Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-06

years resident Of New Haven, b
now living in Ferrisburgh, will lie i
years old in June.
Oliver III. w. Sprague OF st. John
bury, who is pursuing post grad,
ate course in Harvard univer lily,
just received fellowship entitlin
him to two years of study at Gel
man university. Mr.. Sprague leave
the coming summer for his work
which will consist OF special study i
history and political economy.
The city of Barre may be oblige,
to have new system Of water, for it
present sources Of supply have BEEF
condemned by the state board 0
health. There seems to be no wa,
out Of the situation except that tn
city build new system. Six hun
dred families in Barre proper ar,
using city water and it is said tina
there is much typhoid fever there a
present.
The city court OF Barre, which
was established last March, has done
an extensive business. The criminal
docket shows the following record
Larcenies, I; breaches of the peace, 30
intoxication, 3S; keeping liquor with
intent to sell, Is; liquor raids, 80
breaking Jail, I; nuisances, 3; liquor
selling, I; assaults and batteries, 3;
cruelty to animals, L; destruction OF
property, |; damage by fowls, l.; en-
bezzlement, l.
One of the American engineers ar
rested in the Transvaal by the order
of President Kruger is j. S. Curtis,
who was formerly member of the
Burnside school in Brattleboro under
Col. Miles. Mr.. Curtis struck it rich
in the South African gold fields and
is now millionaire several times
over. He owns large racing stable,
and the Morgan stallion, a son Of
Gillig, which was sent to South Afri-
ca from Addison county last year was
bought by him.
Rev. w. R.Davenport, pastor of the
Hedding Methodist church, is making
active preparations for the annual SEES
sion of the Vermont Methodist con-
ference, which is to be held in Barre
the week of April 8. Mr.. Davenport
has already prepared an excellent pro-
gram, and among the list OF speakers
ire many Of the most eloquent orators
in the Methodist denomination, in
Bishop Charles Fl. Fowler Of
Minneapolis, who is to preside during
he conference. A lay electoral con-
'erence is to be held at the same time
Is the preachers conference.
The necessity OF some means of re-
ief to protect the state industry of
Fair Haven and the surrounding Sec
ion has been manifest for some time,
md has eliminated in the formation
# pool or combine. The dealers
lave been cutting prices on slate man
els and marbleized slate work when
yer scale can be effected. The COM
'ination now organized will put an
nd to it and an established scale of
'rices will be adhered to. This is ex-
'ected to enliven and increase the slate
rade. The officers of the pool are:
resident, M. II. Westcott; vice presi-
ent, Andrew NJ. Donough; general
manager, Thomas Ii. Kett; treasurer,
vm. +. Walker. The general mana
or has established an office at Fair
Iaven.
The alumni of the University Of
'ermont is well represented on the
aft Of the Engineering News, printed
4 New York and one of the very fore
lost journals of its class. G. W.Bak-
+, 's6, is managing editor and M. N.
aker, G. s. Hill and A. B. Gilbert
re associate editors. Mr.. Hill, 's7, is
present resident editor of the News
Chicago, and M. N. Baker, $50, ed
or Of the manual of American Wa
rworks, " and several works on sew
age publication, water publication,
G., is now at Des Moines, Ia, testi-
ing for the city as an expert on wa
i rates, ETC., in an important suit
it'll the water company. A. b. Gill
,rt, 'S9, is the editor of the Construc-
on News Supplement, which has :
own under his administration from 9
70 or three pages of news to an eight
lge supplement each week. George !
Martin, another Vermont boy, has
fine connection with the advertising a
apartment of the News. Ii
Early Sunday morning, Jan. rs, !,
IRE was visited by big fire, which =
me near destroying all the large !,
ante plants at Burnham Meadow. !
ne fire caught in building occupied =
Mari & Thompson, granite tool =
and G. Il. Mills pol ;.
ling shop. The fire spread to the =
fishing mill of G. II. Moore II Co., !
d at one time it looked as if $780, I I
0 worth Of property would be de- =
Dyed. Fortunately for the firemen, Z
ere was no wind and the blaze was "
On extinguished. The building in y
itch the fire started was a total loss I
d Moore's building was partially -
Much of the machinery in
til mills was destroyed. The losses CT
, ostim afad as follOuc. O. RI Moopn I'll