Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-17
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.


A tribe of the Improved Order O
Red Men is about to be established il
! Burlington.
The Rutland liquor agent sole
$50S. SO worth Of liquor during thu
month Of December.
An effort is being made in Rutlanc
to institute the first lodge in the STATE
of the Benevolent and Protective Or
der OF Elks.
The postoffice at station A in thu
store of Charles r. Sanford at Ben
nington Center was entered by bur-
glars Monday night of last week
Entrance was gained by breaking il
the front window.
Frank Hallock, charged will
breaking into Owen Cruces store IL
Huntington, appeared in court at Bur
lington last week and waived exami.
nation. He was held in $500 bail fol
the grand jury, his mother becoming
surety.
Rev. Z. G.. Thompson, pastor OF
the Methodist church at Burlington,
has rendered his resignation to take
effect at the next annual conference,
which will be held in April. Two
hundred people, over and above re-
movals by letters and death, have
been added to the church since his
pastorate of three years began.
w. r. Chambers of Winooski has
bought, through the agency of W. B.
McKillip, the property known as
Riverside Park, situated at the
mouth of the Winooski river, from j.
S. Derway's. Mr.. Chambers intends
to erect q hotel on the land, which he
will run both summer and winter as
suburban hotel. In the summer it
will be a delightful pleasure spot.
Rev. M. H. Abbey, Freewill Bap-
fist pastor at West Charlestown, died
instantly Jan. 9Th while conducting a
union service. He read the Scriptures,
made brief remarks and knelt in
prayer. He had only uttered the
word 'Lord" when a faint groan was
heard, and he fell back, expiring in
stantly. He was IA years old. He
leaves wife to whom he had been
married but few weeks.
The exhibition game of three-ball
billiards, 800 points up, between John
Donahue, ex-champion of Canada,
and S. B. Watson of St. Adams, came
off at the Weldon billiard hall at st.
Adams, Tuesday evening of last week
and was won by Watson, who made
800 to 23S. Between 200 and 300
witnessed the game. Games were
also played Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, in which Watson also
won.
Will Lathe, arrested for the muir
derous assault on Mrs. Barstowe at
Barton some time ago, an account of
which was given in these columns,
recently had hearing, but he refused
counsel in his own behalf and was
ugly during the whole trial. No new
facts were elected. Lathe was held
for trial before the county court in
the sum of $500, and in default of
bail is now in Jail at Newport.
A meeting of the trustees of the
Vermont State asylum was recently
held at Waterbury. Gov. Woodbury.,
Lieutenant Governor Mansur and
Hon. S. d. Hobson of Island Pond
were present. They voted to purchase
the DR.. Fales property, south of and
adjoining the asylum. They also de-
cided to advertise within two weeks
for bids for the enlargement of the
asylum, in accordance with an act
passed by the legislature, the bids to
be opened Feb. l4th and the structure
to be completed by Nov. lst.
Vermont dairymen will have con-
siderable interest in recent decision
in the Massachusetts supreme court,
to the effect that oleomargarine must
not be- colored to resemble butter,
whether the purchaser is informed of
its real character or not. Charles +.
Crane, a Boston merchant, was found
guilty, in a lower court, of exposing
for sale quantity of oleomargarine,
plainly marked with large printed
placards but colored like yellow but
ter. The court held that he had vio-
lated the law. That is another knock
out blow for patent substitute butter,
and a corresponding advantage to
dairymen.-Exchange.
What might have been a serious
conflagration had it not been for the
timely appearance and the judicious
work Of the fire department, occurred
at the Office of the Waterman Pub
fishing company, Montpelier, last
week Wednesday. The fire started
in the cellar, where it was mostly con-
fined and where were stored large
quantities of paper. The cause of
the fire was the explosion of a can of
benzine which was brought in too
close proximity to gas jet. The
damage was not large, being done
mostly to folding machine in the
press room and to some paper in the
cellar, which was to be used in the
Souvenir History of Randolph"
The commissioners appointed to
edit and superintend the publication
of the Vermont Statutes, consisting
of Senator o. M. Barber Of Benning-
ton county and Representatives L. M.