Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-26
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

The water in the Connecticut is
lower than in number of years at
this season.
L. II. Dewart, late principal of the
High school at ST. Adams, will take
up the profession of civil engineer.
A permit has been granted the Rut-
land Street railway company to build
an electric line over the present street
car route.
1t is reported that should the water
in the lake lower one foot more, the
steamer Chateaugay could not land at
North Hero.
Bishop Hall has lately received the
degree of ID. D., from Trinity college,
Hartford, beside his 5. r. ID. from
Oxford university, England.
The Batcheler property in Walling-
ford was sold at auction for $4,000
900. 1t originally cost over 100000.
Ii is understood that Mr.. Carver, the
purchaser, viii at once commence the
manufacture of axes and large num-
Der OF men should be employed.
A. l.. Amsden of Andover was
found dead in his bed July 10th. He
was IS years of age and had retired at
night as well as usual. The cause Of
death is supposed 10 have been the
breaking of a blood vessel. The flu
neral was held Saturday at Andover,
after which the body was taken to
Grafton for burial.
Ira /. IIambm Of Cornwall has
received official notice that a diploma
was awarded the merino stock ram
which he showed at the Worlds Fair
in Chicago last summer. The animal
scaled 1914 ont Of a possible 100 points.
His fleece,of 3G2 days growth, weigh.
ed 30 pounds and ten ounces, and the
fiber measured ? - inches.
The Fress Pres. says: "The
plasterers at work on the buildings at
Fort EthanAllen have been ordered 70
remain,idle aweek. All men employed
on government work are allowed to
work only eight hours a day. 4 con-
tractor at the fort had his men labor
nine hours a day in order TO hasten
the completion Of his contract, and as
punishment, the government orders
him to desist from further work on
the buildings for week.
Charles I. Burbank's house on Up
per Weldon street, st. Adams, was
broken into Thursday night and every
eatable in the house was stolen. The
thieves got in through the pantry
window and made such a clean sweep
of the edibles that nothing was left
for the fainily's breakfast but oatmeal.
Matches were scattered all over the
house, but nothing except food was
taken. The people were not awaken
ed and did not know of the robbery
until morning. The plumber was
carried away in large tin pals.
A very serious accident occurred at
West Burke the 9th, TO Dwight Lem
uel Moody, son of Hiram Moody. 1t
seems that Moody and the hired man
were blasting stone and that Moody
was holding the drill for the hired
man 10 strike, when the hammer came
off from the handle, striking Moody
uli lilt pdth VI liiN ilNtihs lis NNhfA
was broken. some of the pieces lodg-
inc on the brain. -Four doctors were
called and the pieces of skull were
removed from his brain and, AT this
writing, there is some hope of his re-
covery. Mr.. and Mrs. Moody have
the heartfelt sympathy of the entire
community.
A good story is being told OF how
r. e. Abel, commonly known as
s.Father" Abel, captured the Repub-
lican caucus at West Haven, his home,
and secured delegates pledged TO his
support for senatorial nomination
at the county convention. Ira ii. AL
len. one of his competitors, under
took to secure the delegates at this
caucus, and out of thirty-six men who
appeared on the scene at the appoint
ed hour, &c favored Allen. 1t was a
hot evening and the Republicans re-
manned outside the schoolhouse, where
the caucus was to be held, as long as
possible. Meantime "Father" Abel
RECALLED them with choice anecdotes
until some one noticed that the hour
was passed by five minutes and sug-
gested going insi lie to do the business
of the caucus. Then it developed that,
while Abel was entertaining those
twenty-six men outside, his nine sup
porters had slipped into the school
house unobseryed, opened the caucus
at the proper hour, elected Abell's
delegates and adjourned the meeting.
Abel was defeated at the convention,
however, but is talked of to represent
his town in the House.
In his speech at the Good Roads
convention at Asbury Park, Gov. Full
Ter, said among other things, that
three or four years ago the road ques-
ton was strongly agitated in YER
mont. There metal roads were laid
under the supervision of skillful engi-
neers. and one road commissioner was
put in charge of the entire work of
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