Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-15

day.
1t is rumored in Barre that q great
syndicate is being formed in various
parts of the country to purchase all thu
large granite plants in this section.
Douglass Barclay, II years old, o.
Barre was caught in a derrick at the
Barclay granite works last Tuesday
afternoon and severely injured. He
may recover.
Early Tuesday morning the power
and engine house at the Prospect
House, Lake Castleton, was burned,
The loss is considerable. No cause fol
the fire is known.
Hon. Alden Speare Of Newton, a
native of Chelsea and the donor of its
elegant new library building, has re-
Gently beer chosen member Of the
corporation of the Boston University
School OF medicine.
Henry Oviatt, formerly Of Montpe-
lier and we'll known through Yer
mont, has just resigned his position as
private secretary to Sheriff Hansen OF
New York city. The salary Of the
place is 81, 800 a year.
Mayor Sheldon Of Rutlsnd, Jesse
Burdett, superintendent Of the Rnt-
land division OF the Central Vermont
road, and Bridge Master l.. +. Roys
have been examining Depot park in
Rutland with the intention Of beauti-
flying it.
There are 500 summer guests in
Manchester. Mrs. U. S. Grant, wild
ow of the great general and president,
who has been there almost since the
Of the season, is so charmed
with Manchester that she will remain
during August, going then to Sara
toga.
The Pownal authorities have cut
down all the trees about the crossings
where the grade accident occurred
three weeks ago, and now it is posi-
BILE to see the tracks for some distance
in either direction. 1t was decided
not to build another road just at pres
ent as it would be considerable cost
to the town.
The Vermont Novelty Works COM
pany Of Springfield have been pur-
chased by w. ii. H. Slack & Bros.
This mill has been a baby carriage and
toy factory for upwards of 80 years.
The new company is to place extern
sive shoddy-making machinery in the
so as to treble their usual
output of shoddy wool.
Gen. j. G. Mccullough has about
at his farm in North Ben
nington one of The largest stock barns
in the state and by far the largest in
this county. They are three in num-
Der, enclosing large yard that opens
to the east. The west barn is l40x40,
the south l46x3l, and the north wing
is l46x37 feet. The cost will be over
$4,000.
The Kirby Granite company was
at st. Johnsbury with
capital of $4,000 last Thursday. The
officers elected were: President, Geo.
w. Hendee of Morrisville; secretary
and treasurer, j. G. Taylor OF ST.
Johnsbury; manager, Selim +. Grout
Of st. Johnsbury. The company will
work new quarry not far from Con-
gresham CIRCUITS home.
Miss Mary +. Coifey who has been
The companion of Mrs. Gen. u. S.
Grant for the past four years, is a
cousin of Col. II. Cofley, superintend-
ent Of the Vermont soldiers home.
The two cousins had never met or
known each other until at Manchester
l short time ago, when Col. Cofley
was there arranging for the visit of
Mrs. Grant to Bennington.
Another bold robbery was commit
ed last Tuesday morning in Winoos-
Ii, at an early hour. Bailey Il Put
lam's store was broken into and a A.
pound tub of butter, a 32-calibre re-
,olver and about 800 worth of cigars
we're carried away. The entrance was
gained through the back door by
off some of the boards. This
makes the third time in the past two
weeks that the store has been broken
nto. No one has yet been arrested.
George. Edmund Foss, formerly of
st. Adams but who went to Chicago
even years ago, is visiting friends in
his state. Mr.. Foss studied law with
he former firm of Noble Il Smith of
st. Adams and is now doing a flour
shing legal business in Chicago. lie
vas elected to Congress from the Sew
nth Illinois district last November,
'eceiving a plurality Of $4,000. Cleve-
and carried the district in 1892 by
'73 plurality. His address is First
National building. lie is only 80
ears of age and will be one of the
representatives in the Fifty
ourth Congress.
Hardwick holds a second meeting
IN the 18th to consider the question of
in aid of the new Hardwick
nd Woodbury. road, which, if pushed |
trough, will do SO much for the de-
OF both towns. At the first
Meeting, held short time ago, the
own voted against bonding, but a
lifferent result is looked for at the
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