Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-10-06
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I the freshmen.
The Valley fair at Brattleboro las
week was attended by p, 900 peoples
record breaker.
The u. V. NJ. at Burlington will
receive s., 900 from the estate Of the
late f. S. Robinson of New York.
The St. Adams hotel keepers re-
coded from their threat to close the
hotels because their bars were raided.
The steamer Vermont has made her
last trip for the season on Lake Cham
plain and gone into winter quarters
at Shelburne bay.
The New England branch of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
will hold its annual convention at St.
Adams Oct. lib.
The following fourth-class postmas-
tiers have been appointed: Morgan
Center, Minnie B. Gilmore; Thetford,
Arthur II. Chiffon.
Judge Start has appointed Richard
A. Hoar of Barre to succeed Hon. f..
A. Rowland as states attorney for
Washington county.
Frank e. Morsman, who was con-
victed in 1887 of killing Charles IL.
Hinckley Of West Salisbury, has been
granted conditional pardon.
Joseph King Of Montreal blew out
the gas at the Van Ness, Burlington,
Sept. 26, and but for his timely dis
covery by the clerk would have died.
A double tenement house at West
Derby, owned by LOOMS Miller, was
burned Friday night. The property
was valued at $1,000 and was insured
for 81, 900.
Fred Weber, OF New York, was
lodged in Woodstock Jail on the
charge of larceny. He claimed to be
canvassing for New York paper and
stole pocketbook from Mrs. X. Z.
Fisher of Woodstock.
G. NJ. Clark and George Noonan OF
Vergennes have just returned from
Australia, where they went some
months ago with a lot of thorough
bred sheep. They found the market
poor owing to the great drouth pre-
vailing there.
The Walworth Syndicate which has
43 stores in different parts of the coun-
try, will open another in Burlington
Oct. Is. The city already has two
stores devoted exclusively to this
business, besides several that handle
these goods in department.
Hon. Charles Dewey has presented
to the state life-size picture OF his
brother, Admiral George Dewey, and
the same has been placed at the left Of
the statehouse entrance. 1t is expect
ed that during the coming session the |
legislature viii recognize the gift.
Mrs. Mary Bushnell OF Starksboro
lost pocketbook one day recently,
while on her way to Bristol. II con-
tanned over $1,000 in checks and cur
rency. Mrs. Bushnell had bought a
4 house at Bristol and was on her way
here to secure the deed. No clue has
been obtained to the missing property.
The Connecticut valley tobacco
;rop has been harvested and the cure
hus far has been entirely satisfactory.
The sales made have been at the high
st prices since 1892. But little of
asst years crop, which was light
'ield. brought more than ten cents
pound. The average price paid for
his seasons growth has been about Is
ents, with some sales as high as n
ents. Some growers claim that they
will clear S400 an acre.
One OF the first persons in st. Al
,ans to feel the effects of the recent
losing of the bars was the city liquor
gent, G. l.. Archambault. Mr..
Archambault says that one or two
lays his store was literally besieged
" crowds of thirsty mortals. They
anne in such numbers that he could
Iardly get time to sweep out his store
II accomplish anything else. The
ush is over now that the dry ones
ave learned that Mr.. Archambault
viii not furnish them with liquor I'M
ess they can show an order.
The manufacturing business is bet
or in Rutland than for some time.
The new factory of G.. ii. Grimm e. Co.
J progressing rapidly. The second
loor is laid and the whole building I
yill probably be completed ready for {
ne machinery by November /. The
actory will be $50 feet long, 80 feet {
eep and three stories high, with a {
pacious basement. Work at the Rut- ,
md railroad shops is also very brisk
present. The freight cars belong {
lg to the railroad are being fitted
18th automatic couplers and the
Westinghouse air brakes as fast as
ossible. Engines 207 and 2l2 are in
ne shops for general repairs. 4
Arden H. Humphrey, young law
or in Judge Walkers Office in Lud- I
w, and Miss Annie +. Hicks, a S
raduate of Black River academy, {
ere married recently in Ludlow. Q
it will be remembered, is {