Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-12

DIR. j. w. Jackson Of Barre is
delegate to the national Christian En-
deavor convention at Cleveland.
Prof. A. G. Garfield of the Kansa
university is spending the summer a
the old homestead in Manchester.
Fred Signer of Beldens Falls wa,
killed by the ears while attempting to
cross the track at Rutland, July 4th.
The engagement of j. Harry, sec
ond son of Gen. j. j. Estey, anC
Miss Allethaire Chase, of Louisville
Ky, and Brattleboro, is announced
The Vermont Wheel club will hold
a race meet on the Valley Fair ground,
at BrattlebOro, Thursday, Aug. 30
The races will be class ga" events and
run under l.. A. W.rule and sanction
There were 1852 books taken from
the Rutland free library in June.
against PISA for the same month in
1898. The daily average for the
month has been $50 day, against
l05 for June in 1898.
A dastardly attempt was made to
injure the residence off. W. Moves of
Bristol, the l4th, by placing dy-
Mantle cracker under his piazza. The
floor was damaged and one window
broken and "a screen door smashed.
Mr.. Noyes is the pubic prosecutor.
Albert NJ. Grow. aged 10. was
drowned in the Connecticut river
July 4th. He was unable to swim.
but went in bathing with the rest Of
the boys. waded into a deep hole and
the boy, could not get him out before
he was drowned. The body re-
covered.
The State fairwill be held at Bill
ling, park, White River Junction.
sept. ~, and preparations to make it
a grand success in every way are al
ready well under way. The premium
list offering $4,000 IN premiums is
already in the hands of the printer
and viii soon be ready for distribu-
tion.
Owing to much bitter feeling in
connection with the Vermont High
School Baseball league, it is expected I
a new one will be formed with a diff /
ferent membership, to include Cod /
dard seminary. 81. JohnsbuIy acade- 4
my, Black River academy. Rutland. 4
Windsor, Bethel, Burlington and st. /
Albans high schools
Mayor NJ. y. Van Patten and son
Charles of Burlington have started \
for Japan via Vancouver. Mr.. Van
Patlen is slightly ailing,and they will
make several stop, IN crossing the con-
iinent during which il i, hoped that
lie will fully rccuperatc. They will
return by the way Of San Francisco
and Denver and will be absent about
two months.
While ROYAL Martin of st. Adams
was attempting to tire cracker the
evening OF the Fouth, ii exploded in
ais hand. The hand was laceated
md torn and when he reached the
hospital the physicians found il nee
'ssary TO amputate the thumb. The
land is badly injured but ii is thought
hat it can be saved.
Mr.. +. Austin of Enosburgh Falls
suicide by hanging, FRI
Law, June 10Th. No cause is assigned !
or the act. Some time during the
orenoon he went TO the barn as usual. .
About II o'clock, his daughter, won /,
lering at his remaining out so long.
vent TO the barn and found him ,
Ianging TO a beam. Help was sum-
noned and he was cut down, but life
vas extinct.
Henry, only child of Ezra and Yio- ,.
4 Parker, was drowned while swim )
ming in the mill pond at East Burke.
aturday, June 30th. He accompa-
led his father on his meat trip and
rent in bathing with younger boy. !
Tho could be of no assistance to him. ..
is supposed that Henry was taken |,
nth cramp. The funeral was held
unday afternoon. Ii was great
hook TO the parents, who have the
eepest sympathy of the entire COM "
unity. Henry was II years of age. e
While standing near the electric !
ght pole at the corner OF Canal and !,
lain streets in Winooski, LAWYER u
'olcott leaned against it, and in put v
ng his hand on the weight attach Y
tent balancing the light, received =
rock of electricity, knocking him Ia
useless. Happily, however, the shock 9
as not serious. During the evening, ~
lother man put his hand on the NJ
eight and was also knocked senseless
= the shock he received Ii is sug- Sc
,sted that the weight should be placed b,
high as to be out of the reach Of the in
'ople. az
Arthur b. Hutchinson, son OF fir
Dston attorney, was arrested recent fl
, charged with embezzlement. The sit
arge is brought by Della +. ID. Jen- sp
ms of Chester, VT, with whom al
boarded for some time co
'out 1891. lie did some business pr
+ her and, il is alleged, agreed to sis
post for her Sl5s in the tive-cent Sc