Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-08-16


1 The annual convention of the Yer
{. mont Christian Endeavor Union will
be held at Newport, Oct.2 and 3.
: A company of the DIST L. S. Infan
/, try stationed at Pittsburgh will &c
5 into camp with the Vermont Nationa
Guard at Brattleboro.
| Windham county Democrats neg
I lected to file their nominations witt
county clerk and, conseq uently, theiI
ticket will not be printed on the bal.
lot.
The 50th annual fair of the Addi-
son county agricultural society will be
held September IL, ~ and IL. Among
the features will be baby show, the
first in the county, and balloon as
cension.
These yelmonters have been grant
ed patents: Harylin Paddock, assign
or to +. L. Fairbanks Co., ~. Johns
bury, check rod for platform scales;
George w. White, Stowe, lining for
butter boxes.
State Auditor Hale refused to settle
the dispute between the claimants Of
fines in the celebrated O'Neil jug case,
and W. II. Love and Jewett p. Cain
have, therefore. compromised, divid-
ing the money between them.
Leroy NJ. Holmes. well-known
Springfield farmer, was held up and
robbed by highwaymen Thursday
evening. lie claims that lac was drug
ged after the highwaymen grabbed
him, and that he lost quite sum Of
money.
Before sailing for Scotland for his
vacation, Rev. d. Sage Mackcy Of 81.
Adams received the offer Of a call to
the North Reformed Dutch church at
Newark, y. j. This church has 62s
members, and the pastors salary is
-, 600 a year.
About 400 persons in Chester were
made i'll from eating poisoned ice
cream during reception TO the teach
ers Of the Windsor county summer
school. The victims are recovering,
and none of them have died.
Gov. Fuller has issued invitations /
for reception to be given at his ele-
giant home. "Pine Heights" Friday |
evening. Aug. 18th, in honor OF Gen.
Julius j. Es;ey and the officers of the
National Guard of Vermont.
Peter Cooper, 2:3 II. Caters. 2:29-
-, Emma l., 80 -. Myrtle, 2:29-
II. and Comet, "a five-year-old PAGER
by Steele, Waikiki, all good Vermont
horses, have recently been purchased
by ". 4. Ogden Of Philadelphia and
been shipped TO that city.
George f. Foss of Chicago, who has
Just been nominated for congressman
by the Republicans of the eth district
of Illinois. was born 81 years ago in
Berkshire, this state, and received a
good common and high school educa-
ton. Later, he was sent TO Harvard
from which he was gradu-
ated some six or eight years ago.
John u. Brown Of Burlington shot
a horned owl last week in the woods
IN the southern part of the city. The
bird had been making a great deal Of
rouble carrying on guinea hens. On
T. right leg Is mark where il had
Deen caught in a trap. The bird ,
four feet and six inches
rom tip to tip. The taNidermisl is i
low at work upon him.
Rev. Joseph Warren Guernsey q
lied at Rutland, Saturday. He was '
,otn in Brandon in ls2O, and was a :
member of the New Hampshire Meth a
dist conference from 1876 to 1869. i
when he was transferred TO the YER q
mont conference, Of which he was
'residing elder for four years. lie Ii
etired from active ministerial work i
nd removed to Rutland in 1893. "
The report OF Health Officer Gram u
all of Burlington shows 9 marriages, d
: births aud - deaths in Burlington e
uring July. OF the births. % were n
lale and IA were female OF the "
eathS, Ii were male and II, female. h
)eaths occurred from the following II
luses: still born, 4 from cholera in a
lntum, 1 from heart disease, 3 from
hthisis and from gastro-enteritis. y
here were 8 cases of scaIlatina. but
0 deaths from contagious disease II
listener in Burlington Clipper. p'
Philip Merritt, aged Al, of Burling- i
IN, brother of John Merritt of Athol. q 81
as arrested in Bellows Falls by -
lerifi. On Saturday night, July "a, u'
horse, carriage, harness, ETC., were y"
olen from Joe Merritt's barn, and a :,
lrness from the barn of Charles en
helps. 1t seems that Merritt No. , ~ ~
ole the team, went to Boylston, Mass. VI
AIDED horses, then to Claremont, n. H.,
Id the team for SIS and located in y,
elbows Falls. The stolen property y y
i'll all be recovered, as the thief adj -
tilted ALL al
The official state ballot will contain
lily three tickets this year-Republi-
mn