Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-03
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

ed S245, 900 city bonds to f. II. Rol
Inns Il Sons of Boston, at SlO4.5O.
Rev Thomas Hanley, formerly o
West Rutland. has been appointed
chaplain of the Maryland legislature
Harry McGowan, Barre too
sharpener, made an unsuccessful at.
tempt to commit suicide by taking Z
dose of laudanum last week Monday
night
The horse barn of Fred NJ VOL.
colt in Colchester was burned Sunday
night with four horses, wagons, tools,
etc. The loss is $1,000, covered by
insurance.
1t is expected that the first of IA
series Of addresses in this State by
Gen. J. d. Weaver, the Populist lead
er of Iowa, will be given in Rutland
early in May.
4 new metallic telephone circuit is
being constructed between Rutland
and Bellows Falls. 1t will be built Of
copper wires The new circuit will be
devoted to through business.
Robert Ilislop, formerly of Alburgh,
who moved 90 llighgate this spring,
was drowned in the river near his
farm last week sunday, by the cap
sizing Of his boat The body ha, not
been found
/ Henry IL. Field, son Of the late
] Charles H. Field of Brattleboro, is on
his return trip TO san Francisco, where
lac has been engaged IN the insurance
business since leaving Vermont thir-
teen years ago.
Horace Mcclure, formerly of West
Rutland, was recently burned TO
death in a barn at Grand Rapids
Mich, while trying to save horse
from fire. He was brother Of
Arthur Mcclure Of Rutland.
Walter 5. Chaplin of Manchester.
while loading a revolver last Thurs
day, accidentally shot himself in the
left groin, severing an artery. He
lived but short time. lie was a vet
eran, was unmarried and was 60 years
old.
Carson Lake, whose death is an
nounced in New York. win be remem-
bered as the newspaper man who was
transferred to Rutland to edit the
Telegram in 1856 ia vain effort to
defeat Senator Edmunds for re-elec-
ton.
NJ. Fitzgerald of Troy, y. Y,
liquor agent, was arrested
in Bennington the 10Th. for selling
liquor contrary to law. He was re-
leased on bail in the sum Of $1,000
This is the first instance of the kind
and will be made test ease.
More than half Of the business cen
Ter of Townsend was destroyed by
fire Thursday afternoon. The town
mad no fire apparatus, and steamers
rom Brattleboro, II miles distant, ar
lived too late 10 be of much service.
The loss is about $500 partially
covered by insurance.
AT Westfield, Monday morning.
\. e. Hoyt's steam saw and grist- :
Mill, together with large quantity of
lumber, were DESTROYED by fire. The !
oss on the mill and machinery is es- /;
Aiiib'NN - 1ANs'NN, pil iuiilbtis lJ-VuN, !
md other damage, $4,000 The in T,
urance was $1,000. Two men were
injured, one it is feared fatally.
Col. I. \. Woodbury. of Burling- t
on is in Washington, attending the :
Innual congress of the Sons of the t
american Revolution of the United :
states, of which he is State president |
or Vermont. Col. f. A. Chitten-
len of st. Adams and Col. NJ. J. a
Horton of Poultney. delegates. and /
secretary c. 5. Forbes accompanied t
lin /,
Private letters from Albuquerque. v
\. NJ, state that President Folsom of h
he First National bank of Albuquer- v
ne, who was sentenced to five years t
II the penitentiary for enlightenment. +
las appealed his case to the Supreme |
curt of the Territory, and has been a
eleased until August, when his APP
zeal will be heard by the court. Nine h
f the jurymen at his trial were Mex |
cans and two of the Americans were Il
ocialists. d
ID. ). Carpenter was killed at Gal =
ups mills in Victory one day last
leek. He was running board saw,
7hen silver flew from the saw i
nd struck him in the breast, peme- I
rating his heart lie walked L feet, I
rev the silver out with his own =
and and fell. lie was picked up and !,
arried to the house, but lived only I
We minutes. Mr. Carpenter was 7
bout 40 years old and left Il wife !.
nd two children. y
\ letter was received at Minneapo- Il
5 last week, purporting, and believed, Ii
0 be from Louis Menaee, ex-presi- II
ent Of the Northwestern Guaranty 4
.oan company, who has been a fugi- "
We from justice for several months. Ii
t states that he would return not s.