Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-11-16
NEWS OF VERMONT STATE


corners beaten. Last Friday,
just at dusk Higgins in compa-
ny with a farmer from North
Danville, were en- route to town
and just in the outskirts of the
village saw a big buck come
down the hill back of under
cliff and cross Sleeper's River.
Close to the river bank the deer
became hopelessly entangled in
wire fence. Cautiously ap-
preaching the captive the far
mer grasped him by the antIers
and Higgins with one quick
thrust of his pocket knife des-
patched the animal. The far
mer having a team took the
deer home and the two will
share the venison.
| Jamaica, the center of the
fern gathering industry, is just
closing the season. Several
thousand dollars worth have
been gathered, packed, and
placed in cold storage for the
holidays. Jamaica is Is miles
northwest of Newfane in Wind
ham County. The population is
TIC, the area 28568 acres. Or
leans county towns abound in
ferns. Why not try out this in
dustry?
Guy Cobleigh, evidently a
hobo, called at tht st. Johnsbu-
ry town farm recently, saying
he was financially embarrassed
and would like to obtain a meal
While he was partaking Of the
farm cooks hand-out, the mail
was brought in and a regis
tered package delivered to
Mrs. Sarah Cobleigh, an old la
dy who was an inmate of the
farm. The young man seemed
interested and upon enquiry
discovered that the woman was
his grandmother. She was over
joyed to meet her grandson,
but the ultimate turn of the
case is disappointing, for the
grandmother is still an inmate
of the farm and her grandson
| Guy is still travelling toward
the rainbow.
Charles Bean Of Newport is
the new electrician at the pow
er house of the Clyde River Co.
of West Charleston.
At a recent gathering of the
Westinghouse Association of
West Burke, it was voted to &C
cept the generous offer of an
unknown Burke man to erect
a community building on the
site of the former church. O. c.
Woodruff, H. W. Cobleigh and
S. M. Bartlett were chosen as a
committee to represent the AS,
ISOLATION.
w. V. Phelps of Enosburg
Falls, president of the First
National Bank, for 35 years a
respected and prominent mar
in the community in banking
merchandising, schools, church
and home, vamoosed with the
45-year-old wife of truckmar
George Wood, and the docket
is piling up with suits Of large
proportions against the abscor
der. Even his wife has filed q
suit for divorce. Mr.. Phelps
had been reported as financial.
ly strong. This explosion of &C.
cumulated deviltry is another
proof of DR.. Conan Doyle's the.
DRY of double identity.
President Harding was 81
years of age November End.
Several COWS, owned by E. C
Mayo of Stowe, died recently
from eating too many frozer
apples.
A moonshine cellar was
found in Lyndonville recently
Upon removing an old shed tc
begin some new construction
the entrance to a commodiouS
underground suite of rooms
was uncovered. The rooms haC
been used as "moonshine'
cellar. The place was conven.
iently located as way station
in the booze business.
Mrs. Mabel C. Ireland oil
Philadelphia has given to the
North Congregational Church
st. Johnsbury, the sum OF
SIS, 900 to establish a fund to be
known as the Paddock-Car
ter Memorial fund, the income
: to be used in connection with
the general fund of the church