Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-03

George G. Blood of st. Johnsbury,
who recently bought Harris Weekly
of John L. Harris, has filed his
petition in insolvency. This makes
tive of Johns papers that he has
established gone to the walls inside of
the past four weeks.
il is said that on the Bristol rail-
road one man acts as conductor, bag
gage master, mail agent, brakeman,
express man and also drives the
express and mail wagon. We sup
pose he's only an ordinary sort of
husband.
Il. j. Boynton, who has held the po-
sition of chief of the postoflice inspec-
tors for this district under the Cleve-
land administration, has been removed
from office. He intended to return TO
Montpelier, as he has held his resi-
dence there, but he is now considering
the acceptance of lucrative position
which will render such a step imprac-
ticable.
A woman now residing in North
Walpole not so very long ago was en-
ployed in the rag room of the Fall
Mountain Paper company of Bellows
Falls. One day she found a sum OF
money stitched into the lining Of an
old coat. She quit work at once and
no one has ever been able to ascertain
the amount of her find. She has erect
ed a neat and comfortable house and
IL rrocpnpouc nd eoufoufp1
The hotel proprietors of Franklin
county held a secret meeting recently
in the Weldon House at st. Adams, at
which they considered the question Of
closing their hotels. No definite ac-
ton was taken, but an organization
was perfected OF which John J.
Thompson of st. Adams is president
and ii. J. Isham Of East Fairfield, sec
rotary. Ii is understood that another
meeting will be held, when the ques-
ton will be further discussed.
The Lyndon hotel at Lyndon and |
the j. G. Eaton hardware store and |
building were burned Monday morn !
ing of last week. Other tenants in
the Eaton building were A. Il. Hoyt,
provision dealer, and T. w. Patterson,
druggist. The lossto George Warren,
proprietor of the hotel is g, 800 with
no insurance. The other losses will
reach $500, insured in part. A de-
feetive flue caused the fire. Help was
sent from Lyndonville, or the loss
would have been much greater.
Paul Lacross Of Stowe claims that
he was the victim of an attempted
robbery on Monday night Of last week
while on his way home from the viii
lage. He was dragged out of his car
riage, his clothes were badly torn, his
life was threatened and he was abused
generally, but getting the better of his
assailant, escaped, losing the few
cents which he had with him. He made
no effort to alarm any one TO arrest
the would-be robber, hence many
doubt the truth Of his statement.
Moses Pierce OF Derby Line, living
only about 20 rods south of the Can
adian line, was l04 years old Tues
day, May 20. He was the oldest of
~ children and was born in Corinth
in 1898. -Four sisters are now living,
the oldest 80 years old and the
youngest 10, and one brother, aged
IS years. Both of his parents were
over so years old when they died. A
great grandchild, Leon Churchill, son {
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Churchill of
Conn, was born about
year ago, making five generations of
one family living at the same time.
He ascribes his health and longevity
to his temperate habits, he having
never used liquor or tobacco.
G. G.. Pringle of Charlotte, botanical
collector for Harvard university, has
started for Oexaca, a days journey
southeast from the city of Mexico.
This makes the fifteenth year that he
has been collecting for Harvard and
during that time he has been in
Oregon, California and
other western states and in Mexico.
The greater portion of his time has
been spent in the latter country. Last
year he collected about 10000 speci-
mems, which were sent in boxes of
300 each to all the leading universe
ties and museums in the world. Mr.. {
Pringle is accompanied by Clayton f.
Gould of Charlotte, who makes his
first trip. They go by the West Shore
and Rock Island railroads and the
journey will take eight days.
The sugar season of 1897 was over
some time ago, but figures showing
even an approximate production are
hard to get. CD. Bell, president of the
Maple Sugar Makers association,
writes that the ''maple sugar and
syrup product for Vermont for 1897
was 10000, 900 to 100000 pounds,
increase from 1896 and dou-
BILE the product of 1895" 1t is thought
that there was as much sugar made in
1894 as during the past season. II
seems to be the general opinion of
sugar makers that this seasons crop
was as fine in quality as was ever
made. The weather, taken altogether,
could hardly have been improved up
ON. President Bell says that Vermont I