Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-08-23
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

The docket of the Rutland county
court contains about 400 cases.
Woodstock wheelmen have organ
lied club of 30, with +. II. Gilling-
ham as president.
The Olcott Paper company manu-
features $50 tons of paper a week for
newspapers at its large mill in Olcott.
The Vermont and Province of Que
bee Universalist convention will be
held August 20 and 30 at St. Johns
bury.
The only celebration of the great
anniversary of the Battle Of Benning-
ton, Aug, 10th, was picnic by the
Father Matthew T. A. Il. society.
Horace Campbell, lifelong resi-
dent of PouItney, who died Tuesday
morning of heart trouble, was local
preacher in the Methodist Episcopal
church for many years.
Apples are falling off the trees at
Bennington quite plentifully, and
some have fears that the crop will not
be as large as was anticipated. Pears
promise to be almost drug on the
market.
A barn in Westford belonging to
the Mary Fletcher hospital was struck
by lightning Wednesday afternoon of
last week and, with its contents, was
burned. A horse standing near was
killed by the shock.
+. Marion Crawford, the novelist,
proposes to erect summer residence
in West Lebanon, n. H., Just across
the river from White River Junction.
His wife was native of West Leba-
non, and TO the property left her by
her father, Mr.. Crawford, has added
more, and viii spend part of bis SUM
mers there in the future.
The Rutland Street Railway conn
pany has bought from j. G.. Brill &
Co., of Philadelphia. Pa. live electric
ears, finished in curly birch. The
cars will be shipped here by October
20. The company has bought the
street poles from parties in Michigan,
and they will be shipped at once
During the street parade Of Ring
ling Bros. circus at ST. Adams, Thurs
day, burglars broke into Nj. Glarke's
house and completely ransacked il.
They took everything that they could
find of value that could easily be con-
verted into money. Among the valu-
abes which are missing are two or
three valuable watches. some iewelry.
II revolver and some Of the table silver
Prof. f. Herbert Botsford, the new
principal Of the Burr and Burton SEM
mary. Manchester. was graduated
from Williams college in 1852 and re-
ceived the degree of a. NJ. from the
same institution in 1875. Later he wa.
connected with the college, both as
postgraduate student and rs an as
sistant in the chemical department |
lie has studied abroad, taking lectures
and doing laboratory work under
Victor Meyerat Heidelberg, Germany. |
Philip Comeau Of Sabrcyois. =. o.. !
one Of the eXcursionisl, from II.
Johns to Au sable Chasm. Thursday. |
was drowned while on the trip He
was leaning against the steamers rail. /
and when opposite Isle LaMotte he /
fell over backward and dis
ia the water The steamer
was stopped and o boat was sent ont
Jut nothing could be found OF him. Co.
meau was about % years old and un-
The board Of authority Of BUR-
ington held an adjourned meeting
ast week to take action upon the ap-
zeal Of property owners from the a>-
'essors valuation Land SET in the
ist TO Rutland and Burlington rail-
Dad company Al $4,000 was reduced
q $4,000. No reduction IN valuation
i the Central Vermont railroad prop
'rty, listed at $4,000. was made.nor
vas any reduction made on property
II the Vermont and Canada railroad.
'alued at 300.
Fire broke ont in |. :. Bostwick 4
sons lumber yard at ~. Adams,
Thursday morning. An alarm was
'lOwn and the fire was soon under
ontrol. Soon after the first fire broke
mt, another was seen in large build
ne used as storehouse bv the &. V.
Z. r., situated on Pine street. De- ,
ails of the department were immedi-
tely sent there and the fire was put
'ut. The loss on the railroad build
ng is not great. Many believe that
10Th of the fires were OF incendiary :
rigin. Mr.. Bostwick's loss is about
Il 800, covered by insurance.
Julius Sears, Henry Coutermarsh, I
frank Roberts, Ben Terrill and b. :
Darling, concerned in breaking into a
Ion. A. l.. Pease's store and postof- q
ce in Hartford, Thursday night, Aug. !
had trial before Justice Porter the |
9th. The first three were bound over {
Or trial at the December term Of the +
ounty court in $500 and Terrill i'm