Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-20
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postmaster at MendOn.
The fall term Of Grand Isle county
court will open at North Hero Tues
day, Aug. 25th, Judge Thompson
presiding.
Harry Dudley, aged 10, and Adonis
Boyie,aged 9,of Brattleboro have been
sent to the reform school. They stole
S37 from gentleman's trousers.
The house and outbuildings Of w.
E. Allen Of Milton were burned last
Thursday night. The origin Of the
fire is unknown and the loss is fully
covered by insurance amounting to
81, 900.
The State Christian Endeavor COM
mittee has changed the date of the
Christian Endeavor State convention,
which is to be held in Rutland from
September ID and l6 to September %
and %.
H. f. Wright OF South Bakersfield
has one old swarm of bees that has
swarmed once and made llS pounds
of honey this season, and the offspring
OF this swarm have made Sc pounds.
Who can beat this record?
The docket of the Rutland county
court is as follows: Three hundred and
twenty-seven civil cases, 38 criminal
cases and so chancery cases; total, ALB.
The term will open September 8, with
John w. Rowell Of Randolph as pre-
siding judge.
Miles Standish of Montpelier and
Edward P. Wilder Of Mortified, who
have been playing at Bristol this sea-
son, have signed to play ball in the
New England League. The former
plays with Fall River and Wilder
with the Pawtucket team.
Brooklyn and Baltimore crossed bats
last Thursday and Vermont's two
young pitchers, Abbey and Pond,were
pitted against each other. The score
was 10 to 3 in Baltimore's favor. Pond
pitched steady, but Abby was ineffec.
tive, Baltimore touching him up fol
seven runs in one inning.
A novel and systematic series Of
plundering has been going on in Rut
land county. The members OF the
gang are Randall Tnbbs, his wife
Belle Tubbs, Eli Freehart, Harvey
Ballard and John Rutherford, all o.
| Clarendon. Their method of proceed
ure was to turn the whole gang into
potato field at night, dig all the tuber
and then market them the next day
Charles Parsons, John Honlihar
and Philip Russell OF Hoosick Falls, bi
cyclists, who recently made the envia
Bile record of covering distance o
twenty-seyen miles in one hour and
i thirtv-seyen minutes in the circuit
run to Bennington, from Hoosicl
Falls, via North Hoosick, returning
via Hoosick, broke their own record
by two minutes, covering the distance
in one hour and thirty-tive minutes.
The Woodbury. gold mine yield
about 1926 to the ton, and inasmucl
as the value of the ore always increase
as it goes deeper, the value OF thi
mine must increase. Further, it is sait
that small stamp mill can be oper
ated at a profit Of $3.50 a ton yield
that proportion being true, there !
profit in this which is worth consider
alton. The gold mine is to be worked
for all it is worth.
| A. G. Parker & Son, a grocery firm
of Pownal, are teaching lessons on sill
yer at the expense Of losing some bust
ness. They are advertising Is pound
of pork for silver dollar, while for
greenback or gold dollar, they offe
81 pounds. OF course the purchas
ing power Of silver dollar is equal 7
cold at this time, but this goes 7
show how it would be should a fire
silver coinage law be enacted.
/ In Bellows Falls the liquor agenc
is in the opera house, making it hand
for the between-the-acts fiend. 4
notice has been posted in the oper
house entrance that the town agenc
could only be reached by going aroun
to the north door Of the building
There are many reasons why hayin
an agency in SO public a buildin
makes it nuisance, the public say
and they think the sign great thing
A recent number of the China De-
orator has very complimentary ne
tice Of Geo. T. Collins, who is no.
abroad for years study in Europea
III centers. 1t believes Mr.. Collins
/, destined to be one of the greatest pain
ers America has ever produced; MI
Collins was born in Ira, Rutland coul
, ~ in 1863, and has made rapid az
vancement as an artist, as his hume
ous pupils and customers in Vernon
ana New York will certify. Mr.. an
, Mrs. Collins are now in Berlin.
Henry Carter Of St. Johnsbury,
guest at Caspian Lake, and Geort
Fowler have gained for themselves
enyiable record which makes the
) Caspian Lakes champion fisherme
of tie season. They went out on U
lake early one morning recently an
before they returned for breakfast ma
!. succeeded in landing twelve tro'
4 I.o5 Tho ccaIng at seveDtee