Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-15
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Line annual camp HltctluS ~ Wy
Vermont Free Methodists is to be held
at Barre, Aug. l4-20.
Clarendon Springs, SO long famous
for their medicinal qualities, are re-
ceiving their usual patronage.
The Odd Fellows Of st. Johnsbury
and vicinity hold their annual field
day on the fair ground August "a.
Maj. f. N. Billiard Of Swanton has
been appointed customs inspector at
that place. T.M.Tobin will still hold
his old position.
Mrs. Charles Peck Of New Haven
recently sold four-year-old bull to
G.. H. Sprigg, which weighed 1900
pounds live weight.
Judge w. G. Holbrook and family
of New York are staying with his ia.
Their, ex-Gov. Holbrook, in Brattle-
boro for the summer.
Rev. Mr. Holman has accepted a call
to be pastor of the Free Baptist church
at West Charleston, and has arrived
there with his family.
Beginning this week the Vermont
Chronicle, formerly published at Mont
pelier, will be issued from the office OF
the st. Johnsbury Caledonian.
Owen Raymond, aged so, an in
mate of the Woodstock poor house,
committed suicide by hanging Sun
day, August 4th, in q fit Of temporary
alteration.
Barre taxpayers are indignant over
the fact that a tax Of so cents per COW
has been levied by the city government
on every COW in and outside the city
owned by dealers.
Extensive preparations have been
made by the granite dealers OF Barre
to entertain the Michigan marble and
granite dealers on their visit there
August % and "a.
The Brandon Indian Marble COM
pany of Brandon has closed $4,000
contract to furnish sawed marble to
build the State Normal school at
North Adams, Mass.
The Brattleboro telephone exchange
has zoo subscribers and a new switch
board has been ordered and two OPP
orators will soon be employed on ac-
count of increasing business.
Gold has been found in North Sher-
burne, it is said, the quartz rock being
far more valuable than that at Bridge
water. The discovery was made by
a man named Sherman, California
miner and prospector.
For several months local Italians at
Barre have been perfecting Malta
society and an agitator from New
York has conducted the meetings. 1t
is reported that an Italian monk from
Montreal is now in the city to destroy
the local Malta.
State President +. G.. Osgood an
nounces as the speakers OF the annual
Christian Endeavor convention at Bur-
lington in September: "Father" Clark
and Rev. Smith Baker of Boston, DIR.
H. G. Farrow of Albany, and proba-
bly, d. l.. Moody.
MA. Stapleton, a graduate of Mid
dlebury college in 1885 and John
Hopkins, for several years teacher in
st. Paul, Mimi, has resigned his po-
sition in the High school of that city
to take that of superintendent of
schools in Anaconda, Mont.
William Pasha, one of gang of
men painting the roof Of Lang Il
Goodhue's shop at Burlington, was
badly injured Thursday afternoon by
falling from the roof. The ambulance
was Immediately sent for and he was
taken to the hospital. He was long
time recovering from the shock, but
is now slowly improving.
jerry Harrigan, employed in rivet-
ing the new penstock being put in the
new mill of Holden, Leonard Il Com
pany, in Bennington, was caught on
the water wheel shafting and rapidly
around for some time before
he could be rescued. He escaped with
two broken ribs and extensive con-
tusions on the right hip and ley.
A young man, who gave his name
as Gross, from Willsboro, N. T., Is
years old, hired bicycle of Will
Spear of Burlington and came to
North Ferrisbugh last Tuesday, and
sold it to Mr.. Bissette for $40. Bis
settle thought that the bicycle had been
stolen and told Constable S. B. Mar
tin about it, who telegraphed to Bur-
iington and received orders to arrest
Cross, which he did. and placed him
in jail Wednesday evening. The next
Sheriff Reeves came and took
Gross back to Burlington.
Henry H. Vail of New York city
has given to the village OF Woodstock
six acres of level meadow land con-
veniently located, to be used as a play
ground and field for outdoor sports by
the youth of the village. Heretofore |
the village trustees furnished grounds
half a mile distant for that purpose.
The meadow was purchased by Mr..
Vail for $1,000. Mr.. Vail is BROTH
81 of Homer w. Vail of Pomfret and
has an elegant summer home in
Woodstock.