Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-05-16

sell the tract TO an individual short Of
100000.
The post office receipts at Benninc-
ton for the quarter ending April /
were S2,7g2.54. This is am increase
over the corresponding quarter OF last
year. The cost OF the free delivery
was $4,000.
A summer school for Bennington
county teachers at Bennington will
begin July % and continue two weeks.
Heretofore teachers from Bennington
county have had to join with the
Rutland county teachers.
Wallace Jondro of Barre, a teamster
employed in drawing granite, had
both legs broken Friday by tipping
over his load in the depot yard. He
had narrow escape from being crush
ed by an eight-ton stone.
At a meeting of the Vergennes Bap-
fist church and association a unani-
nous call was given to the Rev. sum
ner Bangs Of Tenants Harbor, Me If
MI Bangs accepts the cal. he will be-
gin his labors about June /.
Michael Nicer, a polander, Of
Bennington, unmarried, while at work
on the edge of a slate quarry near
Pawlet last week slipped and fell to
the bottom, distance Of seventy feet
His body was literally crushed.
w. A. Smith of New York with a
small party went to the summit of
Mt. killington last week. They re-
port snow banks eight to Is feet deep
still on the mountain, the snow APP
pearing first over a mile down from
the top.
Arthur Bachand of Rutland was held
up by two tramps last week. He
broke away from them, but was chased
about mile before he got away. He
is only IS and had no money with him
but objected to having his pockets
searched.
The Mortified Slate company has a
valuable lot Of new machinery in
operation and by next week expects to
increase its force to help in the union
quarry TO 30men. Among the new
machines is a Hooker incline and der
rick.
A blaze at the Fairbanks shops at st.
Johnsbury lately called out the fire
department, which extinguished i. at
short notice The property loss, which
was slight. was fully covered by insur-
ance, aud the principal loss was one
DAVIS time in the foundry.
Letters have been received IRON
Judge and Mrs, Henry G. Bates, en-
route 10 Manila, posted at Honolulu, in
which they state that their trip up to
that time had been one of the pleasant
est imaginable. The trip from Frisco
10 Honolulu was made in II days.
Horatio O. Goodwin of Mt. Holly
was arraigned at Meehanicsville last
week on the charge of starving and
negleeting his stock. He pleaded not
guilty, but was tried by jury and
found guilty in eight minutes. He
was fined $50 and costs, amounting in
all to $3.50 He took an appeal and
furnished bail.
BY the will OF the late Daniel 5.
Ford OF Boston, principal owner OF the
Youths Companion, the Vermont Bap-
list convention will, it is expected, re-
ceive about Sl35,00O. Part OF 1t has
already been received. Of the sum
realized il is planned 10 use about
$50. 600 in aiding and improving the
needy Baptist parishes in the state and
establishing new ones.
Edward c. Parmalee, who has borne
the title "Colorado's foremost Mason,
died at his home in Denver last week
from acute asthma, aged GO years. Mr..
Parmalee was native of Vermont,
went TO Colorado when a young man
and served as grand secretary OF the
Grand lodge of Colorado for 30 years.
Marvin f. Whitcomb of Windsor,
aged 46, painter, stepped in front OF
the north-bound express just before II
reached the station last week and was
instantly killed. Being a little deaf he
didn't hear the train. After he STEP
ped on the track, the engineer blew
the whistle, but coulden't stop in time
70 save the man, He left a wife and
three children,
Twenty-Five business men OF Mont.
pelier have secured an option Ok l9a
acres of land in Mortified on which
they are TO open new slate quarry
An excellent vein of black slate runs
through this land and stock company
with s25, 900 behind it will be organic
ed to develop the quarry.
CT Bell, master of the Vermont
state Grange, has issued a notice q
the subordinate and Pomona oranges
regarding Old Home Week, urging
every native born eitizen-man OF
woman. boy or girl-to do somethln9
TO enliven the occasion and bring good
cheer 10 the old homestead.
A phenomenal catch of fish has
taken place at Caspian lake, Greens
boro. since May l. In the first four OF
five DAYS after the legal season began
over 4 ton of lake salmon and trou'
were taken from the lake. Such
catch is probably unprecedented IL
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