Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-01
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

The merry-go-round was the cause
Of the death Of West Derby man
who was thrown of the machine in
August.
There is another entry for the speak.
ership of the next assembly, Judge II.
L. Clark of Castleton, and he expects
to muster the solid vote of Rutland
| county.
The artesian well of the Vermont
condensed Milk company at Rich
mond has been completed. 1t is 402
feet in depth and from $50 to 200 gal
Ions of water can be obtained per min
ute.
The slate trust has again started
work at the quarries, which have
been idle several weeks. They are To-
Gated at Pawlet and Poultney and also
at Granville, n. Y. There is a slight
reduction in working hours.
1t has been definitely decided that
there will be no musical festival of the
Episcopal choirs of Vermont this year.
The large parishes of the diocese did
not seem willing to assume the eX-
pense and work of entertaining the
singers, and the smaller churches are
unsuitable for large gathering.
Thomas Il. Reed passed through St.
Johnsbury Monday, Sopt.2l, en- route
for the central Western states, on a
stumpinq tour. About 200 citizens
met him at the depot and gave him an
informal reception. The crowd passed
through the parlor car, Mr.. Reed -hak-
ing the hand of each one cordially.
Alfred 3. Darling, senior proprie-
tor Of the Fifth Avenue hotel at New
York, who died recently, left in his
will several requests to institutions in
Vermont, his native state. lie gives
to the Corg'l society of East Burke
the property ii now occupies and Sl0,-
900, to the st. Jofnsbury academy
$40, 200, and to the Lyndon Literary
and Biblical institute of Vermont So
500.
What is said to be the largest coll
lection of foreign coins in the United
States is owned by Mrs. VIM. Royce
Of Mortified. As well as large coll
lection of American coins, which were
the property Of the late VIM. Bean,
she also possesses those which were
gathered by the famous Robert Nor
ris, many of which were found in and
about the ancient city of Jerusalem.
There are q female prisoners at the
house Of correction. One OF these in
mates has just given birth to black
child. The mother Is white. The
wall about the buildings is now COM
plete. This wall is $50 feet LONG, Ii
feet high and - feet thick. Ow-
ing to the fact that the inmates did
much of the work in the erection of
the wall the directors will be able 10
return to the state about $4,000 of the
money appropriated for that purpose.
The building marble department of
the Vermont Marble conpany's
works has Just finished and shipped
10 La Libertad, san Salvador, mar
BILE burial vault of large dimensions
aud beautiful design. II is mostly
made of Sutherland Falls marble with
elaborate iron and glass accessories.
The weight Of il is 10000 pounds.
The freight, which had TO be prepaid,
amounted to 81 200, and the cost of
the vault, exclusive of this item, will
be nearly $4,000.
The 18th annual meeting OF the YER
mont branch of the Vermont AuXili-
airy to the board of missions will be
held at st. Lukes church, ST. Adams.
October aud s. The exercises will
open on Wednesday evening at 1870
o'clock with evening PRAYER and ser.
mon by Rev. T.Foster, rector of Trim
ity church, Rutland. At 1870 o'clock
Thursday morning there will be cell
ebration of the holy communion and
again at . o'clock, Immediately after
which the convention viii be called to
order and business meeting held.
The saw and woodworking mill
owned by Postmaster Geo. J. Bond Of
Searsburg was discovered to be on
fire soon after midnight Tuesday
morning of last week. All effort to
stay the progress of the flames was
fruitless and the mill and contents
were destroyed, involving a property
loss of $4,000. The mill was run by
waterpower, which adds to the diff
Guilty in explaining the origin of the
fire. Insured for -, 200 in Vermont
Mutual and other companies.
The annual report of the Wood
stock Railway Co. for the year ending
June 80 shows an increase in the vol
ume of business over the previous
year, but owing to an increase of OPP |
Grating expenses the net earnings were
a little less than in the previous year. |
The principal items Of extraordinary /
expense are four new steel bridges, 1870 |
tons of steel rails, thorough strength
ening and repairing of the bridge over
Quechee Gulf, and some other repairs. |
The gross earnings were S3l, 679.O3;
expenses, 1922, 535.Il, leav-
ing the net earnings 80, 1882. The
of passengers carried was 81