Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-05
w. II. Burbank has been appointed
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w. n. Burbank has been appOlntet
postmaster at Barnet.
Scarlet fever, humps and diplthe
ria are reported from West Derby.
! Ten members-elect OF the Massachu
sets legislature are natives OF Yer
; mont.
Rev. George w. Perry, the stat
geologist, has taken up his permanent
residence at Chester.
i A gang Of thieves went through tn
eastern division OF Rutland, MOnda!
night OF last week, robbing clothel
lines and stealing other articles o.
several hundred dollars value.
"The round schoolhouse" of Brook
line, which has an interest for New
j fame teachers because Of its age and as
sociations, was probably built 20 year.
ago. It is said that there is but one
other round sch0olhouse in the state
George II. Boycott OF Pownal was
arrested last week and lodged in Jail.
He is only II years OF age and il
charged with committing serious as
sault on school companion, the re-
suit OF a fight between the two that
occurred few days before.
A pug dog belonging to Col. W.
H. Allen Of Burlington was electro.
cuted Tuesday morning of last week
He was frisking in the street near the
house, when he ran into broken
electric wire. There was a flash and
a yelp and the dog lay dead, his feet
| in the air.
Members Of the Vermont Press as
ISOLATION who remember with pleasure
| the recitations by Miss Mamie T0bin,
daughter Of Editor Tobin of the
Swanton Courier, at the outing OF the
association at the Bluff Point Hotel
a year ago last summer, will be inter.
estcd in knowing that the young lady
| is attending the Baltimore Training
School of Elocution and English Lit
erature at Baltimore, Md.
N. P. Leach, chairman of the COM
mittee OF the Introduction of new
game into the state, has received lot
of Mongolian pheasants. These game
birds will be kept in confinement and
their eggs distributed to various parts
of the state, where the eggs win be
set under the ordinary domestic hens
and the young birds released to stock
our forests. The committee has en-
route lot OF West Virginia quail and
and sharp tail grouse, etc.
The two-year-old daughter of Loren
WEIGH of Groton swallowed a two
inch hat pin recently, which has been
the cause Of good deal Of worry to
her parents. She was playing with
the pin in her mouth when it slipped
down her throat. She gave a few
spasmodic gulps and the steel lodged
in her throat. DR.. Eastman was
called, but it had by this time worked
down beyond reach. In the mean.
time the family and friends will anx-
iously await developments.
At the next session Of the Vermont
Legislature an effort will be made to
take the town of Williamstown from
Orange county and add it to Wash
ington county. This matter has been
agitated for several years, and the cit
liens Of that town claim that the
geographical situation and railroad
facilities make it proper that the town
should be annexed to Washington
county. II such move is made
hard fight will be made by Orange
county.
The store Of Henry E. Day in Rip
ton, in which the p0stoffice is located,
was broken into and robbed Of a
quantity OF tobacco and four or five
boxes of cigars Sunday night, Nov.
oath. The burglars were evidently
amateurs and acquainted with the
premises. Although there was some
money in the drawer it was not taken
and nothing Of the large general stock
OF goods except the tobacco and
cigars was missed. Nothing was
stolen from, the postoffice. 1t is
thought that il will not take long to
lnearth the criminals.
Sunday, Nov. oath, was another
great day for the Roman Catholics at
Swanton. 1t was the occasion Of the
laying of the cornerstone for the
priests new residence, which Father
Aubin is having built on their
grounds back from the site of the
present one. The imposing cere-
monies were attended by great con-
course Of people Of all denominations.
Father O'Sullivan Of st. Adams deliv-
cred an able address in English and
Father Aubin delivered one In French
which was highly spoken Of. Father
cam, who wasin charge there for 3s
years, but who is now the clergyman
It the Fanny Allen hospital at Bur-
ington, also took part in the services
# laying the corner stone.
Two members of the Mormon
hulch arrived in BrattleborO from
Utah recently. They were on their
way to Londonderry in search of
ONE evidence Of their ancestors, who,
,ccording to family traditions, many ii
ears ago lived in Londonderry or
lear there. One of the pilgrims,
famed Brown, had discovered that
lis grandfather was a snldiar ~ 4ba