Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-07-25
VERMONT NEWS.
In Sunderland lately lightning killed a
arling and three calves.


In Sunderland lately lightning killed
yearling and three calves.
L. B. Roble was badly injured at ST
Johnsbury recently by runaway.
w. P. Bailey has put In order the no
tel on the summit of Mt. Mansfield.
ii. P. Dinsmore Of Westminster Yves
had three ribs broken by the overturn
ing OF load of hay.
The village of st. Johnsbury has pop
ulation of 4170, including 800 children be
tween the ages of and IS.
Maj. A. B. Valentine of Bennington
has returned from six weeks vacation
in New Mexico and the far Northwest
Selectman NJ. L. Thomas of Rutland
was attacked by bull recently, receiv-
ing severe if not dangerous injuries.
Ludlow and Bellows Falls base ball
nine had game recently in which one
team made q errors and the other "a.
Erastus Baldwin, Sr., lone of the wealth.
lest men Of VT, and man well-known
throughout that region, died July Is, OF
Bright's disease, at his home in Wells
River.
Hon. J.. o. Greene of Woodstock, State
an extended business trip TO the West,
having travelled about 5000 miles.
Prof. J. A. DeBoer has definitely de-
clined TO continue as principal of the
Washington County Grammar and Mont.
pelier schools. having been elected ac-
tuary of the National Life Insurance Co
Col. Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury, ac-
cording to the Caledonian, recently at
tended a meeting of the Monday Club in
San Francisco and made short speech,
in which ne stated that "Vermont was
prohibition state ard that prohibition
does prohibit"
Hiram Atkins of the Montpelier Argus
has gone into pleasant summer exile
with his family at Camp Watson. We
notice from Milton item In the last Ar
gus that his resolute republican brother,
Capt. Alfred Atkins and family, of Ro-
selle, n. j. are with him. 1t is said that
the brothers catch fish well together and
are lucky, but never talk politics. May
all hands have an enjoyable season of it.
Camp Watson is certainly pleasant sum-
mer resort.
Speaking of farms and farmers, the
biggest farmer In Vermont is Oscar A.
Burton of Swanton. He with his son,
ID. Moves Burton (both well known in
It. Johnsbury), has ten thousand acres
of farming land in Franklin County. 1t
is not in one patch, however, but is diyid-
ed up into smaller farms, the largest one
containing 1900 acres. He keeps five hun
dred cattle and other stock;in proportion.
The Messrs. Burton also own big ranch
out in Kansas: so that, altogether, they
seem to have their share of the earth's
crust.
The second largest farmer in Vermont
is DIR. Webb of Burlington. He has 1890
acreslof land, and fancy live stock till you
can't rest. But his principal distinction
lies in the fact that he. has the biggest
barn in the world.
How big is it,
Hold your breath a minute.
Ii is in the form of a square, and each
side of the square is 400 feet in length ;
and it is high in proportion. The centre
is open, of course, for barn-yard.
But then a man who has a regular in-
come of three thousand dollars day
Sundays and rainy days included can
afford TO have big barn.-St. Johnsbury
We condense the following particulars
the drawing Of the lottery at
Montpelier last Thursday evening from
the FREE Press:
There was the largest attendance Of
people at the closing exercises of the
Brooks post fair Thursday night ever
present at any similar entertainment in
the town. Visitors were entertained with
music by the military band. The award
ing of $50 presents valued at S66l3, to
the holders of 1850 season tickets that
had been sold, began at 9 O'Clock and
until past midnight. Proba-
bly, Montpelierites held more than five
times as many tickets as the inhabitants
Df any other one town, hence it will not
seem strange that about 45 of the pres
ents were awarded them, while Barre re-
ceived 10 and Bellows Falls Z. About
l02 presents remained in Vermont. 90
went to Massachusetts and II to New
Hampshire, the balance being very seat
.ering.
The two largest prizes, $1,000 each,
we're awarded Geo. I. Connors of Bos-
ON and G. NJ. Smith of Berlin. Among
he largest to remain in Montpelier were
300 cash each to he. Slayton, o. Cross,
William A. Taylor, Frank Daniels, (. n.
Seaver and d. j. Bean, $40 cash to mill
AIRY band, $40 cash to p. p. Pitkin, 500
buggy to Mrs. Henry NJ. Smith, 500
,arlor suit to Arthur Peck, $50 rifle to
!. A. Erwin, $50 dinner set to Henry
Fisher. $50 suit of clothes TO Franklin
1oyt, SIS hat rack to Harvey Brown,
SO cash to Benz Sloan, $3.50 gold watch
o Lucius Goodwin, etc., etc.