Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-09-06

director OF the \. NJ. T.. A. at Bur
lington, has accepted position in til,
| University of Nebraska.
Little rain has fallen in Brattlebor'
for several weeks; crops are willing
springs, wells and streams are running
dry, and the drought has produced
an agricultural depression.
The new episcopal residence al
Rock Point, Burlington, will proba
bly, be completed for Bishop Hall il
December. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wells gave 81 800, and Frederick H.
Wells, -, 800 towards its construction
| The heaviest rain and hailstorm fol
years visited St Johnsbury at five
O'Clock Sunday evening of last week.
Many trees were blown down in the
residential sections, windows were
broken and roads were badly washed.
Prof 5. A. Bracket of st. Johns
bury academy was lately elected a
member of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, at
Brooklyn, n. Y. He also read a pa
per before the association, on "Some
Magnetic Characteristics of Iridium. Z"
Mrs. Albert Smith of Brattleboro
was severely burned on Monday, Aug.
10Th. She was using gasoline to kill
insects and it ignited, catLing her
clothing. The house also took fire,
and the fire department was called
out.
New concrete roadways are being
laid in the yard OF the House OF Cor
reetion at Rutland, and are said to be
just as good and as we'll laid as any in
town. The work is all being done by
the working force of the prison, no
outside help being hired.
David Barr Of Andover was thrown
from his carriage Sunday evening,
breaking his collar bone and one rib,
and receiving other bad cuts about the
head Mrs. Barr clung to the carriage
for mile until the horse stopped at
their home, and escaped without in
jury
Bert L. TAYLOR, formerly OF Brattle-
boro and Montpelier, now on the staff
of the Manchester, y. H., Onion. has
written a libretto for a coming opera.
which has been submitted 10 Mr.. Rice.
the noted New York manager Mr..
TAYLOR possesses decided musical tai
ent, besides being swapping newspa-
per writer.
II has been announced that the
Vermont Farmers Advocate has been
to a stock company. CAPT
talized at $4,000. Dir. lIoskins viii
be editor-in-chief, assisted by promi-
nent agriculturists OF the state. c.
W. Scarf Of Burlington will be man
lger. The paper is to be increased TO
Is pages. The publication office will
continue at Burlington.
Mr.. Lane Of Burlington has fifteen
~ twenty men ~ Greensboro Bend,
at cutting. hauling and load
M onto ears, telephone, telegraph
md electric light poles. They are cut
md the bark is peeled of in the
woods. They are from twenty to
orty feet in length and are from -four
o seven feet in size Al the top end.
They will probably load thirty cars
II more at that place this fall.
Albert Tunnel, a deserier from the
jnited States barrack, al Fort Adam,
:. l.. walked into the police office at /
one day last week and
ave himself up. lie said that he de-
eued three months ago and has since
cen >kulking about. fearing an the
ime that he would be captured. He
as tired Of such life and is ready to |,
o back 10 serve out the rest of hi /,
'rm. He enlisted for five years and
as served one year and three months. !,
james Riyenburg, representing the \
ouse of Gushing X Co. Albany. y. Ii
!. was arrested at Bennington last
eek. on a complaint issued several
lonths ago, charging him with sell n
" liquor by sample. Riyenburg ar "
we'd there on an early train and b
,on after was arrested. He declares ii
lat he has sold no liquor there for 81
'veral months, except to the town h
gency. lie furnished bail TO the sum p
$500 for future appearance for trial.
At a special city meeting at Bur- b
ngton last week, resolution was y
lssed pledging the credit of the city o,
II an amount not to exceed 500. 900, SC
be repaid in installments continu- a
g not longer than five years. This ~ ~
oney is TO be expended i'm extending hi
Ie water service so as to afford ade- cl
nate fire protection TO that part of y
K city between Prospect street and IN
e Winooski river, and also to the D,
w mills of the Queen City Cotton n
mpany. -
The first liquor seizure made in .
,nnington in months occurred last 90
eek. The place of William Lunder- pa
IN onNorth street was raIded by Of pc
ers Nash and Godfrey, who as
lied one barrel of ale, one bar N
of whiskey. one barrel of cider. Of