Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-14
State of Vermont.


There were $50 births and lou
deaths in st. Johnsbury last year.
The Pompanoosuc Agricultural AS.
ISOLATION has sold its property and
will disband.
! John Carr and wife of Newport arc
| the proud parents Of three baby girls
born Sunday, Jan. Gath.
| f. S. Mackenzie intends to start up
the Bridgewater wooden mill again
| about the middle of March.
The house of Leroy Jones OF Hyde
Park was burned Feb. I'd. Loss
about 81, 200; insurance, 1925.
About 100 guests attended the
fourth annual alumni dinner OF the
Z. v. M. at New York city recently.
Hay is being delivered at vergenncs
from farms on the shores of Lake
Champlain for from So to $S per ton.
Cleyon Prescott of Evansville fell
recently from the high beams of his
barn to the floor and was severely in
jured.
The citizens committee of Newport
have sent 800 to the Nebraska suf-
ferers, besides number of barrels OF
clothing. ~
The scale works of 4. a. 4. Fair
banks & Co. started up Monday Of
last week on full instead of three
fourths time.
Henry Castle and his six-year-old
daughter of Brattleboro were among
the passengers who were lost on the
ill-starred steamer Elbe.
An electric railway will be built
next spring from Winooski to Fort
Ethan Allen. Several concerns are
negotiating for the franchise.
The State Board Of Agriculture SAYS
that during the past two years nearly
50, 900, 900 have been invested in estab-
fishing new industries in Vermont.
DR.. w. Seward Webb's alleged new
uniform, costing number of thous-
and dollars, is the ordinary one
which he has had for four years.
On Jan. 6, 1884, the lowest temper
allure ever known in Vermont was re-
corded by two spirit thermometers at
Barre, viz: SO degrees below zero.
In 1894, there were 80 births in
Montpelier, so of which were males
and 43 females. Five were OF Russian,
two of German, and one Of Australian
parentage.
Secretary Bellrose Of the State
Board of Pharmacy has received LIS
applications from druggists through
out the state for license under the
new pharmacy law.
Mrs. Mary Clark. wife Of Editor j.
w. Sault of the st. Johnsbury Repub-
Rcdn, died Sunday evening, Feb. Sd.
She was daughter of the late DR.. S.
S. Clark of st. Adams.
George w. Collins, the Bennington
defaulter, was brought to the munich
pal court last week, where he pleaded
guilty to charge of embezzlement
and was sentenced to three years at
Windsor.
Henry w. Putnam, Jr., of New
York city, who spends his summers
at Putnam's Island, off Charlotte in
Lake Champlain, is having the largest
naphtha launch ever constructed built
for his use.
George d. Sherman, Burlington's
band leader, has declined PROPOSE
ton to become an instructor in the
Conservatory of Music of the Cor
nell University and conductor of the
University's band.
Edward L. Blakcly, treasurer Of |
The Capital Savings Bank and Trust
of Montpelier, has rendered
his resignation to take effect about
April LIST. Mr.. Blakely will still re-
main one of the directors.
Hon. Tarrant Sibley, one Of the
oldest lawyers Of Bennington county,
lied at Bennington, Saturday even
ng, Feb. I'd. He was rs years old
md had been i'll some time. He re-
.ired from active practice several years
lgo.
AT the port of Richford last month,
here were ,03T entries OF goods i'm
ported for consumption, which is an
incommonly large number. 1t shows
hat under the Wilson bill the Cana
lians are getting more American
;rade.
Vermont has $50 postotfices rang
ng from $4,000 and upwards down
o 1896 in little town in Addison
county. Maine has 1882 postoffices,
Massachusetts, $50, New Hampshire,
.5S, Connecticut, sos, and Rhode
Island, l54.
George C.Davis, the notorious horse
,hief, who has broken jail at Newport
vice, the last time over two years
lgo, when he assaulted his keeper, has
ust been recaptured and placed in
lis old quarters. He will be tried at
his term of court.
A small riot in Pawlet was recently
luelled by Sheriff Peabody of Rutland
md posse of deputies. 1t originated
n minor labor troubles, during which
me workman was ridden on rail
md similar violence threatened 9TH