Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-05-21

Alonzo Colby ofEast Thetford commit
ted suicide May II ny taking prussic aeld.
Mrs. Dennis Shaekett of West Cornwall
fell down cellar May IL and was seriously
injured.
The barn and stable of a farmer named
Smith in East Pittsford were burned last
Thursday night.
Marvin Coats and Mr.. Everest OF Rut-
land have been fined for catching trout
under six inches in length.
A ten-year-old son OF a teamster named
Arnold at Rutland was seriously bitten
by vicious dog last Thursday.
William Choate, a section man on the
st. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain rail-
road at West Danville recently had one
foot crushed by hand car.
Judge Owen OF Glover reports that he
has officiated as conductor at 125 funerals
since 1878 and that nearly every one has
been OF some person in his immediate
neighborhood.
Two sons OF VIM. Harrigan and a son OF
Adelbert Mead of Bakersfield, the Oldest
OF the trio being only IL, were seriously
burned about the face and eyes by fooling
with powder.
The Bennington Battle Monument As
sociation is endeavoring to exactly locate
the site OF the old continental store house,
with view OF suitably marking 1t during
the celebration August Is.
The farm buildings OF George w. DIM
ick at Windham, were burned the morn
ing of May is. Three valuable horses and
a COW were burned to death. The loss
was $4,000 and was partly covered with in
surance.
Geo. Chase and young girl named Kel-
sey were out boating on the river at Is
land Pond, when their craft was carried
over the dam. Chase got to shore all
right and started for assistance to rescue
the girl but before his return she was
rescued by Chas. Nolen.
DIR. @. B. Bullard OF st. Johnsbury, the
fighting surgeon of the 10Th Vermont has
his war paint on and is contesting the
right OF the Western Union Telegraph |
Co. to set poles opposite his residence. |
The docter has cut down several poles |
and now the matter is in court. DIR. Bull |
lard is a slayer in any event, whether
right or wrong.
There are two men at Lyndonville wear
ing he name OF +. b. Carr, one farmer |
and the other a railroad brakeman. The
latter was last week arrested by United
States Marshal Amsden for opening let
ter and appropristing a bank draft in
tended for his farmer namesake. He later
returned the letter and money on demand
Of the postmaster but this did not save
him from arrest and he is in jail in de-
tault OF SSUO Dalt.
Vermont has living eleven ex-governors
they being Frederick T. Holbrook OF
Brattleboro; j. Gregory Smith OF St. AL
bans; Paul Dillingham; OF Waterbury;
George W. Hendee OF Morrisville; John
w. Stewart of Middlebury; Redfeld Proc
tor of Proctor; Roswell Farnham OF Brad
ford; John L. Barstow OF Shelburne; Sam
uel z. Pingree OF Hartford; e. j. Orms-
bee OF Brandon; VIM. p. Dillingham; OF
Waterbury besides the present governor,
c. 5. Page of Hyde Park.
The dates of the annual June training
for the several organizations making up
the first regiment, N. @. V. have been
by the governor as follows:
A, Rutland, June 10th; B lSt.
Albans, End; c, Brandon, 18th; d. st.
Johnsbury, 5th; E, Barre, 9th; F, North ,
field, 10th; @, Bradford, 9Th; H, Montpe- /
Iier, 11th; l. Brattleboro, Goth; X, Ben
nington, 18th; l., Newport, 4th; Light !
Battery, Brattleboro, 10th; Section Bat
terry, Northfield, 25th. Capt. Herbert
Foster, U. s. A., professor OF military sci
ence and tactics u. V. NJ. and s. A. @. is I
TO accompany the quartermaster general
On this inspection. d