Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-06
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten fol
Our Readers.

HafuWlck was ueulcdteu ldsl Weel
Sunday.
Joseph Thomas of Cornwall had hi
left hand blown off Thursday by Tho
accidental discharge of a gun.
The sale of Christmas trees has al
ready begun. This state sells about
100000 to the cities each year.
George Willard of Wallingford fell
from staging at Mount Hermon,
Mass, last week and was killed.
AT the Cedar Meadow stock farm
sale at Hydeville, 10 horses brought
IS, 545, an average Of $3.50 each.
Editor b. L. Wells has bought the
interest of his former partner, j. A.
La Porte, in the Lyndonyille Jounoi,
and is now sole proprietor.
The Rutland legislators who fought
for the city on the Rutland division
bill, were given a rousing reception
ON their arrival home last Wednesday.
Ex.-Gov. Fuller was the principal
speaker at the 18th annual banquet of
the Chicago Music Trade association
at the Auditorium hotel in that city
Nov. II.
Brqttleboro is leading all Vermont
towns in road making. The town has
a $4,000 matchmaking plant, and
the cost Of macadamizing is 30 cents
per square yard.
Hon. Henry A. Chase, who has been
nominated by the Republicans Of
HolyolSe, Mass, for mayor, formerly
lived in burlington and is a son-in-
law Of the late Capt. Henry Mayo.
The trial at Minneapolis of w. S.
Streeter, formerly of St. Johnsbury.
for the gigantic frauds of the North
western Guarantee Loan Co., resulted
in disagreement OF the jury and he
goes free.
Rev. Thomas Gull Of Greenwich, Y. |
Y, will make Brattleboro his head |
quarters. He is the newly appointed |
state Baptist missionary and succeeds |
Rev. A. McGeorge, who is now at
The large new steam sawmill at
Weston, belonging to Thomas Vail,
was burned at 1915 o'clock Friday
entailing a loss of from
81, 900 TO S15, 200, upon which there
Is not a cent of insurance.
As soon as the city charters Of
and Barre take effect, Yer-
mont will have five cities Their popu-
alton, according to the latest figures,
will be as follows: Burlington, 1880;
Rutland, $4,000; Barre (estimated).
200; Montpelier, 4,l60; Vergennes,
.,773.
Another effort is being made to Sc
ure the release of 5. NJ Folsom, for
nerly of st. Johnsbury, under five
ears sentence for making false en-
ries in his report to the comptroller
# the currency as to the condition of
he wrecked Albuquerque National
ank Of New Mexico.
The Fournier murder trial i'm the /,
'hittenden county court is now on
S fifth week. The defense are try !
~ to make out that the victims death !;
'as caused by his drinking too much !
nm rather than from poison admin
tered by the two women on trial for :,
utting him out of the way. !
Ham Brock has disposed of his in /
rest in Gil Curry (2:ll l-2) TO Chas. i
Ialey of AllstOn, who has been Joint \
wner of the famous PAGER. Mr..Brock 4
eclines to give the exact price which !,
G received for his share, but SAYS il =
as not less than $4,000, which would !,
lake the animal valued at $4,000. :,
Gen. CIRCUITS pension speech in II
,ngress last March is said 10 have u
ld next TO the largest circulation Of L
! the Republican documents this i
sar, following close upon Reeds tar "a
speech in the demand for campaign G,
The congressional hi
has sent out 10000 copies G,
il. 81
Capt William Graham, the oldest ID
an in Ludlow, died at ; O'Clock
thursday afternoon. He was born
Rutland, Worcester county, Mass.
no. 80, 1900. Mr.. Graham has nm m
the past few years been actively b
gagged in business, mostly as a ne
Dolen manufacturer. an
Domlnick Nignon Of Winooski had CT
dispute with another Italian named
ster Lizott, about some beer and
hiskey. Dominick told Peter IL he
Die any more he would shoot him, st;
d pulled out a revolver to show that ri
meant it. He shot Peter in the leo SCI
It claims it was accidental. Sheriff. in
heeler has arrested DOminick. in
A letter written by Coadjutor Bish- pa
J. 5. Michaud Of Burlington saws. mi
reply to letter of inquiry asking te'
the Knights of Pythias was in Is
lded in the secret societies which an
tholics were forbidden 10 ioin: sta
'atholics, as such, have no place in adj
ur order; for by so doing they put tui
emselves outside OF the spiritual to-
nefits OF the church." Of
AT the late election in MINNEAPOLIS De
{. Belden was elected judge of the lli'
cult court and Albert W. Hastings eNI