Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-18


Monday.
The Vermont Slate company, at a
meeting in Granville, n. y, voted to
dissolve the organization.
A. b. Stark of st. Johnsbury has a
pair of steers, born in May, 1892,
which weigh nearly 1900 pounds.
Four Burlington liquor dealers
were taken to the House of Correction
in one day for from 80 to go days stay.
Capt. L. ii ii. Chubb has sold his
large steamer on Fairlee lake to the
Ridgeway Furnace company Of Bos-
ton.
Chas. Motif, fork polisher in st.
Johnsbury, met with a severe accident
caused by belt breaking, injuring
his hand.
The Bomoseen House at Castleton
was opened to the public last week,
under the new proprietorship of Pol
lard Il Mayo.
Eleazer Hall of Plymouth Union,
had one foot caught between sliding
log and a stump the other day, and
badly jammed.
Edward Mcintyre of Rutland had
his hand badly crushed while coupling
cars on the Central Vermont railroad
January 10th.
George S. Wood, a teamster, fell as
he was getting Off a load of lumber
and broke his right leg above the an
kle. DIR. Gilchrist set the bone.
Chas. Marshall of St Johnsbury
had his hand caught between the
drawbars on a car one day recently,
and he is now taking a vacation.
The work of tearing down the old
French church at Rutland has begun.
1t is being moved to Center Rutland,
where it win be made into tenement
house.
Harry Russ of Norwich, nearly so
years old, was stuck by a team driven
by Charles Smith one day last week,
and Knocked down, cutting his face
and bruising him.
Bishop-elect Hall, who was to have
sailed from England next week, is ill
in London. Ii is not now probable
that his conservation will take place
till some time in February.
A piece Of steel flew from a file
which Fernando Blanchard of Bridge
water Center was using, one day last
week. and penetrated his left eye. A
doctor removed it with difficulty.
Rev. +. Z. Tower, a former resi-
dent of Brattleboro, has resigned the
pastorate of the Baptist church at
Bristol, Conn, after 10 years of SER
vice, and will go to one of the leading
churches of Providence, II. |.
A sad coasting accident occurred in
sutton, resulting in a broken leg for
Carrie, daughter of G. Nj. Campbell.
She and two other little girls were
sliding down the Powers hill when, in
some way, her foot got under the run
ner, throwing her off and breaking
her leg above the knee.
The law classes of the Columbian
and the Georgetown Law
school have selected three men from
each to meet in joint debate, which |
has been arranged for week hence,
and Brainard Avery, well known in
and who is Senator Proc
tors private secretary, is one of the
men selected for disputant.
The three-year-old Holstein COW,
'Marrette,v registered, owned by the
ingalls, boys OF Sheffield, made, in nine |
LAYS ending Jan. 4th. IL lbs. and
". of butter. This COW dropped her
second calf Oct. 23d; was three years
DID Jan. eth, and considering that she
Is not fed high, the boys call her a
pretty good one. They now have
seven head of these beautiful animals,
md il will well pay all lovers of good
stock to call and look them over. The |
Dull, "Artis of Maple Lane" short |
line since-the day he was II months |
1880 pounds.
The annual meeting of the National |
Life Insurance company was held at |
Jan. 2. George w. Reed,
Dudley c. Denison and Levi X. Full
er were reelected directors for three
years. The board, as now constituted,
S as follows: Charles Dewey, w. II.
II. Bingham, George w. Reed, Dud-
ey c. Denison, Edward Dewey, Fred
b. Smith, James G. Houghton, james
I. Phelps. Wheelock G. Veazey, Geo.
Briggs. Levi X. Fuller, George c.
William z. Dillingham;.
The affairs of the company are report
d to be in excellent condition, the new
assurances written in 1898 amounting
o about Sl3, 100000. A statement of
he financial standing shows assets to
,e nearly 100000, 600, with about SOL,
100, 600 of insurance in force. The in
-estments of the company are remark
IDLY clean, being confined strictly to
bonds and securities with
arge land values, no railroad stocks
II bonds or manufacturing or corpo-
alton loans.
An Imperative Duty.
What greater duty is possible than the 4
are of our health? Until recently it has 1