Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-12-07


count of donation party given ,Jona-
than Randall and wife of South Rye
gate, and states that the cash receipts
were S35, 900. Who would not have
a donation party?
Col Frederick Fletcher of st. Johns
bury celebrated his S9th birthday last
week. His physical and mental pow
ers are preserved to an unusual degree
for one of his age, and he might be
taken for a man of sixty.
The towns of Stratford, n. H., and
of Bloomfield, VT, have contracted
with the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of
East Berlin, Conn, to build two
bridges to span the Connecticut river
between the two towns. Both bridges
will be about 300 feet long.
A new academy building is in
process of construction in Bradford.
1t is the gift of the late J. L. Woods
of Cleveland, who provided in his will
gift of Sl5, 900 for this purpose. 1t Is
said that it will be one of the finest
schoolhouses in the State. The acad-
envy will be known hereafter as the
Woods school.
A landsman gets but little informa-
ton from the statement that the new
cruiser, columbia" built for the
United States navy, sailed % 1-S knots
during a preliminary trial last week.
But when it is explained that knot
is fraction over 6,OS0 feet, while a
mile is $3.50 feet, and the speed Of the
"Columbia" was 20 - miles an hour,
then the remarkableness Of the per-
Torrance is more clearly seen. just
ten years ago there was no man-of-war
in commission that could exceed l6I
miles IN hour. Burlington Independ-
ent.
Chester is one Of the best fruit cen
tiers of the State, although the of year
for the apple crop. Over 5000 bar
rels of grated fruit and I2,sO0 bush
els Of ordinary apples have been ship
ped on the ears from the two stations
in town-C Chester and Gassetts-the
present season. Between 900 and |
Is, 600 bushels have been worked up
in the eyaporating plant, beside what |
have been made into cider and jelly by |
the two cider mills that have been
running during the fall. Pears are an
abundant crop, while peaches and
plums are raised to some extent. The
fair prices that apples have brought
this fall have greatly helped some to
ready money! that has been appreciated
these hard times.
Mr.. o. p. Chandler of Woodstock
is undoubtedly the HISTORIAN of the
Vermont bar, and although somewhat
advanced in years, he apparently has
not lost his old time vigor and felicity
of expression. In letter 10 one Of
our citizens he writes II was admitted
to the bar of Caledonia county at the
November term. 1881. | have not
that | was so much of pa
triarch as to Out-rank all my legal
brethren; ! presume there are several
who viii have the precedence in that
respect. In looking over a catalogue
of Dartmouth college, found was
the third living graduate of that insti-
tuition. Thanks for the expression
and good wishes as to my continuance
of life. consider myself minute
man, ready for marching orders, my !
lease of life having long since expired,
so that as Judge, you would consider
me tenant at will during good be-
havior."
Ex-Secretary Rusk died last week +,
Tuesday at his home in Wisconsin. /,
jeremiah NJ. Rusk was born in Nor
gan county, Ohio, 63 years ago, and :
20 years later removed to Wisconsin,
settling near his present home,in what
was then Bad Axe county. Few men
have held 50 many public positions.
Up TO war times he had served in !
many local offices, was member of !
the Assembly in 1862. During the
summer following he was commission
I'd major of the 25th Wisconsin, of +.
which regiment he afterwards became !,
colonel, and at the close of the war !.
was commissioned brevet brigadier
general. In 1866, he was bank comp .
roller, and was elected member of the !.
Forty-second, Forty-third and Forty
'ourth Congresses; was rendered by
President Garfield the mission to !.
Paraguay and Uruguay, the mission |, ,
o Denmark and the chief of the Blu !,
eau of Printing and Engraving, all of !
which were declined. lie was elected
governor of Wisconsin in 1881, and |
erved for three terms, a distinction Il
lever accorded TO any citizen of the q
State with the exception of Gen. Luz !
ius Fairchild. When Gen. Harrison /.
became president in 1889, he called :
iov. Rusk into his cabinet as Secreta-
Y of Agriculture.