The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12
VERMONT NEWS

expecting to be out In day or two.
The lates addition to the Vermont
Press is the West ropsham Observer,
ST, Adams has decided to put in
Are alarm apparatus.
gives pas inhabitants,
The GROUND for the new state farm
barns at the insane asylum at Water.
bury has been staked out and bids for
the erection Of the buildings will close
April 10.
The postmaster general has ordered
the prefix "West" dropped from the
name West Randolph, and henceforth
the name of the postofllce will be sim
ply "Randolph."
At his own request, Lieut.. H. c.
Keene, commandment at Norwich uni.
versity, will be transferred to the reg
ular army service early this fall. He
will return to his old regiment In the
Southwest.
Cavalry drill hall 100 by 200, for the
use of the troops in winter, will be
erected at Fort Ethan Allen. The
secretary Of war has forwarded to
Capt. Guy Howard, quartermaster in
charge of construction, the necessary
plans and authority.
The Westminster Paper company,
whose mill was burned few months
! ago, began running Monday. The
mill has been enlarged, and every pre-.
caution has been taken to make 1t fsres
proof.
The amount of milk received ct the
St. Adams Creamery last month was
greatly in excess of the amount receiv-
ed in March last year. March, 1894
the amouat was 1,3l9,305 pounds.
Last month 1t was 2,01S,015 pounds.
A census of the new town of Barre
George F. Richards, who was en-
ployed in w. E. Lloyd's slate quar-
ry, about two miles south of Fair
Haven was terribly scalded Friday.
Mr.. Richards was fixing plug in thu
boiler. when it blew out and he was
scalded SO by the steam that the flesl
hung to his clothes when the,
were removed. Mr.. Richards hat
just come here from Wales.
Commissioner Spear and DR.. Ricl
of the Vermont cattle commission
have recently closed their first cam
paign against tuberculosis, Dr.. Rich
being obliged to 60 to New York
In the examinations 1927 cattle were
tested, and IA were condemned ant
killed. In every instance the accura
cy of the test was fully verified to the
ample satisfaction OF the owners ant
neighboring farmers, who were inter
ested witnesses of the work. Thes,
examples show that IL per cent o
the whole were diseased.
| A curious case-the Baptist societ
| Townsh end aginst man name
Crane-was heard in the Windhar
Couty court the other day. Gran
was charged with willfully disturbin
thecommunion service of the church
He was formerly church member
but had been expelled on account {
drunkenness. He continued to atten
service with his wife, who is membt
in good standing, and when the con
munion offerings were passed to b
wife, Crane helped himself. In o
! der to stop this proceeding the con
munion was not passed to Mrs. Gran
l whareupon Mr. Crane rushed TO
) ward, seized the Communion pla
e and carried it to his wife, helped hin
e self and then returned the plate
: the minister or deacon. The ju
e found the defendant not guilty.
David Goldman, Polander, W
waylaid about mile this side
y West Rutland by two men about g.;
o'clock Saturday night. He W
: knocked down and robbed of $32
bills and box containing eyeglass
: valued at $40. Goldman was stru,
: with a club behind the right ear al
: was kicked in the pit of the stoma,
> after he fell. The blow made hi
unconscious.