Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-23
State of Vermont.
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The Wells River creamery paid 3:
cents for October butter.
Judge Ross will preside over tn,
December term of Bennington county
lcourt, which opens Dec. ).
| Calvin Paige of New Hampshire
has been appointed collector for the
district of New Hampshire and Yer
lm0nt.
| The Orange County Canning Co.
closed this season of work of making
cider jelly and boiled cider, Monday,
having made nearly 10000 pounds of
cider jelly.
j. ID. Genin of st. Adams is said to
be the only citizen of the United
States who is member of the Royal
Academy of France, to which he was
admitted in recognition of his genius
as an inventor.
The st. Adams Messenger Company
have recently made considerable addi-
tons to their buildings and moved
their presses and other machinery to
the new portion of the premises, ne
cessitating suspension of publication
for two days.
Hon. John L. Gilbert, LID, Of
Malone, n. u, graduate of the L.
V. Nj. in the class of 1889, was also
elected as delegate-at-large to the
New York constitutional convention,
which will be the most important
body that has met in that State in
nearly half a century
J. Jacobs, employed by the Electric
Light company at Burlington. was acct
dentallykilled on Wednesday. lie had
climbed pole and caught hold Of two
live electric light wires. His hands
and arms were burned 10 a crisp. and
he fell 45 feet, striking his head on
the curbing. II killed him instantly.
He leaves wife and two children.
Cows are in good demand this fall
in Ryegate. Mrs. c. J. Nelson sold
two for little over $50 each; 5. +.
Nelson sold one for $50, and these
were not the best cows of their floeks.
At the auction sale of james X. Low,
cows sold from $40 to $3.50. and as
a whole, we did not think them very
desirable lot. Hay sold for Sl4.30 per
ton.
Henry W. Hill, a native Of Isle La
Motto, a graduate of the L. V. NJ. in
the class of 1879 and now practicing |
attorney of Buffalo, was elected from
the 3lst senatorial district. one OF the
strongest constituencies in western
New \ ork, as one of the delegates to
the constitutional convention that will
convene in Albany in May, 1894, to
revise the constitution of the State of
New York.
Elliott & Romans, bankers OF Bos-
ton, are interesting themselves in the
Black Mountain Granite Co. of Brad
ford. They propose TO take a large
block of the stock of the company.
AT no time since the opening Of the
quarries have they looked so encour-
aging as at the present. They have
recently uncovered some mammoth
sheets of granite and of much finer
quality. Using Supt. Bonds express
sion, 1--WE have struck oil and knew
we should"
Florida is to send car to Vermont
this winter. Ii is special exposition
Ear representing the State of Florida
in general and the east coast, which is
the most unique section,
IN particular The car was built of
Florida's most beautiful woods and
,ost upwards of 100000. 1t is not .
circus nor anything of amusement, but
illustrates in comprehensive manner
Inc liberal investments of capital and I;
he intelligent application of labor. !
1t is an instructive exhibit of the nat !
lral resources of a State blessed with i
many advantages.
Last week Monday morning, Brad
ord had its second fire.which destroy c
I'd Charles Stephenson's new house. c
Il was caused by the explosion of a
amp i'll the attic. Mr.. Stephenson i
vent to the upper rooms, which were I
lot furnished, at half past four, and in I
ome manner the lamp he carried was l.
upset. The flames spread rapidly and v
t was with difficulty that the furni- 7
ure was saved, the building being II
destroyed. The alarm J
vas sounded by the hose house bell in I
he village, but the company did not $
espond. The building was insured {
or 500 and the furniture for $500. {
The news reached here that day that =
Marion, the five-year-old daughter of ="
Rev. and Mrs. James GRAY of Pre-
oria, South African Republic. died of :,
Iiphtheria Saturday in hospital in 3
Sew York. The Grays had intended =
o sail for England the preceding We'd :
esday, but were detained by the illness = =
4 the little girl This sickness proved '
0 be diphtheria and ended fatally. =
The funeral and burial were at North y y
mpton, Mass, Monday. Rev. and !.
lrs. Gray have been called to pass - -
hroughgreat sorrow and the sympathy n
the entire community is extended to y