Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-14
State OF Vermont.
tts News Condensed and Rewritten for
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VIII Ut Dulli III -hituitphi -
Montpelier is TO have gallery o
the paintings OF Mr.. Wood, the Yer
mont artist.
Hon. r. c. O'Sullivan of New
York will deliver an address in Mont
pelier, ST Patrick's day.
| The outlook for maple sugar max
ers is not as good as usual, as prices
for sugar and syrup are unusually low
Wyman Wheelers dwelling house
at Pittsford was burned early Wednes
day evening. Loss, 81, 600; insured fol
$500.
| The Vermont State Dental society
will hold its 10Th annual meeting al
Hotel Brandon, Brandon, March 20
~, 1895.
AT the annual March meeting,
Hon. Elias Carpenter was elected
town treasurer of Richford for his fif-
tieth year in that position.
Five towns in Caledonia county
voted at the March meetings to start
town Libraries Groton, Lyndon,
Hardwick, Walden and Ryegate.
Jerry Larkin of Richford, the old
est man in Franklin county and per-
haps in Vermont, is dead. He was
LOG years old and was born in Irland.
One hundred and fifty shirt makers
at Tim q Co.'s shirt factory at Rut-
land are on strike for an increase of
pay. About $50 operatives are affected.
The paid fire department Of Bur-
lington will be installed April lst,
when the terms Of Office OF the mayor
and aldermen begin, or on April 25th,
when the fire engineers begin their
year.
The steam sawlnill of Henry II.
Rounds OF Richford Center was
burned last week with the machinery
and stock Of lumber. The loss will
reach several thousand dollars, and
there is no insurance.
Mrs. Julia Watson of Evanston, H.,
has given 81 900 to Black River Acad-
envy at Ludlow for the purchase Of
books for the library. Mrs. Watson
once lived in Ludlow and was precep-
tress of the academy in 1888.
Patrick Hubbard, aged about so
years, died at his home.in Bellows Falls
last week Sunday. His wife, about the
same age, died the same evening. The
old couple were on the street together
but a few days ago. Both died Of the
grip.
The state railroad commissioners
have sent III their report concerning
the proposed electric railroad at Brat
tleboro. rhey decided that the Brat
tleboro Street Railroad company is
entitled to location under the char
ter and law of 1894.
1t is found that the Swanton cleo
trio light plant, even with the low
rentals, has considerably more than
paid expenses. It is confidently ex-
pected that Swanton in the near fu-
ture will use electricity for cooking
aiiu Hca'ii'S Pun PostS'
A short time ago, an agent Of the
Austrian government contracted with
the Globe Manufacturing company,
VI, to furnish 10000
pairs OF white duck pants for soldiers
wear, $4,000 before July and the bal
ance before Jan. /, 1896. The ma
terial is from the Amoskeag mills,
Is this an argument for
free trade or protection F?
. The members in Trinity parish in
Rutland are discussing the proposition
Of building parish house to contain
a basement for a kitchen, bowling
alley and the heating apparatus, a
ground floor divided into reception
and reading rooms, library, billiard
rooms, etc, and an upper floor de-
voted to the use Of the different soci-
cites connected with the church.
Congressman Grout gave pleasant
little party at the Arlington, Wash
ngton, the other evening, in honor Of
Rudyard Kipling. The guests in
GUIDED Governor Woodbury., ex-Gov.
Fuller. Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Rudyard
kipling, Hon. Wheelock G.. Veazey
md Mrs. Veazcy, Col Charles S.
Forbes (of course) and Lawrence
Brainerd. Word comes that the Wis
ting Vermonters were most delight
July entertained by Mr.. Kipling's
yitticisms and stories.
The st. Johnsbury Republican says:
sThe Fletcher Granite company Of /
st. Adams has bought the r. f. Car
er granite quarry at Woodbury., for
IS, 900. The land which this quarry
cost Mr.. Cartcr,so it is said,
$500, which leaves him a rather hand !
ome margin. The Fletcher company /
las also received the contract to fur 3
lish 5000 car loads of granite for the :
st. Louis firm which is building the
zig dam at Holyoke, Mass, and the
Material will be taken from the Wood
Jury quarries."
Brattleboro voted to repair improve
md enlarge the town house at cost
lot exceeding $4,000. This means
hat the building will contain an at
ractiye opera house. Gen. J.J. Estey,
Dr.. III. d. Holton and Col. G. w.
Hooker were appointed committee
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