Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-16

The following Vermont postmast-
ers have been commissioners Sol
ONION Nye, Coventry; Carl 7. ear-
gent, Corinth.
Ex-senator Geo. +. Edmunds is
one of the eleven members of the
monetary commission selected by the
executive committee of the monetary
convention that met at indianapolis
last January.
Albert w. Loveland, a freight
brakeman, was run over and killed in
the railroad yard at ST. Adams Sun
day morning by the switching engine.
lie was p years old and leaves wife.
Ills home was in Putney.
The committee on State institu-
tions, with Gov. Grout, visited the
insane asylum at Waterbury last
week Tuesday and found everything
in a satisfactory condition. They
expressed themselves as much pleased
with the management of DIR. Page.
The State board Of railroad COM
missioners met in Montpelier Mon
day Of last week and decided on the
location of the electric railway cross
ing from the Berlin side, for which a
substantial steel bridge is to be erect
ed.
Among appointments made by the
president last week were:-Zophar NJ.
Mansur Of Island Pond, to be col
lector Of customs for the district of
Memphremagog in the State Of Yer
mont; Olin Merrill of Enosburg
Falls, to be collector Of customs for
the district of Vermont.
The body Of Samuel L. Barney of
New Haven, Conn, who was
drowned while fishing near Gull Is
land August %, was found Thursday
at the head Of Maquam Bay. John
Armstrong, the guide who was with
Mr.. Barney when he was drowned
and who had narrow escape from a
like fate, found the body.
James Tierney, the man in jail at
Burlington, suspected of being Charles
A. Boinay, who is wanted for a Con-
necticut murder, has been released.
G.. III. Arnold, chief Of the detective
bureau of Bridgeport, Conn.,, came
and after an examination declared
that he was not the man, though the
resemblance was quite strong.
Herbert Poland, charged with
criminal conduct with Mrs. Vivian
Cushman Barrett, sister OF Dora
Cushman, whose death was the re-
suit of criminal practice, had hear
ing at Bristol Tuesday of last week
and evidence was introduced
sufficient to hold him for the grand
jury and lac was committed to Mid
dlebury Jail in default of bail.
DR.. Joseph b. Rand, longtime
resident of Hartford and a well-known
homeopathic physician, died Sept. 3D.
at the Junction House, where he had
made his home since about 1890. He
was stricken with apoplexy Thursday
morning and never regained con-
seriousness. He was a native OF Barn
stead, \. H., 80 years old and had
been in practice at Hartford for 30
years. lie was a bachelor and, being
frugal in his habits, accumulated a
large amount of property.
Increased business caused by the
recent addition OF a department of
steel ranges at the manufacturing es-
Enlistment of G.. IL. Grimm Il Co. OF
Rutland has made it necessary for the
company to move into more commo-
dious quarters. Arrangements are
being made by the company to take
the building formerly occupied by the
Vermont School Seat company, stu
ated near the Howe scale works. This
property is well adapted for manufac-
turing purposes, and il is thought that
the growth of the steel range business
rs well as the demand for evaporators
used in making maple sugar and syrup
will soon lead to the employment by
the company of about 200 men.
The management of the Home for
Destitute children at Burlington are
beginning the erection of a hand
some new building. Ii will be a
brick structure SO by 60 feet, facing
on Shelburne street and situated just
north of the present buildings. 1t
will be colonial in style, two stories
high. with large hall on the third
floor. 1t will be decorated with
terra Gotta trimmings, have wide We
randas and slate roofs. The estl-
mated cost of the building is about
S3O. 600. the funds raised through the
efforts of the Free Press being de-
voted TO that purpose. 1t will form
one of the three buildings which are
TO be connected by a covered way
when the entire plan is carried out.
Remington manufacturers begin to
renort an increase in the amount OF
business. At the Lasher Stocking
COMPANY orders have been given 10
their statesmen not to take any more
orders for certain kinds OF goods ana
although the mill is run five evenings
in the week the company is behind
over y 600 dozen of stockings in NIL
inc their orders. One shipment oil
9o0 dozen was made one day recently.
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