Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-15
State of Vermont.
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Il. " W SAiAHai ido DcCll dppOlHIcu
postmaster at Lowell, VT, vice w. f.
Curtis removed.
Edward NJ. Ide of st. Johnsbury
was, with 10 others, discharged from
the pension office to-day.
The Congregational society at Brad.
ford has extended call to Rev. H. L.
Brainerd, formerly of West Rutland
| Rev. j. A. Leitz, late pastor of the
| Universalist church at West Concord,
| has accepted call to New Britain,
Conn.
Maj. and Mrs. A. B. Valentine OF
Bennington started Monday for New
Orleans to be absent on the trip until
after March LIST.
Musician Ii. Il. Dyer has been cleo
ted second lieutenant of Co. A., (Rut-
land) LIST regt., V. N. g., vice NJ. ID.
Hayward resigned.
A fine of 50 has been imposed upon
George Jerry of Barre for keeping his
daughter out of school. He has APP
pealed to the county court.
Senator Proctor has presented a
memorial from l.. f. Abbott and IL
other woollen manufacturers, against
placing wool on the free list.
The postal service on the route be-
tween Fisk and Isle LaMotte has been
ordered discontinued from January
LIST to March 3lst each year.
The annual exhibition of the Yer
mont Association of Road and Trot-
ting Horse Breeders will be held at
Rutland, Aug. %, 20 and 80.
Alexander G. Bashaw of Rutland,
who was in the employ of the Belden's
Falls Pulp company, was instantly
killed at the mill yard Monday.
w. II. Tibbetts has been appointed
postmaster at Coventry, vice Salmon
Nye removed, and G. Il. Lackey at
East Randolph, vice A. G. Osgood re-
moved.
The Universalist society of Barre
has engaged Rev. b. w. Jones of
Waterloo, Ia, as pastor. He begins
his duties March LIST. Mrs. Jones is
also an ORDAINED minister.
Ex-Lieut. Gov Woodbury. leftWash-
ington, Thursday, for the South.
His stay depends on the condition of
his health, which has greatly inn
proved since he came to Washington.
Mr.. Ira L. McClary, who died in
Peacham last week in his 18th year,
was one of Caledonia county's substan-
tial citizens and had been prominent
in the affairs of his town for over 40
years.
The directors of the Howard Ma
tional bank, Burlington, have elected
j. Ii. Gates president, TO succeed the
late f. NJ. Van Sicklen,a elected ID.
w. Robinson vice president to sue
coed Mr.. Gates.
+. & T. Fairbanks a. Co. of st.
Johnsbury have decided to shut down |
the foundry at the scale works at II
O'Clock m, each day, and it is report
ed on the street that the other depart
ments are liable to suffer the same cut.
The Granite Manufacturers associa-
ton of Barre have voted to have an
e excursion to Boston instead of the an
nual banquet. Ii was decided to ac-
cept the terms OF the Wells River rail-
road. and that the party should be
limited to members of the association.
Vermonters have been granted pa
tents as follows: Lyndon Arnold, st.
Johnsbury, fastener for mail bag;
William Kellogg, assignor to l.. p.
Wood and G. f. Gray, st. Johnsbury,
J. II. McLaren, Jr., assign
Or to ). b. McLaren, Burlington, ex-
-ension ladder.
Representative Powers has present.
ID petition from the Vermont grand
odge OF Good Templars, praying for
4 national commission OF inquiry into
he liquor traffic, also circumstances
rom the Vermont Bee Keepers'associ-
ltion against any reduction of the
luty on honey.
+. NJ. Van Sicklen, prominent
business man of Burlington, died Fri
lay. He had been director in the
Howard National bank since its for
nation in June, 1870. He was vice
PRESIDENT until the death of Lawrence
Barnes in 1856, succeeding him as
PRESIDENT, which position he has since
leld.
The commissioned officers of the Ma !
ional Guard will meet for instruction
nd drill, at Burlington, February u |
nd Is. Brigadier General Julius j. |
lstey, commanding brigade, is. desig- |
ated to arrange and conduct the de- {
lils OF instruction. Brigadier General :
William II. Gilmore, quartermaster |
eneral, win provide for actual nee |
ssary expenses.
Rev. Thomas Broxholm of Pittsfeld
as brick taken from the old Wash =
lgton hotel, Mol, Broadway. New Q
'ork. This building was the head \
uarters Of Gen. Washington. The u
was laid in 1871. and was D