Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-01
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and.Rewritten for
Our Readers.

The Senate has confirmed the nom
ination of j. ii. Donnelly to be post
master at Yergennes.
There were only five births, five
marriages and ten deaths in Middle
town Springs during the past year.
Among postmasters recently APP
pointed were n. 5. Boyce, Guildhall,
vice Frank Hall, removed; Daniel
Reed, Ludlow, and w. w. Needham,
Bristol.
The debt of Vergennes, which at
one time was $4,000, is now $40, 800,
at about 4 per cent, and the receipts
from water rents are sufficient to pay
interest on bonds and furnish about
81, 900 surplus annually.
The State fair will be held at White
River Junction, Sept. Al, and the St.
Johnsbury fair will be held the sec
ond week in September, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. IL
ID. Remember these dates.
AT a Republican caucus held in
Rutland, Feb. both, the following
nominations were made: mayor, Levi
G.. Kingsley; city treasurer, Fred A.
Field; constable, Frank l.. Clark; park
commissioner, Charles Z. Harris.
Fred A.Kezer, postmaster at Fletch-
er, has been charged with selling lot
terry tickets. He appeared before the
United States commissioner at Bur-
lington, and ii. A. Boomhower was
accepted as surety for his bail for
$500.
Rev. d. ID. Page, formerly of West
Hartford, died suddenly of la grippe
in Woodstock, New Brunswick. In
an editorial in the Woodstock press,
the editor speaks of him as a highly
esteemed preacher, during the two
years that he was in that town. His
family have the deep sympathy of his
many friends.
Two of Gov. John S. Robinson's
staff in 1853 are still living-Col. Asa
M. Dickey of Bradford and Col. Hem
ry Clark of Rutland.
William Slade of Middlebury was
governor in l844-45, and Hon.
Lewis Pratt of Woodstock was on his
staff, with the rank of colonel. Hence
Col. Pratt antedates Coils. Dickey and
Clark by nearly ten years.
The largest smokestack ever raised
in the State of Vermont was lately
set up at the Winooski gorge. The
stack is 100 feet high, 10 feet in cir
cunn farapea and xxya;frl,c 10 tone Il
was put together ON the ground and |
raised in one piece. 1t was particu-
larly difficult task, owing TO the UNI
even ground and surroundings and |
bad weather, supplemented by the
care necessary in handling such an
immense tube. Mr.. James Wakefield |
superintended the job.
John Pinney, one of the clerks in
Bond Brothers grocery store, Middle
bury, and son of George w. Pinney,
had marvellous escape from death
Wednesday. He was at work in the
upper story, running up goods by the
hoist. Desiring to go TO the cellar,
he swung out on the chain and missed
his hold, falling three stories, dis
lance of nearly 30 feet, striking on a
platform. One leg received COM
pound fracture between the hip Joint
and the knee, and he received severe
cut on the head.
The report of the chief engineer of
Rutland for the period between Mar.
% and Dec. 81 shows that there were
26 fire alarms in the city. One was
given whena call for aid was received
from Castleton, and at eight of the ,
fires no loss was reported. The total
insurance involved was S92.5l0 and :
he total losses paid. S4l, 366.49. There /,
vas one fire in March on or after Mar. +,
q, three in April, four in May, two ,
n June, one in July, four in August, !
wo in September, three in October. !
our in November, two in December.
The fires were exclusively in wooden !,
Eleven of them were :
dwellings,, two were stores and dwell
ngs combined, three were barns. two !.
we're stores and offices, one was grist-
Mill, one was storehouse. One fire
vas in pile of lumber. and one alarm :
vas false. The heaviest loss was by |,
he fire at A. +. Davis gristmill, July =
4. The amount of insurance on the :,
was S28, 900 and the amount :,
aid was S24, 300. =
A convention of the Vermont Wo- :,
lan's Suffrage association will be il
cid in the Methodist church al Bel Il
ows Falls, VT, Thursday evening and d
riday, March | and 2, 1894. For it
rec entertainment, address the chair d.
IAN of the reception committee. Mrs. &C
nez +. Campbell, Bellows Falls, VT.
nd wear the yellow ribbon badge.
rider of exercises: $50 Thursday
'ening, March l. Convention called ~