Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-11-07

Among patents Just granted was one
to p. St. Johns of Milton for propel-
lor wheel.
Rev. c. F. McIntire of North An
son, Me-, has been called to pastor
ate at Springfield.
Babcock Brothers of Bridgewater
are building new store in place Of
the one recently burned.
The Universalist Society at Glover
viii have Rev. f. Millar one-half OF
the time for one year.
A large amount of building and re-
pairing has been and is still going on
in and about Barton Landing.
The iron for the penstocks for the
nail works and l.. G. Cotey's new fac
tory at Vergennes, has arrived.
Drake & Smith, box manufacturers
of Bristol are receiving large orders
and have recently employed more help.
Rev. Henry p. Lamprey, recently Of
Waterford has accepted call to the
Congregational church at Ossipee, n.
ii.
The prospects in northern Vermont
and New Hampshire were never better
for large numbering business than at
the present time.
A new dam has been built at the
reservoir, so that the Soldiers Home
fountain is the highest in the world,
throwing a stream 1876 #. high.
The Bristol Manufacturing Co. of
Bristol has just issued large illustra-
ted catalogue, giving styles and de-
signs of caskets, cofiins and trimmings.
Geo. Sabourin, aged 21, a work.
man on the new Congregational church
at Newport, fell 80 feet from the spire
Friday morning and was fatally injur-
ed.
A barn on the Watson place in
Highgate belonging to John Mamma
han was destroyed by fire with its con-
tents, consisting of hay and grain, on
the 25th.
An asbestos mandatory is to be
started in West Derby, near Newport,
and will, as soon as under operation,
employ 20 hands. The ore is quar-
ried in Canada.
A boy named Dumas was fooling
with buzz saw at the mill Of the Bar
ney Marble company in Swanton, on
Tuesday, and had two fingers "buzz-
ed" off before he knew it,
The horse breeders of Warren or
ganized an association on Saturday
with the following named officers
President, f. IL. Morse secretary, O.
ID. Greene treasurer, n. n. Robin
son.
The burial ground of the ancient
Dyre family at Newport was discover
ed by workmen digging on the Matt
land estate a few days ago. The dates
on the tombstones ranged from l70S
to 1867.
The store of +. NJ. Whitney of So.
Lincoln was broken into on the 23rd. |
Only few articles were taken away.
The same night O. S. Butterfeld's
grist mill was entered. Sunday night
the shop of A. 4. Cove was broken IN
to and about $40 worth of articles were
taken.
Elkins & Co. of North Troy receiv-
ed an order last week from a gentle
man in Chicago, for some genuine VT.
salt pork. The order came from
former resident of this state and shows
that this Vermont product is regarded,
by him at least, better than that of the
porcine city.
The spool factory of Frary Bros, at
makes 2400 gross of 10
yard twist spools per week, besides
1ther size spools, checkers, cigar pegs,
md curtain steps. They now employ
10 hands, and viii soon increase to 15
besides adding more lathes and another
pool printer, a new 60-horse power
iafety boiler has just been put in.
A dairy association for the manu- !
acture of cheese has been organized at
Andover and the following named off Z
ers elected President, Samuel Far I
ar; vice-president, Abner Felt; sec {
etary, H. E. Walker; treasurer, H. I
{. Parker; directors, H ]. Parker
nd William Rowell; auditors, A.
'elt, B. G. Thompson and A. Rowell. {
AT meeting Of the Board ofUnder- h
rriters for Windsor county held at 2
White River Junction recently, it was F
greed to reduce the rate of insurance
q dwelling houses in Windsor from l :,
er cent. for five years TO three-quar- L
rs of per cent. for the same time, '
ecause Of the increased protection a. L