Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-05-02

lamation for Friday, May ., as ArDor
dav.
The village Of Proctor is to have
an electric light power and lighting
outfit to cost $4,000.
Brandon talks of buying a steam
fire engine because the water from the
aoueduct hasn't sufficient force for fire
purposes.
Dir. George A. Miller of Burlington
has returned from three months
course of study at the Royal Veterl-
nary college of England.
Henry L. Stillson, who has been ed
itor of the Bennington Banner since
1877, will retire May !, and will here
after devote his time to the Fraternity
Publishing Co. Of Boston,with which
he has been connected since 1887.
Early in May the st. Johnsbury
Caledonian will be enlarged by the adj
dition of column to each page and
will be printed on new improved
press. The headquarters OF the paper
will be moved to the Pythian block
now being rebuilts-a'
A Washington (Pa.) dispatch of
Tuesday says of firm known to
many Addison county people: "Cleav-
Ell Bros. East Bethlehem farmers and
sheep breeders, assigned last week. liz
abilities are about 100000, with as
sets half that amount.
A shaft 46 feet long, to be placed in
Rose Hill cemetery, Chicago, was quar-
ried at Barre recently, and is the larg-
est stone of its kind ever gotten out
in the state. When it is mounted on
the bases, the apex of the shaft will be
60 feet from the ground.
The Odd Fellows of Montpelier cell
ebrated the 50th anniversary of the
establishment of their lodge and the
10Th anniversary Of the establishment
Of the order in America, April &c.
Rev. A. j. Hough of Brattleboro de-
livered the principal address and read
a poem written for the occasion.
The Vermont Granite company of
Barre has been awarded the contract
for the Villas monument to be placed
upon the family lot of ex-Postmaster
General w. L. Villas at Madison, Wis.
Ii is to be a spire monument, standing
Al feet over all and consisting of three
bases and a shaft. The bottom base
is 10 feet square. All the work is fine
ly hammered and about 10 feet from
the ground, in raised polished letters.
is the name, "yilas." The monument
when completed will weigh 100000
pounds.
A canvass of the reports of the larg-
est towns and cities of this state, rep
resenting 1890 inhabitants, shows
that Sl00,0S6.33 were paid by them
for the support of the poor the past
year. AT this ratio, the entire state
paid Sls2, S32.l0, but the probability
is that 100000 is nearer the mark.
These figures do not include the out
lay of charitable and benevolent in
situations, hospitals nor private works
of charity and benefactions. They are
simply the amountsp paid by the towns
on orders from the selectmen for the
support of town paupers.
Richard, the l6-year-old son of Col.
Charles I'll. Sheldon OF Rutland, while
viewing the Falls in the outskirts of
the city last Thursday, went upon the
trestle of the Delaware Il Hudson rail.
way in order to obtain further view
of the picturesque scene. He started
to walk over the structure and when
about halfway over, a train came
rushing along. There was no way to
leave the bridge and no chance to
stop the onrushing train, and hum
dreds of spectators on the banks ex-
pected to see him cut to pieces, But
the lad lay down on the end of the
sleepers and grasped them firmly,
while the train Numbered swiftly by
within few inches of his body. He
then got up and resumed his walk.
Barre has good scheme for the en-
couragement of its fire department.
An act of the city council provides
that $3.50 each year shall be appropri- |
ated for the use of each company.
Each fireman shall be paid 81 for each |
not to exceed II meetings
each year, and II practice meetings
May and November. The
balance of the appropriation not used |
for the payment of firemen shall be
placed in common fund, to be COM
peted for as prizes, either as individu-
ais or companies. The pay when on
duty shall be as follows: One dollar for
each call and so cents per hour for the
first four hours, after which the pay
shall be reduced to 80 cents per hour.
As watchmen, the firemen shall be
paid rs cents per hour.
The box factory, steam sawmill and
single mill of George w. Aiken of
Troy was burned Thursday evening.
Loss, 5000; no insurance. The fire
vas caused by the explosion of large
lamp in the engine room. In
'olling off logs, one was accidentally
tent against George N.Miller of West
ield, breaking two bones in one Of
lis legs. Three car loads of box stuff
nd clapboards were burned. Twenty
thousand shingles in stock of l0O,-