Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-09

A thunder shower is reported t.
have passed over Bristol last weel
Monday.
The New England Order of Pro
lection is to hold a state convention II
Barre during thethird week Of April
The total value Of goods entered a
the port OF st. Adams in the month o.
March was $719,907. The total du
ties assessed were $238, 1918.
Roy Lamson had his leg broken al
his fathers home in Williston Wednes
day, April l, while attempting to re-
lieye horse that. had become cast.
Henry Fairbanks and H. Parker Of
St. Johnsbury have taken out letters
patent for forming bodies OF pulp
The application was filed Nov.27, 1898
Mr.. and Mrs. James Woodcock Of
Corinth celebrated the 50th anniversa.
ry Of their wedding March %. About
100 gathered at their home in the
evening.
The Boston and Maine roundhouse
at Swanton was burned Wednesday
morning of last week. The engines
inside were all taken out without
damage.
E. r.. Towns creamery, situated in
the northern part Of Waterbury, was
nearly destroyed Wednesday morn
ing by fire, which caught in the en-
CINE room.
A three-year-old heifer belonging
to Ed Hazelton OF Bridgewater Center
gave birth last week to a calf which
measured four feet in length and
weighed 100 pounds.
Montpelier has made contract for
lighting the city for one year from
April lst, for "a, OOO,with the CONSOLE
dated Lighting company. The streets
are to be lighted until half past eleven
800 nights in the year and on special
occasions, at the request of the coun-
Gil, till midnight. The lighting Of the
city barn and the city clerks Office is
included in the contract.
North Troy is looking for boom
now that the "Big Falls"has been sold
to Parker Il Hunt and o. w. Fowler
& Son. There are several valuable
water privileges in the property pur-
chased, and no estimate is made Of the
power which might be developed, but
it is believed that the great fall alone
can be made to develop 1000 horse
power all the year and 1900 portion
of the time. There is always a good
flow of water, and the power is SO
near the railway as to make it very
valuable for manufacturing purposes.
No definite plans are announced by
the purchasers, but it is understood
that they intend to develop the proper
ty and the water power to the fullest
extent.
The mill of the Rutland White and
Blue Marble company Of West Rut-
land is being put in repair and will be
ready to begin work in few days.
The company is composed of Mr.. Foley
of Olean, N. Y, who has had a large
in the business and is now
the owner Of the largest marble and
granite works in western New York,
and several other New York and
Worcester, Mass, capitalists. The
mill is to have ~ gangs and the quar-
ry machinery is to be g. eatly increased.
There is large number Of blocks on
the bank ready to saw. The quarry
will be enlarged and worked more to
the east, where there is vein 20 feet
thick of the best white marble. The
quarry is one of the best on the mar
Bile belt.
Prof. Bracket of St. Johnsbury has
been remarkably successful in expert
with the X-ray Photographic
process, but about the most interest.
Dg thing he has accomplished in that
inc is the finding of a piece of steel in
he left hand of Harvlin Paddock.
Years ago this bit Of foreign sub
tance" entered his hand. 1t has Civ
IN Mr.. Paddock no trouble, but in the
interest OF science, presumably, he
admitted that member to the new
process, and the result was very salts
actory. The hand is shown palm up,
is skeleton structure standing out
cry wildly, and well down toward
he middle of the palm and nesting
lose to the bone is seen the small
'iece of steel.
The electric plant at Middlesex
Iarrows, the erection of which was
commenced last May by jesse S.
lies, proprietor of the Pavilion hotel
I Montpelier, was practically COM
eted last week and the works are
eady to do business. Over 1000
ounds Of dynamite were used in !
lasting canal 600 feet long, which
vas necessary to change the course of ,
ne river. The plant is equipped
18th three 42-inch turbine water ,
heels, and the large fly wheels are I
X feet in diameter and 81 inches !
'ide. The three water wheels have a t
opacity Of 100 horse power and will
ropel eight dynamos. There is TO- i
Il fall of As feet, which gives almost '
power. It is by far the 8
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