Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-24
IMPORTANT VERMONT NEWS.
Condensed aud rewritten By the St.Albans Messenge
from its enterprising state exchanges.


from its enterprising state exchanges.
Mrs. Cornelius Reed OF Wolcott dropped
dead on the fair ground at Morrrisville
Sept. II.
Some thief relieved Joseph Negel OF
Lyndonville OF an SIS watch while he was
at dinner few days ago.
Freeman Reynolds was recently pulled
off a bridge by colt, and falling several
feet was seriously injured.
j. p. Stafford OF East Burke had two
ribs started from his spine by the kick OF
a colt that he was shoeing.
Marshall Brown OF Middletown Springs
had one'finger cut off and his hand badly
mangled in an ensilage cutter.
The Russell steam saw mill in Snug
glers' notch at the base Of Mount Mans
field in Stowe was burned Sept. IL.
postoffice has been established at Rye
gate depot called East Ryegate and Chas.
Wallace has been named as postmaster.
James A. Emery OF Springfield was
thrown down in attempting to stop run
away horse and his thigh was broken also
his shoulder dislocated.
Burglars attempted to enter the store OF
ID. +. Gushing at Cambridgeport the night
of Sept. Is but were frightened away be-
fore accomplishing their object.
George Dubray OF johnson was careless
ly handling a rife when it exploded and
the ball struck Albert Demerritt in his
leg, making an ugly wound.
Robert, a thrteen-year son of Hem
ry Stockwell OF Lyndonville was loading
revolver when the weapon was discharg-
ed, the ball entering his hand, lacerating
the fingers considerably.
A cannon has been found in the marsh
on bs hardar ~ Lob losr -,
Dresden, N. Y, opposite Benson. The
date on 1t in raised letters is 1874 and it is
believed to have been brought from Can
ada in revolutionary times.
Louie, the 17-year-old son of Levi Small
ley, former resident of BartonsviIle but
of late living at Lawrence, Kan, was
drowned a short time since while trying
to ford swollen stream on horse back.
The body was recovered.
The store of Fred w. Hawley which is
also the postoffice and Office of town treas.
at Norwich, was attacked by burglars the
night OF Sept. is. Several shots were ex-
changed between the thieves and party
who discovered them, but no one was
hurt.
The grand jury in Rutland county ad-
journed after two weeks service. Forty
three true bills were found most of them
supposed to be for violations OF the pro-
hibitory law. Judge Thompson ordered
that cases should not be entered on the
docket until after the arrest OF the parties.
A man who registered at the Bomoseen
House in Castleton as ]. +. Mead of Fair
Haven, Conn.,, hired a team to go to West
Rutland and return. The liveryman's
suspicious were aroused and he followed
on. Finding no trace OF him he returned
and in the evening a telegram announced
that the horse was in Brandon.
Burglars entered the stores OF Clark
Chase and Daniel Howard at Bellows Falls
the night OF Sept. 16. They took nothing
from Chase's but carried off $50 to SIS
worth from Howard's, including clothing, |
shoes, underwear and iewelry. 1t is evil
dent that the burglars had studied the |
lay OF the store somewhat.
Henry L. Howard who several years ago
resided in Rutland has been arrested in |
New York on charge of having embez-
zled $500 to 1880 from the w. E. Robin |
son blueing company, for which he was a /
trusted collector and secretary. When ar
rested he claimed to have wealthy faith |
er in Burlington but his story was proven |
false.
A confagration was prevented in a
peculiar manner in the barber shop of A. |
j. Roy in st. Johnsbury ON a resent night. |
Mr.. Roy had left an oil stove burning /
when he closed the shop and some time in |
the night it exploded. The woodwork |
caught fire and burned until the leadl pipe |
of the water service was melted when the |
flow OF water quenched the flames but |
flooded the shop.
During severe thunder shower Sept. II |
lightning struck in several places in ]
one bolt hitting the tower OF |
the Central Vermont railroad station. The |
slate roofing was set flying, the roof igni-
ed and the large clock in the tower given |
such a shock that its hands traversed the |
dial for some time with amazing rapidity. |
The flames were quickly extinguished. A |
of people in the station were un- |
disturbed. A dynamo at the electric light |
station was burned out.