Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06
State of Vermont.
20 News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

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4 Our Readers.
Barre is talking Of building a new
opera house.
There are now 1876 prisoners at tt
mouse OF correction, l6 Of whom ar
women.
About 100000 feet Of lumber nov
stacked in Jamaica will soon y
shlpped to the New Home SEWN.
machine company at Orange, Mass.
An order has been received at thu
west Dummerston granite quarry fol
oo car loads of stone to be shipped
Immediately for use at the Northamp
ton reservoir.
The Vermont Wheel clubhas floated
q 4O-foot burgee in club colors upon
ITS quarters and has placed upon the
parapst the letters ~. W. CT which
are illuminated at night by AZ electric
lights.
Ground has been broken for the
new Catholic church at Keelers Bay.
Grand Isle. The building will be
4oxsO feet and % feet between Joints.
10 will be built of brick, solid walls,
at a cost of 50, 900.
A young man charged with SNUG
Cling has been lodged with Sheriff
Vaughan Of Troy, N. y. A diamond
and large quantity Of phenacetine
in a bolt around his waist were found.
The prisoner gives the name Of Cor
don and says he belongs to st. Johns.
bury.
These are the 6ates for the fairs in
Caledonia county: Northern Gale
donia, Lyndonville, September 2 and
Sd; Ryegate and Wells River Dairy
mems association, South Rycgate,
September 9, 10 and IL; Caledonia
county, St. Johnsbury, September Is,
l6 and II.
Horace Alexander of Londonderry
has purchased the water Power near
the iron bridge between the two vii
lagos, and is to erect dam and shop
fol the manufacture Of butter boxes,
for which he has patent. One firm
has contracted to take 10000
month. He proposes to employ 10 or
10 hands to commence with.
f. L. Pierce, a chair stock man.
ufacturer, who owns factories in
Brookline, Putney and Putney Falls,
is to have another factory in West
minister. The boiler is in place and
the other machinery will be taken in
part from the Putney and Putney
Falls factories. MIR. Putney expects
to employ about 20 hands there.
Miss Anna NJ. Adams of New
York city has been engaged as precep-
tress at the Troy conference academy
for the coming year. She will take
the English literature and compost
ton work. She has had eleven years
experience teaching at Houghton Sem
mary. Clinton, N. T., and at the
Friends academy OF Long Island.
On the. arrival of an excursion train
1t Bellows Falls recently a tramp
ilighted from the brake beam of one
Of the coaches, having ridden in this
perilous position from Rutland. He
vas sight to behold, being covered
With dust from head to foot. He
,laimed to be cousin OF prominent
PAPER manufacturer residing at Bel
OWs Falls.
The old and the new house, the
,arns and outbuildings, together
With 40 tons of'hay, two horses, three
alves, four hogs, the poultry and all
he farming tools and provisions be-
onging to David d. Gilmore in the
vest part of Glover were burned
week ago last Saturday night at about
2 o'clock. Loss, $4,000; insured for
j 900 in Vermont Mutual.
A branch Of the Ancient Order OF
Iibernians will be formed in Rutland
efore long. A paper which was put
4 circulation Saturday night, July
5, has already % names. When so
gnatures have been received the or
anization will be formed. Many
ears ago there was a branch of the
rider in Rutland. Today the only
ranch in this state is at Bellows Falls.
1t is possible that Bennington Is to
ave great musical treat in the meet
10 there on the annual festival OF the
-ermont Church Choir Guild. This
is composed of the (
hoirs Of the Episcopal churches
the state. The annual
,stival is always under the direction
I S. B. Whitney, the well-known or
anist Of the Church of the Advent,
oston, which is an evidence that the
nest music is selected and rendered.
he dates in view are September 22d
nd oath. 1t is expected that Bishop
[all will be present.
Edmund H. Geno of Proctor came
ito possession Of $4,000 recently,
,hich a jury awarded him for person
injuries in an accident which oc- 8
1rred while he was in the employ OF
,e Fall Mountain Paper Company.
[e had jollification meeting at the
ONE Of his parents last week Mon
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