Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-04-25

Ellsworth Heath of Derby is serious
! ly i'll from the effects Of a single mai
which he swallowed recently.
Grigg Il Demerritt Of Waterbury
have contracted with the farmers in
that vicinity for 10000 gallons OF
| syrup.
Tie Bristol Manufacturing com.
pany lost about 100 Baskets in the re-
cent flood, they being carried down
stream. The loss will reach $1,000.
i 1t may interest the public to know
that the trustees of tie Fletcher Free
library, Burlington, regard "Trilby'
as immoral and will not circulate it.
4 The Eli Howe farm buildings at
Springfield, now owned by Horace II.
Howe, were burned last week. The
cause is unknown. Insurance on
buildings, $500.
/ Rachel Siskind, the six-year-old
daughter of Louis Siskind Of Rutland,
was run over and killed last week
Tuesday by one of Burditt Brothers
coal teams, driven by j. +. Colt.
EIroy A. Clayton, assistant editor
of the st. Johnsbury Caledonian for
the past six months, has given up
newspaper work on account Of i'll
health and returned to his home in
Weston.
1t is understood that Prof. w. G..
Hopkins, who has been principal Of
the high school at Waterbury for the
past year, has resigned because of the
refusal of the school board to comply
with his demands.
Rev. A. Ii. Webb, pastor of the
Methodist church at Montpelier, and
Miss Mary A, Barry of Brattleboro
were married at Brattleboro the 18th.
Miss Barry has been preceptress of
the Brattleboro high school for several
years.
A movement is on foot to establish
a state federation of woman's clubs in
Vermont similar to declarations exist
ing in other states. The st. Johns
bury Woman's club is the only one
in the state belonging to the general
federation.
The electric light and water bonds
of the village of Morrisville to the
amount of S45.0 were awarded TO
the Peoples Trust company of ST.
Adams last week. The trust company
was the highest bidder against many
city bankers who put in bids.
Wilbur Sheldon Of Enosburgh Falls
was brought into Franklin county
court last Thursday and pleaded
guilty to the burglary of c. l.. Ma
sons store at Enosbnrgh Falls, Dec.l4
1894. Judge Tyler gave him two
years in states prison. Sheldon is
only 10 years old.
The New England Telegraph and
Telephone company has notified all
subscribers of the Bellows Falls ex-
change of reduction in the rental of
all instruments from April lst, max
ing residence instruments - a month
instead of 1918, and at places of bust
ness $3.50 instead of 1925, as hereto
fore.
Hon. Horace w. Bailey of Newbury,
one of the fish and game commission
ers, and w. I. Reyes, superintendent
Of the state fish hatchery at Roxbury,
recently placed 1000 lake trout fry
in Lake Morev. In 1898, $4,000 lake
trout fry were placed in the lake, and
in 1894, there We're 10000 brook fry
placed in brooks at West Hartford,
and 1000 in White River in 1898.
Quite a lot of stock was taken in at
the yards Sunday for shipment. Talk |
about "bob veal''-there were calves
not able to stand, and one poor crea-
ture, suffering from the exposure in
its infantile condition, and rather than
be thrust upon an unsuspecting pub
lie in the guise of fresh canned chicken.
threw up the sponge on the spot and
was trodden under foot by the hogs.
Morrisville News.
The new Bennington county COM
who has been inspecting
the quality of the liquor furnished the
agency in Bennington, found five
brands that were so unfit for use that
he ordered them spilled, and the loss
falls upon the town. He also found
that the agency was selling brand
of cocktails, amixed drink, but highly
palatable to the taste. As they could
i'll no way be presumed to be needed
for medicinal, chemical OF mechanical
the commissioner forbade
the further sale of them.
A Vermonter with a history died at
Danville the other day. His name
was John l.. Palmer and sixty years
ago he was a soldier in the regular
army and served with the troops sent
to Charleston, S. G., by President
Jackson to quell the nullitiers Sub
he was sent to Oswego, and
then down the lakes to Green Bay, up
the Fox and down the Wisconsin
rivers to the Mississippi and up to st.
Falls, where treaty was
made with the Sioux, Fox and Sac
Indians, From thence he sailed down
the Mississippi to st. Louis and went
overland to Florida, where he partici-
pated in the Seminole war, being