Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-11


were l4l prisoners in the institution
at that time, the largest number eyei
registered.
Twelve persons were baptized al
the Methodist church, Cabot, Sunday
morning, by the pastor, Rev. j. ..
Sherburne, as a result of the revival
in progress there.
Richard Hayes of Rutland fell
while skating last Wednesday and
struck the back of his head against a
pointed stick which protruded from
the ice, making bad cash.
Arthur Gosselin, son Of Ferdinand
iosselin of Rutland and a student OF
the Marieville, p. O., college, was seri-
ously injured on the Sd. While cross
ing the railroad track at Stanbridge,
his team was struck by train.
The Central Vermont railrord has
fixed a special rate from all stations
on its line to San Francisco, Cal, and
return, for the mid-winter fair, the
same being Slls for the round trip.
Tickets are to be good to go for 10
days from their date, and to return un-
til April 30, 1894.
The St. Johnsbury Republican
makes the following comment on the
nomination of b. +. Lincoln for lieu
tenant governor: The Journals candi-
date is man of first-class ability and
one Of the most successful business
men in Vermont, and he has many
friends throughout Vermont who
would be glad to see his name on the
State ticket.
II. 5. Willis of Bennington has
been appointed postofiice inspector
for the district of Vermont. During
the past year, Mr.. Willis has made 81
arrests of persons for violation Of the
postal laws, and p of them have been
indicted. In that time, he has put in
292 days work, investigated and re-
ported on 225 eases and travelled
81, 1855 miles.
A Poultney young man, says the
Journal, attempted TO go to the dance
held ut Goodrich hall, but fell by the
wayside. He took his dancing slip
pers in box, went into neighbor-
ing store, and while there some mis-
creant removed the slippers and put
in a pair of door knobs. He took the
box to the hall and found the knobs.
He was mad, of course, but there was
no help for it. lie tried on the door
lnobs. They fitted all right but came
)fl when he danced so he returned and
procured his slippers in their room
md was happy.
Secretary of State Brownell has
1.-The Hartin & Fits Lime
md Cement company" which organ
zcd for the purpose of quarrying and |
ending rock, and manufacturing and |
ending lime, cement, gas purifiers,
barrels, barrel stock and lime in the |
owns of Stratton, Wardsboro and
" Nottingham, with a business office at |
;. attleboro and with capital stock
Il S25, 900 divided into $50 shares of
400 each. The incorporators and
tockholders are ex-Speaker James l..
lartin, Clark G. Fits, c. +. Thomp-
On, c. ii. Davenport, G. f. Marvin,
!. II. Sheeran and George b. Hit
The express messengers on the New
.ngland division are to be treated
nth lay off of two weeks each in ro-
alton, commencing with those who
ave been in the company's employ
We years or less. This is caused by a
-atement from headquarters that ex-
enses must be reduced to a certain
CURE. il being left with the division
lperintendent as to how ii should be
ccomplished. George II. Babbitt, ST.,
included that il would be more salts
lctory TO the employees, to take
lort lay of, rather than have their
ages reduced, and the plan as adopt
meets with the general approval of
/. II
Addison County court completed its
ork and adjourned last week. Adel-
ut Hier, convicted ofarson, was SEN
need TO term OF five years and six
onths at hard labor in the States
'ison, to pay a fine of 81 and all the
'sts of prosecution and stand commit
d until the full sentence is complied
it'll. His associate and accomplice,
De Bussey, has precisely the same sem
nee, with the exception that the term
imprisonment is four years, instead I
five and one-half years, as in the
her case.
W. A. Brown, indicted for uttering s
rged paper and convicted, was sem c
need to two years in States prison.
Eta Field, for bigamy, received a I
ntence of 30 days in the House of c
)rrection. c
Burglars broke into the Central Yer i
ont railroads receiving station and I
e Elias Lyman Coal company's yard i
ice at Burlington, Tuesday night. Q
the money drawer at the Lyman a
mpany's Office, there were SIS and ]
e key 10 the safe, but nothing was a
ken. In another desk Of the office, 9
e two drawers which were filled with I
per documents. and in each of these 4