Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-09-20


Jersey. Mr.. Foster served success
fully as a campaign speaker under
the direction of the National com
mlttee during the campaign of 1896
The most destructive fire in the his.
tory of Barton occurred Saturday
morning, when the large butter box
factory Of Harding Il Son was burn
ed to the ground. The factory en-
ployed 80 hands, and it was the lead.
ing industry Of the village. The loss
is estimated at s25, 600 and it was in
sured for only $4,000. Ii is not known
yet whether the firm will rebuild or
not. The fire is supposed to have
started in the boiler room.
| Bradford A. Prouty's barn on the
road 10 Peru was burned last week.
A horse and two COWS persisted. The
fire also destroyed all the farming
tools and hay. The residence OF Mrs.
Bradshaw. near by, was also burned
the same night. the occupants of the
house barely escaping with their liTes.
The mill OF Griffith IL Mcintyre in
the vicinity of the others was set on
fire, teo, but the blaze was discovered
by the watchman in time to save it.
The veteran legislator, Hon. Rodney
e. Abel, has been chosen for the
thirteenth time to represent his town
OF West Haven. He was a member
OF the House in the years 1859, go,
'6S, '69, IA, 70, 80, 1872, '84, $50, 80,
and '9s. He was state senator in
1901. Mr.. Abel is now in his 69th
year. He graduated from Union
college in 1854; was admitted to the
bar and settled in West Haven in
1856 and three years later was sent to
the legislature.
John j. Thompson, owner and
I proprietor Of the American House at
/ ST. Adams, announces that he expects
to retire from the hotel business in
that city soon. lie will convert the
American House into three modern
stores on the ground floor, with OFF,
ces and apartments on the two upper
floors. Mr.. Thompson embarks in
this new enterprise IS purely bust
ness proposition and without regard
to the projected rebuilding of the
We.den House.
Miss Mary L. Partridge, one Of the
American Board missionaries known
10 have been murdered at Shansi,
China, was a native of Vermont, a
daughter OF Rev. L. c. Partridge, now
of Hague, \. Y, who was for many
years pastor Of the church at North
Bennington. Miss Partridge was
about 80 years Of age and had been in
China six years. Her brother, Rev.
+. G. Partridge, recently Of Shore.
ham, is now, with his wife, on the
way TO Turkey where they will engage
in missionary work.
Last week an accident occurred at
the b. 81 NJ. freight depot at Barton,
which nearly ended the life of Madi. !
son Bisbee. He went TO a barrel Of
water which stood on the platform TO
wash his hands, and in some way lost
his balance and fell OFF the platform,
pulling the barrel OF water onto him;
when found, the barrel lay across his
BODY and he could hardly breathe.
Dr. j. II. Gaines was called, but il
was some time before he could tell
the doctor how the accident happen
ed. Hopes are entertained OF a COM
plete recovery.
Among the victims Of the Calves
ton disaster was Richard Lord, who
was in the building which was the
first to fall in the doomed city. June
8. 1899, Richard Lord of Galveston
and Miss Margaret +. Galloway of
Fort Worth, Tex, came TO st. Adams
from Montreal and were married at
St Luke's rectory by the Rev. w.
Hamilton Benham. Last week a let
ter was received from parties in Bos-
ton saving that Mrs. Lord was in
that city and wished a copy Of the
marriage license, as she intended GO
ing 70 Galveston at once.
Michael Sullivan Of Utah, after an
absence Of 81 years, has returned TO
Ludlow in search of his family. Mr..
SULLIVAN WAS lhtuihti VI WV
Sixteenth Vermont volunteer infantry
and the First Vermont cavalry in the
civil war. He attended the recent
encampment at Chicago hoping to
hear from his old home. Failing in
this he came TO Ludlow. He has one
sister in Pittsford and one in Mime
apolis. MINI. He has lived in Mexico
and British Columbia since the war,
and now lives in southern Utah,where
he has large mining interests.
The annual convention OF the YER
mont State Teachers association viii
be held al Rutland, Thursday, Friday /
and Saturday, Oct. IL, II and IL.
The three speakers already engaged
for the convention are A. w. Edison, I
assistant superintendent OF schools for
New York city; Horace ;. Tarbell, :
superintendent Of schools for Provi-
dence. r. l., and President Faunce OF ,
Brown University. Efforts are being
made TO secure the following we'll
known people: DIR. Mary Wooley, ,
Of Mt. Holyoke college,
George H. Martin, one Of the Boston
of schools, and Wendell