Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-04-26

AD-Att. III tihl'iV. tNc VI INT vi
mont Marble Co. at Proctor receive
their monthly pay, and about S47 zoo
will be distributed among them.
William Bacon, farmer of 81,
hanged himself in his barn at South
STAFFORD, April 10. His body was
not discovered until he had been dead
some hours.
George w. Harmon, the Pawlet
delegate to the Vermont Constitutions
al Convention of 1913, is now living
in Bennington, and Curtis Kelsey. the
West Haven delegate, lives in Sidney,
Vt.
There is a scheme afoot to organ
ize a troop of cavalry ut Middlebury,
with the intention of becoming a
part of the State military forces when
the legislature authorizes such an adj
dition.
George H., the l4-year-old son .of
p. II, Pratt of Brattleboro, was struck
on the head by 24-pound ball on the
High school grounds the 18th and
died the next morning from his in
jury, not having regained conscious
ness.
The body of Nicholas Donahue Of
Rutland was found in the Otter
Creek, April 10Th. He was "A years
old and had been missing since Janu-
airy oath. He leaves a wife and two
children. A whiskey bottle in his
pocket told the story Of the accident
E. F. Frost of West Topsham pre-
>ents the latest in the marrow escapes
line. He was rubbing liniment on
the lame lee of a horse when the ami
nal began TO kick. Ed. came out
with sore ribs, black eye, mutt
lated ear and several other disabilities.
William b. and John +. loskinson
of Healdville have made a contract
with the Fan Mountain Paper COM
pany of Bellows Falls TO furnish s.
600, 900 feet Of spruce logs in four
years, 1000, 600 each year. This is
probably the largest contract ever
made for lumber in this State and the
consideration is the largest
The report Of the Rutland free IL |
brary for the month Of March shows |
that 5,I4l books were taken out. |
against I.635 for the same month in |
1893. SiNty-eight per cent were
works Of fiction. The general report |
Of the libraries throughout the United /
States shows the fiction percentage to
be 20. thus giving the Rutland library |
d gain over the average.
The Village smithyn is "a source of
pride TO Topsham.and well il may be. /
IL. Wallace Chalmers, the proprietor,
Is only % years old and Is turning ont
$4,000 worth Of work per year. Dun
an ;. Mckay, who tends 10 the shoe
ny, is only p, and J. Clarence Lang.
he chief wood workman, i, % The
work turned out is the best. What
own viii tell Of young trio who can
10 better.
The first shipment Of trout from the
state fish hatchery nj RoNbury, con-
listing of $4,000 young trout. was
made Saturday. The trout will be
distributed between RoXbury and
}rattleboro. A shipment was made
tuesday Of 10000 for points between
}oNbury and White River junction
nd towns on the Passump~ic railroad
5 far north as Newbury. The total
'utput this year viii reach nearly
100000
VIM Bailey Of South Ryegate
vas going home from the creamery
Thursday, April 18th and a. he was
rossing the bridge just below the
eilersun Hin road, the kingbolt
roke orcame out and Mr. Bailey was
brown ont OF his wagon, striking on
is shoulder, breaking his shoulder
nd collar bone. Mr.. Bailey had
ardly recovered from the accident
hat happened TO him few months
90. when he was thrown from his
fagon, breaking lis arm and elbow
The question as 10 who shall COM
land the patrol flectin Boring sea- has
nally been settled in favor OF Com
handler Charles T. Clark, commands
ne the L. :. :. Mohicans. the pio-
Ger ship of the feet. now at Port
'ownsend. Wash He is the senior
tlicer Of the squadron and is said to
e exceptionally well fitted for this
duty. 1t may be stated as
II assured fact that Admiral Walker
ill not 30 10 Bering sea, except in
lc unloohed-foI event OF clash be-
Ween the British and United States
overnments in the enforcement of the
equations for the protection of the
EAT industry.
At the Vermont Methodist confer
nee in Bradford, Presiding Elder L
}. SherbUrne was passed in character
nd made the following report from
he St Adams district: there are SO
harges; Eden j, left unsupplied; East
Warren has union services; the re-
laining b charges had 20 effective.
lrce probationers and IS supplies.
here are 5 supenumeraries and SUI