Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-30
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten TO
Our Readers.

OF diphtherla.
Potatoes are selling for 30 cents pei
bushel in Concord
Ryegate creameries paid their pa
irons 80 cents pound for butter last
week.
The st. Johnsbury House viii be
closed till next May, when it will be
extensively repaired.
Rev. 5. Norton, formerly pastor of
the Shoreham Congregational church,
has resigned and goes to Beloit, Wis.
The Odd Fellows of the district had
their annual meeting and banquet at
Fair Haven, Nov. 90. The attend
ance was large.
The Courier says that the Swanton
Gun club furnished nice supply of
game for the Fish and Game league
banquet at Burlington.
The Beaver Glen cheese factory at
New Haven burned Wednesday, Nov.
90, with its contents. Loss, between
S35, 600 and $40, 200; no insurance.
p. II. McIntire, Rutland carpen-
ter, fell from the top of ladder,
while working ON house. He had
two ribs broken and was bruised
about the shoulders and the head.
The following fourth-class post
masters have been appointed for YER
mont ID. {. lsham, Enosburgh Falls,
vice Anton r. Bell resigned; Z. g..
Solmon, Greensboro Bend, vice r. II.
Smith, removed.
Hon. j. c. Tibbetts, a former resi-
dent of Sutton, died at Barton Land
ing. Monday of last week. Judge
Tibbetts was IS years old last May.
He was for many years prominent
in business in Caledonia and Orleans
counties.
The Vermont State company will
stop work for three months, beginning
Dec. 10. This means that - or more
important slate quarries III Poultney,
Pawlet and Granville will be closed,
and over $500 men thrown out of
employment.
c. ID. Warren's general store at
Williston was burglarized Monday
night, Nov. 10th. The safe was blown
open, and 800 worth of postage
stamps belonging TO the postoffice and
$500 worth of goods, including several
watches and jewelry, were taken.
Willie Pope of Lyndon. a Young
man about Is years of age, met with
a painful accident last week ON Tues
day afternoon. While splitting wood
for Henry Chase, his axe struck a
knot and glanced into his foot, cut
ting an artery and large cord.
Michael Savage, brakeman on the
Central Vermont railroad, was killed
by falling from the ears near 81. AL
bans. Tuesday morning of last week,
the body being horribly mangled.
Savage was 45 years old and unmar-
ried. He formerly lived in Montpe
lier but more recently in Worcester,
Mass.
The Windsor journal tells Of two
lots of sheep CARED at that station re-
Gently, one Of which brought ~ cents
a head. and the other, 20 cents head. |
Sheep raising at such figures is not IA
paying industry, certainly, and Wind
sor county shepherds may well hope !
for rise in price.
James b. Mattocks, aged about 60
years, died of pneumonia, after an
illness of nine days, on Nov. %, at
Danville. lie had been cashier of the
Caledonia National bank for many
years and was leading citizen of the
town. He leaves widow and three
sons.
The Worcester Spy gives detailed
description of the monument which is
being erected in Rural cemetery to
the memory of George Bancroft. the
historian. The structure is 90 feet
high and rests on granite base Is
feet by II feet. The memorial is of
Vermont granite and costs $1,000.
Mrs. Henderson of Ryegate is in
very critical condition. so much so.
that her friends entertain very little
hope of her recovery. Mrs. Hender-
son is, perhaps, the oldest person in
Ryegate, being 81 or IS years old. She
has been one of the most active and
worthy women that ever lived in
Ryegate.
While barn was being raised at
Cabot last week Monday. a plank
broke, precipitating five men to the
ground, some falling distance of fif-
teen feet. Mr. l.. J. Walbridge and I
his hired man were seriously hurt. Z
and it was feared at first that the in
luries of the latter would prove fatal.
Payson Walbridge and Eddie Gould
were slightly injured.
The Office of David II. Moore. a
miller of White River Junction. was
:, tered by burglars on the night of
Nov. y, entrance being effected by
prYing up a window in the gristmill.
The safe was blown open and the
money drawer rified of small change.
lbout $40 being secured altogether.
There Is no clue to the perpetrators.
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