Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-19
II. NJ. Golf has just been appointed
at Richford.

was sentenced to one year in the
House of Correction.
The Rutland Street Railroad COM
pany promises to lay fiat rail through
Merchants Row when the electric
equipment is put in.
Editor Arthur f. Stone of the St.
Johnsbury Caledonian is receiving
the congratuations of the fraternity
over the birth of son.
Col. Hooker has closed a contract
for the Valley fair with Myrtle Peek,
who will be at Brattleboro with her
IA horses on both days.
The Brattleboro baseball nine will
be differed this week and will be open
to engagements with other clubs for
the balance of the season.
The resignation of Rev. G. w.
Longren of Barre has been accepted,
and he will preach his last sermon as
pastor Sunday, July 10Th.
The Populists have succeeded in
getting their recent nominations certi-
fed by the GOO voters necessary to
place their State ticket in the field
John Roberts, employed at the
Brownell slate quarry ut Granville,
recently slipped and fell, striking his
arm against a stone. The. arm was
nearly severed.
Sherman Eyarts, SON of senator
Evart> Of New York, with a party of
friend, and tallY-ho, passed through
southern Vermont on their way TO
Windsor short time since.
c. r. Hit of Albany, n. V. who
was associated with Attorney Norton
in the defence Of "Bat" Shea, the
Troy, \. Y, murderer, is a native Of
Wallingford, Rutland county.
III is announced that Col. Z. l..
Bates of Bennington, now on Gov.
Fuller's stan, viii be candidate be-
fore the legislature this year for the
position Of Judge advocate general of
the State.
Patrick Sullivan. while at work in
Sehiti 4 Leonard's quarry at Gran
vile. recently fell from the staging in |
to the quarry. a distance of 90 feet,
intlicting several severe gashes across
his head and face.
The Green Mountain States grand /
old man, senator Justin ;. Morrill,, /
who has been granted an indefinite
leave Of absence by the United States
Senate. is now at his home IN Slaf-
ford, taking needed resi-.
Rev. George J. Newton. formerly
OF johnson, who went a little over
a year ago to the Boston University,
has been having serious trouble with
hi, eyes forthe past few weeks and
has become nearly blind.
The Forest and Stream club build
ing at Wilmington narrowly escaped
from the fire sunday evening of last
week. Fire caught in the annex Of
the building from a defective flue.and
was put ont after an hours hard
lighting.
The total number OF polls in BEN
nington is l,701,an increase Of A. dur
me- the year. OF this number. the
village ha, l,07l, gain of 10. There ,
ire 2.45s names recorded. The amount
hat viii be raised by the town tax is
1881. h
Vermont is distinguished in at least t
hree particulars. IT. northern bound 0
Try Is exactly half way between the i
'quator and the north pole. In length, |
breadth and area, il is almost exactly !
lie same as Palestine. II is the only
Sew England State without sea
cast. HI
The Passumpsic and Connecticut
River divisions of the Boston and
Maine railroad system have been con
and both have been placed /,
nder the charge of Superintendent 1
/. +. Folsom. His headquarters will 1,
emain at Lyndonviile and he will \
ave an assistant al Springfield. \;
John lneson, a well-known young n
nan of Bennington, has been missing In
bout a week and there is no clue as to j,
is whereabouts. With him has gone Z.
l25 that he had collected towards =
aying for new uniforms just ordered I;
y Eagle Hose company, No 4, which
hey expected to have for the tourna- 4
lent next week.
Lieutenant Charles c. jameson, Co. ST
!. 18th L. 5. infantry. who led the
barge of L. ;. Regulars against a II
hicago mob a short lime since, driv-
lg them away from the cars, is an la
VT, boy and was gradu-
ted from the L. Sanitary academy ST
West Point in 1892, joining his
,giment at Fort Sheridan, near Chi Sc
100, soon after.
The installation OF Rev. DIR. Heat bu
pastor of the North church in ST
took place Tuesday even 81
g, July 18th at 7:30. The sermon
as preached by Rev. DIR. f. X. Az NJ
m of Boston; charge to the people,
ev. DIR. c. NJ. Lamson of Hartford laI
onn.; charge to the pastor, Rev. ID.
NTH Baker of Boston: riVbt hand az M