Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-11
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten fol-
Our Readers.

-
last issue.
Out of total of 62 arrests made ii
Bellows Falls last year, "A were foi
intoxication.
Rev. A. H. Francis has severed his
connection with the Orange Congre.
gational church.
The Vermont Slate Co., at meet.
ing in Granville, n. T., voted to dis
solve the organization.
AT the annual village meeting of st.
Johnsbury on the 3rd, the largest vote
was polled of any in the history of the
village.
Peter Gadipe, longtime resident
of North Danville, received $4,000
check from his son in California for a
Christmas present.
Hon. M. w. Davis, former mem
Der of the Vermont Legislature, and
for many years member Of the
State Board of Agriculture, died at
his home in Westminster, Wednesday
from the grip. He was Y years of
age.
The receipts of the st. Adams post
office for the month of December, 1898,
were 81, 267.6 a decrease from De
cember, 1892, of about $50. This is,
in great measure, due to the decrease
in Christmas business incident to the
hard times.
There were 80 births and &c deaths
in Bellows Falls village in ls93,against
100 births and 90 deaths in 1892.
This places the percentage of births
about nine in every 1000 Inhabitants
which is much below the average of
the country.
The annual meeting of the Northern
Caledonia Fair association was held at
Lyndonville, December 2Sth. The
treasurer's report showed about $500
in the treasury after paying all pre-
miums and other expenses the past
year. The old board of officers was
elected.
What came near being serious ac-
cident occurred at West Danville last
Friday. As Albert Peak of Peacham
was doing some shopping, his horse
became frightened and ran, crossing
the track just in front of freight |
train. The horse barely escaped, but
the sleigh was completely demolished.
Munford Hatch, deserter from
the United States army, was arrested
Thursday near East Wallingford. lie |
enlisted at Springfield. Mass. last |
March and deserted in June from
David's Island, \. Y. lie was taken
to Plattsburgh and turned over to the
commanding officer of the post there.
While John Hayes Of Castleton was
coming home from chopping Wednes-
day he slipped on some ice and fell,
his right hand on the blade
of his ak, cutting into the hand be-
tween the third and fourth fingers in
such way as to cut off the cord that
moves the little finger 1t was pain
full cut and win disable the hand for
some time.
The Bristol Herald gets a rap at
by declaring that the
fight could be pulled
off in that town, and the parties get
out of the State before the people
would wake up to learn what was 60
ng on. While the college town may
De rather quiet. any insinuation that
{ contains no wide-awake sports is
)ase SANDER.
The Boston OF forty years ago must
nave been a fascinating town, with its
population, its simple
society, and its manners
md customs still so village-like; and ,
-ery fascinating glimpse of it is that
which is given by Mrs. Kate Gannett
Wells in her recolections of her
hildhood in old Bumstead ,Place, in
he January number of the New Eng
and Magazine. DR. Gannctt. Mrs.
Nells's father, was one of the most l
representative Boston ministers of the {
'eriod, and certainly one of the bust
st and most hospitable ones. and the
evelations of the parish and family I
life of the minister in those days are n
mong the most charming portions of h
lrs. Weiss reminiscences.-Wa rren r
:. Kellogg, Park Square, Boston. "
In 1893, the Duke of Kent, father 1
( Victoria, passed through Vermont C
D assume the governor generalship of
'anada, says the st. Adams Messen- \
er. 1t was before the days of rail- :,
Dads, and the old stage coach gener-
lily stopped for refreshments at the !,
ouse of shoemaker in Brookfield. by +
ne name of Pride. When about to !
ave, the duke saucily kissed the !
loemaker's wife, who showing signs /
{ resentment. he soothingly remarked, \
You can tell your people that You
ave the honor of being kissed by an
nglish prince" This being wit Fl
essed by the irate husband. he arose d
nd kicked him into the street, re- Il
larking, ''You can go home and tell il
our people you have had the honor Il
being kicked outdoors by a Yankee o.
,onnaker . -