Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-10
IMPORTANT VERMONT NEWS.

James MayheW OF Norton died a
short time ago from hydrophobia, the
result of dog bite received two years
ago.
The Methodist Seminary at Mont
pelier began its fall term with over
200 students and more coming.
l.. II. Elliott of the Vermont Bible
society appoints September l3 as BIZ
bic Sunday when the annual "thank
offering" will be taken.
viii Confrey while at the Ackley
mill in Brattleboro a few days since,
had one foot crushed by an 500 pound
mill stone rolling on it.
At special town meeting Lyndon-
vile voted not to build memorial hall
but voted to buy two acres of land for
Catholic cemetery.
The second annual fair and races of
the Orleans County Fair association
will be held at Barton on Sept. 20 and
80 and Oct. /.
The Green Mountain Trotting Park
association at Barre is now branch
Of the National association. More ra-
ees are talked of for this autumn.
Rev. Carlton Hazen, recent gradu-
ate of Hartford Seminary has been en-
gagged to preach for the Congregations
lists at Rochester the coming year.
The North Troy village corporation
has begun building $4,000 reser-
voir on the hill southwest ofthe village.
1t will be supplied with water from
several mountain springs and brooks.
The reports sent to the agricultural
department from New England show
that in all parts of Vermont the out
look is good for abundant crops, but
the season is from one to two weeks
late.
A nine-year-old son Of Leander AL
len of North Troy got chain hook
caught in his mouth while sliding down
a post in the barn aud one cheek was
torn open two inches back from the
corner of the mouth.
The new gymnasium at Goddard
Seminary, Barre, is building ~ byI
80 feet by 22 feet high, costing Sl700.
The main room has been well equip
ped with 20 or 20 different articles of
apparatus at a cost of 800.
John +. Densmore of Felchville
was thrown down and trampled on by
frightened colt the other day and
was seriously injured. A long cash
was cut in his head from which he bled
profusely and was unconscious for
some time.
Capt. John w. Clark of Montpelier
has been awarded one of the medals
for efficiency and bravery given by the
war department in accordance with an
act of Congress, for especially merito-
rious service Sept. 20, 1868.
A ferocious fight occurred Aug.
%, near South Walden between
Joe Pascal and Thomas O'Brien in
which the latter was terribly pounded
with pair of tongs and was nearly
kicked into the other world. Pascal is
in Jail at St. Johnsbury.
The Middlebury Register vouches
for the statement that Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lowell of West Cornwall have
il children. 10 sons and 4 daughters
that these children have "A living sons
and daughters and these latter p,
making in all l10, not counting the
old couple who are still vigorous.
A large bronze monument is being
erected by the town on the common at
Troy in memory of Moses Dodge, who
willed his estate, valued at several
dollars, to the town to be us
ed for the benefit of the public schools.
The monument is very suitable rec
oqnition of his magnificent bequest.
A bold burglar cut a hole through
screen in the window of the sleeping
apartment of Miss Carrie and Nellie,
daughters Of Rev. 5. Donaldson of
Lyndonville, on recent evening and
attempted to reach some watches on
bureau near by. The girls had not
retired and screamed so loudly that the
burglar fed unrecognized.
Western Vermont and eastern New
York are flooded with bogus silver
half dollars of 1887. These pieces are
said TO be most difficult of detection,
as they are nearly perfect in every es-
septiai particular, even to the ''ring.
The only defect is the figure just over
the date of the coin, but which only an
expert would discover.
Stephen Barrett Of the Vernon hotel
pleaded guilty at Brattleboro Saturday
to 10 ofenses for liquor selling and
was fined 5000. His son George, ar
rested for the same offense, escaped
from the officer, though States Atter-
new Hit expects him to appear today
for trial. IN which event his father IS