Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-11-16

j permanently. This factory Is one OF tn
old manufacturing institutions OF thu
: city and at one time had a large business
but IN recent years the orders have grad
ually dropped OF until now the profits
have vanished and ii has been decided t
close. The factory will be rented or sold
The Bennington Knitting Co. which
has been idle for several months, resumed
operations Nov. in full. The mill fur
nishes employment TO about one hundred
hands. With the starting up of this plant
every mandatory in Bennington rs in
operation, the most OF them working
nights until o'clock five nights in a
week, and TWO Of them working all night.
Native turkeys are scarce and high in
the Bennington market, and farmers who
have any TO sell are easily disposing of
lhem Tor p cents pound, to be delivered
Thanksgiving time. Fancy spring chick
ems now bring y cents at the markets, and
other qualities bring less. There is every
indication that there will be plenty of
these fowls in the market for Thanksgiy-
ing time.
4 The annual meeting OF the Rutland
/ County Agricultural society will be held
IN Baxter hall, Rutland, the first Wednes-
day OF next January. The society is said
10 be almost $1,000 IN debt. None OF the
premiums or cash awards for the fair held
this year have been paid and officers OF
the society are al loss to know where
funds may be secured to pay this in
debtedness.
In the bulletin OF the Vermont liz
brary commission just issued, it is an
naunced that within the past few months
free Libraries have been started in nine
towns. The towns with the appro-
priatioDs for their support follOw:-Ver-
non, 90; Cornwall, SIS; Moretown, s25;
Sheffield, sl5; Waterbury, 500; Ferris
burg, 800; Brunswick, FOO; Milliston,
s25; West Fairlee, s25.
Superintendent Thomas Harmon OF the
Vermont Soldiers Home has just issued
the quarterly report OF the institution. |
There were ia inmates, OF whom twenty |
three were in the hospital and seventeen |
on furlough. During October, there were
six admissions and one death. Not since /
the institution WAS opened in 1887, has the I
membership been so large at this tims Of
the year as at present.
In view OF several unauthorized and in
correct published statements as TO its pro-
posed policy, the headquarters committee
OF the Vermont AntI-Saloon league at its
regular session last week unanimously
passed the following resolution :-"Re-
solved, That the chief stress in League
work for the present be laid on an effort
10 reduce the number OF license towns in
the state at the next March meeting"
The body OF David Gillespie OF North
field Falls was found dead beside the
track near Mortified ON the
OF Nov. s. He had evidently
been struck by some train and knocked
to one side, but was not run over. II is
said that he was seen shortly before IN
badly intoxicated condition, and il is
supposed that he was walking home ON
the track when he was struck by a train.
Truman p. Fuller of Burlington, a well
known commercial traveller, broke a leg
Nov. 5 by falling through a hole In the
baggage room at the Burlington railroad
station. On account of the floor being
torn up IN the baggage room while the
new boiler is being installed, the door
leading to that room was closed and
fastened. Mr.. Fuller forced the door open
lnu in the darkness fell about eight feet
INTO the cellar.
In the arrest OF Clarence. also known as
shotgun Foster, and James Willis, at
Cast Montpelier Nov. 4. il is believed that
gang OF rural robbers has been broken
up. Officers raided Fosters place and
ound concealed beneath the hay in the
,arn, lot OF articles that had evidently
,een stolen. Foster pleaded not guilty to
be charge OF grand larceny and was bound