Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-03
IMPORTANT VERMONT NEWS.
Condensed and rewritten by the St.AIbans Messenger
from It's enterprising state exchanges.

louBCu tiCS winch nc Was cuttihS OH.
' w. Gilpin of westfeld was kicke,
by horse November and had four teetl
n promptly removed without the aid OF
! dentist.
Andrew Warden, grandfather of Chris
tie Warden, the victim OF Frank G. Almyi
! murderous assault, was once a tavern
keeper in Ryegate.
young son OF II. F. Bond OF West.
minister fell from wagon recently an6
received fatal injuries. He lived only
hours and was unconscious through it all
Congressman Hon. H. Henry
Powers and family of Morrisville started
last week for Washington, ID. c., where
Mr.. Powers assumes the duties of his Of
flee,
Frank L. Fish, popular and progress
sive young lawyer at Vergennes has been
appointed by the governor, states attor-
ney for Addison county, vice Mr.. Bliss,
resigned.
The store OF ii. b. Thompson at North
Pownal was entered by burglars and rob-
bed of money, bank book, some papers,
etc. The money drawer and private draw
er in the safe We're riied.
The Telegram OF Plattsburgh, N. Y,
says that "Most OF the abandoned farms
OF Vermont have been taken up. Good
grapes have recently been taken from Yer
years"
Smith & Crandall's lumber mill at Pitts
ford was burned Nov. 25. defective
chimney was the cause. The mill was one
of the finest in the country. One man
was badly injured while removing the
machinery. Loss, unknown; insurance,
$500.
II use Ayers Cherry Pectoral freely in
my practice, and recommend it in cases Of
| he
found 1t more certain TO cure that trouble
some disease than any other medicine 1
know of."-So says DR.. Bartlett of Con-
cord, Mass.
| For Some time past residents in the vi
cinity OF Fairfield Hill have been missing
some OF their choicest fowlsi and Monday
M. e. Davis was arrested at ST. Albans. II
is alleged that he sold a turkey to the pro-
prietor OF the Welden House answering
the description Of one lost.
"At last, can eat good square meal
without its distressing mel" was the
grateful exclamation Of one whose appetite
had been restored by the use of Ayers
Sarsaparilla, after years OF dyspeptic mis-
cry. A teaspoonful OF this extract before
each meal sharpens the appetite.
The G. M. c. union held their quarterly
conference at East Roxbury last week. be-
ginning Tuesday evening and lasting ov-
er Sunday. Quite an interest has been
awakened and meetings are to be held
this week. Several ministers from out of
the State have been in attendance. Sun
day there were several baptized.
Measles which have been epidemic in
Bennington for several weeks, are report
ed to be abating. Some 500 have been i'll
with the disease, mostly children, of whom
at least 40 per cent have been out OF
schools by reason OF the disease. The
type has been mild as the death rate has /
been only one per cent. and the deaths
We're due TO lung complications.
Charles Rogers, aged is years, stole
ride from his home in Brandon to Middle
bury last Monday on a freight train.
When near Middlebury he jumped from
the cars, slipped and one leg went under
the wheels, his foot being crushed OFF at
the ankle. The injured member was am
putated but the bov died about p. m. af-
ter being taken home.
Lena, the ten-year- old daughter Of Wal
ter McFarlane of Boston. was last Friday /
afternoon fatally shot by her brother, Err
win aged II. The little girl ran in front
OF her brother just as he discharged
small calibre rifle at a target. The ball
struck the girl in the temple entering the
brain, where 1t could not be found. The
child became unconscious and the physi-
N@t%@@
Deputy Sheriffs Heath, Cook and Jones
searched the Montpelier and Wells River
freight depot at Montpelier and seized
and carried away is half barrels and s
quarter barrels of lager beer and ale, one
barrel full of bottles of ale one half bar
rel, four barrels and two casks OF whiskey
gin, etc, 46 bottles of brandy, over 80 bot
ties old Bourbon whiskey, and seven two
gallon jugs of liquor. Railroad officials
w0uld NOT omen the dooru ond the damn
ties broke them open.
There was fire at Middlebury Nov. 25,
caused by blaze at the dry house of the
Blanchard Process company in Mill Hol-
low. When the steamer arrived it was
found that there was no coal with which
to heat the boiler and the old hand engine
was brought into play. The fire was soon
under control but not until considerable
damage had been done to the 25O0 feet of
lumber in the dry house. The company
was rushed with orders and the delay
caused by the fire will result in a serious
loss. There was no insurance.
There are % different secret organiza-
tions in Bellows Falls with a membership
Of over 1000. The Masonic fraternity is I
first in numbers and the Odd Fellows
next. There are four Masonic lodges. rep .
resenting different degrees; four lodges of 8
Odd Fellows and three of Grand Army 1
and kindred organizations. There are 5
other organizations such as the Golden !
Cross, Red Men, Pilgrim Fathers, etc. and q
lour organizations of railroad men, in ,
,luding conductors, engineers and fire.
men and one lodge OF the Knights of Q
Honor. 4
Ludlow is another town that sets an in c
'piring example for other progressive :,
owns to follow. George Levy, at a meet
ng Of the Ludlow board OF trade Ludlow e
has ALI the modern fixinpe1 made q rror,o- / J.
Iition that a stock company be formed
With a capital Of $50 600 for the purpose Of Il
building a wooden mill, he agreeing to t.
axe one half of the stock il the people of n
Ludlow would take the other half. A
committee was appointed and in two days
2, 900 was raised and the success of the a
project is assured. Well done, Ludlow =
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