Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-22

postmaster at West Cornwall, vice
Marietta Hamilton, removed.
O. V. Hooker e. Sons steammill at
Walden was burned on Tuesday night,
Feb. ID, the fire being caused by the
explosion off gasoline torch.
j. w. Titcomb. who has been acting
in the capacity of inspector of con-
strnction of the United States Fish
Hatchery at st. Johnsbury, has re-
ceived the appointment of superin-
tendent of the station. Mr.. Titcomb
was formerly assistant superintendent
of the Howe Scale company at Rut-
land and st. Johnsbury will be glad
To have him become permanent resi-
dent of her city.
"Aunt" Hannah Eddy of Walling-
ford has block tin teapot, much old
er than the "Boston Tea Party" and
one small table of maple wood, low
and very stoutly built. Two hundred
or more years since, it was "A portion
of some giant tree, and not yet a ta-
bic, but shaded some weary traveller,
perhaps, and pointed to the future.
An heirloom handed down in a direct
line Of ancestry from Daniel and Es-
Their Southwick, was in the form of a
ash cabinet, SKA, heavily built, filled
with thick drawers and put together
with wrought nails. Ii sailed from
England with some brave Puritans,
landing al Salem, Mass, in 1923.
An Interesting fact brought out
by the great contest of dairy cows at
the Worlds Fair is that, with a herd
of the best Jersey COWS on earth, not
one of them exceeded an average yield
for the thirty days Of the contest of
- pounds OF butter a day, and this
IN view Of published statements from
time to time Of private trials, claiming
4 daily yield of four 10 five pounds.
The average dairyman, who has been
often somewhat discouraged at finding
That he had none in his herd That
,ould approach these phenomenal rec
)rds, may take new courage. His two
pound COW is about as good as any of
hem.-Morrisville News and Citizen.
The report of Maj. Charles +. Nell
on, inspector Of rifle practice. LIST bril-
sade, V. \. g., to Brig. Gen. Estey,
commanding, has been made public.
The report covers the period between
Feb. | and Dee. 81, 1898. Eleven men
AVE qualified as sharpshooters. One
,ilicer and one enlisted man have quail
fled rs sharpshooters in accordance
With general orders of Feb. ?, 1898.
There ale now 30 officers and enlisted
nen who have qualified as second class
IL having qualified in
1913. Major Nelson recommends that
he allowance Of ammunition be in
reased for the year 1894 to 30 rounds
,er man. and that every man in the
rigade be required to expend that
mount under the supervision of
officer at the 200 yard
ange, If the 300. 500 and COO yard
lnges cannot Ike secured. He also
than i'm the next contest
Dr the centennial trophy the number
I shots per man for the five men from
lch company competing be increased
ON five 10 ten shots per man. Maj.
-elson recommends that the order re-
ting to rifle practice for the years
1928 be continued in force for 1894.
The Rutland Sunday News j. au-
.ority for the following: james X. n
IaItin, 10 years old, s0R Of John +.
Lartin, Of jackson avenue. returned
ONE "Wednesday morning after an
lsencc of nearly four wears, during
hich time he has seen greater por- !
on of the Old World and it, people. /;
e started from Rutland without
MT and has made almost an entire !,
rcuit of the globe in search of adj
,ntue. Starting from Rutland he {
ent to Montreal, and from that city
, went to Liverpool and London.
IRVING at the latter place, he shipped
i board a vessel bound for sydney,
ustraIia. After short stay IN Aus L
ALA, lac went TO Auckland, New |
and also into other parts Of Il
at country. From there he shipped v
/ a British storeship bound for the Il
hina sea, and was taken prisoner by il
hinese pirates and barely escaped
,ath. He, with other of his ship a
ates, was afterward arrested by a O
ritish man-of-war and taken to Hong '
ong, China. His next trip was to
ekin, and from there he went back 5
New Zealand, where he remained
,out year. He next visited Cal v
Itta, India, and finally started home. a
IRVING at London, he visited Consul Z
eneral p. A. Collins and passed Sun c
~ ut his home. From London, he d
ent to Queenstown, Ireland, and u
lied from that city to New York, I
ming from there to Rutland. which
: says is the best place that he found 1
his travels" /
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