Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-18

An interstate Vermont and Ne,
Hampshire fair is to be held q
White River Junction, Sept. 4th an
9Th.
The Sherman military band Of Bur
lington will accompany the gran,
commandery OF Vermont Knight
Templars to the triennial conclave il
Boston, Aug. 26-29.
The ceremony Of blessing the cor
nerstone Of the new Catholic churcl
at Middlebury will take place Sunda,
afternoon, July 28th. Bishop De
Goesbriand and Coadjutor BishoI
Michaud will be present.
Rev. John Pearson, pastor Of thu
Baptist church OF Vergennes, has &C,
cepted call to the pastorate of the
First Baptist church. Sheldon, Iowa
and will close his labors in this state
July 2lst.
Emmett J. Gray, formerly captain
Of Co. A, LIST Regt., v. N. G., Rut.
land, who won the sword in the Her.
aid contest several years ago, is acting
major Of the I'd provisional battalion,
New York National Guard, encamped
at Peekskill.
George Paine OF Gassetts claims to
have discovered a new kind Of snake
around his buildings. He says they
grow very large, have a ring around
their neck and are nearly black. lie
has killed five and has seen more. Can
anyone tell what they are, where they
come from and whether they are poi
sopous or not
William Farnham Of st. Adams
died at the Sheldon poor house June
Both. He was for years a familiar
figure about the railroad station and
on the Mississquoi train, where he
peddled newspapers; fruit and cigars.
He was at one time an engineer, but
became crippled in an accident. His
intirmities grew upon him so that for
the last few years he was pitiful
spectacle.
While at work blasting rocks on a
road in Chester last week Monday,
Leroy Head was badly injured by an
explosion of dynamite. He had lit
the fuse and, thinking that it had
gone out, went to relight it and re-
ceived portion Of the force OF the
explosion, being thrown into the air
several feet. He was taken to his
home and made as comfortable as
could be under the circumstances.
One man can do much toward run
ming town. James Pierce OF War
rem owns the stage route between
Warren and Roxbury, runs four
horse team between those TWO places,
drawing lumber and goods, furnishes
a team for the road machine, owns a
farm and runs a meat cart in Warren.
Roxbnry, Waitsfield, Moretown and
Fayston. He also has a meat market
in Warren village. He furnishes EN-
ployment for quite anumber of men.
j. I. Shepley is building large
dam across the Mississquoi river al
Sheldon Springs. The main wall for
the dam will be about 500 feet long,
20 feet wide at the base, and from Is
to so feet high. 1t viii be filed in
with stone at the back 20 feet or
more, SO that the whole structure will
be 40 feet broad at base. The canal
will be 900 feet long, with an average
depth of from Is to IL feet and will
be 25 feet wide. Nearly the whole of
this is solid stone work.
William Blair, the boy who left
New York for Burlington, July Sd,
arrived last Thursday. 1t now devel-
ops that he is wanted for stealing a
bicycle from w. S. Phelps. On the
day Of the circus at st. Adams, young
Blair rented a wheel at Phelps and
rode it to st. Adams. While there he
borrowed s. on it from party from
Fairfield, telling them that he would
redeem the wheel in three weeks.
With this money he went to New
York, where he was arrested for va
graney.
Col. George N. Carpenter, historian
Of the Sth vt. Vols, of which organ
ization he was member, died in
Mass, last week, in the
56th year Of his age. He was native
Of Mortified and was graduated from
the University OF Vermont in 1861.
as private in the Sth VT.
Vols, he rose to captaincy and was
then detailed to staff service. Since
the war he had engaged in journalism
and the insurance business. He twice
Brookline in the general
court of Massachusetts,, and was
trustee Of Norwich university at
John B. Moore of Rutland died
Monday night of last week f;om a
shock of apoplexy. He was AZ years
# age and leaves a wife and three
Mr.. Moore belonged to
several societies, including the Knights
If Pythias, Royal Arcanum, Knights
If Honor aud Center Lodge, f. " "A. |
NJ. He was grand keeper of records
md seals of the Vermont Grand
lodge, Knights Of Phythias, and
.rand reporter TO the State Grand |