Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-04-14
State of Vermont.
n. News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Rev. DIR. AloDz0 BUCK Flanders
r0etor of st. Luke's church of st. AL
hans, died Tuesday morning of las
week with heart trouble.
Montpelier has given 500 for tn,
relief of the Cubans. This is l3 cent?
for every man, woman and child In
the place and is better than any other
Vermont city or village has done.
By an accident in the Sodom quar-,
riss near Montpelier, Sumner Kim
ball, the well-known granite quarry.
man. is suffering from q fractured
skull and fears are entertained that
his injuries will prove fatal. He died
Saturday night.
The house of Deacon Morrill, be-
tween Danville Green and North
Danville was burned on Monday
night of last week. The fire caught
from defective fue in the second
story. The house was insured for
$1,000 and goods for 5000.
The New England Acetelyn Gas
Co. was incorporated last week with
capital stock of 1926, 900. The COM
pany have the agency for all OF New
England and will have their head
quarters at st. Johnsbury. The in
oorpOratOrs are all Of St. Johnsbury.
The foreman of the Worcester Con-
structiOn company and gang of so
Italians from Worcester, Mass, have
commenced work on the Montpelier
and Barre electric railroad and will
complete it as soon as possible. Work
will be begun on the Barre end first.
Hannibal Holden, the Vermont boy
who was upon the battleship Maine
when she was destroyed in Havana
harbor, was the guest of the Algon-
auin club, Burlington, Friday
evening. Holden gave smoke talk
on the Names destruction and affairs
as he saw them at Havana. He was
ordered to leave for duty on the ship
Scorpion and left after the talk.
According to the Insurance Press
Vermont property was insured to the
extent of $52, T26,542 i'm home and
foreign insurance companies. The
amount of premiums paid by YER
monters to these companies in 1897
was 1926, 535. Losses incurred by
the companies, same year, 1913, 720. |
Nearly one-third of Vermont fire in |
surance premiums is paid to two mu-
tpal companies within the state.
W. c. Beiknap, editor OF the Bel
lows Falls Times, and Miss Kate
Carpenter were Marie at the brides
hCm, at Bellows Falls last week |
Wednesday, only members of the
brides family being present. The
Rev. L. E. Marggraf, pastor of the
Universalist church, assisted by the
Rev. ID. l.. Lanford of the Episcopal
church, tied the Duptial knot. The
wedding was very quiet affair.
They left ON the mail train over the
Fitchburg road and will be gone two
weeks on their honey moon trip.
A fire swept through a portion of
East Concord village in Saturday
night, Apr. I'd, and caused much loss
Of property. The fire caught in an
unknown way in Charles ID. Roots
store. The family, who live over the
store, were awakened and quickly
made their escape. The store and its
contents were burned, also Mr.. Had
ock's house towards the mill, the ,
church and two small
houses on the opposite side of the
street. There was no insurance on
he Root property nor on Mr.. Had
ock's house. The other houses were ,
insured and there was a policy of
500 in the Vermont Mutual on the
Methodist church.
j. w. Titcomb of st. Johnsbury,
tate fish and game commissioner, re- +,
,orts that each of the hatcheries is {
illed with fish spawn, which will be
to the state waters as soon c
IS the season permits. A recent con-
ignment is that of 10000 steel head
rout from California. These fish
lave been tried in Vermont and are
,nown to flourish in our waters. !;
There are also large number of land /
ocked salmon and salmon trout to be 7
'nt out this season. A house is being !
uilt near the st. Johnsbury fish
atchery with an appropriation of +
$500 from the government. The |;
ouse is nearly completed and will be :
coupled by Supt. Titcomb and j
amily. :
Hollis Atwood, musician at kitch- V
n dances, and somewhat promi-
ent man among the spiritualists in
Is section, and Mrs. Charles Sanders !
ave, it is alleged, been making them :
elves obnoxious to portion of the .
eople in Lincoln. A party of +"
asked men is reported to have seized :
hem one night recently and treated :,
hem to coat of tar and feathers. =
hen they rode them on a rail to the =
enter and turned them over to Off :,
r Beanc. The officer could not =
scognize any of the party, as they !
uickly scattered. 1t is said that p
-twood and Sanders were particle a