Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-25

River Junction Nov. IL. The shipment
was destined for MiIlsrsbHrg, Ohio, and
WAS made BY John Dugan, a widely
known cattle buyer of that town.
Thursdays carload made the eleventh one
which Mr.. Dugan has shipped from
W hite River FUNSTON thus far in the cur
rent year, and the cows number nearly
500 head. That so many COWS should
find q sale in a single Ohio town il solid
proof that the Buckeye state farmer Is Of
the opinion that the Green Mountain
state Jersey just about fills the bill as q
dairy COW.
In the season of 1908, n. B. Hazen,
whose farm is in Hartford, harvested to-
tai OF 200 barrels of standard autumn
and winter apples. Considering the
number Of trees on the farm and their
heavy yield, the inference was natural
that they would take q rest at least in
this, the "ofi year." But this they did
not do to any marked extent, for Mr..
Hazenis present seasons harvest from the
same trees is $50 barrels OF No. apples,
which have home market value OF near
a.. In addition to his crop OF apples,
Mr.. Hazen picked go bushels OF Clapp's
Favorite pears, and Is bushels of other
pears, and a large quantity Of grapes.
Timothy Angel OF Hardwick suffered
painful injury Nov. 16, while at work on
the new gymnasium. He was busy on
the inside OF the building, loosening a
nut which held truss rod. The rod
loosened sooner than he anticipated and
dropped upon his little finger. He called
to his fellow worgmen, telling them
what to do to relieve his situation, but
before they could come to the rescue Mr..
Angel had tainted and dropped 20 feet to
the ground, leaving his glove and part
of his little finger under the rod. He
was found lying fiat on his face in an
unconscious condition. Mr.. Angeles in
juries, while not seritus, are very pain
ful.
The work OF laying the foundation for
the new yarn mill for the American
Wooden company at Winooski Is being
pushed by large force Of men. The old
building, formerly used ms a steam laun-
dry, and for the Wing last factory, at one
time occupied by the Porter Screen COM
pany, has been torn down and the old
Doubleday-Clement furniture building
will also be razed later to make room for
the new building. A Golfer dam is being
put in, preparatory to building cement
river wall, which will be 375 feet long
and in some places 2s feet high. One
and a half million pounds of cement will
be used. in the foundation, including the
wall.
George Frederick Wells, secretary OF
the Vermont Interdenominational Comfy
commission, has prepared a report show
ing the work OF the commission 10 its at
tempts to stop the waste caused by the
presence OF too many contending
in small villages and towns
He states that there is one religious or
corresponding TO a local
church, for every IS people in the state,
but that Vermont Ia unquestionably the
leading state intbe union in the use OF
practical methods OF healing the waste
caused by the presence of too many con-
tending churches in small villages and
towns. sixty three towns in the state
have obtained cooperation end unity in
some manner.
Sheriff George +. Winch and is depu-
lies from Caledonia county were called to
Essex county Friday by States Attorney
Hunt OF Island Pond to help in whole /
sale liquor raid. At Island Pond II |
warrants we're served and liquor was
found in three places. At the Stewart !
House large quantity OF beer and " his |
key was seized and the proprietor, Charles |
Powers, arrested. Liquor was also found |
IN Thurston's drug store and a dwelling |
house. Eleven were arrested and taken /
10 Guildhall, where bail was fixed from |
IN
and two deputies stopped at Concord, and |
searched the Concord House. A quantity |
Of whiskey, gin and wine was found, hut |
The proprietor, Frank Joslyn, was out OF
town, leaving on the same train that /
brought the officers. So far as known,
this is the first time in Vermont that a |
sherifi's force from one county has been /
called upon to conduct raid in another. |
An the officers we're from Caledonia /
county and the towns visited were taken /
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