Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-19

The engagement is announced O
Miss Ethel Ruth Brown, daughter 0
Commander Allen p. Brown Of Brat
tleboro to the Rev. George J. Suihcr
land, pastor Of st. Mary's church
Northfield.
Brighton stands at the head, SO IA
as reported, for profits at the lowi
liquor agency. The sales last yea
amounted to more than $4,000 anG
the state received as its share of thu
profits $70O.59.
The Rycgate Granite Works com
pany and the Blue Mountain Granite
Works have consolidated and outside
parties have put in money, making il
a solid company with good credit, the
capital stock being $l25,OOO.
Thesilver wedding anniversary Of
Rev. w. /. Todd of Bellows Falls was
observed last week at Springfield.
Grand Army hall was crowded with
townspeople, friends and parishioners
from former pastorates. An elegant
banquet was served.
"A three-year-old colt belonging to
Frank Powers of Newbury was killed
by the cars week ago last Saturday.
His hired man, George Hartwell, was
trying to break the colt and it baked
at the crossing above the depot and
refused to move when the train came
along.
A change in the firm of Dana
Brothers at Woodstock brings out the
fact that the firm was established "a
years ago by Charles Dana, the pres
ent manager being the third genera
lion of the family, in whose hands the
business has remained since its estab-
|ishment.
In the high winds of last week
regular cyclone struck the smokestack
Of the electric power house at West
Derby and lifted the entire stack rs
feet in length away from it's fastening
md hurled il into the river below.
Fortunately the water power was so
good that steam could be dispersed
With.
The Central Vermont is now carry
ng through Bellows Falls a consign-
nent of 1920 car loads OF Canadian
,ine lumber, which goes to New Lon
Ion, thence to New York and is ex-
ported to Brazil. Formerly this lum-
Der went by rail to Albany, N. Y,
Ind then down the Hudson to New
Z ork.
Charles r. Allen, cashier of the Al
en- National bank at Fair Haven, has
n his possession Bible which has
'een an heirloom in the Allen family
or the past five or six generations.
The Bible Old and New TESTAMENT
5 5x2 ID inches in size and is 2 3-8
inches thick. TWAS printed in old
english type at Edinburgh, Scotland,
" the heirs and successors of Andrew |
anderson, printer to his most excel
ent majesty, Ammo Dom. 1898.
G. II. More II Co. of Barre have re-
eived the contract to make soldiers
nd sailors monument for the town
I Monticello, N. y. Tie shaft will
e 20 feet high, surmounted by an
ight-foot standard bearer, with
az, carved in granite. The company
'as successful bidder out of eleven
csi@ns that had been submitted. An
rider has been secured from a New
ork regiment for a monument 80
,et high, to be placed OH the battle
rounds OF Antietam.
The date OF the Republican state
which is to be held at
lontpclier, is April 29th, followed
Y the convention of the second dis
let. Hon. VIM. A. Lord Of Montpe-
er is TO preside at the former. The
epublican state league Of Republican
ubs will hold meeting on the pre-
Gus day. 1t is expected that Sena-
RS VIM. p. Frye Of Maine, George
. Hoar of Massachusetts and John
{. Thnrsion of Nebraska will be pres
1t and address the meetings. 1t is
wv thought that the convention for
loosing the state officers will be held
Burlington in June.
Perhaps no other family of its size
Is had a more prominent part in
g affairs Of Waterbury throughout I
most its entire history than that Of .
Del Bass, who was one of its early '
ttlers. The present Mr.. Bass has in {
s possession a list of his ancestors
lck to the sixth generation. This
It is headed by Samuel Bass, who {
me to Roxbury, Mass, in 1880 A.
On the third day of February,
81, his son, John, 1.-THE second on
e list married Ruth, daughter OF
'hn and Priscilla M. Alden, who
me in the "May flower in 1920 A. |
), and whose names have become
in New England his
ny and song. The name of Ruth
s been found in at least two genera
ms succeeding.
st. Adams was thrown into fever
excitement last Friday night owing
the mysterious disappearance OF
ISIS Viola, the thirteen-year old
lighter of Mrs. Alfred Brainerd.