Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-01-28
IMPORTANT VERMONT NEWS.

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postmaster at Chester.
There were 80 births and 2S deaths
in Burlington, last month.
The ice has three times gone out of
the Connecticut this winter.
Eighty persons in yergennes are sick
with grip, pneumonia or fever.
The Castleton National Bank has
gone into voluntary liquidation.
Since April 5 last there have been
us deaths reported in Rutland.
John Talcott of WilIiston, was killed
while shackling cars in St. Albans,
Monday.
A. A. Earle of Newport is quite Sc
riously i'll. A council of doctors has
been held.
The Windsor Machine company has
declared dividend of five per cent free
of taxation.
One hundred new books have been
added to the Sunday school library of
West Windsor.
Augustus Chase, the veteran hunter
Of South Windham, secured lynx in
a trap recently.
A large number of schools through
out the State have been closed because
of much sickness.
Arthur w. Harris succeeds Luther
{. White, resigned, as treasurer of
Windsor Savings bank.
Miss Maggie Cotter of Hydeville,
became insane and has been taken to
the asylum at Brattleboro.
Chas. Ploof, OF Stowe was thrown
from load OF logs last week and kill
ed. One OK was also killed.
The Windsor Congregational church
held Its annual meeting Jan. Is. More
than 100 sat down to supper.
Citizens Bank of St. Johnsbury,
shows an increase of over 5000, 900 in
business during the past year.
The Indebtedness OF Bellows Falls is
So $50, an increase over last year.
A tax ofthirty cents is necessary.
The lake is now frozen from White
hall to Westport, with safe crossing for
teams from Barnes to Port Henry.
Israel Tracy of Bolton, had the mis-
fortune to cut off one finger at the first /
joint while at work in Moretown.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones, Of |
Burlington, are serving / II days each |
ut the house of correction for larceny.
The terrible effects of the grip are
manifest in Hinesburg There were
six funerals last week, all victims of
the disease.
The receipts at the St. Johnsbury
post office for this last year were sl1,
592, 81. or s515,60 more than the
year 1890
Grasshoppers were seen in Pleasant [
Valley last week. With new sugar
and grasshoppers in January, who can
90 ahead of Vermont.
Three cars of paper pulp were load
ed last Friday afternoon at Brooksville.
Several accidents have occurred in get
ing down the logs but no fatal ones.
Passumpsic Savings bank, of St.
Johnsbury, has total deposits of 81,
sos, ,S53,24. Nearly halfof the banks
'esources are invested in this State.
II has GASP depositors.
AT the meeting of the First National
Bank of Montpelier, Col. Fred f.
Smith was elected Vice-President and
:. A. Dwinell Director, to fill vacan-
lies caused by the death of j. w. Ellis.
Mr.. Ellis was the third director who
lad died within six months.
The death-roll of the week includes
he name OF Joseph Barton of Burling-
on, widely known through the State
rom his long connection with the
irand lodge of Good Templars. Mr..
Barton was the most genial and hospit-
ible of men, and will be long and
'leasantly remembered by wide circle
f friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holton Dillingham;
led on Thursday in Mortified. Mr..
Dillingham; was a brother of the late
Dillingham; and was the
asst survivor of the family. He was
z years old and his wife was "a. and
heir married life had extended over
more than half century.
Dea. Julius L. Eldridge Of Middle
Jury must come pretty close to being
he Oldest church member in Vermont.
Ii any rate he celebrated his 10th an
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