Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-25
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

II ilidiOIt II ~ Dt given litbhi III
ton for the benefit of the Sherman
Band.
Three schools are closed at Calais
on account of an epidemic of diph-
iberia.
The barn and 2s cattle of d. II,
Gorton at Dandy were barned Jan. l6.
Loss, 81, 200.
The Queen Insurance Co. has with
drawn from Vermont, owing to the
excessive fire losses.
The late ex-senator, George 4. Er-
win of Possdam, n. y, was a gradu-
ate of Middlebury college.
Alex Bissette of Montpelier has been
arrested for completely in the Chin
ney Point Burlington robberies.
1t is reported that Rev. w. W.
Hooper of Deering, Me-, may be call
ed to succeed Rev. G. ;. Nickerson OF
Barre.
Several new cases of diphtheria are
reported in Calais and one more death.
The schools of the town all remain
closed and the sick ones are strictly
quarantined.
Hon. Charles NJ. Winslow of Bran
don, secretary of the Vermont Board
of Agriculture, has been elected seere-
tary OF the American Ayrshire Breed
ers' Association.
The Vermont Holiness Association
organized the New Evangelical
Association Church of Vermont at
Montpelier, Monday. Rev. HART of
Boston is in charge.
Poultney has voted to accept the Of
fer of Hon. James II. Langdon Of
Montpelier to light the valley with
electric lights, with power at Caryers
Falls. six miles distant.
Engineer William Smith and
Brakeman Z. j. Mattison, both OF
Bennington, were killed in the COLI
sion on the Bennington & Rutland
railroad Tuesday morning.
The monthly report of the health
officer shows that there were "a deaths
in Rutland in December OF these, IL
were those of males and II, those of
females. Sixteen were American and
eight foreign born.
e. II. Waterhouse of Windsor has a
curiosity in a three-legged calf. One
forward leg and shoulder is entirely
missing, but il is perfect in other re-
spects and can travel all right, but
with a gait of its own.
On Jan. 16, II. r. Cushman, ID, was
appointed clerk of Bennington coun-
twice Edward j. Hall, resigned, ON
account of ill-health. Mr.. Cushman
is young lawyer, and his prefeIment
gives great satisfaction.
O. p. c. Billings, Esq, whose death
is recorded, was born in Woodstock,
VT. in 1896. He was brother of the
late Frederick Billings and was wide
ly known and popular. Frank \. is
the only surviving male member of
the family.
Mark Meacham ofSt. Johnsbury was
arraigned before Justice Albert Wor-
cester last week, charged with abusing
and beating his horse. He was fined
$40 and costs. Cruelty to dumb beasts
is great sin and should be punished
to the full extent of the law
Bishops from eight dioceses are ex-
pected to attend the conservation OF
Father Hall as Bishop of Vermont,
Feb. 2nd. The consecrator will be
BishopNcely ofMaine, and theco-conse-
orators, Bishop Niles of New Hamp-
shire, Bishop Lawrence of Massa-
chusetts.
AT the annual village meeting at
Barre. Jan. 10th, small vote was
cast. The following officers were elected;
G. i. Nichols, moderator; WA. Perry,
clerk and treasurer; +. NJ. Wheeler,
L. NJ. Taynter and W. A. Whiteomb,
bailifis: b. Webster, street commits
sioner: l.. j. Griffin, chief engineer,
and w. Ii. Buchanan, collector
The following appointments in the
First Regiment, V. \. g., have been
announced: Herbert johnson of Brad
ford to be second lieutenant and adju-
tant of the First Battalion; Hiram l..
Slower of Bennington to be second
lieutenant and adjutant of the Second
Battalion; Edgar J. Badger of Barre,
to be second lieutenant and adjutant
of the Third Battalion.
Lydia Greenleaf. wife of Hon. Geo,
NJ. Sykes. of Dorset, daughter oil
Benjamin Greenleaf, the celebrated
mathematician, died on Sunday. She
was born at Bradford, Mass. She had
been highly esteemed resident oi
Dorset since 1858. She was woman
of large intellectually and cultured
scholar. She was vice president Of tho
woman's board of missions.
Edgar Chiot, who has been employ
ed in the postotiice at Burlington since
1887, was arrested at midnight Mon
day for robbing the mail. Complaints
have been made to Postmaster Wheel
er for some time that small sums have
been taken from letters. Chiott acted n
night mailing clerk one night in fOu
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