Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-28

Wednesday night OF last week the Cd,
Fellows were visited by the Randolph
lodge. The first degree was worked o.
1.-The Be hel lodge and the second by tn
Randolph lodge, after which seventy Odt
Fellows sat doR n TO an elsgant banquet
prepared by lie ladies OF the Universalls
! church.
The local society OF Christian Endeavol
gave a surprise party to Rev. Wilmone
Warner Friday evening OF last week. III
the earlier part of the evening Mr.. War
ner was absent from home conducting the
regular church prayer meeting upon
| his return he found the parsonage IN pos
session Of a large party OF Christian En-
desvorers who left a handsome lamp as q
IN ark OF their esteem.
The horse of VIII Lattimer was fastened
to a tree near the Blue Hill dam last Sun
day but not attached TO the wagon. A
nort b. bound freight train passing near
by led the horse 10 break his halter and
tgke to tire track ahead of the locomotive.
Was reached. when the animal left the
track and took to the road near the prem
ises OF Hon. A. p. HuDton.
The following officers were elected at
the meeting OF the Library association
last Saturday evening president, w. u.
c. Stiekney; vice presidents, Mrs. Z. Z.
Ste,rrs, Mrs. A. A. Brooks and T.. NJ.
Weston; secretary, n. NJ. Adams; treas
urer, Guy Wilson librarian, Kate Marsh
executive committee, Wesley Miller, FREQ
Arnold and Mrs. Stearns; book commit
tee, Mrs w. Il. {. SlickneY, Miss Cara
BaTrows and Mrs. S. A. Parker.
A.B. Gay OF Randolph tested twenty
eight COWS for the estate OF j j. Wilson
last week, none OF which showed any in
dication of tuberculosis. At the same
time he tested the herds of Aiouzo Emery
and Aaron Bowen. One was killed in the
herd OF Mr. Emery and two in that ot Mr..
Bowen. II Is understood that the animals
killed did not show any signs OF having
tuberculosis, though carefully examined
after slaugh or. Mr.. Gay states that be
never had animals respond more clearly
to the test. Something seems to be wrong
here.
Hon. Mason s. Stone, state superinten.
dent OF public instruction, will be in
Bethel Wednesday afternoon and even
ing, Nov. 3d. and will address the teachers
and cit liens OF Bethel and vicinity on
topic which should warrant a full attend
ance at both meetings. In the afternoon
he will speak to the teachers and mothers
in particular and in the evening be will
address the citizens, his subject being,
Schools" Let all interested in the adj
vancement OF our highest interests, edu-
eationally, not fail to hear him. The
meeting will be in the town hall.
The New England Tale company, which
is composed OF body OF Boston capital.
lists, are making preparations for exten.
sive operations the coming year. For the
past year they have been taking out
large amount OF he rough tale that now
lies piled up near he quarries. The com.
pany is now building a tramway from the
public highway near Ransom Durkee's up
to their quarry on the mountaiu, which
will be ? 400 feet long. The Bleichert
system is used which consists OF tSo lines
OF caOle strung from supports 10 to 80 feet
In the air. One line OF cable will carry
the loaded cars and the other the empty
cars back. These cars carry 400 pounds
apiece and will be run in trlplets, three
loaded cars being started at the top at the
same time that three empty cars start
from the bottom and the weight OF the
loaded cars will draw up the empty ones
Fne cars will run PIG seconds or /, $50 feet
apart and the system will have a capacity
Of % tons per day. Some OF the stones
are too large now to be readily handled
and the company will at once move to
stock bridge the crusher that now is at
Bethel station. This weighs Is 900 pounds
and the largest piece weighs 10000
pounds. NJ l. Pike of Rutland has con-
tracted with the comuany to draw toe
tale from the foot OF the tram way TO Beth
el station where it will be loaded on the
cars. His contract calls for the delivery
OF twenty tons a day for a year. rnis
VIII make about two cars per day.