Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-05-31
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.


ordained TO the Cong'l ministry in tina
city Tuesday evening, May %.
Somebody broke into the railroad
station at Wallingford, Friday night
and stole about $50 and many valua-
bic papers.
During last week, l65 horses were
entered at the port of st. Albans from
Canada, and Uncle Sam collected a
duty on them 10 the amcunt Of 81 $50.
The grand list of AIorrisville shows
total list for taxation amounting to
Sl0.4l3.09. The grand list Of real es-
tate is Sc, ,902.70, and of personal es-
tate, s2,315.l0.
Two barns, belonging to Charles j.
Bump K Sons of Salisbury, were burn
ed about Z o'clock last evening, togeth-
er with about > tons of hay and five
cows. The origin Of the fire is unknown.
Mrs. I'M. Robinson Of Bennington,
aged 95 years died Thursday afternoon.
She was the third oldest person living
who was born in Bennington. She
was the mother of the late Judge Al
fred' Robinson.
MAJOR General Howard, u. S. A.,
left Burlington, Thursday, on the steam
er Chateaugay, with Lieut.. George
Macdonald, 1st cavalry, Y. s. A. aid
de-camp for Plattsburgh, \. Y, to in-
spect the garrison there.
Whiteomb Brothers of Barre are
building capstan derrick for the Black
Mountain Granite Co. ,of Haverhill, N.
H., Of - tons capacity. The der
rick covers % square feet of ground
and is run by two 20-horse power en-
gines.
Hon. f. j. Ormsbee of Brandon has
been appointed receiver of the Vermont
Investment and Guaranty Company at
Orwell, which, together with Ham
mond, Buck 4 Co., became involved
in recent Western failures. The COM
pany was organized in 1884.
Frank Shine, "a years old, a son of
Myron Shine of Wardsboro, was
drowned in the Connecticut river re-
Gently. He and a companion were
trying to secure some Of his employers
property that had gone down the river
during the recent flood. Shines body
was found after several hours search.
The II new houses commenced in
Rutland between April /, 1892, and
April /, S93,and appraised by the as
SCISSORS, represent more than 100 sepa-
rate tenements. The number of new
blocks and buildings, other than dwell
ipgs, is 2S, making the total number of
new buildings andimproyements for the
year SO.
Thomas McMahon of Rutland was
killed by runaway horse Monday, May
p. McAIahon was crossing the street
and did not see the horse coming to-
ward him in time to get out Of the way
before he was struck. He w9s knock
ed down and cut about the head aud
face, dying about six hours later.
Nathan Manning was seriously in-
iured at the Vermont Marble Compa-
ny's works, Proctor, Saturday evening,
May 20. He was up on platform
putting on the electric light belt. A
board on the platform slipped and he
fell eight feet to the plank floor below,
on the small Of his back and
injuring his spine.
Don Williams, ,colored, arrested over
a year ago for setting fire to buildings
in Castleton, was sentenced by Judge
Butler of Rutland to three years and
six months in the house of correction.
Williams was first arrested and con-
victed of larceny, for which he has
served his sentence. He has already
been in the House of Correction II
DIR. w. Seward Webb of Shelburne
Falls is surrounding his park of 20, 900 |
acres, including Lake Lila in the Adj
roudacks, with a wire fence nine feet
high, composed of IA parallel wires.
The work has already commenced at
Bog Lake. The fence will be 63 miles
ong and it is estimated that it will cost |
$4,000. The purpose of the fence is
o keep out trespassers.
The badly decomposed body OF J. p.
Colby was found on the lake shore near
sCrane's slip" in Burlington, Wednes-
lay. The body had evidently been
washed ashore and physicians think it
lad been in the water about twelve
lays. No marks of violence were
ound upon the body and although no
inquest was called, Health Officer Gran
lall pronounced it case of death by
Twenty-Five years ago
'Jabe" Colby, as Mr.. Colby was call
d, was one OF the best known railroad
men in this State, being at that time in
he general freight office of the Yer