Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-02
State Of Vermont.
IT. News Condensed and Rewritten for
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tants.
A mother and two children Of on
family died from scarlet fever at Vel
gennes last week.
The postoffice department has il
sued the commission to be postmaste
at Barnet to William H. Burbank.
A new industry is being started a
Lyndonville for the purpose of manu-
featuring medical preparations TO
dairy cows.
A l5-year- old son of Joseph Cur
rier OF West Derby was drowned a
Newport Thursday morning Will
skating. The body was recovered.
Fred H. Brown, freight agent OF
the Central Vermont railroad at Mon
treal, who, with his wife and servant
were dangerously poisoned last week
is a native Of Bellows Falls and is wei
known throughout Vermont.
A largely attended meeting of vot
ers OF the town of Rockingham re
fused to appropriate $50, 900 for new
high school building, but appointed
a committee to investigate the necessi
ties and report at later meeting.
Edgar Lamberton OF Marshfield 60
caught in a revolving shaft at til,
gristmill one day last week, and hai
his clothes nearly all torn of, and bu
for his presence of mind in catching
hold of a wheel he would have beer
killed. AS it was, it was remarka
BILE escape.
Beaufort Black Prince, highly
bred English mastiff and a prize win
ner in all the great shows in America
and England since 1892, has recently
been sold to Norman Higgs, the Brit.
ish fancier, by j. L. Mitchell of Fail
Haven for $4,000. The dog is now in
England on exhibition.
George r. Titus, a native of Royal
ton and distinguished musician, for
il years the basso Of the Weber
quartette, died Tuesday afternoon at
the city hospital in Boston, aged SO.
Mr.. Titus was also the leading basso
at st. Paul's for ID years, his prede.
cessor being Myron w. Whitney, a
lifelong friend.
Hen thieves are causing some COM
motion in Marshfield, most OF the
in that vicinity having their
chicken roosts robbed. Not only
chickens in the feather are taken, but
one night the ladies who served a
chicken pie supper in one of the local
houses of worship lost one of the pies
which had been placed out to cool.
1t is not generally known that the
oldest man in Vermont lives in the
juliet village of Derby Line, in the
person OF Moses Pierce. He is in his
l03d year and remembers distinctly
)f the death of Washington. He
5akes lively interest in the Venezuela
war question and only regrets that he
S not young enough to take hand in
{.
J.E. Walsh Of Barre, who races under
he colors of the Vermont Wheel club
If Brattleboro, will 60 to the Waltham
rack early in the spring to train for
he racing season of 1896. Walsh is
already worlds record holder, and
With such training as many racers
lave he stands good chance of be-
oming the fastest class A man in the
country.
Greene ID. Weller, for 81 years city
reasurer Of Burlington, died in that
ity Saturday morning, Dec. 81, after
short illness. Mr.. Weller was born
n Harrisburg, January 20, 1914, for
o years kept country store, and
rom 1860 to 1866 kept grocery store
n Burlington. Mr.. Weller retired
rom the grocery business in 1866 and
vas elected one Of the city assessors,
CRYING until 1872, when he resigned.
n 1879 he was reelected and was in
flee until 1881.
Col. Farrand Parker, for years one
I the best-known men in western
'ermont, died at his residence in Cas-
eton Saturday evening, Dec. q. Col. |
'arkcr was born in Castleton and 80
ears ago he was conducting one of |
he largest general country stores in
county, and his name was
1idely known as a merchant. Just
cfore the sixties he left the mercan-
lie business, and, purchasing tract
T land, opened a marble quarry in
Vest Rutland, which he conducted a
lumber Of years.
Papers were served last week upon
he officers of the Bellows Falls village
and the water commits
oners by A. H. and F. II. Brown,
ley bringing suit for damages caused
y the commissioners shutting off the
'ater supply from the large mercan-
le block owned by them. The Browns
,fused to pay bill for water rental,
aiming that the meter registered
Tree times the amount of water pass
~ it. The water was shut off some
eeks ago according to the rule. The
lit is in chancery and returnable to
le county court, March term. Chan
,llor j. M. Tyler ordered the village
let the water on again, which has
cen done. The trial will be interest
g as many new points are raised,