Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-05-21
IMPORTANT VERMONT NEWS.

vile was dedicated May 13.
Rev. c. NJ. Lamson Of st. Johnsbury ha
sermon published in the last Congrega
, list.
Rev. Frederick Miller has been engaged
to preach to the Universalists OF East Cal
ais every other Sunday.
The st. Frances de Sales church at Ben
nington is rapidly nearing completion.
The corner stone of the new Trinity
(EpiscopaD church at Milton was laid on
Thursday May IA at p. m.
Senator Justin s. Morrill,, Vermont'i
"grand old man" Is now at his home In
Strafford for the summer.
Burglars blew open the safe in the store
OF Homer Thompson in Underhill the
night OF May 18th and secured s46.
Patrick German of Montpelier fell from
the roof OF building on which he was al
work and was seriously injured.
Emmett Taylor OF Moretown had one
hand badly mangled recently on circu-
lar saw in the Trip clapboard mill.
Albert Wood of Brandon had the thumb
and three fingers cut of his left hand on a
circular saw while at work in his mill.
Rev. Frank b. Hyde has closed his la
bors with the Cong'l church at Whining
ton and has taken his departure.
Mr.. WILDER G. Dade OF the Lay college,
Revere, Mass, will work with the Cong'
church at East Barre this summer begin
ming Mey rs.
The Cong'l church and society OF Ben
son have united in giving Rev. s. l.. Vim
cent OF Bridgewater, a call to become
their pastor on salary OF $3.50 and use OF
parsonage.
Rev. Lincoln Harlow commenced his la
bors with the Cong'l church in Coventry,
Sunday May g.
Services will be held in the church at
Fletcher morning and evening Sunday,
May 18th, Rev. NJ. Kingsbury officiating
at the usual hour, IL a. m. and Sunday
School concert exercise is to be given in
the evening.
Rev. Mr.. Water of the Congl church in
Wolcott has sent in his resignation to
take effect June 1st. He intends making
his mother in England a visit during va
cation.
1t is claimed that 7O,51s pounds OF cigar
leaf tobacco was raised in Vermont in
1889.
Carl Robbins OF Rutland is watchman at
the State Reform School, vice ID. II. Buck,
resigned.
There are clerical services in the Episco.
pal church at Buck Hollow on Wednes-
day, May IL at the usual hours OF morn
ing and evening service.
The orthodox church in the historic
town OF Concord, Mass. has extended
call to Rev. Norman Seaver, d. D. of
Rutland to become its pastor
w. r. Lindsey, formerly OF Newport, is
now publisher OF the Pixies Peak News,
paper that is printed at Monitor, Col, /
near the top Of Pixies Peak.
The venerable Charles Clement has ar
rived at his home in Rutland after spend
ing the winter at his Florida residence.
He seems strengthened by the warm cli
mate and in good health.
The clothing store of Frank A. Bond at /
Middlebury was entered by burglars the
night of May II, and two dollars in cash,
clothing comprised the booty.
A granite quarry has been discovered on !
Bird Mountain in Castleton, the product
of which resembles the famous Quincy
granite, but is much harder and composed
of mass OF crystals of different colors,
red, purple and white with many other
shades down to deep black.
HilZi johnson, an apparently imbecile
is now in Jail at Guildhall,
charged with throwing stone at a rail-
road train between Wenlock and North
The locomotive fireman mar
rowly escaped being hit by the stone
which the fellow says he threw .'just for
fun"
Gen. Frank g. Butterfeld, the gallant
Vermonter who is acting chief Of divis-
ion in the pension Office, was last Monday
presented by the war department with a
medal as recognition OF his superior
gallantry during the battle OF Salem
Heights in May 1858, he being at that time
on the stan OF Gen. l.. A. Grant.
The annual statistical record OF the
ohn nf he cto 70
shows 1139 additions to membership, 416
on confession, net gain OF 106 and to-
tai of 20.o16. Contributions aggregated
s47, ,229, a decrease from the previous year,
but there was great gain in legacies,
III ,823. OF the 131 pastors, 80 are INSTALL
I'd. Windsor conference shows the larg-
sst net gain.
A deer came to the farm of Barnabas
Mayo in Moretown April 80, approached !
luite near the buildings and within a few
Ieet Of flock OF sheep. 1t fingered half
IN hour or more, giving Mr.. Mayo and
amily plenty of time to admire it and
hen trotted off to the woods apparently
without fear. One week from the next :
lay it repeated its visit staying about the
ame length OF time.
Miss Mamie Hassett, for many years a !
highly esteemed teacher in the Northfield
.raded school, is very low with heart !
rouble the result of an encounter with
)lin johnson, one of her pupils who re-
listed an attempt at correction. Miss !
iassett, It should be said to her credit, !
conquered the young rufiian. He should !
De sent to the reform school where doubt
ess Supt. Andrews would teach him :
omething about good behavior. I
The building at the corner Of Cherry t
nd st. Paul streets, Burlington, owned E
" Geo. w. Pattee, and occupied by the
andy factory of Macrae, Montgomery q O
o., was damaged $500 by fire the night of r
fay 10; insured for $500. The occupants
ose at least $1,000 or 5000 from fire and r
rater with insurance of $1,000. A. w. :
obnson. a fireman fell down stairs sprain- I,
ng one thumb and cutting his wrist bad I
= BY thrusting his hand through win Il
oW. D
a correspondent of the Montpelier
yatchman writing from Caledonia coun- j
= states that s.thers is now living in Cal 7
donia county a retired farmer in good a
seventy years old, who o
as born in the county, who has never a
we'd over four miles from where he was b
orn, who has never taken the freeman's g
ath. never cast a ballot for national, Il
ate. county or town officers. never was e.
,ember of a religious or secular Organiza- q