Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-12
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

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Summer schools have been arranged
for in Vermont as follows: At Barton
July % to August 9; at Chester, Au
gust 6 to August Is.
A young man named Geran, who
worked at the Schofield mill il
Greenfield, died last week from ex
posure while bathing.
Eli Bashaw, Frenchman from
Charlestown, n. H., was recently
killed at Hydeyille by tree falling
upon him while he was at work OF
the Hoskinson job.
Hyde Park Republicans are re.
ported TO be engaged in an effort to
induce ex-Gov. Carroll ;. Page to be
the party candidate for the town rep.
resentative this fall
Sherrod Brown of New Haven has
a tint-lock musket carried by his
grandfather at the Battle of Lexing-
ton. 1t is said to have shed the first
blood in the Revolution.
George Hyland of Rutland was
struck by a piece of an emery wheel,
which he was operating at the Howe
scale works Friday, June 10Th, and
was made unconscious by the blow.
Vermont has greater percentage
of improved land in proportion to its
area Than any other State except New
York and Illinois The dairy prod
net of Vermont reaches S25, 600. 900.
A lot of pluely men, who have been
thrown out Of employment BY the
shutting down of the Proctorsyille fac
tory, have found employment AT the
Bates place on Twenty-AIile stream.
Several Of the mills in Burlington
are running short for orders. with a
prospect of again shutting down, un-
less there be a speedy improvement ia
the condition of the general market.
Fred II. Woodward of st. Adams
has been appointed deputy United
States marshal and will succeed
Thomas Failey, who has held the Of
ilce upward of twenty wears Il pays
$4,000 year.
Hon. Ephraim :. Stoddard, Dunn
merston boy, has been prominent in
educational circles in New Orleans.
having been superintendent of educa-
ton and later secretary Of the board |
Of education Of that city.
George :. leighton was arrested at
Portland, Me-. June 30. on complaint /
Of the postotliec authorities for steal I
ing registered letterin Vermont. He
says lac belongs in New Haven. but
has relatives in Portland.
A son Of Rufus X. Hamilton Of
Castleton left June 2sth with five
horses that are TO be shipped 10 Ger
many. This is the second time that
he young man hns had charge Of
horses sent to that country
The Democratic State committee
las organized by elccting Col. Her
BERT +. Brigham of Bakersfield chair
nan, John II. Senter Of Montpelier,
and Morris +. Atkins OF
assistant secretary.
\ correct count of the number of
Widows in Burlington shows them to
,e 345. OF this number there are %
crass widows. As the population OF
he town is less than 5000. the proper
ion of widows is thought to be unusu-
lily large.
Robbie, son of Mr.. Howatt, the
lew manager of the Speedwell farms
n Lyndonville, ran across the road to I
meet his father the other day. and in
urning around suddenly. ruptured +,
ONE internal organ and died almost ,
Ii is expected that work will be be- |
I'M on DIR. Webb's $4,000. 900 man '
ion at Shelburne farms within a few
'eeks. The New York Press an i
ounces that the choice of plans has !,
down TO five, one of which :
ill shortly be selected.
Little Florence Elsey. the seven v
ear-old daughter of John Elsey of y
was badly burned about |
ne head and face at bonfire Friday. v
une 29th, and undoubtedly owes her :
fe to the heroic work of little Albert i
NTH, son of Jason Smith. q
Union Engine company. No. /. of II
alem has entered for the engine con-
st at the firemen's tournament AT !;
The engine has been at l
musters since brought TO Salem. 1t \
as won IL first prizes, two second i
rizes and one third prize. =
The lumber mill at Ottawa, Canada. i
hich was burned last week, was the se
rgest one on the continent, with W
opacity of SO, 600, 600 feet yearly. The al
IS is S350,000. The mill was owned W
I J. Il. Booth of Burlington. Anoth- b
large mill near it was saved. Q,
The Queen City Cotton company 50
Is been formed at Burlington with d p'
pital stock of S4O0, 900. w. j. Van
ltten, L. A. Woodbury. and Elias B
lyman, of Burlington, and capitalists "
Hopedale, Mass, and Pawtucket, 81
l.. are interested in the concern Ii