Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-27
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.


Mayor Gordon of Barre has called
meeting of the citizens for Monday
night, Jan. 81, to take action toward
rebuilding the opera house block, de-
stroyed by fire.
The commissioners of the State Fish
Hatchery have just received 200, 900
lake trout eggs from the United States
station at Worthwhile, Mich. The eggs
are beginning to hatch in excellent
shape.
An antiquarian has discovered this
record Of Woodstock proves in the
past: "l79s-Ben Sanborn, his wife
and his friends drank thirteen barrels
OF cider brandy during haying; also
some GIN"
Williamstown had a little strike
last week, 60 granite cutters stopping
work, but it is now settled. The
cause was that three granite cutters
were in arrears TO the Cutters Union
for dues, etc.
Three New York capitalists, c. ID.
Watkins, w. Sohmer and j. w. Flem-
ming, will spend S25, 900 in finishing
the hotel already begun at the base Of
Owls head mountain near Lake
Memphremagog.
a gift Of 81, 200 has recently been
made to the Congregational church at
Newfane and one of 81, 200 to the
Baptist church at West Wardsboro.
The interest on these sums viii be
used 10 maintain preaching.
Last Friday afternoon, a bottle of
hydrochloric acid was dropped in the
laboratory OF the L. V. NJ, and some
of the contents spattered in the eyes
of Dodds, '9S. An examination of
the eyes showed the trouble to be
serious. Doubts are expressed of saw
ing one eye.
Rev. b. w. Jones, 81, one of Barrels
best.known citizens and the able pastor
of the local Universaist society, died
Wednesday, after a severe illness
with typhoid fever He was a native
of Dubuque, Ia, graduate of Lom-
bard university and was settled in
Barre in 1894.
The Vermont Hotel Keepers asso-
citation will hold its third annual
meeting and banquet at the Van Ness
House in Burlington ON Tuesday,
Feb. l. The meeting will be held AT
2 o'clock p. IN. and the banquet will
take place at :. President johnson
of the johnson House, Essex june
ton, is making strong effort TO get
out large attendance.
Farmers Bulletin No. s, just issued
by the agricultural department, treats
of the black rot of the cabbage. Ii
describes the nature and prevalence of
the disease, the source of infection and
gives practical suggestions for its pre-
vention. The disease is known TO
cabbage growers under different
names, the commonest of which are
'stem rot" and "black rot" 1t was
studied in the field by the writer of
the bulletin last year.
Albert Lyons, who left Lyndon
vile three weeks ago to act as brake
man on the Grand Trunk, was killed
at one of the stations last week by be-
ing crushed between the ears. He
was II wears old and this was the
Young mans first job. lie had been
a student in the public school there,
and member Of a class out of which
seven have died within four years.
Albert was son of Chas. +. Lyons, a
brakeman on the Passumpic.
While Eben X. Butler of Montpel-
Ter was placing the harness on his
horse a few days ago the animal kicked
him in the jaw, breaking the bone of
the lower maxillary in two places, so
that the point of the jaw hung down.
The fracture s are severe and will cause
Mr.. Butler considerable discontinue
before they heal together, from the
fact he will have to subsist on liquid
food. Mr.. Butler was hit by the calk
of the horses shoe. The results might
have been more serious had he re-
ceived the blow an inch or two higher.
Here is a snake story which may be
taken for what it is worth. A snake
of the striped species, according to-
the testimony of several men, has
made his appearance daily of late
near a spring located on the johnson
farm on the west road to Proctor.
The first time that it appeared on
snow was the day following the
thunderstorm, and every day since
then the observing passer-by has
caught glimpse of this cold-blooded
reminder of summer time.-Rutland
Herald.
The second annual meeting of the
Interscholastic Baseball association of
the state was held last week in Con-
verse hall, Burlington. Representa-
tives were present from Goddard SEM
mary, Montpelier seminary, Vermont
academy and St. Adams High schools.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, j.
Lamb of Goddard seminary; vice
president, d. Donald of Burlington