Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-16


: engine.
J. Dickerman Bates, who has recent
ly been employed ON the Rutland
Herald, has returned to st. Johnsbrry
; and will study law with Bates Il May.
Congressman Grout is at his farm
in East st Johnsbury during the
short recess between the extra session
and the next tern,which convenes the
first Monday in December.
Wells Goodwin celebrated his goth
birthday on last Thursday. He is in
comparatively good health but much
broken in mind and memory. He is a
veteran of the War of 1872, and was
born in Ryegate.
The New England Telephone COM
pany has built another metallic cir
cult south from Brattleboro, giving
two metallic circuits for business in
that direction. A second circuit of
this kind to Bellows Falls will soon be
built.
Now that the Worlds Fair is over,
the railroads are having increased
freight traffic. The Lake road han
dies 100 cars dav and two extra
freight trains will be run daily be-
tween st. Johnsbury and Swanton
until the rush of freight traffic is over.
Il. ~ T. Fairbanks Il Co. swept the
board at the Worlds Fair on their
scale exhibit, having received the
largest number of awards ever re-
ceiyed by this or any other scale COM
pany. Ii is said that their exhibit mt
the Fair was the finest and most elab-
crate that the world has ever seen.
The farm buildings in Bakersfield,
occupied by Willoughby Wilson, were
totally destroyed by lire. The prop
erty was owned by Col. II. f. Brig
ham, and was partially insured. All
the hay. grain. 3 hogs, several head of
cattle, and most of the farming tools, |
were burned. The loss is fully $4,000.
Woodstock Inn is closed for the
winter. II is a misfortune 10 the
town that this action seems necessary. |
but, nevertheless, the village will not
be without ample accommodations for
the travelling public The Central
House, College Hill House and Park |
Cottage are all open for business, and |
they care well for their guests.
There are about 100000 farms in
New England against 201 900 ten
years ago. The New England Home
stead. discussing this subject, says this
decrease is due TO the fact that over
1870 farms have either been ADAM
doned or absorbed into neighboring
farms. The single State of New York
has over 225,000 farms, or about l5,-
900 less than in 1880. While our
farms have thus decreased. the aver
age of 10 Western States shows an in
crease of 80 per cent in the number of
farms.
At the annual meeting Of the Cen
trail Vermont stockholders Nov. 9th,
the following directors were elected:
+. c. Smith, ST. Albans; james II.
'Langdon, Berlin; b. p. Cheney, Bos-
ton; w. II. II. Bingham, Stowe; l.. j.
Sergeant, Robert Wright, Montreal;
John Bell, Belleville, p G.; VIM. Sew
ard Webb, Shelburne; b. b. Smalley,
Burlington; f. Stewart Stranahan, St.
Adams; Robert Colt, New London,
Conn. There were 7,544 shares of
stock voted upon.
Joseph G Mackenzie, venerable
citizen of Woodstock and lifelong
farmer whose intelligent methods had /
brought him prosperity, was suddenly |
called from earth, Nov. 4. He was so
years of age. Mr.. Mackenzie arose in
the morning, apparently as well as
was usual with him; but while sitting
in his chair about O'Clock, his heart |
failed to perform its functions and he
passed away His funeral was held !,
at his home Tuesday afternoon at two
O'Clock, Rev. j. +. Simmons officiat- {
ing. Ii
After distressing illness of nearly I;
three years with consumption, Nor
man w. rink Of Montpelier passed {
away last FIR day afternoon. Mr. !
Frink was born in West Brookfield,
May 2s, lS43. During the war, he {
was in the commissary service under
Gen. p. p. Pitkin. In 1866, he re- I
turned to Brookfield, where he was
engaged in the mercantile business
until 1877, when he went on the road 4
for Boyd, Leeds 4 Co., Boston. He
in the employ of this firm &
ten years. IN 1887, he accepted the il
position of general manager of the 4
Wetmore & Morse Granite company.
which he filled with rare executive V
ability until failing health compelled o
him to relinquish it. In 1868. he |:
married Abbie L. Morse of Brook I
field, who died in 1884. In 1886. he O
was again married to Mabel L. Gram v
iall of Berlin, who, with three chill Il
iren-Alice NJ, Wilfred NJ. and Ber- Ia
Ina M.-survive him. Mr. Frink was c,
ar advanced in Masonry, being p
Knight Templar and a Noble of the b
Mystic Shrine. His funeral was held
rom his late home on College street
asst Sunday MORNING at nine o'cloct