Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-03

plished fine piece of newspaper worl
in giving the most complete report o
the centennial celebration. 1t is I
sixteen page edition well illustrated
and is highly creditable effort.
A yarn is going the rounds Of tn,
state press about a woman at Iras.
burgh, who has allowed no human be-
ing to look upon her during the day
for nearly 40 years. Her name is Ann
Dennis and she is said to have been
the daughter of well-to-do farmer.
She took up her singular mode of life
after the death of her mother, whom
she accidentally killed by an overdose
Of some opiate. She lives in small
substantial, one-room cabin, about six
miles from town and remains tightly
shut up during the day and ventures
out only on the darkest nights, when
she will walk into town and transact
such business as she may have, but
cannot be induced to enter a room
lighted up, save very dimly, and then
only when thickly veiled. Those who
remember her in her youth say that
she was an unusually pretty, attract
i've girl and well educated. She lives
quite alone, with nothing living to
keep her company.-Ex.
Montpelier was greatly excited last
week over a gigantic liquor raid.
Promptly at z O'Clock in the morning
four saloons were visited. Sheriff +.
W. Howe with Deputies Cook and
Long called at William Miller's, l2O
Main street, where large amount of
liquor was secured on the night of Ju-
ly 3, and made one of the largest seiz-
ures yet made in town, comprising two
full barrels Of whiskey, one full barrel
of rum, one barrel part full OF whiskey,
one 20 gallon cask of gin, one 10 gall
Ion cask of rye whiskey, one three and
one two gallon jug of gin, two two gal
Ion and one gallon jug OF whiskey
and large jar containing about two
gallons of whiskey. A short time ago
Mr.. Miller was seen drawing barrels
Of dirt from the back door of his es-
in his covered wagon and
dumping the same in large quantities
in the Winooski river, which led Off
GERS to think a secret cellar was being
constructed This was looked for, a
trap door discovered about midway on
the main cellar bottom. underneath i
a pit about eight feet square and
boarded up on all sides and in it the
liquor seized, which was taken to the
town agency. Miller's establishment
is undoubtedly the largest wholesale
and retail concern in this part of the
state. the cellar containing large
quantity of barrels, bottles, jugs, hard
cider and other implements for the
trade, and there are three or four cute
Iy arranged hiding places on the first
floors. The trap or dump in which |
liquors were Tuesday dumped when
the officers called, and ammonia after
ward thrown in, is sLrewdly contrived |
being made Of plank, about two feet
square inside. with iron pipes or bars
each way across the bottom, UNDER |
meath the cellar bottom, connected |
with drain TO carry the refuse away.
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Jones assisted
by Constable Il. j. Keegan. seized a
quantity of whiskey from Larry Me-
Mann at 80 Main street Deputy Ellis
md assistants got two bottles of liquor
rom the saloon Of John Chimney and |
Deputy Camp and assistants made an
unsuccessful visit to j. A. Locklin's
'aloon. Two saloons were unsuccess-
1lly raided Tuesday night by Deputy /
Keene of Waterbury.