Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-11

The nine-year-old son Of Frank
Forrest Of Middlebury was drowned
in the river there July 4th. James
Forrest, an uncle, recovered the body.
! The Vermont party for the National
Educational association at Denver,
seventeen in all, left Burlington OH
Tuesday Of last week in Pullman
car.
The total value Of merchandise en-
tered at the port Of st. Adams during
the month OF June was 1862, 306. The
total duties assessed amounted to $780,
304.55.
The state cattle commission has ex-
amined the $50 cattle ON the four
farms OF Senator Proctor and his son,
Col. Fletcher p. Proctor, finding only
seven suffering from tuberculosis. They
were promptly killed.
Barre is to be we'll represented in
Europe this summer, Prin. "A. w.
Peirce of Goddard seminary having
sailed last Saturday, and the coming
week j. Henry Jackson and wife, and
sons, Harry and Fred, with H. Q.
Worthen and wife,will start for a trip
in the Old World.
The contracts for the water wheels
and steel penstocks that are to be
used in the electric power plant that
is being built for j. S. Viles at Mid
dlesex Narrows, have been let. The
contract for the wheels was received
by Alcott Il Son for three of their
turbines Of 700 horse power each. The
contract for penstocks was secured by |
George Dalrymple OF Fair Haven for
one IL feet in diameter and 200 feet
long and one eight feet in diameter
and 220 feet long. the weight Of the |
two being 80 tons. Mr.. Viles expects
to have his plant in operation on or
before Sept. lst next.
DIR. Currier of Newport has in his
collection, the song book |
used by the prophet, Vim. Miller. 1t
contains his autograph and was used
by him at his meetings. 1t will be re-
membered that the members of the
Advent church Of Low Hampton, N.
u, assembled in their robes on a bit.
ter cold night in March, lS43, when
they expected the final conflagration
Of the earth. They prayed and sang
until late hour that night, but at last
were obliged to return to their homes
disappointed. This historical relic
is priced very highly BY DR.. Currier.
Statistics OF the last census, recently
show some interesting facts
concerning the occupations Of Ver-
There were among the males
in 1890, 1902 agricultural laborers,
84.3lO farmers, planters and overseers,
l33 miners, 2,06s quarrymen, 80 ar
lists and teachers OF art, GA clergy
men, 100 dentists, IS journalists, 457
lawyers, 355 government officials. GA
physicians and surgeons, 300 teachers.
y theatrical managers, showmen, ETC.,
S42 BARRIERS, % bar tenders, 572 engi-
neers and tiremen(not locomotive, 2s6
hotel keepers, 46 saloon keepers, 2s6
commercial travellers, 5s4 locomotive
Iitifftn. l,5tD IlltI-
,hants and dealers, 500 butchers. 1912
and joiners.
Judge Start has been imposing some
iquor fines in st. Johnsbury. Land
ord Chase, of the st. Johnsbury
House, who pleaded guilty TO 40 first
,ffenses Of selling liquor, has been
ined 5000 and cosk. Landlord Fraz-
er, of the Avenue1iouse. who plead
ID guilty to five first offences for sell
ng liquor, has been fined s75 and
osts. b. G. Howe, owner of both
lotels and former landlord of the
Avenue House, has been fined 5000
nd sentenced to 60 days in the work
rouse at Rutland. The indictments
we're filed against Howe two years ago
or selling liquor and at the June term
4 court last year Howe pleaded guilty 4
0 ID second offences for selling liquor. r
us case being continued until the u
resent time. p