Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-09-20

OF mlschlel.
The regular fall term of Franklin
county court was commenced at ct
Adams last week with Hon. j. w
Rowell of West Randolph as chief
Judge. Mrs. Lottie Baker, the muir.
deress of her four children, may be
tried.
The September term of the Wash
ington county court opened at Mont
pelier last week Judge Munson pre-
sided. There are 29S cases on the
docket, of which SO are upon the jury
calendar. There are 80 cases in chan
Gerry.
DIR. II. ID. HoltOn of Brattleboro Is
treasurer and Dr. George 5. Foster is
a member of the advisory council, for
the state. Of the American Public
Health Association, which will hold
its 22d annual meeting at Montreal,
Sept. 25-2s.
L. f. Inglesby of Burlington will
reside in Hartford. Conn, until the
affairs of the Vermont Investment Co..
of which he was president, are closed
up. The approximations of investors
and the prosecutions of unreasonable
creditors have made life miserable for
him.
The following are the new officers
of the Rutland board Of trade: presi-
dent. +. G. futile: vice presidents, f.
ID. White, +. W Gray, IL. O. Carpen-
ter; secretary, Henry Houghton; treas
urer. Willis NJ Ross; trustees for
three years, W. Q. Clement II. a.
Sawyer +. ;. kinsley.
The Knox farm AT Cambridge, oc-
cupicd by Jas Barnes was burned last
week. as were the contents, including
one horse. The origin Of the fire was
unknown. The loss falls heavily upon
Mr.. Barnes, a. all Of his movable prop
erty was in the barn and there was no
insurance whatever.
During the severe thunderstorm
Monday night Of last week, the light
ming struck large barn belonging TO
William Bowles in Woodford. The
building. with six tons Of hay, grain
and other contents. was totally de-
stroyed. Two horses and some cattle
were saved. The insurance j, light.
The feature OF the second day of
the Caledonia fair at 81. ,Iohnsbury
was balloon ascension Of Capt. Ed
ward f. Griswold, senior partner Of |
the wholesale grain firm Of Griswold. |
Pearl 4 Co. OF 81. Johnsbury. Capt. |
made beautiful ascent at
l:30, before loco people, and landed
near Bethlehem, \. H., at AIS O'Clock.
A change has taken place IN the
of the Bennington opera
house. +. VI. Tiffany. who has been
e>-ee and manager since il was open
a, retires from the place. He Is sue
.eeded by company composed Of 6
4 the manufacturers and leading bust
less men Of the village, who have
aiken new lease at reduced figures,
nd who hope 10 run il successfully.
We chronicled last week the clan
le>tine disappearance of Leon Knox.
wing on CLAYTON street, and added
hat he had probably become COM
'letely discouraged and had gone oil {
a that condition, hoping TO find
york somewhere. II appears, how
yer, that it Is ease Of cold-blooded.
cartles, desertion. knox's wife, who
as only returned from the hospital
nd who i IN il feeble condition. Is
81 with three young children, abso- .
ltely destitute. The man is miser- !
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.-St. Iohnsbury Caledonian. i
The ninth annual convention OF the c
.ermont Young People, Society Of
hristian EndeavOr union will be held !
i the Congregational church in New !
ort, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct.
4 and 81. State President +. G.. o. !
God and state Secretary T.. +.
owner have arranged for the follow
~ speakers from out of the state: &
ev. l.. X. Greene of Somerville. {
lass; Rev. Charles 4. Dickinson Of \
oston, one of the trustees Of the b
nited Society of Christian Endeavor: Z,
Ohm Willis Baer of Boston. general =
cretary OF the United Society of D
Endeavor. and Others. I.
There was panic on the steamer "
eindeer last Thursday evening. As al
e steamer. carrying 500 passengers,
nong whom were a large number of
omen,was coming from Pittsburgh, W
ran upon the reef with such force as ii
J nearly upset the vessel Confusion Z,
nong the passengers at once ensued; K,
en- and women were driven to the 81
lard rails of the boat with such force al
TO almost hurl the crowd into the K
ke. Life preservers were quickly Gu
It on and everything was made re
ldy for swimming, when the boat ~
ssed over the rock and became up q
ght in position. Several women an
inted, one ofwhom was unconscious =
zen the boat landed.
There is considerable connection i'm
nnington over the disappearance on
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