Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-13

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at Norton.
j. S. Beardsley was last week an
pointed fourth-class postmaster a
Alburgh Springs.
The new Cong'l church at Tysol
was dedicated last Wednesday Wit
appropriate exercises.
James Gould of Barnet, in his 94tl
year, goes to the woods with his AK
cutting wood for his next years stool
OF fuel.
Rev. G. w. Evans, pastor of tn,
Baptist church at Chester, has accepted
a call from the East Avenue church O
Long Island City, N. Y.
The Vermont State Dental societ,
will hold its annual meeting in Mon
treal the 18th and 10Th. "A number
OF dentists from this section will at.
tend. Dir. K. o. Blanchard Of Ran.
dolph is the president of the society
A new hose company at Brandon
was organized recently. The com.
pany has 80 members and is made up
OF business men and clerks, who have
large interests at stake and are greatly
interested in having an efficient fire
department.
One of the teams of George Wright
OF Vernon, which was drawing wood
to Hinsdale, crossing the river at the
ferry on the ice, broke through re-
Gently some distance from the shore.
The driver escaped but horses and
load went under water. One horse
was drowned and one was rescued but
was chilled and nearly drowned.
Fire broke out in the engine house
at Barton at little before II o'clock
Friday night, Jan. 3lst, and in a
short time the building was practi-
cally destroyed. The night watch
man was working in the coal sheds at
the time and did not see the fire nn-
Ill it was well under way. He lost a
small sum Of money and his clothes
and the tools and oil Kept in the
building were also destroyed.
Wednesday night Of last week as
George Dunn was returning from
East Pownal, near Arthur Ladd's
house, p large man wearing woman's
clothes jumped from the roadside and
got on the step of the wagon, when
Dunn, in the twinkle OF an eye, hit
his horse blow with the whip. The
animal jumped, throwing the man to
theground, the rear wheel passing
over him. He was left there in the
darkness.
The Sons Of Vermont in Rhode
Island will hold their ninth annual
reunion Friday evening, Feb. l4th, in
Providence. The guests Of the occa-
sion will be Hon. IL. Henry Powers,
Col. Albert Clark, Gov. Lippitt, Col.
John G. Wyman and others. The Off
GERS of the association are; President,
Charles "A. Catlin; vice president, J.
G. Rutherford, NJ. d.; secretary,
Lewis Ii. Meader; treasurer, John I'll.
Moore; auditor, O. +. Chase.
Merton Bailey Of Dummcrston met
With painful and serious accident
one day last week, when at work for
Henry Scott saving upa tree in the
woods. The tree was down and the
,utt rested on the stump. Mr.. Scott
md John Noonan began near the butt
o saw the tree into fonr-foot wood |
With cross-cut saw. The log was
lartly cut off when the tree fell from
he stump and crushed The bones of
Mr.. Bailey's left ankle, breaking both
zones OH the same Lee near the knee.
Edward J. Lee, aged II years.
Jerk in the grocery store Of II. X.
Hill q Co. at burlington, was arrested
md lodged in Jail Tuesday afternoon
If last week OH the charge of stealing
money from his employers. The
mount missing is thought to be
bout $500. Lee collected bills and
t is alleged failed to hand in the
money or credit ii OH the books. In
ity court Friday he waived examina-
ion and was bound over to county
ourt in the sum Of $500.
A memorable and unusual occasion
vas reunion at South Kirby recent
y of the pupils who attended the dis
rict school there in the winter of
S60-61. when it was taught by Frank
J. Grant, now Of Lancaster, N. II.
eighteen of the sc pupils of 30 years
90 were present. Incidents Of the
id days were brought to mind in
,oems, chronicles, essays and address
S BY various scholars and the old
A basket dinner was
nioyed in the old.time way. In the
vening an entertainment was given
ollowed by an oyster supper.
d. w. Lane of Rutland has bought
rom ii. L. Gleason of the town OF
rutland the privilege OF quarrying
1agnesia rock on his farm for a peri
d OF 999 years. The rock in question is {
aluable for the lime and magnesia it {
ontains, the latter being used for '
paper. The rock lies near
ne surface of the ground and can be
at small expense. When
nee uncovered it can be brought to
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