Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-20

ne uWciilHg uOuce ana morse DdIH
on the farm occupied by A. Z. Spauld-
ing in Wolcott were destroyed by fire
early Friday morning. Most of the
contents were saved. The fire caught
from lantern. Insurance unknown.
The barn of Dustin Barrow of Yer
gennes, together with one horse, two
cows, one wagon and a quantity of hay,
was burned Wednesday morning of
last week. The fire started from the
lexplosion of lantern which Mr.. Bar
row had in the barn. The property
was insured for small amount.
Constable Loveland of Dorset ar
rived at Bennington, Friday, having
in custody Frank Harrigan, who was
arrested for assault upon man with
pitch fork, seriously wounding him.
Harrigen had hearing before Justice
Buflum, who held him to await the
action of the grand jury.
The will of Mrs. Eliza 5. Smith Of
Burlington, widow of 5. 5. Smith, be-
queaths 500 to Green Mountain GEM
etery, 81 600 for the endowment of a
scholarship TO the University Of Ner-
mont and State Agricultural college
as a memorial 10 her husband, and
her real and personal property, valued
at s., 900, TO tie home for aged wom-
en- Of that city.
Some idea Of the benefit OF the can
ming factory TO Mortified, the first
year, NAV be realized when tits stated
that the company has paid farmers for
corn something like -, 500 and - 800
has gone out for help TO can the same.
Considerable more will be paid ont for
help before the corn is all shipped.
Six thousand dollars for one new III
dustry the first year, the money being
paid almost entirely to residents Of
the town, is not to be sneezed at
Mortified Ne~s.
A Barre doctor was summoned TO
Washington, Thursday, TO case OF
what was supposed to be smallpox.
The patient is woman about sixty
years OF age and was visiting at farm
house about two miles out of Wash
ington village on the Chelsea road
She came from Illinois by the way of
Canada some weeks ago and probably
contracted the disease in the Domin-
ion. The house has been quarantined .
and every precaution has been taken
TO prevent contagion should the case
develop as expected.
James Meredith of Bennington, ~
years of age, married, with four chill
dren, committed suicide last week
Wednesday afternoon in the office of
j. ). Lindley. by taking tincture of
aconite. He had been drinking heav-
lily for number of DAYS and recently
the partnership between him and
Lindlcy was dissolved. On that ac-
count Meredith bought bottle of
aconite just before getting TO Lind
ley's Office, and while there took about
a teaspoonful and died almost instant
~. He had taken cure for the liq-
uor habit twice.
Mrs. George Barstow of Barton was 1
called to her door Friday evening and
when she opened il man fired two
shots, one ball entering her cheek and
lodging in the back side of her head,
the second shot noI taking effect. The
woman will probably recover. viii {
Lathe was captured near Coventry. ]
en miles from Barton, the same night, {
charged with the shooting. lie denies q
I but acknowledges that he was in I
Barton. He was armed when found. !
Mrs. Barstow's husband was paid Off :
~ the railroad company that day and I
he money was presumably the cause !
If the shooting. |
The Home for Destitute Children {
n Burlington was founded in 1864 |
md has ever since, by voluntary con- !
ributions been enabled to provide 4
home. careful training U
md education for destitute waits. who
would otherwise have grown to ma
urity homeless and uncared for. :
During the 30 years of its existence. a
he Home has received and cared for !
Yearly 900 children ranging in age T,
rom an ''infant of days to IL or IA a
ears. In May 1893, the Home was u
'urned TO the ground, only the out :,
buildings and steam laundry being :,
aved. With the insurance money. I
which was promptly paid, two cot h
ages have been built during the past "
ear, connected with each other bv i
ow building containing the common >;
lining room and kitchen. These :,
rill accommodate about so of the a,
lrger children, and there are now Ia
orely needed two more buildings. one Z,
or the babies and nursery children a
nd the other for general purposes. !,
The sum of $4,000 is required for n
he erection of these houses, and as the n
'hristmastide approaches, bringing II
thoughts of the blessed Christ child, Il
Tho was homeless, too, would it not h
e in the true Christmas spirit to re- :,
lember these little ones and help to a
rovide refuge for them? -
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