Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-18
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

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Melted about 500 from their presenta
ton of Nevada" at the townhall.
The Woodstock Age appeared las
week reduced in size to seven columns
of q IL inches in length on each page
John Kelley, one of the oldest brake
men on the Central Vermont road, il
seriously ill at his home in Rutland
Merrill S. Whittemore was instant
ly killed by falling tree Saturday
His wife witnessed the tragedy from
the door of their house.
A team loaded with coal broke
through the ice near Larrabee's Point
Saturday. The horses and sled wer,
saved, but the coal and harnesses were
lost.
We are notified by the Boston Jour
nal Publishing company that hereafter
subscriptions at the reduced rates
must be confined to Vermont sub.
scribers.
The Ripley Lumber company OF
Poultney opened its steam mill this
week, after shutdown of four OF
five days 1t is now running eight
and half hours a day.
A race between horses belonging to
Robert Williams and Timothy o.
Leary Of Poultney occurred on Lake
st. Catherine. Williams horse, which
is promising young colt, won easily.
Emma, the four-year-old daughter
of Joseph Hickey of Shoreham, died
of scarlet fever Saturday. There are
several cases in town. The grip and
whooping cough are also prevalent.
John Davis, who shot and instantly
killed Charles HENDERSON. his brother
in-law, at Derby Centre, has been held
for trial at the February term of the
Orleans County Court in 81, 900 bonds,
which he furnished.
Mrs. j. Gregory Smith and her
Tuesday for Italy, where, in compa-
ny with their son and brother, George
Gregory, they contemplate trip thro'
that country and some portions of
Egypt and the Holy Land.
Elbridge Vaughan of Bridgewater
met with severe accident. While at
work on window in the gable end of
his house, the ladder slipped and he
fell and struck on his feet on the fro
zen ground, straining his ankles so
that he was unable to bear his weight
upon his feet.
Il. T.. Faulkner Of Baltimore, Md,
who has been stopping at the Globe
hotel for some time past, attempted
January 10th to pass a note bearing
the forged signature of John Stearns
of Rutland and was arrested. Faux
ner is about "a years old, a son of NJ.
l.. Faulkner of Rutland, and has a
wife in Baltimore.
The annual meeting of the Black
River Woollen company of Ludlow
was held last week. The following
directors were elected: George H.Levy,
Fred o. Knight, c. II. Howard, w.
w. Stickney, James S. Gill, Frank A.
Walker and T. +. Mcdonald. A div
idend of 5 per cent will be paid Janu-
airy 22nd, besides adding 5000 to the
surplus fund.
The Vermont Merino Sheep Breed
ers' association will hold their annual
meeting in the townhall at Middle
bury, Wednesday, Jan. 3lst, instead
of on the first Wednesday of the
month as formerly. A secretary is to
be chosen in place of the late Albert
Chapman, and this, taken with the
condition of the sheep and
wool industry, will make the meet
ing an unusually important one.
Mrs. Charlotte Clifford, widow of
the late Heman Clifford of Barnard
and mother of Mrs. Charles II. Marcy
of Woodstock, died at her home in
Barnard, Sunday morning, of acute
bronchitis and heart trouble, in the
18th year of her age. Mrs. Clifford
was an estimable woman, remarkably
bright and well preserved. A num-
Der of friends attended the funeral
service, which occurred at her home
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Simmons
Mr.. Shepard, the proud father of all
the little Shepards and shepherdesses,
is so well known that many friends
will enjoy a little laugh at his serio-
comic experience with coal stove
and kerosene oil can. AT their
home short time since, the jovial
pater familias undertook to stimulate
the fire by the Introduction of liquid
death. The oil settled down without
burning, few moments, and then
burst forth, to the discontinue and
damage of said pater, and they do say
that he looked for all the world like a
singed feline soloist. Fortunately the
damage was not so severe as to hinder
him from keeping his appointments.
The people of st. Johnsbury are
getting more furious every day over
the postmaster question. Arthur c.
Randall, the present incumbent, is
getting it hot and heavy ''where the
chicken got the axe" and one would
suppose that person so
beset by opposition would be glad to
SteD ont of office and 0ain some raaca