Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-27
State Of Vermont.


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u News Condensed and Rewritten 70,
Our Readers.
"A lodge OF Good Templars was or
gained in Barre Saturday night.
A Congregational parsonage now
being completed in Barre will cos
nearly $4,000. a.
A barn belonging to p. ID. Lafle,
at Enosburgh Falls was burned las,
week Wednesday. Loss, about 5000
A lynx was seen in Mount Tabor
Monday evening of last week and {
party Of men and boys set out after i,
but failed to capture it.
The medical department Of the Uni
versity Of Vermont will open or
Wednesday, January %. This years
class promises to be large one.
Brattleboro's building record fol
1896 will show one OF the handsomes,
aggregates in recent years, with total
expenditure Of between 100000 and
5000, 900.
An execution was filed last Wednes.
day against B. B. Bailey, the Central
Vermont station agent, for violating
the prohibitory law. Bail was fixed
at $4,000.
Willard l. Shattuck OF st. Johns.
bury has been chosen one Of the rep.
resentatives from Boston university to
participate in the Massachusetts
League contest.
James r. Pollard is cquipping a fac.
tory in Chester for the manufacture oil
ladies' print wrappers. He has Sc.
cured good water power and will put
in 20 sewing machines.
The yarn mill Of Lyons Brothers, fol
the manufacture Of yarn or thread fol
knitting mills, which is to be started
in Bennington next month, will give
employment to SO or 70 hands.
Fire destroyed the farmhouse owned
and occupied by s. T. Ovitt in the
west part of Sheldon Wednesday
night. A part of the furniture was
saved. The loss reaches 81, 900; small
insurance.
The winner of the New York Her.
AIDS third novel prize of 81, 900 was
Mrs. Edith Carpenter Thomas of Mill
vile, N. j. She was a student at the
st. Johnsbury academy in the eighties
and is niece of Chief Judge Ross.
An effort is being made to revive
the Barre Young Mems Christian asso-
citation. The same old objection ismet
with an endeavor to raise funds, that
members of certain religious denomi-
nations are not eligible to member
ship.
The directors of the Brattleboro
home for the aged and disabled have
received from the estate OF DR.. j. HI.
Stedman Of West Brattleboro by the
hand Of his son and administrator,
D. B. Stedman, now Of Springfield,
Mass, the sum of 81, 00Oto be applied
for the purposes of the home.
Work has been temporarily sus-
pended on the Burlington and Hines
burg railroad. About six miles Of
road have been built. Last week Civil
Engineer f. 0. Sinclair went over
the road with two or three parties, who
are DESTROYS Of taking the contract to
build some trestles and to do the rock
work. Work will soon be resumed.
H. w. Robinson of Boston, chair
man Of the Massachusetts, division
Of the League Of American Wheel
men, he's ruled II. d. Cleveland Of
Rutland from the league racing track,
says the Herald, until he gives to G.
p. Brown a prize ring which was
awarded to Cleveland and ordered
turned over to Brown OH a protested
race last summer.
Henry Clark OF Rutland is soon to
deliver his lecture on Benedict Ar
mold at the Battle OF Hubbardton and
Bemis Heights" The presence of
Benedict Arnold at the battle of Hub
bardton has sometimes been ques-
toned but Mr.. Clark proves his act
i've participation by written and au-
documents in his possess
ion in the handwriting and signed
by Arnold, dated at "Castleton," both
before and after the skirmish.
The hotel and restaurant keepers Of
ST. Adams are preparing to resist the
enforcement of the prohibitory law,
and meeting was held last week with
d view to organization. The scnti-
ment Of the meeting seemed to be in
favor of closing every hotel and res
taurant in town if the governor should
appoint special prosecutor of St. AL.
bans, who should attempt to enforce
The law. Another meeting will be
held soon, at which some action will
be taken. BGS e. Il
Alfred "A. Norton Of l20 Howard