Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-04-14
IMPORTANT VERMONT NEWS.

+. .. Archambault of Newport ha.
been fined So for stealing pair o
boots.
The houses OF Frank Titus and Mr.
Titus in Stafford have been burned
within very few days.
G. }. Hibbsrd, tie loug-time boot
AID shoe manufacturer at Newport. i.
to remove his factory to Portland, Or
egon, this spring.
tits stated that some 300 veterans
have been thus far enrolled in the YER
mont delegation to the national en-
campment at Washington.
Mrs. Horace Root of Newport, aged
50 years, tell down stairs a few DAYS
ago and received serious injury TO one
hip and her spine.
A postoflice has again been estab-
lished at Copperfield, formerly Ely and
Miss Alice, daughter of Fred w.
Earnham, appointed postmaster.
Edward, son Of Patrick Mccormack
of West Rutland, had one leg cut off
by the cars at Schenectady, n. Y,
where he was employed in the loco
motive works.
The roof of the railroad bridge near
Clarendon Station on the Bennington
and Rutland railroad, was burned off
few days ago, the bridge being saved
only by hard work. - 7ra sra
N. f. Clark returned last week from
an extended trip to Colorado. He Wis
tied the Cripple Creek gold mine, an
investment III which several Vermont
ers are interested.
! The clothing store OF Hoyt & Har-
ris at Barton Landing was entered by
burglars few nights ago, and three
suits of clothes, three overcoats aud
number of small articles were taken.
? Sparks from locomotives have caus-
ed several quite obstinate field fires in
Shelburne the past week, but by hard
work damage TO buildings was prevent
ed, although some 200 fruit trees own
ed by j. f. White, were ruined.
Mrs. Eli Davis of North Troy has
become so violently insane that her re-
moval to an asylum became necessary.
A barn belonging to Charles A.
Leonard of North Chittenden was burn
ed last week, with four cows and ten
tons of hay.
The base ball enthusiasts of Rutland
are agitating the prospect for State
league, comprising this town, Burling-
ton, Plattsburg, Malone and Rutland.
The Ogdensburg people are also cen
sidering the formation of a league and
their circuit is to take in Montreal, St.
Adams, Malone and Plattsburg.
VIM. Young, who escaped from Rut-
land officers last December after being
arrested for larceny, was captured
few days ago at Brattleboro, where he
was masquerading as a goody, goody
young man, and was to have joined
the Cong'l church the day following
that on which he was arrested.
p. G. Dodge has sold to J. w. Ram
say, for 5000, all his right, title and
interest in the Granite City Leader,
with the good will of the same, and
with the last issue Mr.. Ramsay became
its editor. Mr.. Dodge found two pa
pers more of burden than any one
man could successfully manage and is
to devote all his time to the Burlington
Independent.
BY request, attention is called TO the
duties OF listers. 1t is well known that
many dogs escape taxation by the neg
Iect of the authorities to comply with
The law. Section 4035 of the revised
law reads: 'sThe listers shall annu-
ally take a list of dogs owned or kept
IN their respective towns on the first
lay Of April with the owners or keep
srs' names and return the same TO the
town clsrk on or before the 10Th OF
Nav following. An owner or keeper
IF dog who refuses to answer, or an
iwers falsely TO the listers relative to
he ownership thereof, shall be fined
10. less than $40, to be paid into the
own treasury. :"
The community at large, and the peo-
Die of the Christian church in particu-
Iar, deeply regret that the ill-health OF
Rev. Moses Kidder has made it neces-
sary tor him to abstain, for time, from
he duties of his pastorate. His min
strv with and Cor this people falls short
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