Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-05-14
IMPORTANT VERMONT NEWS.

Nathan Hill of East Warren cut one foot
seriously Saturday.
Daniel Hooker OF Poultney had one col
lar bone broken by bicycling into post
The Vermont Press Association is to
, have its annual junket some time in July
The machinery for the cheese factory at
East Barnard is being set up for business.
The people of Rutland are making a
move to have a new railroad station build
ing.
F. j. Mather OF the Poultney slate quar-
!, ry has purchased Don A. Barber's slate
quarry for $1,000.
one foot terribly crushed in the ID. @.
Smith mill.
May 8, 1877, three feet OF snow fell in
the vicinity OF Rutland; $50 says an old
resident in that vicinity.
Alvin Yates of Fairfield recently cut
two fingers Of his right hand nearly of in
the new saw mill.
The Norwich university corps OF North
field has been invited to attend the Ben
nington celebration in body.
The treasurer OF the town OF Castleton
paid s13. 20 as bounty on 22 foxes, killed in
that town last year.
Charles Cowdery OF Windsor was re-
Gently fined for assaulting and shamefully
| pOunuluB NCciSg W. oiCch.
Four neighboring couples on Seminary
Hill in Springfield have celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary.
The business men OF Bellows Falls have
organized a board OF trade electing Hon.
A. n. Swain, president.
James Charles, infant son Of John o.
Neil OF Burlington was run over and one
OF his legs was broken.
j. Welton OF Post Mills, passed his 93rd
\ birthday April a. He is able to read
without glasses and is hale and hearty.
VIM. Warner, aged go years and a war
veteran was found dead in his bed while
visiting his brother-in-law in Middlebury.
Mrs. Clinton Tyler of New Haven, re
Gently had extracted from her thigh
needle that she swallowed 15 years ago.
Allan He'll OF Windsor was thrown a
gainst a gate post by a vicious broncho
that he was riding and was seriously in
juren.
The steamer Reindeer commences rum
ming excursion trips on Lake Champlain
from Burlington on June l, under COM
mand of Capt. Sawyer OF Whitehall, N.
Y.
viii Clough OF Derby Line, hiding in
Canada to avoid arrest for assaulting Hor-
ace Wilder of Derby Line with knife,
has been captured and fined $40 and costs.
west huIlanQ ~ tO nave ltS ctfCctS iiS NJ
ed by electricity, the contract having been
awarded TO the Sheldon marble company
at 1890 per year for 20 lights.
The supreme court for Orange county 4
convened May 5, with only Judges Taft,
Munson and Start present. After hearing 4
a few cases recess was taken TO July Il.
Charles Constantine of Rutland pleaded /
guilty to attempted felonious assault on
young woman some weeks ago and has
been sentenced to two years in the State
prison and fined $50.
Joseph Lemear OF Lyndon was thrown
from his carriage May ith, and striking
on a stone post his nose and one collar
bone were broken besides receiving other
very serious injuries.
The scheme OF ''saddle back" railway
from Rutland to Montpelier seems TO
have fallen through, but II is now claimed
that a standard guage road is to be built
over the same route.
The so-called "Curtis factory" at West
Brattleboro was burned May 9th. Loss on
buildings 1920, insured for sSOO; STOCK a.
bout 500, uninsured.
Charles Alexander OF Montpelier was
thrown from his carriage while riding
near Waterbury and the horse stepping
on one Of his feet crushed several toes
and hurt the ankle. The horse ran away J
and the carriage was wrecked. !.
H.. Fuller of winhall, who employs 81
men in connection with his lumber busi-
ness, is cutting an average OF l4,OOO ieet
per day at his mill and during the coming
summer expects to ship over l,0OO,OOO feet.
II is reported that the George Z. Lyon
Granite Company OF West Dummerston,
has contract to furnish the stone for the
postoffice at Troy, \. y, the estimate be-
ing about $3.50, 600. Some so men are EN-
ployed at the quarries.
Alta meeting OF the First Congn society,
Unitarian at Burlington, il was unanl- I
mously voted to install Rev. Horace L.
Wheeler, the assistant pastor, at salary :
of $500 per year, as the successor ot ehe
late Rev. l.. q. Ware.
Mrs G. IA. Harris of West Brattleboro
has a calla about 10 years old, on which
leaf was recently measured and was found
to be Il inches from point TO heel ana IL
inches wide across the heel. The blossom
Is three feet and four inches from the
earth in the pot.
Harry Phillips and A. 5; Chase and wife
recently starte.- from Sheffleld TO drive 10
Greensboro Bend where Mr.. and Mrs.
Chase we're to take the cars for Loon Lake :
ln the Adirondacks. On the way they I
we're All thrown from the carriage and /
very badly injured
The oldest woman in Royaiton IS Ars.
sally Cole Kathan who was born IN IT'D. ]
Mrs. Kathan is obliged TO use Wheei
chair because Of an injury received some 7
years ago but her general health Is excel I
Ient and everyone that meets her greatly 3
enjoys her society.
! w. Sargent of Lebanon. y. H., was
rrested last Saturday by United states
Marshal RoIlin Amsden and taken before
United States Commissioner George T.
Iobnson At White River Junction for vio- s
iating the internal revenue Laws. de was
admitted to bail in the sum OF soOo-
]. stanton, John Sullivan, Ed Rouse Z
and Nj Hackett, employees in the foundry +
IN Osqood & Son. Bellows Falls, were ter /
riblv burned May 5th by the overturning I
# 4 ladle containing two tons Of molten I
iron- The men suffer terribly but u IS
not thought that their injuries are fatal i
Hall Bros. & Co. of Pittsburg, Pa. ex-
-ensive dealers in slate mantels, etc have q
tailed for rs 900 BY " hieh j. W. Lee q Co. Q
~ poultney lose 500 and Carvay q Mshar a
4 800 and possibly 500 more, the last oiiI
being a car recently shipped when, ~ IS z
boned. had not reached its destination j
-,-,-. o.--a Pfcrcla club is to hold three 2