Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27

dend of 3per cent.
The new Baptist church at Pas
sumpsic was dedicated last Thursday.
1t is free from debt.
The Merchants National bank OF
st. Johnsbury is to establish savings
department July lst.
In recent census of the working
women Of the country, Vermont is
given 1896 women earning money.
Rev. Z. J. Beach has accepted call
from church in New Haven, Conn,
and will enter upon his duties July !.
The cornerstone for the new church
of the Good Shepherd in Barre was
formally laid by Bishop Hall Of the
Vermont Episcopal diocese.
S. S. Washer. the baker Of Bellows
Falls, who is said to have run away
with another mans wife, has returned
and says he is sorry he went away.
A new copper metallic circuit has
lust been completed between Burling-
ton and Rutland byd the telephone
company. The latter city is connected
witt the long distance lines.
The st. Johnsbury listers have com
pleted their work and report the value
OF the real estate to be S2.I34, sos, and
of personal property Sl,005, sol, max
ing a total OF S3.740,366. Added TO
the grand list of S37 ,403.66 1903 polls
at 81 each, this makes the total grand
list of ST. Johnsbury for 1895 S4o.-
500. 66.-Republican.
Mrs. Z. S. Grant, accompanied by
a lady friend, arrived at Manchester
last Thursday afternoon for an out
ing of few days. She will probably
visit some of;the leading towns and
cities in Vermont and may remain in
the state several weeks. She came d.
rectly from New York.
Eli Bertrand, son of John Bertrand,
was drowned in the lake at ST. Adams
Wednesday evening of last week,
while bathing, being seized with
cramps. The body was. recovered.
Young Bertrand was employed in
the Central Vermont roads machine
shop, working on air brakes.
The following salaries for postmas-
tiers in Vermont have been fixed for
1895 Increases Barton. 81. 400: Benz
nington. 81. 300; Bethel, 300; Bris-
tol, $1,000: HYDE Park, Sl.4o0: North
field; 81 400; Proctor, 81, COO; Rutland,
$1,000; Saxton's River, Sl,40o; Wa
terbury. 1000: Winooski, l,4o0.
Decreases-Barre, $1,000; Bradford,
81, 900.
AT the meeting OF the Green Noun
tain association of Uniyersalists al
Ludlow these officers were elected fol
the year: j. F. Simmons, Woodstock,
president: III. n. French. Woodstock,
vice president; Rev. II. q. Markham,
secretary; w. D. Ball, treasurer; }. F,
Simmons, II. o. Markham, A. II. Bar
rington, Rev. Irving Towsley, Rev. ;.
A. Parker, trustees.
George Sturgeon, a Young man OF
about twenty-eight years, attempted
suicide at his home in Highgate last
Sunday morning. He tried TO shoot
himself through the heart, but the ball
lodged in one of his lungs. II appears
that he was disappointed in love. AT
the last report he was alive, but nc
hopes are entertained Of his recovery.
He was a noted wrestler.
A novel method OF suicide was at
tempted al Wilmington recently.
Jared Sage fastened chain around
his neck, drew himself np from the
ground By catching a tree limb with
one arm, then and fastened the
chain with the free arm and let go his
hold. The chain was tied too short
to render il possible for the fail to
break his neck, and as the limb was
only short distance from the ground
the fall was broken. He was rescued
by his wife.
Shortly after 6 o'clock one evening
last WIN. htVlEt IA N-tOAtit Va w i.
nooski found his two-year-old daugh-
ter, Sadie, drowned in a barrel of wa
ter which he had placed in his garden
for the purpose of watering the same.
DIR. Allard was immediately sum
moned, but only found that the child
was beyond resuscitation. The child
was, as usual, in the company Of her
sisters and brothers playing in the
yard during the afternoon and was
seen by her mother near the house
about Is minutes before she was
found dead.
A life-size bronze bust Of the late
Hon. Frederick Billings was shipped
from Yokohama, May 18th, on the
steamer Belgic, as present to the
of Vermont from Sho
Nemoto, a japanese student, who was
graduated from that institution in
the class Of 80. Mr.. Billings paid
Mr.. Nemoto's expenses through coll
lege and received him at his home
during vacations, and afterwards gave
him a trip around the world. Mr..
Nemoto was very poor Japanese
boy who came to this country to re-
ceiye an education. He is now in the
service OF the Japanese government.
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