Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-10

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The first congressional district Re
publican convention will be held in
Burlington, THURSDAY, june n, the
day after the state convention.
There were 4,579 books given out
from the Rutland free library during
the month Of April, against 1888 for
the same month last year. The daily
= delivery has averaged 1911.
About ! o'clock Monday morning,
) some one broke front window in
Charles Walkers store at Chester with
a club and stole a Lowell Diamond BIZ
cycle. The wheel was II convertible
one, adapted for either Il man or
woman. 1t was the '94 style with
rubber handles.
The room of James Bingham at
Burlington was entered early Wednes-
day morning of last week and gold
ring, a silver watch and a pocketbook
containing $40, were stolen. Ed. Will /
lis, colored, barber living next door
to Bingham. was arrested, as was also
a fellow by the name of Wilson, and /
! lodged in Jail Some of the stolen {
property was found on their persons. 4
John ONef, the Whitehall iug I
man, has paid his fines and costs of +
over 10000 and has been released /
/ from the House Of Correction after
serving out his sentence Before he
wa, puni,hed.all possible objections to
the Vermont prohibitory law were
raised in the lower and higher courts
of this STATE as well ~ in the United
States supreme court. The only re-
source left 10 those who do not like
the law appears 10 be to secure its re-
peal.-Middlebury Register.
ltneeds no prophet nor son Of
prophet to tell the people that the
money panic Of the past months is
likely 10 result in ultimate good 10
Vermont as wen rs to New England
generally. The losses in Western in
yeStments BY New England people
have been pretty severe. Costly
though il may have been, il j. bound
TO teach them that "A safe investment
at home Of tiyeor six per cent Is far
better than CHANGING il in the South
or West on promise Of 10 or II per
cent Home investments mean home
prosperity. Orleans County Monitor.
In 1898. Lyndon had 40 polls on
the tax list. Lots and pieces of land
under ten acres amounted 10 62g -
acres, valued at Sl5s, 03O Farm lands
10 22,347 acres, valued at
$40, COS, making the total value Of
real estate Ss07,035. Personal prop
erty. above debts owing, amounted to q
S4l7.T55. Polls were listed az 81, $40, :
making the grand list of 1893. Sl3,- a
$3.50. The listers have nearly COM
pleted their work for s94 and think
the general result will be about the
same as last year. There will be a =
gain Of some $4,000 on buildings >
and small lots, and some les, on per- Il
,onal property. a
Deputy Collector Weeks of the In b
ernal Revenue service has succeeded :,
II securing the registration Of an the :
lhinese residing in the Vermont di-
-ision Of the district Of New llamp-
hire. The time for registering under
he law has expired. The act requires q
very Chinese laborcr to file applica-
ion papers, and attacha photograph c
hereto, for certificate Of residence.
fhe preliminary made by Deputy 1
collector Weeks showed that there :"
we're "a Cinnamon in the Vermont d. \
ision subject TO the provisions Of the
mended Geary act, all Of whom have \
eceived certificates emitting them to ~
emain in the nitcd States
Albert +. Sanderson died in his l
Dom on Fifth avenue, Rutland. on
tuesday, May list. from the effects of
II overdose of laudanum. As soon as
e was found to be in an unnatuIally
eep sleep, DIs. Hanrahan and
thompson were at once called and
ecided that there was no chance Of
aving his life. Sanderson had not
cen feeling well for the past week
nd suffered more or less pain in the
tomach. He evidently bought the =
ludanum to relieve his distress. He
Dok half the contents of the two
unce vial and lived three and a half
ours after taking the dose Sander
On was about 30 years old, am old
Dldier. and was known in the city.
lis mother, who resides in Burling-
Dn, survives him.
Early Wednesday morning, May
4 William Wilcox, aged 30 years,
lille walking home from North Benz
ington. caught his foot in the cross
10 near the Soldiers Home and fell
cross the railroad track just as the
eeping car was going out He lay
unned, and the train cut off one
rot, which brought him to conscious
ess. He bound up his lee with
twisted "A thong tightly
bout it TO stop the flow of blood, and
rawled nearly one-third of mile to
ne Soldiers Home, where he called
II help. He was taken into the in