Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-17
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
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cases for the spring term of county
court.
Francis Chase of Bristol recently
drank kerosene by mistake and was
reported to be in critical condition.
The large sawmill owned by Ira
Hodge of Fairlee, was burned May 4,
with a new Single mill Just put in.
Loss 81 900; no insurance.
The postoflice and store of G. w.
Fletcher at North Chester were bur-
glarized May 5th and quantity of
goods and some money taken.
Forest fires have burned over eight
square miles in Island Pond and have
done great damage to timber. 1t is
believed that the fires were set by
tramps.
The general store of Fred G.. Field
at North Springfield was entered by
burglars Monday night and about
$500 worth of goods stolen. There is
no clew to the thieves.
Prof. c. ID. Davis of Bennington is
Vermont manager of the National Ed
ucational association of the United
States, which is to meet al Asbury
Park, \. j., July 6-l3.
ST. Luke's Episcopal church Of St
Adams has just received y 500 in
compromise Of q bequest Of $4,000,
which was made by the late Hiram
Bellows d dozen years ago.
II /. reported that Norwich i, to
have woman physician in the per-
son OF Edastina H. Bush, "A graduate
Of the College Of Physicians and Sur
econs. and Of the Post-Graduates
school, New York.
-Four Congregations churches
have been organized in the State this
year. The receipts of the Vermont
Domestic Missionary society for the
first four months of 1894 were nearly
-. 600 more than in the same months
in 1898.
f. VI. Coke. for the past year pro-
prietor of Towns hotel, Bellows Falls,
assumes the management of the Lake
Dunmore house and cottages near
Brandon, june !, and d. +. Ladd,
formerly Of the Commercial house,
will return and take Towns hotel.
Two ST. Albans seven-year-old boys
set fires behind some of the principal
business blocks there the other day
because they ''wanted to see big
block burn and the iiremen at work.
The fires were seen in season To pre-
vent serious damage, ana the boys
were dealt with.
A hearing in the case of Stale Us.
Gabriel Ghoor. on charge of murder
of one John Abbott in Groton last
December. was held before Justice
Worcester at ~. ,Johnsbury, May S,
and Ghoor was discharged. States
Attorney Bates prosecuted and NJ. II.
Alexander of Burlington appeared for
the respondent.
Mrs. A. c. Hollenbeck, aged 81,
dropped dead in her bedroom the
night of May III, ut Bennington, as
she was preparing to retire. She had |
been a. well as usual all day and spent
the evening visiting with friends re-
siding near by. She had been trou- |
bled for some time with enlargement |
of the heart, which was the cause of
her death,
Hovt's "A Temperance Town"
drew an audience of over 1000 peo-
pie at the opera house, Bellows Falls, |
Wednesday night. Every seat in the
house was sold and many were unable
TO get seats. Nearly 200, including |
the original of "Mmk Jones'" were
present from Charlestown. n. H., the
summer home of the author,and other /
neighboring towns were well repre-
sented. At the conclusion Of the third |
act Mr.. Hoyt responded to calls for a
speech, and was presented with a large |
basket of roses.
An exchange alleges that the first
branch of theAmerican Protective As
ISOLATION is located at st. Johnsbury. /
This, i'm its purposes and objects, Is the
most detestable and pestilent political
organization ever effected by men call
ing themselves good American citi-
zens. Its object is to prevent men hold
ing certain religious views from hold
inc political Office. narrow and big
oted intolerance which is utterly un-
worthy the nineteenth century and a
bowling disgrace to Vermont. The \.
p. A. in Vermont should be over
whelmed with public odium at once,
and the State purged of it for all time
e, a,,,,a lIo r1 tt-ie1- l,ovntta
Mr.. Fitzgerald, Of Troy, n. y,
a drummer who was arrested at Ben
nington two weeks ago, charged with
of the liquor law hy selling
from samples, was brought before the
court Saturday afternoon
for trial. Fourteen complaints were
lodged against him. lie called for tri-
al on one, was found guilty and fined
300 and costs. He then pleaded
guilty to four other oflenses and was
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