Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-10
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

| President Ezra Brainerd, OF Middle
! bury college, has returned from a tril
to Europe.
| Rev. w. S. Bushee has closed hi
labors as pastor of the Congregations
church in Wallingford.
All public meetings and schools il
Peacham are closed for an indefinite
time on account of scarlet fever.
The receipts of the postotiice at ST
Adams for December were 81, 464.S3
as compared with 81, 267.66 for 1898
The Home Savings Bank of Bur,
lington commenced business Jan. &c
at the office of the treasurer, N. X
Brown.
The Congregational church O
Worcester has extended call to Rev
E. 0. Gosbrook of Canada to be theil
pastor for year.
G. E. Bacon's store, buildings and
contents were burned Jan. 2. The
mail in the postoffice, which was KEEP
in the store, was also burned. Loss
5000.
Morrisville at its village meeting
last week voted to bond the corpora.
ton for $40, 900, to meet the expenses
of putting in new water system and
an electric light plant.
The total receipts of the postoffice
at Burlington for the last quarter OF
1898 were 1923. 1862, and for the last
quarter of 1894, S25, 99S.ll. leaving a
balance in favor of this year of 49,.
1912. 20.
Rev. III. G. Pillsbury of Nashua, N,
H., former pastor of the Congrega-
tional church in Vergennes, has ao-
cepted a call to become pastor oil
the Chicopee Falls, Mass, Congrega-
tional church.
The number of deaths in Middle
bury village the past year was 43. One
person was "a years old, eight be-
tween so and so, five between 70 and
so, seven between 60 and 70, and only
two under 10 years Of age.
r. s. Reeds large horse barn at
East Fairfield was burned Wednesday
morning. The horses were saved but
all of the other contents burned. The
loss is estimated at So, 900 with $1,000
insurance. The origin Of the fire is
not known.
A society of Sons and Daughters of
Vermont has been organized at Marl-
boro with the following officers: Pres
ident, Rev. Z. S. Rice; secretary, S.
K. Simonds; treasurer, DR.. G. T. War
ner; committee on bylaws and con-
stitution, Mrs. J. w. Barnes, Mrs. Z.
G. Simonds and Mrs. C. L. Warner.
The State Board Of Pharmacy met
at Montpelier last week. A perma-
nent organization was formed and the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, A. w. Higgins; secretary, j. G.
Belrose; treasurer, E. w. Pierce. The
next meeting is to be held in st.
Johnsbury, when the licenses which
have been approved will be issued.
Emory S. Harris, United States
marshal of Bennington, received as a
Christmas present, a solid gold shield,
elegantly engraved. The presenta-
ton was made by John II. Ayres in
behalf of a number of friends contrib
uting, and the engraving on the front
Of the shield reads as follows: "United
States Marshal L. S. Harris, District
of Vermont"
On complaint of States Attorney
Jones, Deputy Sheriffs Fish, Stearns
and Whitaker made the largest liq-
uor raid that has been made in Rut-
land for some time on Tuesday af-
ternoon of last week. 1t was estimated
that about 5000 worth of liquor was
seized in nine saloons. The officers
found l54 bottles, eight jugs and four
kegs, which contained whiskey, rum,
gin and beer.
Not Unexpectedly, but to the deep
regret Of the community in which he
has lived for so many years, respected
and esteemed by all, Ira Ward of
New Haven died Sunday night Of last
week in the 99th year of his age. Had
he lived until April 9th, he would
have rounded out the full 80. A wife
in her 9th year, and eight children,
sons and daughters, survive him. The
eldest daughter is 70 years of age.
AT Morrisville last week, six cases
of goods marked "pure maple sugar"
were received by express and con
signed to j. Warren. On the under
side of each label the names of the
persons who were to receive the goods
were written, and among them was
the name Of Orlo Cady, who has acted
as police court justice for a number of
years. The goods proved to be extra
choice whiskey, which was confscated.
The parties deny any knowledge of
the affair.
Owen Murphy of st. Adams fell
downstairs Monday night Of last
week and broke his neck. He died
the next morning. Just how the ac-
cident happened no one knows. His
mother heard him come in about
three o'clock Tuesday, take off his
shoes and start for his room on the
second floor. A few minutes later,
she heard a fall and found her sou
dOuhlnd mn at the foot of tha ctairc