Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-09
State Of Vermont.
Ii News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Our Readers.
+. L. Houghton Of Brattleboro hal
been elected secretary Of the Holstein
Friesian association Of America.
Henry f. King Of Bellows Falls
formerly q well-known business maj
and one Of the originators Of the Yer
mont Farm Machine company, died
suddenly at his home there Wednes
day evening Of last week, Of hear
disease.
Rev. Alexander MacGeorge, who
was resident OF Brattleboro while he
was the Baptist State missionary, has
been appointed by the New York
Baptist City Missionary society to
take charge of the Mariners Temple
in the metropolis.
George H. Almon has applied to
the city council for permission to OPP
crate telephone lines within the city
OF Montpelier. Mr.. Almon proposes
to furnish tirst-class telephone SER
vice to the people of Montpelier and
vicinity for 80 per year.
Channcey T. Hurlburt, for num-
Der Of years at the head of the New
York branch yard of the Vermont
Marble company, has gone into the
building marble business in that city
on his own account. He is associated
with the firm OF Furlough II Co.,
dealers in marble and slate.
Joseph Drouin has bought machin-
cry from Newport, which he is put.
ting into his new mill in Paddock's
village. He will be ready to start
business in his mill about the LIST Of
April. The mill will be wellequipped
for the manufacture Of doors, sash
and blinds and general wood working.
d. F. Sexton Of Brandon, who re-
Gently returned from the West, on
learning Of the excellent service done
by the Dunmore Hose company in
cxtinguishing the fire which caught
in his block during his absence, pre-
sented the company with a liberal
purse of money, through Chief Engi-
neer George w. Olmstead.
Among the articles of interest re-
Gently added to the Sheldon art mu-
scum at Middlebury are an Indian
war club, as large as an ordinary
bowl, with depression around one
end for attaching handle Another
peculiar article is meteorite as large
as baseball, perfectly smooth, as if
polished, and as heavy as lead.
Charles Haney, the seven .year-old
son Of James Haney of Proctor, fell
from a bridge near st. Dominick
church last week Wednesday to the
tracks below, a distance Of about 30
feet. No bones were broken by the
fall, but he was badly shaken up and
received long cut under the chin,
which tool seven sti.thas to close it
up.
Z A wild c wv create l,qnic in the
streets of Plainiield last Thursday.
The animal was intended for beef,
but when taken to the slaughter
house became crazed by the smell of
blood. 1t broke away, ran through
the village, knocked down boy,
drove another up a tree, frightened
everyone from the streets, and it is al
legged that some Of the mill hands
jumped into the mill pend to escape
the Infatuated beast.
A very pleasant feature has been
added to the Essex county court
room by placing therein large num-
Der of portraits of judges and lawyers
now dead who were prominent in
court affairs during their lives. The
friends of the late Judge Storrs are
one of him, and when the
line shall have been extended around
The walls of the courthouse stranger
will get very accurate impression Of
he Essex county bench and bar of
The times that were. The bench and
BAR of the county has entirely changed |
within the past 80 years. Only two
u the bar of so years ago remain.
The report of the Vermont insur-
'nce companies just issued shows
general increase in life insurance pre-
NUNS in this state during 1895.
There has been steady increase dur
ng the past five years. The assess
aent companies collected premiums
amounting to 5,82l.l5 against
'908, O47.59 in 1894 and $3.50, 54S.3
n 1891. The accident and miscella-
eOns companies received last year
66, O4O.4l, making over 81, 900, 900
invested in insurance outside fire in
nrance. Twenty-seven regular life
insurance companies were licensed in
he state. There were no additions
q 1895.
An interesting jury trial took place
4 South Ryegate last Thursday in
he case Of McAllister vs.. Mills for as
suit. Evidence enough could not
produced to convince the jury that
ssault had been committed and they
,ported not guilty. A certain MI.
[cAllister who is an officer went to /!
[r. Mills house recently to serve
'me papers. 1t was understood that ,,
beat hasty retreat and was fol- !
wed by storm of suspicious mis-
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