Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-04-19
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.


The May term of the supreme court
viii open at Montpelier on the sth of
that month.
Lyman Hotel at Duxbury Corner,
an old landmark, was, DESTROYED by
fire on Sunday.
Hon. j. A. Andrews and wife of
johnson celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary recently.
Lester Scott, teller of the Brattle-
boro National bank, has been arrested
for alleged forgeries in Nashua, n IL.
Judge j. J. Deavitt of st. Adams is
thought to be the only surviving menu
Der of the constitutional convention of
lS43.
Members of the Burlington Univer-
sity ball team had about 800 in bills
stolen from them while in Baltimore
recently
Hon. r. NJ. Harvey's steam mill at
West Topsham was burned the other
night. Loss, $4,000; insured, $4,000.
Cause unknown.
!. a. White a Co., the MorrisviIlc
cracker manufacturers, VINO failed re-
Gently, have offered their creditors 30
cents on the dollar.
Rutland city owes about 1902. 900.
according to the report of a commit
tee which has been looking into the H.
nances of the municipality.
Etiie Whalen and Mrs. Rose Four
nier of Burlington have been arrested
for having caused the death of the lat
ter's husband, some time ago, by poi
son.
Two wild dogs have recently at !
tackled several people on the Dunn
merston hills near Marlboro North |
pond. The dogs have been in that Vi
cinity all winter.
Ed Sinner of Waterbury has been
convicted in the Washington county
court Of assault with intent to Kill
his wife. and sentenced to three wears
at hard labor in the States prison.
The house, barn and outbuildings of
Julian Filley, four miles north of
have been burned. with
contents. The only thing saved was
q stock barn. Loss, $1,000; insured.
a pike three feet and six inches long
and weighing nine pounds,was caught
from the Connecticut 4 few DAYS ago
by Charles Bean, who wasfishing south
Of the bridge Brattleboro Phoenix.
II. W. Hall. manager Of Bailey's
music rooms in Burlington. has been
'hosen president of the Queen City's
BOARD OF aldermen. This is a decided
Mr.. will till the po-
'ition well, and his friends and ac-
luaintances extend congratulations
st. Adams village i, in legal mud
lie over the election of a president. :
md the courts may be called upon to
determine the matter. J. W. Hobart,
Who was elected president, failed, il is !
aid TO be chosen also ms trustee,
which, by the charter, would pre-
.ent his serving as president. !
President Daniel G. Finnerty Of 5
Boston, of the National Association Of
faster Plumbers, organized a YER +
mont State association last week. The i
officers were elected presi- =
ent, W. +. Jones OF Rutland: vice r,
J.P Baeley Of White River 4
JUNCTION; treasurer, +. \. Naliquette !
I Rutland. \
Grove: Fine. dry wheeling and we f
re having the best run of sap of the "
7ason. Sugar Is selling lower than \
sual. Stock OF all kinds sell. low f
nd slow, except new mich cows. Y
here is "A scarcity fern helpat any
rice that farmers can pay,and vet the =
apers are filled with appeals for aid 4
)r the unemployed. 81
Information was received by Hon =
lerriu Clark Of Poulney a day or q
40 since that Rev DIR. Bumpstead Of u
Illinois. the oldest living graduate Of =
colleec.of the class Of $50. |,
led last week. This leaves the Rev. =
.aac Newton Sprague. ID. D.. of
oultney Of the class Of 1922 and
ged % years, the oldest living gradu-
fe. and Merritt Clark Of the same viii
of the class Of ls23.aged % years.
lie next oldest. in
A reception will be given to Gov =
LieutenantGovernor Stran- III
nan and their wives at the Hotel Ven r
ome on the evening Of April 18th. ii'
his viii be the first social gathering "
this Young but already large and q
club. This reception will :
, the only affair Of the kind this sea- w
N: but others will follow next vim en-
n. and rs there are said to be thirty 'n
We thousand Nermonters living in *
oston and the suburbs. there j. every I"
respect that these gatherings win be ~
Important ones. p
Highgate: The past winter has been fo
e most moderate for many years.
ny has spent well and is plenty. IN
uch has been pressed and not ship -,
ID vet. for want Of a ready market. Il