Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-24

Rutland is to have local histories
Q society.
In 1894, lO5 marriage licenses wer
: issued by the town clerk OF Barre.
The Rutland merchants have inau
gurated an early-closing movement.
< Gov. Woodbury. has appointed Free
A. Rowland of Montpelier state libra
: nv commissioner in place OF Alfred y
Watson, resigned.
l L. w. Foster, a brakeman, had hi
. right hand crushed while he wa
, coupling cars in the railroad yard II
, Rutland, Monday evening. Foste
has wife and eight children depend
, ent upon him.
Considerable shoplifting has beer
going on in St. Adams stores lately
the dry goods establishment suffering
the most. One woman was caught
shoplifting and her residence was
searched, but nothing further was
found.
Mrs. Emma Bocash of East Addison
was arrested last week, charged with
setting a dog on the children of a
neighbor, who were passing the Bo.
cash house. A hearing was had be.
fore Justice Segar, and, in default OF
a fine of $50 and costs, she was SEN
fenced to the workhouse in Rutland
for 1873 days.
The Isle La Motto Fishing club has
organized and elected its officers.
Their club house is completed and il
is probable that houses will be con-
structed for the accommodation of its
members and their families. The
members of the club are nearly all
from New York city.
The report of the village bailiffs of
Barre shows the expenses for 1894 to
have been SlS,999.70. Liabilities,
including several loans, S9l, 090.25.
Net liabilities, S5,s30.0l. Inventory
of village property shows 81, 220 worth,
running from six policemen's billies
and II badges valued at $40 to the
fire alarm plant, 800.
The annual rally and banquet of
the Young Mems Club of Vermont
will be held in st. Adams, Feb. 18th,
or on Lincoln's birthday. 1t is ex-
pected that speakers of national repu-
tation will be present and that they
will offer one of the most attractive
opportunities for instruction and a.
social time that have been presented
to the young Republicans of the
state.
Elliot Brown,a car inspector for the
Central Vermont road in Rutland,
while fixing brake chain on passen-
ger car Monday, had his head caught
between the bumpers of two cars, the
being caused by locomotive
being backed up against the
train. Browns head was forced into
a four-inch space and his skull was
fractured at the base of the brain. He
may live.
w. S.Quimby & Co. of Boston, have
purchased the creamery in
terests Of Fl. G. Gleason at Richmond,
and several outlying towns.
The combined business is the largest
in the state, save only that at st. AL
bans, ID separators being used at the
different creameries. w. S. Quimby,
he head of the Boston firm, is an old
Northfield boy, being brother of the
ate Charles E.Quimby of Gouldsville.
Bethuel Ranger, Brattleboros old
st business man and one of the firm
IT Ranger n Thompson, watchmak-
RS and jewellers, died suddenly Mon
lay of last week after an illness of
"A hours. He was born in Colerain,
Mass, in 1922 and came to Brattle-
,oro in 1886, since which time he has
'een actively engaged in business on
Main street. He was esteemed for his
trict integrity and honorable bust
less methods. He had held local Of
Ice but was adverse to public honors.
Besides his widow he left nephew
nd niece.
On Saturday, Jan. 12,lS95, the Nor
nan Williams public library at Wood
took had been opened ten years; dur
ng the last year 1860 books have
zen issued to IL, 494 persons;2S6 cards
vere given out; whole number cards
ssued is 2,25S. The borrowers were
rom Canada, Maine, New Hampshire,
yermont, Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
rhode Island, New York, New Jer-
ey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington,
}. c., Kentucky and Florida. Whole
lumber of volumes in the library, s.
IA. 223 volumes have been added, at
n expense of S25S.72; also fine new
zap OF Vermont in portfolio form at
$50.
About 40 Franklin county men met :
4 Reform Club hall, St. Adams, last
,eek to form law and order league
or the suppression of the liquor traf-
c. The meeting was called to order
y Pres. Collins, and H. f. Comings,
ne secretary, called the roll. The OBJ
,ct of the league is "the suppression
the saloon by the strict enforce-
lent Of the prohibitory law, and to
and by law and order" Several en-
lusiastic snpechas were made and