Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-10-11
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Bennington is moving for an annual
fair.
The Cong'l church of Swanton is
being repaired at an expense of =, 900.
A contract has been signed for the
erection of the nea granite sheds at
Morrisville.
Springfield Odd Fellows are NOV
ing toward the formation of an en-
campment.
Nine years ago Sunday of last week,
there were three or four inches Of snow
in Woodford.
Bristol has voted to establish fire
district and there is talk of incorpor-
ating the village.
Rev. II. S. Fiske has resigned as
pastor of St Paul's Universalist
church of Rutland and the resignation
has been accepted.
Mrs. f. NJ. Plumley of Sherburne
has Il unique curiosity in the shape of
a carnation pink now bearing just 800
healthy blossoms and buds.
Col. Olin Scott of Bennington be-
lieves that within the next ten years
Canada will furnish the bulk of the
pulp stock consumed on this continent
Daniel r. Sortwell of East Cam
bridge, Mass, died at the Pavilion
hotel in Montpelier, Oct. 4th, aged "A
years. Mr.. Sortwell was president of
the Montpelier ~ Wells River rail-
road.
Trinity Episcopal church of Rutland
recently celebrated its centennial.
Bishop Hall preached the sermon in
the morning and Rev. b. w. Atwell
and Rev. E. b. Smith delivered adj
dresses.
Charles ;. Gleed, nephew Of Hon.
p. X. Gleed of Morrisville, one of the
most prominent lawyers in Topeka,
Kan, has been appointed director
Of the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe
railroad
These Nermonters have lately been
granted letters patent: Albert +. Da-
Wis, Rutland, fodder preparing appa-
ratus; Wilson lIobb, Cambridge. clean
ing machine; James ; Mackie. Barre.
two for motor and one for fan.
A dearth Of ministers prevails mi
Chester, the Episcopal and Baptist
churches being vacated BY the resig-
nation and removal of the rector and
pastor, leaving only one minister in
town, Rev. +. J. Beach Of the Cong,l
church.
Edmund G. Mower, who for two
years past has been night editor of
the Free Press, has resigned and is
now pursuing his studies in the law
school of the College ofthe City of New
York w. j. Bigelow takes the posi-
ton vacated by Mr.. Mower.
Collie Paige, a young West Charles
ton boy in his teens, recently shot
and killed a large gray lynx with his
shotgun. The lynx was feasting up
on goose. which il had taken from a
flock.
Presiding Elder J.. O. Shcrbune
has secured Rev. C. :. Nutter OF Bos-
ton TO ill the pulpit in the Methodist
church IN st. Adams for tie remain-
der Of the conference wear. Mr. MT
ter is well known for his eminent SER
vices IN hymnology
The state Spiritualist- elected those
officers az their session IN Montpelier.
DR.. George A. Fuller Of Worcester.
Mass, president; Dr. : y. Gould Of
West Randolph vice president; Wm.
Il. Parish of Stowe. secretary: G.. W.
Ripley. ;. n. Gould. Gilman Scrib-
ner and Mrs. Eliza Turner, board Of
managers.
The Congregational clubs Of west
ern Vermont met at Rutland. Oct. ID.
About 80 members were present. The
subjec for discussion M the aftersl
noon meeting of the club was "lnsti-
tutional Church, and in the evening.
Rev. John L. Scudder Of Jersey Citv
deli vered a public address on the same
topic.
Nj. j. Castin of Rutland. the city
champion feather-weight wrestler of
America, and John T. GuiItinan of
North Adams, Mass. wrestled for
800 side in Rutland, Oct. I'd. Cas-
TIN took the first fall in three minutes.
and the second one, in six minutes.
james Humphrey of St. Adams was
referee.
a little son of II. W. Chandler of
Chester was taken suddenly in Friday
sept 2Sth, and died the following
day. The disease was thought to be |
similar to the one that prevailed in
Rutland recently. The day of the
funeral, little daughter Of the same
family was taken i'll and for three or
four days was not expected to recover. /
but she is now out of danger.
Perhaps it is not generally known
that Engineer Best, who % bravely
took loaded train Of refugees during
the recent terrible fires in Minnesota
carrying them safely through the
flames from lIinckley to superior
thus saving their lives. was formerly \
resident of Lyndonville lie wa, AT
one time leader OF the band here. also
an active member of both the loral