Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-08
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Or. G. A.Yale and George E.Royce
of Rutland returned from European
trip last Sunday.
The Thomas w. Wood art gallery
at Montpelier will be formally opened
| Thursday evening of this week.
The new pump house OF the Rock
Springs Water company of Bristol is
completed and the pump went into
operation Aug. |.
Rev. w. H. Hopkins Of St. Adams
has received call from the First
Cong'l church of Poughkeepsie, NY,
to accept the pastorate.
Hon. Chester B. Mclaughlin, who
has Just been nominated by the Re-
pubiicans of the fourth judicial dis
trict Of New York for justice OF the
supreme court, is graduate OF the
University of Vermont.
At a special session OF the county
court before Chief Justice Ross at St.
Johnsbury last week, John Norton,
proprietor of the Union House, plead
ed guilty to Is offenses of selling liq-
uor, and was fined $3.50 and costs.
Thirty-three drunkards were ar
rested last Saturday, July n, at Rut-
land. The saloons were ordered
closed from noon until 6 O'clock. The
order was obeyed, but when the latter
hour was reached the street was liter
ally full OF drunken men and boys.
A thief entered Mrs. w. 9. Dunt-
Ions house on Washington street in
Rutland recently through window
and took her gold watch and child's
bank, containing some money and
some jewelry. The police were notified
but did not find any trace OF the thief.
Miss Honor Brown of East Johns
bury, aged about 70, went to the pas
ture last Thursday night to get the
cows and did not return. AS the
pasture is wild and rocky, searching
parties were organized and "a hours
later the old lady was found several
miles from home much exhausted, but
otherwise uninjured.
Mrs. w. L. Howard, wife Of the
postmaster at Fair Haven, died sud-
denly last week at Hebron, N. Y, the
home of her father, where she was
visiting. While there she took NOR
phine to quiet pain, and, taking too
much, died before morning. Mrs.
Howard was most estimable woman.
member of the Adventist church
and an earnest Christian. She leaves
two sons. Herbert and Rollin,and one
daughter, Myrta.
Mrs. John l.. Winnie Sophia Wal
BRIDGE, the Oldest person in Benning-
ton and the second oldest living per-
son that was born in it, celebrated her
Goth birthday Saturday, July p, at
the residence Of her nephew, Edward
Walbridge. in Bennington Falls, with
whom she has made her home for sew
eral years. She was the Oldest Of the
family of eight children, all of whom
are dead except brother, who resides
in Oswego, n. Y, and herself. With
the exception of being a little deaf,
Mrs. Winnie is remarkably well pre-
served, and bids fair to round out the
entire century.
There were two robberies in Rut-
land, Saturday, July q. Ezra Clark's
two daughters found strange man
| in their bedroom at their home on
Royce street about 10 O'Clock, when
they were about to retire. The girls
gave the alarm but the stranger got
away before any of the neighbors had
arrived. He went out the window
over the back piazza. The only arti-
Giles missed from the house were Mr..
Clark's hat and gold watch. The
thief dropped the watch as he jumped
from the piazza. E. S. Whittaker's
house on Royce street was also en-
tered the same night and Mrs. Whit
takers gold watch was stolen.
One of the events of the season
among bicyclists will be the meet
of the Vermont wheel club August 20
at Brattleboro. The prize list is as
follows: Mile novice-First, gold
watch, S35; second, silver tea set, $40;
third, set Morgan Il Wright tires, sl2;
fourth, searchlight, s.. Mile handi-
cap, class B--First, diamond ring, S25.
Mile open, class A-First, diamond,
$50; second, diamond, $50; third, opal
ring, $l5. Half mile open, class B.
First, diamond, 1925; second,
diamond, $50; third, diamond,
S25. Mile handicap, class A-First,
diamond, $50; second, silver cup,
S35; third, set Palmer tires, SIS.
Mile open, class B-First, diamond,
$50; second, diamond, S75; third,
diamond, $35. Two-mile handicap,
class A-First, diamond, $50; second,
diamond, $35. Two-mile handicap,
class B-First, diamond, $35; third,
stone ring, Sl5; fourth. scarf pin, IS.
There is a movement on foot among
the members Of the Bennington His.
torical society to complete the monu-
ment at Center Bennington that marks
the site of the old Catamount tavern.
The monument was started in 1876
when block Of Barre granite weigh