Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-30

nam gave Il concert III DIlrtoi, UNIV
the auspices of the Sons of Veterans
Archie j. Ranney, the baseball
player, graduated as an Nj. ID. from
Dartmouth this week. He has a Pc
sition in the Tewksbury almshouse
Providence.
Changers in this section OF the STATE
will be interested in the announce
ment that the meeting of the STATE
Grange is to be held with the Yves
Randolph Grange, Dec. 18th andl3th
O. L. Miner has shipped about !
900 barrels of apples to Ohio this fall
The prices ranged from 81 to 500
barrel. Isaac Taft has also shipped 3
large quantity and the demand TAI
exceeds the supply.
AT the annual meeting of the Valley
Creamery Co. of Westminster, the re-
port of the treasurer showed that the
creamery had done very large bust
ness for the past year, l44,962 pounds
of butter being made, receipts for the
same being $37 ,S43.98; 1882 pounds
more butter was made at the creamery
this year than last.
DIR. w. Seward Webb of Shelburne
won 81, 240 in prizes at the New York
horse show, including a $500 chal-
lenge cup. The Doctors pride in ms
horses is well founded, rs is evidenced
bv the further fact that since the
close of the show he has refused an
offer of $40, 900 for his winning stall
lion, Matchless, and one Of $4,000
for his other stallion, White Socks.
The Vermont Farm Machine CO.,
were quite successful in their exhibit
at the Worlds Exposition. II was
generally remarked that they had the
best practical exhibit of any in that
line Of manufactures, and the COM
pany were awarded, on their different
apparatus. twelve medals, each medal
carving with ii the highest award.
This is the largest list Of awards made
to any manufactures in the world on
that class Of apparatus.
Dispatches have been received at
Rutland, stating that 4. Ashley Mears,
native of East Poultney, known as
the Northwestern Napoleon of fl
nance is common prisoner in the
county jail at Fargo, \. ID. He was
the manager of three banks and an
insurance company which went under
in the recent panic. Saturday last,
Judge Mcconnell appointed receive
er for the North Dakota Title insur-
ance company. of which Mears is pres
ident. Mears refused to relinquish
the books and was Immediately sent
to Jail for contempt of court. He has
been bold and dashing operator in
Chicago and Dakota.
The Boston & Maine railroad will
cancel 40 trains on their different di-
visions. 1t is estimated by this cut
down that in trains over 5000 miles
per day will be saved, with reduc-
ton in running expenses of $1,000 per
day. The only changes on the divi-
sions in this section are the cancella-
ion of the express train from Cam
bridge Junction to Swanton and the
sleeping car service TO Boston via
White River Junction.
The sleeping cars now running be-
.ween Boston and the Passumpsie
division stations, via White River
Junction, have been discontinued for
he winter
A dividend of sc per cent, payable
o the certificate holders of the Peo-
Dle's Five Year Benefit order, whose
'laims have been allowed by the re-
,eiver. is recommended by Receiver
]. c. Davis in his final report, which
anne up Friday in the supreme court |
It Boston. The report states that
laims to the amount of S60s. 900 have |
)een presented to the receiver and al
owed, that 80 $40, which was paid in
0 the order on account of illegal
has been refunded to
hose who paid it. and the receiver
SKIS for final order of distribution,
t the rate of So per cent upon the
mount paid in as assessments. The
curt will consider this report.
A. Krinsky, a rag dealer, was as
aulted in the depot at West Rutland
" two men, who knocked him down
nd robbed him of small sum of |
money. Peter Teelon and VIM. Me-
irail were arrested, charged with be-
ng the robbers. Sheriff Fisk and w.
v. wilkins had a desperate fight in
ecuring McGrail. lie was at his
ome in West Rutland, and father,
Mother and brothers, armed with
lubs, came to his assistance.
lcGrail escaped to the woods during
he melee, but was pursued by VIII
ins and brought back, and after am
Their fight with the family, the pris-
ner was finally hand-cufled and Ia
en- away. Sheriff Fisk was quite
ably injured in the fight.
The appointment of DIR. II. c.
'inkham as member of the medical
leulty calls forth the following hand
ome compliment from the Newport
Express:
The many friends Of Henry c. /
inkham. NJ. D.. Burlington. vi. i'm
liS his uafiye rouDtt..- viii ha ,,i.a-..J 1