliminated and a modern free bridge
constructed across the river short dis
lance below the present site. The traf-
fc is interfered with each spring be-
cause TIE high water prevents teams
reaching the bridge on the Vermont
side. The bridge also has been closed
at different times because of its unsafe
condition. 1t is on the trunk line auto
mobile route.
The Fairbanks Museum, st. Johns
bury, has offered to the pupils of the
manuel training classes of the schools
of st. Johnsbury prizes for the best
birdhouses made without help. They
are to be judged on their merits in
workmanship, design, and utility for
birds homes. Already Mr.. Baxter has
had about so entries for this competi-
ton. 1t is probable that some of the
birdhouse builders will be able to fill
orders for houses for use on private es-
tates.
F. H. Pillsbury, of Barton, has taken
position in New York city. picturizing
novels into photoplays for large pub
fishing house.
Theodore Beaudry of Rutland has
brought divorce suit in Rutland coun-
ty court against Nellie Beaudry for in
tolerable severity. He claims that he
is afraid to live with her because she
has thrown knives at him and has slept
with an axe under her pillow, causing
him to lose his sleep, night after night.
The woman had Beaudry arrested for
non-support and he promised City
Judge F. G. Swinnerton to pay her So
weekly pending hearing of the divorce
case.
''The first regiment, Vermont Nat
ional Guard can mobilize ready for SER
vice on the Mexican border if needed,
within "a hours" is the statement Of
Ira l.. Reeves of Mortified, Colonelof the
Regiment, "The Vermont militia is in
as good shape today for actual service
as any National Guard organization in
the country" continued Col. Reeves.
"Each company's equipment, which is
adequate, is for the most part with
them and it would take but a short
time to get ready" If Vermont s
Guard is called upon at all, it will prob.
ably be to take the place of the regulars
on the Mexican border while the latter
are hunting Villa. Besides the first
regiment, which today is pretty well
recruited, Verm ont could send wei
organized and equipped hospital corps
and a squadron of cavalry.
Henry Ford was so delighted with
the pipe organ built at Brattleboro b!
the Estey Organ company, and recent!
installed in his mansion in Detroit, tina
last Thursday every empoye of the
company received personal letter o.
appreciation accompanied by check
The checks ranged from So to severa
times that amount. When the orde
for the organ was placed with Col. J
G. Estey he was instructed to build
regardless of expense. When Mr.. For
visited the factory he expressed ar