Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-11-29
State of Vermont.
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begun his work.
Laurie Draper, aged Is, was killed
while at work in the Eagle square
works at South SALISBURY. lie was
running a piece of wood through a
panel saw when piece broke off and
pierced his body completely.
The Orange county court will con-
vene December 4th, Judge Taft pre-
siding. There are on the docket lo2
law and IA chancery cases, Ii of
which have been set for the jury and
30 are to be tried by the court.
Chas. Wood of Bellows Falls, 30
wears of age. a brakeman on the b. a.
M. railroad, was killed at Worcester,
Mass, Nov. goth, being crushed TO
death between car and a platform.
lie left a widow and one child.
Peter Schiari, an Italian quarry
man. was arrested at West Dummers-
ton last week, charged with commit
ting rape on Mrs. Felix Nadeau, in
whose family he had lived for short
time. Schiari claims that he is the
victim of a conspiracy that the woman
called him upstairs and that Just as
he reached her room her husband APP
peared.
The Catholic Young Mems Union
of Burlington gave public reception
Wednesday evening, at which over
600 people were present. II was the
formal opening OF their new rooms
and was decided success. There
was a largesattendance Of the clergy
OF the city, including Bishops DeGoes-
BRAND and Michaud, also Mayor Van
Patten and the prominent officers and |
business men of the city.
II is reported that a silver mine has
been discovered in Searsburg, on land |
belonging to Corkins 4 Cutler.
Specimens of the ore have been sent
TO assayists, who pronounce it silver.
A ton taken ont recently contained 81
worth of silver. This was near the
SUFFICE and il is believed that deeper
digging will show richer deposits.
Gold and silver have frequently been
found around the Deerfield river, but
ribs is the most valuable discovery.
Eleven verdicts, amounting in the
aggregate to over $4,000, were re-
turned against the Central Vermont
Railroad company in the supreme
court at Boston, Nov. 20. There was
a twelfth action, but in this the ver-
dict was for the railroad company.
The action was brought by II groups {
of consignees of grain shipped from
Chicago to Eastern points in the sum-
mer of 1890, which was burned in the
defendants elevator The verdict for :
she road was in the case of A. b.
Landon.
The trotting stock of w. j. Howes ,
of Hydeville was sold at Troy, n. V, ,
last week. The stallion Victor Wilkes
was sold to ii. b. Ellis of Castleton
for $4,000. Nellie Wilkes, yearling
daughter of Victor, out of Nellie
Lambert, went to ex-Mayor ID. J. 4
Whalen of Troy for $1,000. GLADYS )
Wilkes, a two-year-old iilly. went for
S605. Jumbo Wilkes, 2:22 -, went
for S405. There were eighteen ami
mails sold, bringing SS,745, an aver !
age of S4S5.27, which is considered !,
pretty good price in the present finan- !
cial depression. !"
Timothy r. Merrill died very sud- h
denly at his home on Elm street in !
Montpelier on Wednesday evening at !
about 8 o'clock. The cause is sup
posed TO have been heart disease. Mr..
Merrill was born in Montpelier ~ !.
years ago the 9Th of last April. lie
has been town clerk of Montpelier for =
the past twenty years; before which
he served as registrar of probate and q
also Judge of probate. His father, the
Hon. Timothy Merrill, and his broth :
en-, Farrand +. Merrill, were each =
secretary of state for several terms.
The deceased was very quiet man +
the latter part of his life. attending q
only TO the duties of his office. T. r. n
Merrill, Jr., his only son, survives him. u
Gale jackson, l6 years old, who lives d
with his parents in the north part of .
the town of Chester,w was arrested Mon = =
lay of last week by Deputy Spafiord r
Df NorCh Springfield, on complaint of !
Grand Juror Webb, and brought be- 7
fore Justice ii. l.. Aldrich on the II
charge of burning the barn of Mr..
Bibens on Saturday last. in which m
were Is tons of hay, farming tools and b
)ne colt. The respondent was required O
% furnish $1,000 bonds for his APP d
Dearance at county court, and for the T
want thereof was committed to Wood c
took jail. This is the same party pl
who was arrested and put under bonds b
or his appearance at the same court G
or burning barn early last spring. tn
The respondent admitted to Sheriff j,
'pafford the burning of both barns. II
The members of "The Society of Oh
colonial Wars in the State of Yer of
nont' met at the adjutant generals A
'ffice in Montpelier on Tuesday after be
loon and elected the following Off
ers: Governor. Gen. 4. 5. Peck of
deputy governor. Col. pa
Nm. ;. Webb of Shelburne: lieuten. sp'
mt governor, Gov. Urban 4. Wood an,
urv Of Burlington: secretary. Holm bel