Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-31

WOlHtll VIII appear Oll Ilic MOIllpcilcl
check list for the March city election
The Bristol Manufacturing compa
ny expects to erect building 40xl0(
feet, with an ell 30x40 feet, the coming
season.
There is total of 439 students ir
the University of Vermont, 229 being
in the academic department, l6O in
the medical department and 80 in the
dairy school.
The joint Republican caucus Of the
South Dakota legislature last week
unanimously renominated r. F. Pet
tigrew, a Ludlow boy, for United
States senator.
John Bailey of Wells River, who
was for rs years sheriff of Orange
county, enjoys the distinction of never
having had a prisoner escape from
him during all his long service.
The Prouty planning mill at Swan
ton has been bought at assignee's sale
by John P. Rich for $1,000. The
mill and machinery originally cost
bout $4,000, and it is one of the best
woodworking mills in the state.
j. HI. Gates of East Wallingford,
who was arrested by Sheriff Stearns,
gave bonds in the sum of $4,000 to
appear at the county court to tell
what he knows about the burning of
two barns last summer, belonging to
Samuel Pelkey.
1t is rumored that two young men
have been engaged to run a semi
weekly newspaper at Bellows Falls,
and considerable capital has been sub
scribed Men were in the town last week
looking over the ground preparatory
to locating the Office.
p. G.. Carpenter of North Adams,
Mass, has sold to w. S. Kelley of the
Boston General Electric company,
Howe's pond and over 500 acres of
land in Readsboro, VT. 1t is believed
that the electric company will build a
large electric plant there.
II is announced that Hon. Z. j.
Phelps will be among the speakers at
the annual dinner of the Society of
Colonial Wars of the State of New
York, at the Hotel Waldorf on Feb.
18th, the l32nd anniversary of the sig
nature of the treaty Of Paris.
Alta special meeting in Ludlow,
the trustees were authorized to issue
sewer bonds not to exceed $4,000,
with interest at per cent, payable
The bonds are to run
ten years and are payable after two
years at the option of the village.
The 18th annual meeting of the
Vermont Sheep Breeders association
was held at Middlebury last week
Wednesday. The depressed state of
the sheep industry may be somewhat
guaged from the fact that the attend
ance was by far the smallest in the
history of the association.
A sad accident occurred Monday of
last week at Wells River Charles w. |
farmer residing near Har-
pond, went there alone to cut
ice and in some way fell into the wa
ter and was drowned before help
could reach him. The deceased was
about forty years of age and was un-
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Leslie of
Wells River celebrated the fiftieth an
niversary Of their marriage Wednes-
day, Jan. 10Th. Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
have resided in Wells River since
heir marriage in lS45, Mr. Leslie
having been well-known lawyer and
in the active practice of his
profession until within few years.
The University of Vermont will
nave strong ball team the coming
season. Among the old players who
will go int: training are Kinsella,
Pond, Hill and Naylor from the med
cal department and Daggett and Cap
ain Woodward from the academic
Forbes, formerly of the
Vermont academy, will try for posi-
ion on the team.
Vermont is responding nobly to the
,all for assistance from the Nebraska
sufferers. Nearly all of the Rutland
churches have appointed committees
o solicit gifts of food and clothing
md are meeting with good success.
The town of Hubbardton and some
ricinity towns sent $50 worth of
and food the other day. Rut-
and has already given nearly $500
worth of clothing and such food as
IAN be sent long distance.
Homer p. Atwood of Woodstock
'ound 25 hens and two turkeys dead
n his hennery one day last week,
With the blood sucked from wound
n the neck. AS he was wondering
What the cause was, large lynx
'prang from behind a pile of boards,
Ind Mr.. Atwood started for it with d
hub, but the agile animal eluded the
lttack and ran through the wood shed
nto the hog pen, where it was locked
n until Mr.. Atwood got gun and
hot it.
A valuable chestnut mare, with
leigh, two new robes, two single har-
lesses and other articles, was recently
tolen from Richard Booths barn in
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