Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-05-23

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Pownal this spring is very large.
The first steamboat ever launched
on Bennington county waters wa
launched last week in Arlington.
\ William Kennedy, years old, wa
drowned in the Mississquoi river Sat
urday night, May 18th, while bathing
The body was recovered the mex
night.
Charles Powers was assaulted by
two tramps near the depot in LyndoI
the other night, but he knocked ONT
of them down with stone and es
capped.
/ The State Board of Pharmacy sen
out last week, through its secretary, j
G.. Bellrose Of Burlington, $50 certifi
Gates. Others will be sent as soon al
possible.
] The annual meeting Of the Vermont
Baptist Sunday school convention viii
be held in Bennington, commencing
Tuesday evening, June 4th, and clos
ing Thursday noon, June 9th.
Richard Mcnamara of South Dor
set, young man 81 years of age, met
with fatal accident recently while
driving down q steep hill with his
brother, being thrown upon rock.
Continued ill health has made il
necessary for Rev. d. L. Sanford Of
Bellows Falls to give up active work
for time and, with his family, he is
passing few days in Redding Ridge,
Conn.
Every cottage at Camp Comfort,
Woodford,i lis rented and all the rooms
in the hotel are engaged. The Green
Mountain Summer Home club il ar
ranging to do an extensive business
at Woodford.
One or two papers in this state have
made the prediction that the State
Firemen's association would disband
after its annual muster this year. Some
Of the present officers of the state say
that it will not. There are 1920
members and 5000 in the treasury.
Pleasant news has been received by
the workmcn in the general shops Of
the Central Vermont, in the shape of
an order issued by President Smith
that, beginning last week, nine hours
would be worked a day instead Of six,
which has been in force during the
winter.
The library Of the late DR.. Shedd of
New York, which he bequeathed in
large part to the University of Ver-
mont, has been received at the Bill
lings library. 1t will add nearly 1000
volumes to the University library, OF
which some 900 are theological works
and the rest classical and standard lit
erature in ancient and modern Ian
guages.
Officer Salisbury, who was recently
in Windsor, visited the departments
Of the state prison and saw Larney,
who not long ago was SO prominent
in Burlington. In conversation
Larney admitted then and there that
he was John Larney and also "Mollie
Matches" Many people did not be-
lieve that Larney was this famous
crook. He related to the officer some
Of his experiences in other state pris-
ons, especially in Joliet, ILL.,, where he
was used roughly by the keepers. He
said that the keepers in the Vermont
prison were the best he had ever seen.
Burlington News.
The Morrisville tannery, a large
plant established about five years ago.
and costing about 5000, has just
been purchased by Messrs. Webster
and Stafford, who have heretofore
leased it and have conducted very
successful business. They buy the en-
tire plant of the Morrisville Manufac-
turing company, stock company
chartered by the legislature OF four
years ago. 1t is the largest tannery in
the state and one of the foremost in
New England. Messrs. Webster and
Stafford have just added new and i'm
proved machinery, which will enable
a still larger business.
Last Wednesday evening about s
o'clock, fire was discovered at the Rich
in Swenton, and before it
could be checked about 250 feet of the
big lime shed, the cooper shop and
part of the trestles were DESTROYED. |
Several cars on the limekiln siding
were hauled out by the Boston Il
Maine shifter. There is rumor that
the fire was set, but the probability is
that sparks from the kilns were the
cause. While the kilns proper were
the destruction Of the tres
lies and sheds will prevent work being
carried on until they can be rebuilt.
The amount Of loss is unknown.
One OF the provisions Of the city
,harter granted Barre by the last leg
stature was that the city should buy
he opera house and other property
owned by the old town. The new
municipality was to be given 60 days
o reach an agreement, at the end of
which time the judge Of county court
vas to appoint three commissioners
o appraise the property, whose de-
ision was to be final. The time has
lapsed, and Mayor Smith has re-
eived communication from the
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