Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-29
The News of the Week.


GERS, have been released.
Congressman Durborrow has introduced
a bin repeating the Sunday closing clause
of the Worlds Fair bill.
The Grievance Committee of the Balti-
more & Ohio Trainmen have reached an
agreement with the company.
The Directors of the Franklin Mining
Company at Boston have declared diyi-
cend OF $500 payable January 2.
Miss Ida Cotton is dead at Three Rivers,
Mich, from the effect of wounds inflicted
upon her by John Weaver, her lover
Patrick Fleming, AZ years old, was
Ioand dead in his room in New York city
with the gas turned on. A case of sui
eide.
George King has been sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary for promiscuously
huggiBg the pretty girls Of Williamsburg,
n Y.
Reynolds Brothers. manufacturers of
boots lnd shoes, with factory at Slough
on, Mass. have made a voluntary assign
ment
-Ephriam Boyer Of Mount Holly Springs,
Pa, and his uncle, Samuel Boyer, were
heeced out Of $500 by green goods"
sharks.
"A white man in Oklahoma Territory,
who sued a Creek Indian for wages and
secured Judgment, has been lynched by
Indians
Mike Branch, of Brooklyn, received
terrible pounding in a prize fight for $500
by Frank Brant, OF New Haven, at An
sonia. Conn.
Edward Parker Deacon will not have to
pay for the furniture broken in the Hotel
Splendide at Cannes incident to the kill
ing Of NJ. Abeille
The Supreme Court of the United Stat s
has adjourned until Tuesday. Jan. B. 1865
The Court of Claims has also adjourned
for like period.
Major General Schofeld in an interview
field in hot pursuit Of the Cara band on
the Mexican border.
The New Jersey Court OF Pardons has
g--7ed a pardon to Richard Mass, of
Passaic, sentenced FOR seven years for as
sault and attempted rape.
The Lamport Railroad Safety Car com
pany OF New York city has been ineorpor-
ated at the Office of the Secretary of State
with capital of $50, 600
Joseph Briggs, Of Jersey City, n. j.,
was sent to the City Hospital Tuesday
night suffering from hydrophobia
He died there in great agony.
Emil Zung, wL3 lost four aud half
fingers IN William Kenfte's planning
mill, New York, has received verdict OF
six cents damages with costs.
The weavers in the employ Of
the Blackstone Woolen company. Black
stone, Mass, have gone out in a body, the
cause being alleged excessive fines.
An early morning fire at Duquesne,
Pa, destroyed six dwellings, and for a
time threatened the whole village
Twelve families were rendered homeless
At Waltham. Mass, r. Henry
Taylor, the inventor Of modern baby
carriages, was found by the police in
starving condition and mentally unbal-
anoed.
Orlando Metealf, prominent capitalist
of Colorado Springs, has assigned with
assets of $500 900 and liabilities OF 500,
coo He has large interests in Pittsburg
Pa iron mills.
AT Wilmington, Del, the Belts Ma |
chine Company, employing about 80 men,
mas announced reduction Of wages OF |
from 10 to i per cent owing to unusual
dulluess Of trade,
by deal at Hollidaysburg, Pa, the /
Cesson, Clearfield a. New York Short |
Line Railroad Company has been sold to
and merged into the Pennsylvania Rail
road company's system.
AT Meriden. Conn, the Repub- |
licans in the city election elected their !
for Mayor, DR. q. Herrick vii |
son, by large plurality over the present !
Mayor Tracy.
News received at the Navy Depart
ment states that on the preliminary trial
Of the Monterey at San Francisco all the
boilers worked well, the main engines
making l20 revolutions per minute.
Secretary Foster of the Treasury
is informed of the arrest by
secret service officers at indianapolis, Ind,
lf Wm. Carter and VIM. Clay charged
with passing counterfeit silver dollars
AT New York city francesca Pagh-
lros and his wife Clementine were found
guilty Tuesday on the charge of bring
ing 10 this country a number of girls for
immoral purposes. Sentence was sus-
pended
The Sterling Slope fire, near Shamokin,
Pa, which has been raging month.
was officially declared eXtingufshed Tues
lay WORK of pumping out the water
will soon be commenced and by April the
mine will resume operations.
Gideon W. Marsh. the fugitive Key
stone bank president, who was supposed
20 have been IN Brazil during he sum
ner, was in Cape Town last October and
soon left for the Rangoon, when he was
Identified and became known as Phila.
lelphia bank wrecker.
AT Taunton. Mass. John O'Con.
ior, Henry and Fred Letrault, whose ages
range from 10 to IA years, have been sue
'essfully robbing houses during the
past month and had accumulated big
,mount of plunder They will be sent to
he Reformatory until they become of age.
-Ex-Secretary of State James G. Blaine
; somewhat improved. having recovered
o a considerable extent from his sinking
nell 0f last Sunday when II was bt4.