Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-09-27

The old Hinesburgh cOfnet band
just disbanded, was the first band il
the state to possess a full set of silyeI
instruments.
According to reports, Essex juno
ton is soon to have new newspaper
The Essex Eagle. The town is large
enough to support one.
+. A. Hubbard of Brattleboro fur
nished the thousands of dollars worth
of diamonds for the bicycle tourna.
ment at Springfield, Mass.
More than two inches of rain has
lately fallen through Windham coun-
ty, replenishing springs and streams,
and dispelling all apprehension Of a
winter water famine.
The sons of the late Hon. Frederick
Billings of Woodstock have given
$4,000 for the endowment of free
bed in the Mary Hitchcock Memorial
Hospital at Hanover,N. II.
II is reported that Charles Greene,
wanted for the murder of Patrick
Cosgrove, Tuesday, at Cornwall, Ont,
was captured last week in North Law
renee, \. y, and was taken to Corn
wall.
NJ. j. Caslin of Rutland, feather
weight champion wrestler. and John
I. Guiltinan of North Adams. have
signed articles for wrestling match
for the championship, which viii take
place in Rutland, Oct ID.
The Rutland street railroad compa-
ny has placed the trolley poles for the
electric railroad in position on Mer-
chants Row With the addition of
these there are now in the Merchants
Row pole grove 90 poles, bearing ls6
cross arms.
At an election held by the Barre
Rifles, Co. +. V. n. G..this week. pre-
sided over by Capt f. b. Mudgett.
First Lieut.. Daniel Il. Bisbee was
elected captain, Second Lieut.. II. A.
Hoadly. first Lieutenant, and First
ser@t. Frank W. Jackson, second lieu
tenant.
The second annual convention OF
the Kings Daughters and Sons will
be held in Burlington. Oct. sth and
9th. Half-fare rates have bee N secured
and a very helpful program has been
Further particulars will be
gladly given by Ethel Ruth Brown, |
state secretary, Br0ttleboro, Vt.
Charles ;. Smith has sold the water
power where the blast furnace was |
built at Pittsford in 1891, including |
three acres Of land, with several build |
ings at Pittsford Furnace, 10 Newton /
n Thompson Of Forestdale, for II 900. /
They viii build new dam and erect
new buildings as soon as possible.
Principal G.. ID. Horne Of the Brat
tleboro high school has accepted call
to the principalship Of the Lawrence.
Mass, high school. which lie held prior
10 coming to Brattleboro. Hewil. be-
gin his work in Lawrence Just MS soon
= his successor is chosen for the Brat
leboro high school, in which lie has
aught three years.
a woman whose husband Is shoe
nakerand who lives three miles south
II Chelsea Green. comes to Williams
own twice a week and goes on To
ianiteyille and returns. making
'ound trip OF 40 miles, gathering up
boots and shoes to be mended, and re-
urning them after being repaired.
she makes, il Is said. a third weekly
lmilar trip through Straflord and I
Elsewhere.
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An unsuccessful attempt was made
o assassinatc Judge George T..
-awrence Of Rutland, representative
lect to the legislature, in his office on I
Merchants Row, Tuesday morning.
David j. O'llerne, the would-be as
ASSN, Is now safely lodged in the
louise of Correction in the custody of !
he state. II Is the general opinion !
hat he Is insane. He claims TO have 2
grudgc against Lawrence. He fired :
revolver at Lawrence, but the bullet y
.ruck coat button and glanced OIL. I
A Chinaman named Chin Won was
'dged in jail AT ST. Adams, SATURDAY..
hin came in without any papers and !
ollector Burleson gave him his choice :
going back 10 Canada or going to =
III. lie chose the Jail. lie said that !.
e Is in business in Boston and went =
China about two years ago. When n
came back he gave bond to get =,
1t of Canada in certain time. The r.
me expired Saturday, his papers had !
lt come, and he thought the best way :.
1t of the fix was to come to st. Al =
ms. He spoke good English and ~
'peared to know what he was about. -
The first annual meeting Of the i,
lttenkill Valley society for the APP =,
OF horse thieves was held -
Arlington, Sept. 18th. There are -
w 60 members in good standing. y.
he following officers were elected: n
p. G.. Mattison of South ~
vice president, D. G. h.
lrnes of Arlington; secretary, o. NJ. "
Irber Of Arlington; treasurer, W.
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