Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-07
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

ans Suffrage association will be he'll
at Morrisville, March 9th and 18th.
H.M.Arms Of Springfield was elect
ed president of the National Dairy as
ISOLATION at its congress at Washing
ton, d. G., last week.
O. Franklin Comstock of st. AL
bans has been sentenced to three year
in States prison at Windsor for rob
bing hens nests and stealing fowls.
OF the 24l towns in the state, onl,
lO4 have libraries, and many Of thes'
are but apologies for libraries. Surel.
the state library law was enacted non
too soon.
The house of Mrs. A. M. Kinney o
South Hero was burned last weel
Wednesday, and Mrs. Kinney, who i
81 years old and blind, persisted il
the flames.
Hetty Green, the richest woman il
the world, declares that she intends tt
move to Bellows Falls and occupy the
old family homestead. Her wealth il
estimated at $50, 100000.
Ralph Stewart, formerly captain
and catcher of the Vermont Universe
| ty team, has been engaged to coach
the Wesleyan team as soon as the
weather permits outdoor work.
! AT a recent book sale, copy OF
Sanders "Indian Wars" printed at
Montpelier in 1872 and suppressed by
the authors, in consequence of bitter
and unjust criticism, brought $3.50.
! George G. Jordan, charged with
criminal assault on young girl,
was arrested in New Hampshire re-
Gently, brought back on requisition
papers and lodged in Woodstock Jail
to await trial.
The pope last week received in au-
dience at Rome, Right Rev. John 5.
Michaud, ID. d., titular bishop of
Modra, and coadjutor bishop of Bur-
lington, VT, with Right Rev. Louis
DeGoesbriand, ID. d.
Thomas Hickey, a single man about
As years old, in the employment of
Minogue & Greer, proprietors of the
Evergreen slate quarry, Poultney, was
killed last week by being struck in the
neck by rock thrown from blast.
Nearly all the granite firms in
Montpelier have begun working their
forces of men nine hours a day, which
will probably continue until the first
of November. There are very few
idle stonecutters at present and bust
ness generally in that line seems to be
picking up.
Maj. Charles L. Woodbury. of Bur-
lington, son of Gov. Woodbury., has
the contract to complete the Norris
vile water system begun last fall by
the village corporation. The contract
includes the building of a BIOLOGICAL
Ion reservoir in addition to the two
Others now in use.
Mrs. Hubbard Grow of Lyndon died |
Tuesday morning, Feb. IS, aged 67
years, and her husband died Wednes-
day night at twelve, aged II years.
The funeral took place at the residence
of their son-in-law, w. ii. Richard
son, Thursday afternoon, and they
were buried in one grave at Lyndon
Center. They had been married "A
years.
The next tournament of the YER
mont State Firemen's association will
be held at Fair Haven, July oath and
18th. The prizes will be the same as
last year, $3.50 in all, divided as fol-
lows: Hose race, first, $500: second,
Sl00; third, $50; hook and ladder con-
test, first, SO; second, 80; third, 50;
hand engine contest, first, $500; second,
$3.50; third, $50.
Willie Root, while at school in West
Windsor recently, had dynamite
cartridge which was supposed to be
useless and took it and went to pick
ing it with a pin when it exploded,
blowing off his first finger on the left
hand, breaking another and his thumb
on the same hand, and taking off the
end of his other thumb besides iniur-
ing his eyes, but it is hoped he will
recover his eyesight.
Morrisville's electric light plant is
completed. It has been constructed
and is owned by the village corpora
ton. 1t has l,400 incandescent and
% arc lights wired and more are to
follow Being owned and operated by
the village corporation, the rates for
lights are at a low figure, and but two
other towns in this country have as
low rates, and no town or city in the
United States has lower rates.
AT special village meeting last
week, the water commissioners of
were instructed to
bring water from the Fall or Kinds
brook, or both, at their discretion.
They are to draw the plans and speci-
lications and accept the lowest bid Of
! responsible contractor. They are au-
to issue bonds for any
amount not exceeding $40, at in
crest not to exceed four per cent, and
The bonds are to be payable in 80
years, and at any time after Is years
t the village directs. |
E. f. Towner of Montpelier, state
secretary of the Christian Endeavor ,