Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-19

The city Of Barre ran $3, 900 behint
last year and now has total indebt
edness Of $l7l, 900.
There are more people receiving
help from the city Of Rutland thi
year than the year before.
Orson Adams of Eden was seriously
injured week ago by hemlocR
splinter penetrating one eye.
A new trestle at Duxbury is being
put in for the iron railroad bridge,
which the high water carried out.
Ex-Gov. Fuller, who has been sick
for over four months, is now much
better and his complete recovery is
looked for.
Thomas H. Brown, the Democratic
mayor-elect of Rutland, is Chinese i'll
spector for the government in Yer.
mont with salary Of 200 and ex-
penses.
The fines collected and paid to the
state treasury for the past twelve
months from The state cases in the
Burlington city court am united to
$S,9l3.0S.
+. w. Eager and -Alven Bevendge
OF New York have bought the Mont
ve"t hotel property at Midtown
Springs and have commenced max
ing repairs on the building.
The Rutland hoard Of trade is con-
sidering proposition to put up bell
factory that would employ about l25
men. The overtures are being made
by N. j. Bushby of Boston.
A stock company with $4,000 capt.
tai will; be formed in Rutland for the
purpose of building an opera house.
Orders have been given for plans and
specifications for $40, 900 theatre.
The following patents have been
issued to Vermonters: Luther A.
Dolph of Bennington, carpet sweeper;
Stephen X. Vaughn, assignor of one
half TO d. M. Dickinson Of Cambridge.
Ephraim l.. Robson, 60, was in
,tantly Killed at the Hurley crossing
At st, Adams one morning last week.
He was driving the village snow pillow
and did not see the approaching train
until 100 late.
As one of Dufresne & Hapgood's
lumber teams was coming down the
at Manchester Depot one
lay last week, the runner chain be-
,ame unfasicned and The horses were
Unable TO hold The load. The driver
vas thrown off and somewhat hurt
md one of the horses had its neck
broken.
A historic maple was recently cut
lown on the Hewitt homestead in
'omfret. II is said that the tree was
planted by daughterof The famous
Zen. Putnam, over century ago.
The trunk was SO dccaved rs Is make
he tree a menace out from some of
he limbs boards ~ inches wide were
awed and made into trinkets for the
nemento ficnd.
The village OF Bennington Center,
With a population never exceeding |
90, has furnished four governors 10
he state. They were Moses Robin
On. Isaac Tichenor, tIland Hall and
(. 5. Robinson, the last named being
he only Democratic governor the
tate ever had. Thomas Cbitienden,
he first governor OF he state, also re-
ided at Bennington Center FOR several
ears.
Guy Wilkinson, Boston railroad
ontracior, offers to build and equip a
cam railroad from a point four
lilies above Bellows Falls TO Spring
ED will raise 100000. He also Of
eld and run four trains a day If the |
itizens of Springfield will raise
30, 900. He also offers to promote
he erection of cotton or wooden
ill and carry the machinery free
barge il the railroad is built.
Reports received thus far by the
'ermont insurance commissioners
.om fire insurance companies of bhsi-
ess done in the state in the year
1916 show that companies from out
de of the state wrote risks aggre- I,
ating S35, 235, 1863; premiums re-
lived, $5l9, 456; losses paid, 1862, l02. s
ermont companies wrote $l8,50l,- II
u; premiums, S249, 400; losses paid,
l73,96s. Totals, Vermont AMI
her companies Risks, $53, 1876, SAL; {
remiums, $768,S56; losses paid,
336, 900. II
During season of drouth not many |
ears ago a certain Walden clergy .
an Of fragrant memory is reported {
offering this petition to the throne
grace: 90 Lord, | pray thee that i
lou wouldst send coplous rains upon I
e soil OF Walden, that it may bring /
nth bountiful harvest, and that t
e people may be made glad, and, Q
ord, they will bless you for it. !
,sire, o Lord, to state that make
lis petition in the name of The good I,
eople Of Walden, for, 0 Lord, / !
low that thou in thy divine wisdom :.
ill say it is not rain that the soil of
alden needs. 1t is more topdress-
G." It is presumed that the Lord
ok the petition under advisement.