Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-10
State of Vermont.
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The st. Adams listers find that 4
new houses have been built III town
the past year.
The Orleans County convention oil
the W. C.T.U.will meet at Irasburgh,
MAY % and p.
Mrs. Mary lIowe-Lavin and hel
company are TO give a concert in New
port, May nth.
The first branch of the \. p. 4. to
be established in this State is that al
st. Johnsbury.
The general convention of the
Congregational ministers and churches
of Vermont meets in Montpelier, June
l2-l4.
Arthur Wilson of Barton made
200 pounds of sugar from 300 trees.
Amasa Sessions of Coventry made
500 pounds from 400 trees.
Among the first of May fisherman
in Vermont were Senator Proctor Of
this State and Senator Dubois Of
Idaho, who came to Proctor in season
for the trout's spring opening.
Isaac T. Pratt, the veteran bear trap
per of Bennington county. secured a
tw0-year-old bruin the other morn
! inc. H. weight was about 100 pounds,
and the skin was a superb specimen.
ST. JohnsburY, alway- alive to its
own interests is making efforts 10 Sc
cure the big concern known rs the Car
pcnter Lathe and Tool company. The
prospects Of success are aattering, too.
Arthur Fisher attempted suicide at
Alclndocs, Tuesday. by shooting a bull
lei through his right temple. The bull
let lodged i'm the brain and Fisher is in
Ia critical condition. he attempted
suicide twice before. lie Is unmarried.
Two tencments belonging to David
Bodart Of Aburgh were destroyed by
fire April -. The houses were unoc-
cupied and il Is not known how the |
fire originated. A stack of about |
three tons of hay was also burned at
the same time No insurance.
Work Of rebuilding ia, already be-
gun on the burned district in Towns
bend. MIR. Coombs was the first to
start on the erection Of two-story
store building for his Son-in-law, W.
5. Holland. The seminary and Bap-
fist church will be rebuilt, and, prob
ably. new hotel will be pun up
about on the site of the old one.
4 Brattleboro correspondent writes;
"Elliot F.Swan Of Spencer, who drove
stage with his partner, Mr.. Bemis. be-
tween Brattlcboro and Worcester in
the 40's.was in Brattlcboro on his way
to TOWNSEND to settle the loss on his
house which was burned in Thurs
days fire. The old stage proprietor
was warmly received by some Of his
old associates. among them Town
Clerk W. ;. Newton, whom lac had .
not seen in 40 years
Thomas Latner. who was recently !
nominated postmaster for 81. Adams !
by President Cleveland, was born at ,
Essex Junction in 1857. When he +,
was two years old his parents moved
70 Richmond. and there Mr. Larner's +
Doyhood was spent. In 1876. Mr.. =
Larncr went TO st. Adams and OBJ !
aimed a situation a. brakeman on the +
From this position he was 4
to that OF spare station {
agent, and in 1850 became train de-
patcher which position he holds to- :
lay. Mr.. Larner has been chairman q
If the Democratic town committee for !
wo years and has ALWAYS been hard ;,
worker in politics, but has never held
my other Office. Postmaster Fuller'-
expires June L. ard 7
Mr.. Larner win probably be ready by
hat time to take the office. 4
John Mack, Salisbury farmer. was i
ound dead at some distance from his 4
lome in that town, May ID Mack i
md several other farmers had made a :.
bee" to assist in ploughing the land Il
4 sick neighbour. He got through y
work and in the evening hitchcd up y
nd started for home. That was the /.
lst seen of him alive. lie was found +,
Iown an embankment near sharp .
urn in the road. with his head crush \
d in and a cash in his neck and :,
mother in the side,where he had been !,
licked One eye was also nearly Il
nocked out The wagon box was +,
ound in one place, the pillow ia anotll-
T., and so on. Mack's team was young
nd spirited horses and had evident =
! got the upper hand Of him in some W
,ay, as they had done once before, n
ausing his death, but Just how will i
ever be known. Mack was A. years a.
Id and leaves a widow, two sons and s.
daughter. He had also four~broth- s
rs and two sisters. L
Judging from reports in various h
arts of the, State Burlington isnot the 81
My town in Vermont that is support !,
lg temporary population in the II
Drm of gypsies. The Woodstock f