Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-08-09

ark for gaining admission to the cit
hospital under false pretences, say
that his home is in Montpelier.
! The farm house owned by Mrs
I Olive Wales and loccted one mile
north of the village Of Bristol wai
burned Aug. 2nd. The fire caught
/; from a stove. The loss is 5000 and
the insurance is $500.
. The large farm and outbuildings OF
Frank Williams of Bridport were
struck by lightning Sunday, July 20,
and destroyed. Thirty tons of hay
and valuable farming implements
were burned. Loss, $4,000; insured.
Charles Bixby, son of c. NJ. Bixby,
went up the bell tower of the st.
Paul's Universalist church AT Rutland
recently, to recover his dog, and fell
to the roof and from there thirty feet
to the ground. He is not expected to
recover.
The Boston and Chicago fast SER
vice, via the Central Vermont and
Grand Trunk railroads, has been
shortened one hour and twenty min
utes. The train leaving Boston at
ll:30 a. IN. is now due at Chicago at
$40 p. III. the next day.
A barn belonging to A. A. Fin
lay of North Danville was struck by
lightning and, with lis contents, was
burned Thursday afternoon. A barn
belonging 10 Warner Goodenorgh Of
the same town was also burned that
day. Loss unknown; insured.
Mcatmcn ana grocers of ST. Johns
bury are adopting the cash system, to
90 into effect August 18th. After
that date, no goods will be charged |
to anyone who has not made cash |
deposit al the beginning Of the
month sufficient TO cover AL Of his
bin
The arrangements for the cele-
bration of the centennial Of the Con-
eTegational church Of Peacham on
August 10th are being rapidly COM
pleted. Tie historical address will
be given by the Rev. Moses Martin Of
Allegan, Mich, a native of Peacham.
Three large meteors were seen at
Bennington, Saturday night, July rs.
One of them exploded before il struck
the ground, resembling very much
the appearance of a rocket. A brill
liant aurora, extending east and west,
was also quite plainly seen about half
past nine.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Neazey of Vermont, who was recent
ly indisposed at Washington on ac- ,
count of the heat, is now much bet
ter. II is expected that lie win be all 1
right again in few days lie in
tends taking trip TO New England ,
to regain his health.
The Bristol railroad company at its
annual meeting in Bristol. Wednes- Z
lay Of last week. chose these direc- [
.ors: 7. W. Clement Of Rutland, +. !
b. Patterson and J. J. Ridley Of
Bristol, G, NJ. Wilds Of Miadlcbury,
W. y. Cove and Howard Clark of
Lincoln and II. G. Smith OF Rutland.
Early Saturday morning, July y,
burglars entered the store OF NJ. G.. !,
robinson in Weathersiield and stole "
bicycle, watches, jewclry and =
quantity Of clothing. Saturday nioht.
lac store of David Horton at Mount
Holly, containing the postofiice, was il
ntered. The safe was blown open 2
nd 500 in stamps were taken. C
Edward Dow, for many years
architect, died July 3lst,
I Concord, y. II. lie was native p
I Lexington, VI. and resided here p
early 80 years. He was a member t'
{ the city government of Concord. b
epresenied ward five in two legisla-
lres and was prominent in Masonic IA
ircles. A widow and daughter sur IA
i've him. =,
The dwelling house of Wilbur Rev al
oldS of Cambridge Junction was
urned the morning of Aug. 2nd, and n,
is only child aged IA months, and a II
og were burned to death. The g,
lother left her babe sleeping in the m
land went to a neighbours. as
While there, on looking back, she dis v
1vered the flames, but could save
Othing. No insurance.
Mrs. Farnham, wife of ex-Gov. h,
has gone to Chautauqua, n. an
:, via Buffalo, and will be absent ID
'ur weeks. She graduated at Chau- err
uqua in 1884, in a class of twelve w,
lndred. Since that time, she has
spt up her reading with the local
in Bradford, known as lei
e Socratic Circle, c. l.. S. c., and M
Is read in the past fourteen years 46 ma
'ecial courses in which she has pass ag
the required written examinations co.
Id has received 40 seals therefor let
ON the Chautauqua University. tho
robably less than half dozen of the ito
70 hundred thousand Chautauquan thu
aders in the world has more seals
an she has. be,
George A. Aver of st. Adams was M'
IL.