Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-04

HOiucfe.
The Passumpsic Savings Bank of
st. Johnsbury will pay January LIST
their usual seniannual dividend OF
per cent, free of tax.
Owing to high water, there was a
bad break in the Woodstock water
main last week, and the village will be
without adequate fire protection for
some time.
Michael Lynchs marble shop was
burned Dec. rs, at $3.50 a. IN. The
fire was not discovered until il was
too late to save the building. The in
surance will cover all the loss.
The 1t. Johnsbury bakery is now
hustling out 10000 crackers each
working day, besides the usual amount
of pastry, etc. They manufacture
strictly high-grade goods, for which
there is big demand.
Chas. Nichols house at Harvey
Hollow was burned to the ground on
Monday evening of last week, with
the contents. There was but light
insurance on the property, and as Mr..
Nichols is not wealthy man, it is
hard for him.
On Dee. 2sth, f. J. Hollenbeck Of
Burlington was convicted Of criminal
assault on Mary Gilman and scntenc d
to ten years in the States prison. His
counsel had exceptions noted, and his
case goes TO the Supreme court lie
is over 80 years old.
In these times of alarm about in
yestments, particularly those in the
West, il is gratifying to know that
the Vermont Loan and Trust compa-
ny has paid to the holders Of its secu-
rites since Nov. /, $4,000 Of interest
and $4,000, principals of matured
loans.
The Lamoille County court COM
pleted its labors Dee. 27th. The ses-
sion lasted sixteen days. The grand
jury found ten true bills and ten were
not found. Among those reported
the last day of the term We're State "
Fannie Potter and State V. John Hall,
both for adultery. In default of
bail, these parties are now in Jail.
State V. Henry Stowell and Mrs. Irene
Cleveland; charged with stealing $500
belonging TO Lot Emerson of Hyde
Park. They are out ON bail
Commander A. ID. Brown of Brat
tleboro has been offered the superin-
tendency of the institution under the
charge of the society for the ''refor-
nation of the juvenile delinqucnts,
at Randall's Island in New York. The
place has about 600 juvenile inmates
from II to IS years of age. and II is
conducted by board of managers
# prominent men Of New |
York, who devote much time to IL
affairs without compensation.
"We lead all nations in agriculture,
we lead all nations in mining and
We lead all nations in manufacturing.
These are the trophies which we bring
lfter twenty-nine years of protective
aritl. Can any other system furnish
'uch evidence of prosperity? There
: no country in the world where indi-
'idual enterprise has such wide and
'aried range and where the inventive
genius of man has such encourage
nent. WIN. Mckinley, Jr.
The St.Johnsbury Daily Republican
publication December 9th.
Ifter an existence of about ls months.
rhe Republican saws Of the suspen-
ion that 1.-THE affairs OF the daily
we're left by the late management in
uch shape that its continuance has
'een found to be an impossibility-"
'he weekly Republican and job
business will be continued as hereto
ore. The discontinuance of the daily
hrows several men out of employ
ncnt at an unfortunate time.
The Independent Statesman Of Con- ,
ord, \. H., has the following: Com {
FRESHMAN Henry W. Blair. in letter
0 Il constituent at Manchester, saws
hat everything indicates the passage
{ the Wilson tariff bill. with the at
endant permanent prostration of the !
usiness and means of support Of the
eople. Mr. Blair makes this grave {
barge: The men now in control OF !
he government are full of the idea {
hat the destruction of New England /
ill scatter manufactures, capital and 7
killed labor in all occupations to 9TH l
+ parts of the country. They think /
hat il they can break down the i
lants, the factories and capital and |
lbor now established in our part of !
nc country. by the operation of this !
zee trade tariff until 1897 or 1895. I
hen the country returns to protec- [
on again, capital will locate in the I
outh and West, where the raw mate G
alS are, and leave our section of the |
Duntry entirely He urges the call I
" Of public meetings of the state,
rat an expression of public sentiment Y
Jay bc made, and says If the passage (
{ the bill is to be prevented. there :
lust be immediate action by the peo- t
le themselves; nothing else viii arrest +
ie knife that Is aimed at the heart of J
I'm industries. r
The Old and the New.
Changes take place in the medical pro-