Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-01-14

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ing thu .ni'er business on the m"un
tain, amt TIE mil is running night
and dal.
The White & Wilbur mill in
Grafton, which was burned Dec. LIST,
is 10 be rebuilt William Haskell has
purchased Mr.. Wilbur's interest.
Lewis Beers OF East Charlotte
caught n pickerel at Shelburne Pond
Wednes lay OF last week that weighed
10 pounds and was AZ inches long.
l.. j. Crittendon OF Rutland, while
fishing through the ice on Lake st.
Catherine Thursday Of last week,
caught two rickerel weighing II
pounds.
The nine-year.old son OF George
| Osmer Of Taflsville sEated into hole
in the ice week ago last Saturday
night. Ills body was found the next
morning
Moses Cane has resigned as ticket
agent and train dispatcher for the
Montpelier " Wells River railroad at
Montpelier. lie is succeeded by w.
L. Nichols of Northield, formerly
station agent for the Central Vermont
railroad at Mortified.
Rev. Richard l.. Nanton Of Rich
ford died Yesterday after an illness of
eight months with consumption. Mr.
Nanton was member Of the New
England conference OF Vermont. Tie
was considered one of the most able
preachers IN the state. lie was born
in the West Indies ia September,
1851.
Il would almost seem a. II Towns
bend Was doomed 10 destruction %
property. resident Of tie village
says there have been - building,
burned since 1850. Ii is earnestly
hoped AMONG the people there that
vigorous effort will be made 10 yet
some protection ere another conila-
grafton overlakes them.
Frank Bishop OF Newark was re-
Gently arrested for striking Ted. son
Of DR.. smith, upon the head with
gun and threatening to shoot the
whole family. lie pleaded guilty
and was fined S25. As he could not
pay it he was taken To Jail, but after
he had stayed there one night his son
paid his tine and lie was released.
Harlow Easterbrook of Sutton, aged
about so years, met with very Sc
we're accident recently. lie had taken
a young horse out of the barn TO water
and was putting il back. While i'm
the stall beside the horse, it crowded
him up against the side of the stall
and jammed him badly, breaking in
some of his ribs and otherwise hurt.
ing him.
A man who claimed his name was
IIowley registered at the American /
House in st. Adams few days ago
and handed the clerk an envelope /
which he asked him 20 put in the safe. /
saying that ii contained SUN OF /
money in bills. Howley disappeared .
Thursday without settling his board,
and in the envelope was found wad
of tissue paper wound around blot
ter.
G.. :. Heath OF Holland makes
farming pay even on Nermonts
arid soil. He has a farm Of SO acres.
20 Of which are tillage. He has pro-
duced % tons of hay, $50 bushels Of
grain, 200 bushels Of potatoes besides
a quantity Of other crops, and outside
of this he has handled $500 worth of
hides, skins and pelts, butchered and
peddlcd over 81. 900 worth of cattle.
hogs, etc, with but very little help.
At recent meeting of the New
England passenger agents in Boston
the genial assistant passenger agent
Of the Central Vermont railroad. j.
w. lIanley, was elected secretary for
the year and compiler OF the new ex-
,ursion rates for the coming summer.
Among those who represented YER
mont lines were ;. W. Cummings of &
HE Central Vermont, II. \. Hodge \
Of the Rutland railroad, w. A. Stow !
,ll of the Wells River road and ID. y. |
Loomis OF the Cbamplain Transpurta-
ion company of Burlington.
The good people-and others-of
McIndoes are greatly exercised in
,pirit over the burning question Of |
Rev. Mr.. McGowan, who has just re- i
igned as pastor of the Congregational c
'hurch after a pastorate OF year and i
half. When he came there he claimed |
o have Just come from Scotland, but 9
ecenuy it is discovered that he never Ii
aw Scotland, that his name is not d
MCGOWAN, that he actually came TO
'IcIndoes from Cumberland Mills, e
,le., and had previously been expelled b
rom pulpit in Cornish, that state, Fl
or some uncertain oiiense. His name
here is said 10 have been Dave Mar a
in. IL is not even certain that he is a
egularly ordained clergyman, and as :,
e has performed a large number of !,
marriages and ofiiciated otherwise, y
luch agony Of mind pervades that "
nction. Mr.. McGowan is an inter Z
ting and elective preacher, and the -
hurch has lourishcd exceedingly un- :
er his charge. (:
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