Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
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Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.
Barre's liquor agency Melted the
town profit of 5000 last year.
! w. A. Lord of Montpelier is to de-
liver the Memorial Day address at
Brook field.
L. Z. Jackman's dry house at South
Lincoln burned March Sth. The loss
is about $500; insured.
The President has semi to the SEN
ate the nomination of +. w. Childs
for postmaster at Brattleboro.
The new check list of the city Of
Rutland shows 2,354 names, cOnsid-
cradle loss from the list Of 1893.
The Ellis Park House at Lake Bonn
oseen was burned March 9Th. Loss,
100000; insured for $4,000. Fire
incendiary.
Smith & Powell's general store in
Fair Haven caught fire March sth,
but the building was saved. The loss,
| principally by water, is about $4,000.
These Vermonters have been grant
ed patents: Allen L. Bailey, st. Johns
bury, hose fastening; Alfred Spauld-
ing, Mortified, stone polishing ma
chine
+. +. Mascott's wagon shop. under-
taking rooms and paint shop in Cas-
Teton were burned March sth. The
losscn the building is 81 800 and on
the stock is 81 900.
On March 9TH, the Denison, Texas,
Cotton Manufacturing company was
sold TO a syndicate composed largely
Of Eastern capitalists, who hope TO
put il into operation.
st. Albans is soon TO be afflicted
with visitation Of Providence ia the
shape of a new local weekly. Rev. T..
j. Ranslow and several otherministers
are said TO be behind it.
Rev ID. +. Palmer of Bradford died
March 9th. lie was a local preacher
with deacon's orders and had served
as pastoral supply on several charges
in the Vermont conference. For the
past ten years, he had represented the
American Bible Society.
A petition in insolvency has been
filed against T.. p. Adams of Swanton.
Mr.. Adams is a butter buyer and
president of the defunct Swanton Sus.
pender company. Mr. Adams has
been judged insolvent and the first
meeting of his creditors appointed for
March IL.
The annual town meeting of Barre
resulted in the election of these ofii-
GERS; W. J. Clapp, +. +. Perrin. l.. +. |
Smith, selcctmen; W 4. Perry, clerk: /
w. {. Nye, overscer; j. III. Jones. road /
commissioner; c. b. Boyce. r.. 4.
Iloar, G. w. Bassett, grand jurors; J.
W. Gordon, law agent
In the Rutland city election, Gen. |
Levi G. Kingsley rep was elected /
mayor by plurality of 1870. q In Bur-
lington, W. J. Van Patten Rep was
elected mayor by majority of 1863. /
Col. George w. Hooker was defeated /
in contest for reelection as road /
commissioner in Brattleboro.
At Has, March s. the south wall Of /
the electric light and power station nj |
the George" near Winooski went out /
with a crash, letting the massive roof /
fall upon the dynamos and other ma I
chinery. The electric cars are at a 1
standstill and Burlington wasin dark
ness; $1,000 will replace the injury /
done.
II. a. Rugg, well-known citizen,
formerly proprietor Of Hotel Barre, 1
once owner of the trotter, Yankee 1
Luck, and theatrical manager. has /
been placed in Montpelier jail on a .
writ against him for judgment in the I
ease Of Nellie Kelley against Rugg /
obtained at the September term Of the 4
county court. which Ruge has not
paid,
NJ. NJ. Farrell, the actor who at
tempted to defraud Ciandall G.. A. n. Il
post, Barre. withwild promises regard
ing profits of an entertainment and /
was held for trial here March 10. is
missing. A V. Burgess, his bonds
man, is searching for him. lie is
thought to be hiding in Montpelier.
Farrells company stranded at Will
Jamestown with board unpaid.
4 dispatch was received from Os-
wego, n. y, saving that Judge CHI.
Mason" of Bennington was in that
city endeavoring to borrow money and
10 be member of Mt. An
thony lodge of Masons. and asking if
he was reliable. He is undoubtedly
the same man that has been working
the same dodge in northern Vermont
and New York State A reply was
sent that he was a fraud and to arr
rest him. The swindler has victim
lied the Masonic fraternity, obtain
ina money a. Judge Mason at North
Troy, West Burke and other places in
Vermont, and al Chateaugay. Ogdens-
burg and other towns in New York.