Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-02
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

JoHll Dlalf Darn, III Alburgh. wa
burned lately, with a quantity of ha,
). and one pig.
Charles +. Kicks livery stable il
IT. Johnsbury burned Oct. %. and
one horse persisted.
Senator Morrill,, who has been KEEP
. , at his Vermont home by illness. re.
turned to Washington last week.
Warner Wrisley's dwelling house
two barns and contents burned in Wa.
terbury. Loss, 81 800; insurance, $500.
Louisa, little daughter of Frank
Blair of Alburgh, was so badly burned
recently as to cause her death day OF
two afterwards.
Returns of the condition of nation
al banks show the reserve on October
Sd in Vermont was Bias per cent.
against 3O.3s on July y.
a partridge flew against Brattle-
Dor building the other day, fell and
was caught. After being on exhibit
ton for day it was liberated.
Booths grocery store in Swanton
was burglarized recently and a guam
tity of goods taken. The money draw
er was found in a lot back of The store.
The standing committee Of the die
cese OF Albany has unanimously con-
scented to the conservation Of Rev. 4.
Z. A. Hall as episcopal bishop Of Yer
mont
The win of the late Rev. Josiah
Ward Of st. Johnsbury bequeathed
$4,000 TO the Vermont Methodist
seminary for the purpose of founding
a professorship TO be called by his
name.
Geo. {. Richardson, a Burlington
young man, has been arrested for
stealing two diamond rings and bicy-
Gle, and breaking into store. lie con
fesses and says he did it because he
had nothing else to do.
Albert Chapman of Middlebury. |
secretary of the Vermont Merino |
Sheep Breeders association since its
organization in 1879, died Sunday |
night, Oct. %, from the effects OF a
cold caught in Chicago.
Moses and VIM. Martin, CA. Hutch
inson and wife and Mrs. G. L. Sar-
gent and family of Peacham were on
the Inflated train that collided with
the East-bound train at Battle Creek.
but none of them were seriously hurt.
These Vermont postmasters have
been appointed Annie Allen. North
Peacham; Anna Il. Harry, Westford:
V. l.. Dow, East Hardwick; w. II.
Morey, Jr., East Fairfield; +. T. Hart.
Post Mills Village; b. F. Sleeper, West
The Middlebury Register revives
sovernorship boomlet for Mayor Mead /
IF Rutland. Better let the booms 5
est for awhile longer and give the I
lear people chance to think it all e
'ver and decide for themselves. There 7
; an abundance of good material in I
he field.--Caledonian. l
In Rutland County court. the case
4 State VS.. Lorraine Gould, charged a
nth procuring an abortion upon Eva !,
haw in July last. ended with a ver- u
let of guilty. The case was on trial
week and was of great interest in F
nat county, the young woman having Ii
led in consequence of the treatment. W
Five academy students, who ducked W
fellow student in st. Johnsbury. II
let. 20, had the tables turned Mon ro
ny. The boys father had them ar "
'sted FOR assault and battery. and Is
icy were held in 81, 900 bonds to ap- III
ear in the December term of court. o'
all was furnished by the principal IN
nd vice principal of the academy. TO
A Saratoga IN. y dispatch of the
lth announces that ''the taller peaks NJ
the Green Mountains in Vermont nc
e white with snow" We are sorry fir
II that section of Vermont directly in
st from Saratoga. 1t must be a cold ha
untry. Up here in the northeast su
rner of the State, the natives have di'
It yet thought of snow-the weather rig
IS been altogether too balmy for We
CHI considerations. sta
Ex-Minister E. J.Phelps takes car RE
lge drive, behind his span of chest an
It's, holding the reins himself. nearly arr
cry day when he is at home. He do
rries himself with remarkable agili- /.
and sprlghtliness for one who has out
ssed the three-score and ten mark. of
d looks like well-preserved man of ow
over % years. Although his law fire
lctice keeps him crowded with work wiz
= "liue 'iii.e 10 consider the social anC
d economic questions of the day and ed
opinions are much sought after by Bot
wspaper and magazine publishers. and
t is said to be an open secret that the
|. ii. Z. Taylor of Brattleboro is pro
to be ousted by the administra- is Sc
n from his berth in the customs not
vice. Postmaster Childs of Brat gin
)oro, who is Democrat, was al win
'ed to stay in office under the Har- gre;
IN administration; so there would y,
no extraordinary display of politi- e.
magnanimity in allowing Taylor "a.
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