Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-12-07
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

thanksgiving HloiHiHg.
G. B.Harding a. Son will move theil
butter mandatory from Lowell
Mass, to Barton.
Cole 4 Foster have started up theil
woollen mill plant with improved IA
cilities at West Burke.
| New engines and other machinery
will be placed in the Mt Hunger Cot
ton mill at East Burke.
Ethel Brown of Straflord, aged
about II years, recently attempted tc
commit suicide by taking Paris green
Thomas l.. James of Springfield
Mass, has been engaged as physica
director for the Y. NJ. c. A. for the
season.
NJ. Gaslant of Walden has purchas-
ed the Edwin Lane sawmill plant
Lanesboro, for $50, 1000 and will con
tinue its operation,
State Senator George Y. Erwin is
reported TO be dying at his home in
Potsdam, n. Y. He is trustee OF
AIiddlebury college.
The annual report of the Bellows
Falls Savings bank shows that the in
stitution is in a prosperous condition.
Its assets are shown to be $3.50, 452.03;
number Of depositors, 1888; amount
Of deposits, S9l4,53l.
a majority Of the standing com
mittees have consented to the conse-
Grafton of Rev. Arthur G. A. Hall as
bishop of the Episcopal diocese Of YER
mont. Ii only remains for the bish-
ops TO vote their consent.
Charles L. Matthewson, who was
chairman of the committee having in
charge the Yale-Princeton football
game in New York on Thanksgiving
Day, is graduate of II. Johnsbmy
Academy in the class of '7s.
The new sewer system at Benning-
ton has been completed and accepted.
Its length is Ia miles, eight-inch
pipe being used one half the distance.
The cost was S27 800, or $500 less
than the village appropriated.
The Empire slate quarry AT Poult-
ney has been sold to stock company
composed of Boston capitalists. II is
a famous quarry property which was
sold a few years ago for the sum of
$4,000. Its present sale was for 3d.
600.
Three hunters from Bridgewater
started up four bears on the side of
killington mountain and followed
them two days, Nov. 23d and oath,
but not overtaking them gave up the
chase, which was taken up by sher-
burne hunters.
Geo. w. Smith & Son, the famous
Hanover cracker manufacturers, have
just issued their handsome chrome
calendars for 1894, on five different
subjects. If you want one, send four
cents in stamps and your address to
them at White River Junction, VT,
and they will send YOU one by mail.
A sharper, who gave his name as
James Rogers, struck Bellows Falls
recently and played the old bogus
check game on well known firm. lie
purchased a cooking stove of c. W. n
c. X. Labaree, giving in payment a
check for S72 and receiving $50 in
change. The check was bogus and |
Mr.. Rogers skipped by the light of
the moon, and he never came back.
Arthur L. Weeks has been appoint
ed deputy collector of internal reve-
nue. by Collector Page of the district
of New Hampshire, which includes
the State of Vermont. Mr.. Weeks is |
a Democrat and a man of fine ability. |
He was one of a large number of con-
testants for the place and is in every |
respect deserving of the office. For
many years he has been engaged in
the boot and shoe business in ST. Al
bans.
A dastardly attempt owreck pas
senger train was made Wednesday |
night. Nov. 20, on the Barre railroad. |
A special train from the granite quar-
ries was returning to Barre at GAO
o'clock, and when near Westerville the
Mountain King, was de-
rallied and badly damaged, and the
baggage car was damaged also. There
were about 30 people on the train, and
some were slightly injured. The
wreck was caused by a misplaced
switch, the person who moved the
switch having smashed the lock, show
ing that the act was premeditated.
The dedication of the Universalist
church at Jacksonville, took place
Wednesday, Nov. 22d. The dedica-
tory sermon was preached in an able
manner by Rev. A. b. Church of
North Adams, Mass, from l Tim. iv.
l6. lie also delivered the address in
the evening to large audience. Rev.
Mr.. Abbott Of Wilmington was pres
ent and assisted in the services. The
report of the building committee was
read by +. ). Allen. The appropr-
ATE anthems and solos of the choir By
Messrs. Kingsley and Allen and Mrs.
r. L. Wilcox and Miss Carrie Wilcox
were most excellent. The ladies pro-
ri1aJ a Itnn,s. nd ur,,.,,. al. A. a..