Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-25

Ills HOIscs IcccHtiy, CauellS ucdtLls
Mr.. George Chapman OF Bradford
contemplates building commodious
hotel at the lower grove in Fairlee
next summer.
Vermont is credited with the larg-
est wool clip, per sheep, east of the
Mississippi river, which is 7 ~ pounds,
with other states much lower.
Comptroller Eckels has approved
the Hancock National bank Of Bos-
ton, Mass, as the reserve agent for the
Peoples National bank of Swanton.
Probably the first Sunday band con-
cert ever given in Vermont took place
at Rutland, Sunday afternoon, July
IA. The city band Of that place gave
a concert in Island park.
The following Vermont postmasters
have been appointed; Minnie Tudor,
Somers, vice Mrs. Minnie Burnap, re-
signed; A. 0. Norwood, Topsham,
vice Everett Forsyth, resigned.
The marsh watchmen in Swanton
say the eagles are numerous this sea-
son and are killing off lots of the
young ducks. Monday, Wash Kee-
nan shot two eagles and Saturday,
John Tracy killed one.
Arthur Westbrook is in Benson in
the interest Of the American Black
Slate company and will begin work
on the farm of DR.. H.R. Jones, where
there is prospect for slate. $4,000
is to be expended in opening slate
beds.
The Howe Scale company of Rut-
land has made contract with Roth
II Eek OF Chicago to supply it with
electric motors. The motors are small
in size, and will be used to run the
coffee mills which the company is
manufacturing.
The store of 0. b. Cutting at West
Concord was broken into last Thurs
day night. Three cash drawers were
pried open, about $40 in change were
taken and about $25 worth of specta-
Giles and other marketable goods. The
store was broken into last August
and similar goods taken. There is no
trace Of the thieves
Charles Anderson, a rubbing bed
man in the building marble shop at
Proctor, whose hands were much
bruised one day recently by getting
them drawn under the head block OF
therubbing bed, was not so much in
.ured as it was supposed at the time Of
the accident and will undoubtedly
make quick recovery.
Ethan Allen, well-known lawyer
and literary man OF New York city,
who was the first district attorney Of
that district under Abraham Lincoln,
has completed a play, entitled "Wash-
ington, Drama of the Revolution
1t has particular interest from the
fact that the battle of Bennington and
several actors therein are given an
important part in one of the scenes.
Justice Harlan of the supreme
court OF the United States, who is in
Vermont for the first time, says that
Montpelier is the ideal place for a
Judge or lawyer to spend vacation,
on account Of the excellent law library
to be found there. He says that it is
much cooler here when the thermom-
eter stands at so degrees than i'm the
South. He is much delighted with
Vermont and would be glad to visit
Burlington.
Albert Lowney was sentenced in the
superior criminal court at Boston to
the state prision for six years for the
robbery of a watch and chain from
Joseph c. Enright on May Z. The
robbery occurred on Nashua street and
the value Of the property was $40. Mr..
Enright is state prosecuting attor-
ney, who lives at Windsor. AT the
time Of the robbery he was visiting in
Boston and was on his way to the
union station.
Daniel Flaherty, janitor at the pas
senger station at Burlington, has been
in the employ of the Central Vermont
company since July, lS49,
period Of 46 years, and during that
time has never been sick, although he
had part Of one foot cut off in 1864,
when he was a freight conductor. In
that year he entered the passenger de-
partment. His long term of service
at that station has made his face IA
miliar one to travellers.
The hay crop now being harvested
in Vermont and New Hampshire av-
erages hardly two-thirds OF crop and
there is prospect OF sequence Of the
dry weather early in the spring. The
hill farms suffer most. Many Con-
necticut river meadow farms are Civ
ing more than a usual yield, particu-
arly where overfowed by the freshet
IN April. Curiously, instead Of the
disaster anticipated from the flood,
she result is thousands of dollars ben
fit in the enrichment of the soil.
The Michigan Marble Il Granite
Dealers association will have an ex-
,ursion to New England, Aug. 10, to
1isit the marble and granite quarries.
The tour will be made by way Of
Montreal and Kingston, Ont. The
excursion will arrive at Barre, Aug.