Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-05

cents II bushel.
| On March 3lst next the postoffice
department will discontinue the spe-
cial service from Brattleboro to Waite,
Windham county.
The American Fire Insurance COM
pany and the Northern Assurance
company, having withdrawn from
Franklin county, have ordered the
immediate cancellation Of all their
policies.
A man in Stowe, who has kept a
record of the weather for many years,
relates that on Feb. A, 1885, the Their
mometer registered Sc degrees below
zero at Stowe and on Feb. 18th OF this
year was A degrees below.
An arrangement has been made
with Paul w. Orvis, of the well-known
Equinox House of Manchester, to take
active management of the new million
dollar Hotel Maize tic near Central
Park, New York city. Mr.. Orvis is
the son of f. Ii. Orvis, of the Equinox,
and has had much experience in ho-
tel management.
1t seems that III. P. Reynolds, who
duped the farmers in this state with
worthless stations, has been at work
in Massachusetts,. Last week two
cases were up for trial in Springfield
similar to the ones IN this state and
the Limerick National bank sues the
parties for the notes.
1t is thought that Edward II. r.
Green, son of Mrs. Hetty Green, who
claims residence at Bellows Falls and
who is also the richest woman in the
world, will be the next Republican
candidate for governor of Texas. He
is working hard to bring the Texas
delegation in line for Reed at st.
Louis.
There is considerable excitement in
East Addison over the fact that gold
bearing quartz has been found in
paying quantities on the summit of
Snake Mountain. A force of men
have been at work sinking a shaft. but
they have been forced to suspend
work on account of the recent cold
snap Work will be resumed when
the weather win permit.
Ira r. Allen of Fair Haven has
probably the finest collection of Amer
lean garnets in the world, his collec-
ton containing many hundreds OF
cut stones. Among them are those
comprising the Worlds fair exhibit,
made by Tiffany & Co. of New York,
to whom Mr.. Allen loaned the bril-
liants. Mr., Allen also has furnished
the Smithsonian Institution at Wash
ington its best specimens. They were
brought from Mr.. Aliens mine near
Keysyille, Va.
The Christian Endeavor convention
will be held this year in Washington
and although the convention is several
away, the committee in charge
are rapidly getting the work well
under way. The various state and
other delegations have been assigned
church headquarters, that Of Vermont
being the Union Methodist church,
located on 10th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Many of the state or
have also secured hotel ac-
The Vermont En-
deavorers will be found at the Grafton.
This is on Connecticut avenue, within
two squares of the home of Senator
Proctor.
The Postal Museum, just opened at
the postoffice department, is composed
Of many instructive articles as well as
curious contrivances used in the pos
tai service Of this and foreign coun-
tries. The officials have been several
years collecting these articles and now
have opened them to the inspection of
the public. Among the photographs
shown are those of old and tried Off
Gals of the department, those who |
have served 80 years or more, and |
among these we find one of Mr.. Sam
uel Everts, who was postmaster at
Pownal, twelve years after May 2,
1893, and again for 32 years after
Sept. 10, 1861. In point of service
Mr.. Everts is one of the oldest in the
Employ of the department.
Ernest Jondro has escaped from the
house of correction. Jondro was a
trusted prisoner and was given un-
usual liberties. In the morning he
was sent to work on the road in the
rear of the workhouse. He had been
about three hours when he
escaped. Jondro had served 10 days
IN 81 days sentence for petty lar
,eny, committed at the institution
while he was serving a l0l days sem
.ence for petty larceny committed in
White River Junction. The fugitive
IS Is years old, five feet eight and
half inches in height, weighs about
l65 pounds, has a dark complexion,
brown hair and blue eyes. When
Jondro escaped he had on a Transfers
,anvas coat and prison pants. This
makes the fifth escape from the house
If correction during the last six
months. None of the men have been
aptured.