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

failed.
Tie state highway commission say
that under tie new road law stu
goes as far as $3.50 used to under Iii,
old system.
Amasa Scott of East Craftsbury
from the continuous milking of on,
COW for 26 months, has made l,20t
pounds of butter, the COW having beer
fed on pasture feed and hay will
about four quarts Of potatoes each day
On Feb. lst, the Imperial Insurance
company OF London notified all agen'
cies in Vermont Of its withdrawal
from the state. Last year it had &c
agencies. In 1894 it insured Vermont
property to the amount Of 1851, Ala.
The unpromising outlook for a profit
causes its withdrawal.
Moses Tacy, the assailant of James
Gates, postmaster at ST. George at
Malletts Bay on New Years lay,cam
into the Burlington city court Satur-
day, Feb. !, and pleaded guilty to an
information filed against him at his
request by the states attorney, charg-
ing him with assault with intent to
kill. He was at once sentenced by
Judge Russell to five years at hard la
Dor al Windsor and to pay the costs
Of the prosecution.
Frank Howard, an ll-year-old boy
of-Jamaica, amused the people there,
as well as himself, by driving through
the street liliputian team, consisting
OF pair Of last springs calves with
yoke and sled OF his own make to
match. He recently carried four BUSH
els Of corn going to mill. lie put his
team in his fathers barn and went 10
school and at night took his team and
grist and went home. His team is
under perfect control.
The committee on state bankers
association report that OF all the banks
and trust companies TO which invita-
tons We're sent, ~ replies have been
received, among which 30 have sighi-
fled their willingness to enter such an
The committee viii
call meeting about March for the
purpose Of completing the organiza-
ton. 1t is expected that as soon as
the association is organized and
proved q success most of the state
banks will become identified with ii.
The board Of the Vermont Baptist
met in Rutland Tuesday,
Feb. 4. There were about Is mem
bers OF the board present and consid-
srable business was transacted. APP
plications from needy churches were
discussed and appropriations recon-
nended. Plans were considered for
the evangelizing work Of
he Baptist society. Rev. 7. G. Gull, /
tate missionary, read his report for
he past four months. The next board /
Meeting will be held at Fairfax in
Iune.
The chief Of the Burlington fire de- |
,artment has finished his report for
he year ending Jan. |. The total
lumber of fires during the year was
i, Of which 81 were gong alarms, 6 /
till alarms and false alarms. Six OF I
lie II were under the volunteer de- I
,artment. The total number is two I
ess than in 1894. The total losses were
'lsl.s24.eS, and the insurance paid \
Fas Sl79,534.60. The largest fire of
he year was that OF the Booth mills,
he loss on which was Sl77, 5l5.54 and 4
he insurance paid, Sl66, 229.sI.
The State Highway Road Commits
toner's held meeting at st. Adams,
aturday. This meeting was for the
purpose of perfecting the commits.
toners report to the legislature. They
ay that the town highway commits
toners have co-operated with them in
heir work in commendable man
cr and that all have reported, unless
nth one or two exceptions. AT their
list meeting only six had failed up to
hat time to send in their report.
Tearly every town had taken advan-
lge of the law and had used the five
or cent state tax for the making of
ome permanent: highway. High
7ays are reported to be in much bet
II condition than ever before and the
commissioners have been doing good
'ork in bringing this about.
The monthly report just issued by
lie agricultural department shows
lat Vermont leads the New England
ates in the crops Of corn, wheat and
arley, and stands second on the list
~ oats, rye, potatoes, hay and buck ,
heat. Maine leads on oats, pota- ;
,es, hay and buckwheat, while Massa-
lusetts leads the list on rye. The
Urn crop was the largest in l6 years,
lille the average price is the lowest
/ the same period. The wheat crop
as less than usual and the price
wer. There were no oats during :
lie last year and the price was ten
,nts lower per bushel. The barley
,reage exceeded any previous year,
bile the buckwheat crop was the !,
nallest since 1879. The average
I'm price of corn, rye, oats, barley, >
and potatoes was lower in
s95 than for the previous Is years !,
ia in no wear since 1880 was corn SO U