Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-05-28
IMPORTANT VERMONT NEWS.

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s. M. Nutting OF Westminster recently
had thirty sheep and lambs killed by dogs
in one day.
Miss Jane E. woolley was recently fin
ed sl2 and costs at Brookline for an as
sault on Mrs. Helen Cook.
A four year-old child OF Mr.. Kinsley OF
burlington was run over by a horse back
rider and seriously injured.
Geo. E. Brown OF Rutland had one leg
broken while assisting in raising a horse
which had fallen. The animal fell on the
member.
The house of Ephraim Courser OF Low
ell was recently burned and nearly all the
contents were destroyed.
Henry Lamos OF Irasburgh was stricken
with paralysis May q and was found in a
helpless condition near a house in Coven-
try.
The twenty-sixth annual meeting OF the
Vermont state eclectic medical society is
to be held in the capitol at Montpelier
June and 4.
Mrs. d. M. Thayer OF Bellows Falls was
recently hit in the face by stone thrown
by some one of party of boys on the
street and seriously hurt.
The sugar house and all the implements
for making maple sugar, belonging TO |
Ralph Bentley OF Sunderland were burned
the night of May Ii. The fire was incen-
diary.
william o'Neil of Underhill Center was
thrown from his wagon May Is and in
stantly killed. He was an old resident,
having resided on one farm for about 80
years.
The joint meeting OF the State and /
Champlain Valley Associations is to be
held Iin Howard Park. Burlington, the
first week in September.
1t is claimed that Hugh III. Baxter, pres /
ident of the Baxter National Bank OF Rut- /
land is the heaviest tax payer in that town
his grand list being s199, 1856.
In allotting the money at the war de-
partment for arming and equipping the
militia OF the states, Vermont has been
awarded $685., the sum being available
July 1.
Colonel Albert Clarke, secretary of the
Home Market Club, Boston, IL to make an
address at the reunion of the Thirteenth
Vermont regiment at Waterbury July IL.
The marble quarries OF Smith q Brain
erd and OF the Venetian Marble Company
at Pittsford are to be connected with the
Central Vermont railroad by private rail-
road lines.
John Guare. of Middlesex recently met
a 1000 pound bear near Mt. Hunger and a
hunt was organized. Bruin, escaped,
and later made a meal OF two fine sheep
owned by Hon. William Chaplin.
man calling himself John Riley, hired
a team OF B. p. Young at Montpelier May
IL, to drive to Barre. He evidently lost
his way for the following Tuesday the
team was found at Wells River but Riley '
had disappeared.
Jonas @. Putnam, an old and esteemed
resident OF Brattleboro died May 20. He
had been in the employ of the Estey Or I
gan Company and OF the late Jacob Estsy
more than 40 years. He leaves two child
rem, e. l.. Putnam and Mrs. VIII. Kinson.
A house at Pittsford Mills, occupied by
Jere Manchester and owned by John c
ioodnow, was burned the night OF May
'0 Mr.. Manchester and his wife barely
escaped in their night clothes as did Har- !
y Eggleston, a boarder. Nothing was
aved from the house.
Andrew jackson Merrill died in Col
'hester May 10 at the age OF IS years. He I
vas in his younger days one OF the best
Known horsemen and drivers in the state. D
COR 2S years he had kept the hotel at Col
hester and on the mile track there devel-
ped some OF the fast ones Of score OF e
ears ago. Seven children survive him. b
The S. c. woolson tailoring establish : :
nent at Montpelier was burglarized the !
zig ht OF May II and five vest patterns, ~
oat and vest pattern, one for pair of
rousers and a pair OF kid gloves were =
toleh. The burglary bears the strongest I
lind OF evidence of having been the work q,
4 some ex-employe, one perfectly famil- \
ar with the customs of the shop but !,
here is not as yet any evidence ON which
0 base a prosecution.
The body of Mrs. Allison Norton who n
led last week and whose body has been "
ept in warm room since May 10, was
uried at East Middlebury Wednesday, n
fay 20, having just begun 10 decompose. ',
was feared that she was not dead as she q
ad for years been subject TO nts ana
ONE time ago lay unconscious for three l.
avs. B-fore the body was buried, II is n
eported that a cannon was fired over her h
D see il she showed any signs OF iife cs
Redford Almy, living at Buskirks near cs
was coming out OF his barn
n a load of hay, which was too high to
ass freely under the beam over the door. 81
lie Law down on the load with his feet TO 81
he front, holding the lines in his hands, te
nd in passing under the beam his feet b,
ere caught by il and he was doubled
ack on his face and crushed into the hay, la
ausing concussion of the spine and inter Iii
al injuries, resulting in an almost COM RI
lete paralysis of his entire body. He th
we'd two days. at
Gov. Page has appointed DIR. o. w. ~
herwin of Woodstock as member OF ~ ~
ie board of heslth to fill the vacancy ~ "a
tuScu Bl lnC 0Gatu VI thN AoNN N--~1
lore. At the meeting of the board at
arlington, May 21, DIR. G. 5. Caverly OF ou
utland was chosen president and DIR. j. pes
/. Hamilton of Richford secretary. The ~
oard has sen1 out circular on how to rn
btain pure water, and is to follow It co co
ith one on the cause and prevention of "a "a
commonly called consump- IN IN
on.
An unsuccessful attempt was recently =
ade at Brattieboro to "hold up" Fred in
Taite as be was driving home about 10 p,
clock in the evening. Two men ap- an
reached him from both sides OF the high ~
ay Just north of West River bridge, with an
,e evident intention Of grabbing his ba
,rse BY the head. Mr.. Waite quickly -
,mprehended their movement and strik- n
n the animal a sharp blow escaped from en
e clutches OF the would-be miscreants. -
be metive which inspired the attack is
1t known, but il is thought that the
)rse. whose value is estimated at n,
90. or the supposition by them that Mr. de
ate was some other man that they were of
ing in wait for, may have been the OBJ All
ct in view. It is only few years since a
at Dr. Sholer OF Boston was fired al