Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-03

fell recently and broke her hip.
AT the present time there arc only
two prisoners at the Bennington
county jail.
Rev. L. X. Averill Of Barre was or
dained pastor of the church at Tops
ham last week.
George Downer Of Lunenburgh
had both eyes quite severely injured
by the discharge Of a rifle few days
ago.
L. G.. Woodhouse of New York, son
Of the late DR.. Cherries Woodhouse,
of Rutland, sent st. Pauls church and
society of that city a check for $500
as Christmas gift.
N. W.. Fiske's store at Isle La
Motto was broken into Wednesday
night, the 10Th inst, and about Sl2
were taken from the safe and some
goods from the store.
Mrs. Fournier, who was sentenced
to 20 years in states prison for poison
ing her husband, is in very critical
condition and cannot now be removed
from Burlington, If at all.
The will of Mrs. Nancy Bliss, wild
ow of Rev. S. +. Bliss, formerly pas
tor Of the Universalist society, be-
oueaths $500 to Goddard seminary for
the establishment Of the Bliss scholar
ship.
Mrs. Betsey Smith, native of
| Waitsiield, now living in Governeur,
n. Y, celebrated her 10lst birthday
last Saturday. She has seven chill
dren, IA grandchildren and II great
grandchildren.
Mrs. b. II. Cuthbertson Of Green's
boro Bend met with serious accident
the other day. She was going from
the house to the store when she fell
and broke her collar bone. She is an
old lady about seventy-fve years old.
The Olcott Falls company of Olcott
has given the Mary Hitchcock memo
rial hospital at Hanover $4,000 to en-
dow the "Olcott Falls company free
bed" Wilder Il Co. of Devonshire
street, Boston, constitute the Olcott
Falls company.
The 18th annual meeting of the
Ayrshire Breeders association will be
held in the parlors of the Narragan-
sett hotel at Providence, r. L., Jan.
9, 1895. An address win be given by
Prof. j. l.. Hills, director Of the Yer
mont Experiment station.
Col. Edward A. Chittcnden, gem
eral freight agent of the Central Yer
mont railroad, entertained the past
and present employees of his depart
ment and their families at dinner
at the Weldon, Monday evening Of
last week. There were rs persons
present.
Three boarders in charge of Sheriff
Reeves of Burlington arrived at the
state institution on State street, Mon
day, increasing the number OF inmates
to l49, the largest for twenty years.
The sheriff reported four more pris-
oners in Burlington Jail, including
two women convicted Of poisoning,
with state prison sentences Windsor
Journal.
Little Henry McKuen Of Swanton
fell with tree which another boy was
cutting down Wednesday Of last |
week, and the result was Il compound
fracture Of the arm just above the
wrist, one bone protruding several
inches with the flesh all peeled off
from it and the end of the bone so
jammed that part Of it had to be
removed.
Louis Dajenais of st. Adams was
robbed Of $35 on Christmas day. He
accompanied friend to the Weldon
barber shop and waited for him in
the billiard room, occupying his time
as spectator of the games. Shortly
after he left, he missed his money and
found that his trousers pocket had
been slit by knife, by means of
which the thief had evidently accom-
plished his purpose.
Daniel w. Green, boss filler in Pat
terson's mill at Proctor, met with
severe accident on Thursday of last
week. He was assisting in moving
block to place under the frame to be
sawed, when one of the rollers slipped
out from under the block and caught
a crowbar, which bent over in such a
way as to strike Green's foot near the
ankle, almost breaking the bone. The
injury is a severe one but he is expect
ed to recover in few weeks.
III. M. Stevens store on the corner
of Main and Kingman streets, st. Al
bans, was burned Christmas morning.
The fire originated in a closet in the
dental rooms of DR.. Sheerar on the
second floor and had gained consider
able Roadway when the first stream
was applied. 1t was soon under con-
troll but not till after considerable
damage was done to DR.. Sheerar's
furniture and the large stock Of gro
ceries in the store beneath, occupied
by H. M. Stevens & Co. The losses
are as follows: III. M. Stevens & Co.,
about 81 200; DR.. Sheerar, about $500,
and Chambers photograph rooms in
the third story, about 800. All are
covered by insurance.