Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-01
The Bristol M'rg Co. is prosperous.

burgh, July IA.
The Rutland Republican club has
reorganized for the coming campaign
and has elected officers.
Ira L. JOINER of Burlington has
been appointed a deputy collector ana
inspector of revenue with headquaf-
tiers in Nova Scotia.
Ora NJ. Wilson, freight engineer
was instantly killed Sunday afternoon
between Lyndonyille and West Burke.
He was looking back from his engine
to see hot box, when he was struck
by bridge.
The Central Vermont road now
sends its stock trains over the Rutland
division. and large train passes over
the road almost every other day, which
indicates good business for this sea-
son Of the year.
The resignation of Rev. c. NJ. Lam
son of st. Johnsbury has been accept
ed, and his pastoral labors close this
month. He begins work with the
Center church in Hartford, Conn,
the first week in February.
A receiver has been appointed for
the Summer Homes company OF
Woodford. The capital of the COM
pany is S30. 900, and il OWNS 800 acres
Of woodland. large hotel, a number
Of cottages, trout poRd, etc.
We notice by an exchange that the
editor OF the Richford journal has
again visited his cousin somewhere
and secured another square feed OF
doughnuts. The Journal is the organ
of the prohibition party of Vermont.
Gazette.
Oliver Goodrow lost little girl two
years old, from diphtheria. this morn
ing. They went visiting and she
caught the disease. About two years
ago, they Went visiting at the same
place and child caught scarlet fever
and died of it.-Woodstock Age.
1t Is reported that the Connecticut
River Lumber company drive by Bel
lows Falls this year will be very small
even if they start one at all; and
the Fall Mountain Paper company are
cutting no logs at all this season either
in Vermont or New Hampshire. Last
year they cut about 100000 feet of
spruce logs.
After twenty eight years of consec-
utive service, DIR. Bullard of St..johns-
bury resigns a. member of the PEN
sion board of this county. DIR. Bull
lard has done good work in years past,
but during the last decade has been al
together more picturesque and vocifer-
Gus than useful--IIal1lwic Gazette.
Charles ID. Dorman, formerly of
Swanton. died recently at Burlington,
Iowa. lie was well known in rail-
road circles. He was chief clerk of |
the c. b. q. @. at Boston for a num-
Der of wears, and for many years was
auditor of the b. a. NJ. with head
quarters at Omaha. Mr. Dolman was
A patron of art ard music. and for
several years was president of the Apol-
10 club of Burlington.
Miss Helen NJ. Winslow, one OF our
Vermont girls. and who, by the way,
commenced her literary career a a To-
al writer for this paper, has just been |
elected President of the New England
Press Association. Miss. Winslow /
now resides in Boston and il jour
lalist and author of considerable no.
oriety, her writings appearing very
frequently in the leading New Eng
and periodicals. With her many YER
mont friends, we unite in congrsitu-
ations. ~ Morrisville News.
Thomas Graham of Rutland. while
listing relatives in Boston recently.
ried TO commit suicide. He was
found sitting on the doorstep Of a
house on Ohio street, by two police
men, with the blood pouring from u
wound under his chin. He had an open
pocketknife in his hand. Hlewas tax
IN to the station. and physician
dressed his wound, and later he was
aiken TO the city prison. where he
: to be held for the commission
RS of public institutions, as he was
from an attack Of deliIium
remens.
Br'er Chase of the Lyndon Uuion
5 responsible for this item: "a school
na'am of a certain district, having an
nordinate dread of contagious dis
'ases, sent a little girl home because
her mother was sick and showed 1
Of something alarming. The
lext day the little girl presented her
elf at school with her finger in her
mouth and her little hat swinging 10y
he string. and timidly said, we got
! new baby at our house, but mamma
old me to tell YOU it wasn't catching
The teacher blushed slightly. said she
vas glad. and told the pupil TO take
Ter seat
The annual exhibition of the Yer
mont Poultry and Pet Stock Associa-
ion will be held in st. Johnsbury.
Feb. 10. W. Il. Eastman Of st. Johns
Jury is the secretary. with whom en-
ries should be- made. The offers in
lude four premiums, first. second,