Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-09-14
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
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urer, began business Thursday.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks and famil
have landed in New York after a s.,
months trip to Palestine and Europe
A reception was given him at hi
; home.
r. S. Dillon & Co.are now engage,
in canvassing for the first city directo
ry of Rutland, which will contain tn
names of all persons over l8 years o
age, Of both sexes.
John Shepard, Jr., of Providence, r
L., started from White River Junction
Sept. Z on a coaching trip to New
York City by way OF Woodstock anC
Rutland, Saratoga and the Hudson
river route, thence home.
The eccentric Sylvester Charter, who
was supposed to have lost his life ii
the burning barn at West Dummerstou
last week, turns up all right there
fore the human bones found in the
ruins must be those of an unknown
man.
The annual meeting of the union
conference of Cong'l churches of Bel
lows Falls, Chester, Grafton, Ludlow,
Tyson, Springfield, Weathersfeld Cen
ter, Ascutneyville, Weston and Wind
ham will be held at the Cong'l church
in Bellows Falls, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Sept. y and l3.
The stockholders Of the Connecticut
River and Passumpsic railroad met at
Newport Sept. aud elected W. X.
Blodgett, Amos Haines, Alden Spears,
John II. Williams, Oscar Edwards,
John W. Dunklee, James II. Will
liams, John Mulligan and James A.
Rumrill, directors and the directors
chose w. *. Blodgett, president; H.
c. Cleveland, clerk James III. Will
liams, treasurer.
George +. Leonard Of Burlington
has sold his chestnut mare Joan, 2: %.
to buyers in New York City for about
81 200. The mare, which was sired
by Daniel Lambert, was considered
the best in the section, and there is a
general feeling of regret among local
horsemen at the prospect of losing her.
At an exhibition trial given on the
track at Fort Edward, n. T., she
made a mile in ,: 26 Ia
A. G.. Dewey & Co., manufacture
ers of flannel at Quechee, and the
Hartford Wooden COMPANY, manufac-
turers of satinets at Hartford village,
have shut down their mills for an in
definite period, owing to the lack of
orders, and doubt as to the result of
tariff legislation by the present Con-
gress. These two mills give employ
ment to about 400 hands, most ofwhom
are dependent on their earnings for
their daily bread.
DR.. A. c. Perkins, who was last
year called from Brooklyn to Tilden
seminary at West Lebanon, will not
remain at that Institution another year.
This is much regretted by the trustees
and citizens in this section generally.
The care and domestic management of
a family school proves too severe a
burden for Mrs. Perkins, and Mr..
Perkins, therefore, feels it best to with
lraw and will soon return to Brook
yn. DIR. Perkins was principal OF
Exeter academy from 1873 to 1888,
eaching thereafter in Brooklyn till
1892.
The following summary of customs
business at the port of Richiord for the
our years ending Aug. /, 1898, shows
hat Richford is hardly second 10 any
port in the district of Vermont
Whole number of entries taken, 3d.
us; value of merchandise entered for
,onyumption, 81, 442,2l4; collected
lere, 1924 ,42S.6l; value of mer-
'handise entered in bond, s6.77S, sos
luties on merchandise entered in bond,
z, PA $3.50; total duties assessed
-, 209 ,257. 50 value OF all mer-
handise entered, sl1, 221,l19 num-
Der of cars of dutiable merchandise, /.
tS,073 number Of cars of domestic
merchandise passed, 1853 total
lumber OF cars of merchandise passed,
II 1925. Added to the above work is I
he remanifesting of the above mer- I,
handise through Canada eastward to
Troy, besides large amount of mer- !,
handise and baggage sealed and man
tested through Canada to western
orts, not to mention the inspection of J
IL baggage on all passengers trains, !
IL alien immigrants seeking to land in
he United States, besides sanitary in.
pection of all immigrants and baggage
rom European ports, together with .
eterinary inspection of all animals
imported. Richford is also an inn u
ortant port for Chinese inspection.
here have been 622 merchants adj
litted here during the term of the 4
resent incumbent, Col. l.. C.'Leavens. a