Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-04

| nine ORGANISM. Sold by druggists.
Pitcher Bert Abbey OF Barre has
been secured from Brooklyn by the
Kansas City baseball team for the sea-
son OF '97.
a singular coincidence is related in
the family life of Chief Judge Jona-
than Ross, who is presiding at the
January term of supreme court now
in session in Montpelier. lie and
Chief Justice Carpenter Of New
Hampshire were born in Waterford
in 1926, were classmates in college, they
are brothers-in-law, aud their sons are
in partnership in New York.
The news and periodical store OF
George +. Fox at Brattleboro was the
scene Of dangerous fire last week
/ Monday morning, when a large box
OF matches became igniled from an
unknown cause. Prompt action Of
the fire department prevented con
Migration. The damage 10 the build
ing and contents by fire and wafer
will probably be over 81 900: insured.
John ROGUE, an employee at Frost
Veneer mill at Newport, came very
near being fatally injured Saturday,
Jan. %. While he was al work on the
elevator the rope broke and the eleva.
tor, with ROGUE on il, fell from the
top OF the mill TO the bottom. One of the
victims hips and leg were broken,
and it was thought he was injured in
ternally. His life was despaircd OF for
some time.
DIR. l.. c. Wakefield was called to
Williamstown recently to test herd
of % Holstein cows, purchased there
by II. ;. Britton of Hartland. These
cows were the choicest that could be
found among leo head in that vicini-
TO. Out Of the ~ tested, DIR. Wake
field condemned Is affected with tu-
berculosis. This refutes the dheory
that only high grade Jerseys are af-
fected with this disease, and that the
liolstcins are free from il.
State Geologist Perry is preparing a
new collection to be placed in the
state cabinet in the Capitol very soon,
which will be Of great interest to the
teachers and pupils Of the schools. 1t
comprises Il nearly complete repre-
scntation Of the moths and butter
flies Of New England, mounted in
new and beautiful manner. There
will be 800 specimens in all and they
will be plainly labeled with common
and scientific names. 1t is hoped that
they may be in place in about u
month.
The State Humane society held its
annual meeting at Chester last week.
Much interest and enthusiasm was
shown. The attendance was very
large. The following officers were
elected: President, George II. Wal.
dron; secretary and treasurer. \. \.
Chandler; vice presidents, II. ID. Hol-
ton of Brattleboro, ii. b. Williams of
Bristol, Carroll ). Page of Hyde Park,
Mrs. James llartncss of Springiield:
directors, George l.. Fletcher of Ches-
ter, NJ. \. Adams OF Derby and o. F.
Simmons of Woodstock.
:. q. Haskell of North Calais came
very near freezing TO death a few
days ago. lie went away from home
TO call on a neighbor but didn't re-
turn. Half dozen men began
systematic search. They found him
lying between two big rocks where
he had fallen in faint. His shirt
sleeve was frozen but happily his arm
was uniniured. There was a frozen
spot in the middle Ct his forehead
and he was otherwise badly chilled.
having lain there nearly four hours.
probably.
II has been definitely decided dur /
ing the past week by Presiding Elders
l.. l.. Beeman, l.. O. Sherburne and /
Joseph Hamilton, who had the mat /
ter in charge, TO hold the fifty-third !
annual session of the Vermont Con- I
ference AT Barre instead of at Spring I
field, as intended. The Conference /
will sit Thursday, April %. with 4,
Bishop John NJ. Walden of Cincinnati. /
o., presiding. and will continue thro' /
The following Sunday. The reason
Tor this change of location is that the
electric railroad from Charlestown, n. !
H.. the nearest railroad station TO
Springfield, will not be completed in
April, rs expected, and the travelling,
l distance of six miles, at that season
IF the year would be very bad. The
springfield Methodists have, there
'ore, withdrawn their invitation for
his year and extended it for 1898.
The Conference was entertained gra-
at Barre last year. This
rear the members will pay their own
expenses. The members of IIedding
'hurch have bit upon novel plan TO
lay portion of their church cx-
lenses. The members of the Confer
nee and their wives will be enter
aimed in Methodist families at one
lollar per day, and the proceeds will
'e turned into the church treasury.
There Is Glass of People
Who arei injured by the use of coffee =,
thprp has haau r,locad IN Ill