Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-06-04
State of Vermont.
ito News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

A Dummerston hen stole her mes
this spring,set on "a eggs and hatche'
u brood Of % chickens.
The headquarters OF The Vernon
delegation at the st. Louis conven
ton will be in parlor No. 9 Of til,
Lindell hotel.
Prof. H. A. P. Torrey of the uni
versity at Burlington has received
leave of absence and with Mrs. Tore,
will sale for Europe June II.
Rev. J. Cameron of Westmore wa
called last week to the pasIorate O
the Cong'l church at Townsend ant
West Townshend, vice Rev. oaInue
L. Vincent, resigned.
Benjamin S. Strachan, a CONNER
cial traveller CT Burlington, caught il
q private pond at Waterford last weel
a trout which was 81 inches long ant
weighed five pounds.
DR.. ROBBERY Weir,who has been test
ing herds Of cattle in and near Rut
land, has tested nearly 400 head most
ly in the town of Rutland, and only
10 cows have reacted to the tubercu
lin test.
The village of Springfield voted
Thursday to aid in the construction OIL
the. Springfield Electric railway tt
Charlestown, N. H., by taking stock
in the enterprise to the amount Of
$50, 000.
About 20 of Rutland's young WON.
ell will take part in the two-act opera
"The Gypsy Queen which will be
given soon after July 4, under the di
rection of Mrs. A. j. Balcom. The
proceeds will go toward building the
proposed Trinity parish house.
John j. Kingsley and Harry X.
Post of Rutland made a good tandem
record Saturday. They rode from
Rutland to Castleton, distance of
about IL miles in 20 minutes. The
wheel which they rode was an SO gear,
which carries the tandem % feet and
3-S of an inch at one revolution of the
pedals.
At very spirited town meeting in
the town of Woodbury. Thursday, it
was voted to exempt the Fletcher
Granite company's quarries and prop
erty from taxation for ten years. The
town also appropriated $4,000 with
which to construct their granite sheds
as an inducement to locate them in
that town.
A three-year-old son of John Don
aid of South Ryegate laid down be-
tween the tracks on the railroad one
day last week and fell asleep. The
morning mail came along soon after
wards but the engineer saw the child
in time to stop the train while there
we're but few feet between the child
and eternity.
The Vermont senator's and repre-
sentatives succeeded in carrying
through both houses of Congress an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill providing $4,000 to re-
build the Federal building at st. AL
bans, which was destroyed in the
great fire of year ago, just as it was
ON the point of completion.
A young child Of Hazen Heath of
Groton met with strange death last
week which will make people beware
of adulterated butter if that is the di-
rect cause. The child, who is about
two years old, got hold of some color
ing used in butter and drank guam
tity. Two days later it was dead in
spite of all the efforts made by the
physicians to save its life.
f. w. Conklin of the Wrought
Iron Range Co. of st. Louis, Mo-, was
arrested recently on a charge of ex-
torting money from E. II. Pratt OF
Dover by threatening prosecution
and bodily harm for crime. He was
given hearing Monday before JUS
tice S. II. sherman of East Dover
and bound over to Windham county
court in the sum Of $1,000.
Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington,
who appeared as counsel in case be-
fore the supreme court at Montpelier
last week, made his first argument be-
fore that court SO years ago. lie Is
the oldest member of the Vermont bar,
having been admitted to practice in
1886. Geo. w. Hartman, the second
oldest member, is resident OF Ben
nington and actively engaged in bust
ness, although SO years of age.
Oras Bradley of Williston has an
interesting relic Of the past in the
shape Of book printed in Boston in
l747. The author was Benjamin
Colman. pastor Of the Brattle street
church, and his book is practical
Discoui Is on the Parable Of the Ten
Virgins" The book, which is in ex-
,ellent preservation, was originally
he property Of Mr.. Bradley's grand
'ather. Elisha Bradley. Mr.. Bradley
,as also some interesting samples OF
The paper money Of half century
sgo.
one Of the boys Of Frank Warner
If Richford was playing week ago
asst Friday near the spring back OF
he veneer mill where he found car