Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-03

ward quite famous sculptor, Daniel
: J. Perry, now deceased.
Reports came from Yergennes and
from Newport and from other places
in these yicinities that gangs of bur-
glars are at work, especially in the
small towns and villages.
''Our small village is rather remark
able, writes "A Fairfax correspondent;
''for il has thirty widows and seven
widowers living within the village
limits, and there are also twelve maid
en- ladies"
DIR. w. Seward Webb has invited
the members Of the New York Coach
ing club TO be his guests at his Shell
burne farm June to II. The jour
ney will be made by coach. There
will be % teams employed, or a total
of los horses
The customhouse at Burlington
has the papers of 200 Cinnamon who
are now in Montreal awaiting admis-
sion To the United States. OF this
number 10 claim 10 be merchants in
Boston, IS in New York, and the
/ RAAtA A' III NtAAAhA1 lfttAANHs
\ prohibition war is on at Benning-
! ton. The proprictols Of the Amcri-
can House and Cottage Hotel and
Of several saloons were brought before
the court last week The proprietor
of the Putnam House was arrested
and his case continued
An application from the American
| Employers Liability insurance COM
pany for license TO do business in |
| Vermont ha, been denied 10y the in |
surance commissioners of the State /
The company has had it, license re-
yoked in other States.
The North Bennington driving club
viii hold its annual spring meeting
June and Z. The purpose is to call
together people interested in good
horses, and the managers hope 10 have
large return for the horses entered
on exhibition, for the afternoon races.
and for sale, both privately and by
auction. Entrees may be made at II.
&. Whites, North Bennington.
Work has been begun at the Nene-
tian marble quarries and mills at
Pittsford. A company has been |
formed with a capital stock Of $780,
600, with Peter c. Foley of OBean, y.
Y, as president and treasurer. John
j. Rouane Of West Rutland will be
superintendent. Several New York
capitalists are interested in the con
Germ and an office has been opened in
that city.
Rev. l.. II. Elliot, in presenting the
cause of the Vermont Bible society to
an audience in Newfane, announced
that about 300 families in Windham
county were without the Bible in the
last canvass: in Newfane, two such
80 per cent Of Newfane peo- S
pie, including those too old and too n
Young TO 90, said that they attended
church. some Of them very rarely; 81 4
per cent are in Sunday school. In b
st Adams, 40 families could neither n
read nor write; none in Ncwfane or
Townsend are 30 illiterate.
While altogether too much property
vent up in smoke in Vermont last =
.ear, and while some companies felt il :
o be for their interest TO cease doing :
business i'm the State, the report OF the
insurance commissioners does not p
,ear out the recently published state L
nent that the companies paid out Y
81. "a for every dollar they received \
t is stated by the commissioners that :
he companies in 1898 received over \
1894. 900 in premiums, and paid losses
o the amount of trihc more than 7
'557. 900, having over $3.50. 600 for ex- l
lenses and profits.
A train consisting of locomotive
nd 3 cars left Island Pond, sunday,
o 90 over the Grand Trunk road TO
he scene of the recent washout at
North Strafiord, \. H., to repair the
wreck. The train was crossing Null
Iegan bridge near Wenlock, n. H..
When the structure gave way, and the
rain was hurled into the water 20
Get below. Engineer Tracy of
sland Pond and his fireman jumped
nd escaped with slight injuries, but
Thomas White, brakeman, was
Wled beneath the wreck and killed.
lie was 20 years of age and belonged
n Island Pond. The accident was
ue to the fact that the foundations of
he structure had been weakened by
n immense jam of logs.
\. a. King Of Barton disappeared
,st Friday night, leaving his family
a a destitute condition. lie was en-
loved as freight clerk on the Boston
. Maine railroad, nc Lyndonville, re-
urning home every night by train
'riday night, he told his wife, who
ad recently given birth to child.
hat he was Obliged to work that night
i order to get some waybills ready
n a. IN. He left for the south on
he / o'clock train and has not been
card from since. He is French
IAN. Of dark complexion. with small