Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-13

Rey. X. II. AbcrcrombIe has &C
cepted call to the Congregations
church at West Newbnry.
DIR. S. r. Davis of Barre, a gradu
ate OF the medical department Of iii,
diversity OF Vermont, has been APP
pointed hunse physician at the Lynn
hospital for tue following year.
Ed Doheny, the noted ball player
arrived in Mortified from New York
city week ago last Monday morning
and will probably spend the remain
der OF the summer in that town. Ht
sprained the tendons of his arm re.
Gently, which interferes with his play.
ing ball for time.
Bradley Newell is back from Lon.
don with the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Co. of Boston. While there
he dined with the Queen and treated
members of the royal family. He has
been induced by the Raponds hotel
people at Wilmington to stay there
during this month.
A severe wind and rain storm
passed over Rutland last "Wednesday
evening, causing great deal of dam
age along its track. 1t came from the
northwest and towns north suffered
heavy losses. Stately shade trees and
chimneys were blown down and roofs
of houses lifted off. The large cross
on the steeple of st. Peters church
lCatholic) was blown off.
A party Of men will ask the Yer.
mont Legislature this fall for charter
to form company to maintain and
operate railroad through the city of
Rutland and towns of Chittenden,
Mendon, Sherburne. Pittsford, Stock
bridge, Rochester, Hancock, Gran
vile, Warren, Waitsfield, Moretown,
Middlesex, Berlin and Montpelier.
The contract for the foundation of
the new repair shop of the Boston d
Maine railway in Concord, n. H., has
been awarded to Ward Il Douglass of
Barre, and that for the superstructure
to Mead, Mason & Co., of Concord.
The aggregate amount is not stated
but is estimated at between 100000
and 100000. Work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible.
Living on the main road in the
north part of the town of Jay within
three-fourths OF mile Of each other,
are three persons who are each in
their s9th year-Elizur Heaton, who
lives at Will Sargent's, Mrs. Evarts,
whose home is with her son, Albert
Evarts, and Mrs. Abigail Dean. All
of them are fairly active and in good
health and bid fair to live close to the
century mark.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
society of the Sons of the American
Revolution for 1896 will be held at
the Van Ness House, Burlington,
Monday, Aug. 18th. at 1870 p. m.
The board Of managers recommends
that the meeting be adjourned with
out transacting the usual business.
subject to the call of the president
and secretary, for the purpose Of reas-
at Montpelier during the
session of Legislature, on which occa-
sion it is proposed to have literary cx-
ercises with an address by one Of
greatest orators.
An item in regard to the old patri- /
arch, Charles Taylor, who stopped at
the Wynona House on his way home
from Littleton, would be of interest
to some, says the Bradford Opinion.
BY good authority Of American and
English papers Mr.. Taylo: is the
king of the turf Of drivers. On his
next birthday he will be 90 years old.
He tells US that Sim Hooglan Of New
York is So, Warren Peabody of
Connecticut is 50, and Jack Boston is
30 years Of age, and they are next to
lim. He has been in the training
If trotting horses for the track IS
years. One of his old favorites was
Snowflake and his last is Factory I
Boy, who is now fifteen years old.
Mr.. Taylor says he never had tooth
pulled. never was sick and called the
loctor, never was struck by man
Tor struck a man, never was in a
ourt room as witness, never smoked
pipe or cigar. nor drank a glass OF
,eer or whiskey. That seems remark
bile for the class of people he has been
with. His good habits
would be very good bylaws for the
-oung men Of today to adopt. He is
-ood for ten years if no disease over
axes him. He reports that his grand
mother was ll2 years of age. He was
orn on the Rhine and is of German
'arentage, and is very much of gen.
Ieman to meet and visit with.
George Mosher, man about forty
ears Of age and well known in Hol-
md and vicinity, committed suicide {
t an early hour a week ago last
thursday. He had been in very poor
ealth for long time and lately had
uttered considerably with rheuma.
ism in his legs, which made it i'm
ossible for him to walk. Before he
etired Wednesday night, Mr.. Mosher
ubbed his legs, which were paining
i'm, but he talked cheerfullY and APP
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