Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-27

will show. During the past year nc
less than 577 have been licensed. This
is saying nothing Of the 200 or SO
which have no license nor the 60
which Officer Mueller shot last spring,
Burlington News.
The new minister from Hawaii to
the United States is Mr.. Hatch, the
former secretary Of foreign affairs in
that young republic. His wife, a
daughter of Col. Alexander G.. Halves,
recently of San Francisco but now OF
London, was a student at st. Johns
bury academy few years ago.
The directors OF the Bennington and
IWoodford electric railway have de-
clarcd an annual dividend Of IL per
cent. They also decided before the
opening of the next season to extend
the line from Camp Comfort in Wood
ford to Glastonbury, distance of four
and half miles. The total mileage
of the road will be nine miles. Work
of putting bridges in order and
Strengthening rails has already been be-
gun.
Percy Tuttle, young man belong
ing in Dover, had his hand cut very
badly Friday, Dec. ID, while working
in the woods in the west part of the
town of Jamaica with companion
named Wesley Allen. They were
trimming up the top Of a tree. futile
took hold OF limb to remove 1t and
Allen struck at a limb at the same
time, hitting Tuttle's hand and sever
ing the cords Of his two middle fingers
just below the wrist joint.
One day last week as c. G. Winches-
ter of Brattleboro was driving in a
breaking harness one Of the colts he
has updcr training, the animal jumped
off the bank in front of Mr.. Stickney's
in Esteyvillc at point where it is al
most perpendicular, and into the brook
some 40 feet below. Wonderfully
enough the colt seemed unhurt ex-
cept in one eye, though it was quite a
task to get him out of the brook where
he seemed disposed to remain.
There are reports that the town Of
Grand Isle is in financial trouble. 1t
is said the treasurer has left the state.
Before going he had settlement with
the selectmen and receipts were ex-
changed. But debts and accounts, in
GLIDING $500 on the old Grand Isle
bridge debt, aggregating large sum
and which the selectmen supposed
were paid, are turning up alive and
the town is in commotion. What the
explanation of the deficit is does not
yet appear.
Norwich is again in the throes Of
excitement. 1t is not grave robbery
this time but shooting affair. On
Monday evening, Charles N. Smith,
postmaster at West Norwich, shot one
VIM. Eastman,a bad character, wound
ing him quite severely. Eastman was
drunk and making much disturbance
in the office. He was ordered out, but
refused to 60, and threatened to clean
out the place. Mr.. Smith has entered
a complaint against Eastman, and the
latter may have to answer for assault
in connection with one or two other
crimes.
Lewis Leonard, farm laborer, en-
ployed by Frank Foster at West
Swanton, has been missing since
week ago last Monday night and it is
feared that he is in the lake. 1t seems
that Leonard left Mr.. Fosters early
in the evening, intending to attend
meeting at the church at West Swan
ton. For some reason the meeting was
not held and as he left the church,
Leonard said that he was going to Al
burg. Later he was seen on the bridge
and that is the last trace Of him. The
night was stormy and the ties must
have been very slippery. Leonard's
parents live in Broome, 2. @.
E. ID. Lewis, claiming to be a jour-
neyman cigar maker, has been success
fully swindling some Of the young
ladies in Rutland. He arrived in the
city one day recently and advertised to
instruct young ladies how to make
wax flowers. They were required to
deposit for security So, which at the
end of the first week would be refund
ed with Zoe. additional for their work. |
The second week Lewis was to pay |
the young ladies $3.50, the fifth week,
S5, and from that time on until May
LIST, 81 day. lie told them that he |
was to trim some OF the churches in
The city for Christmas and promised
plenty of work for the l2young ladies
who had presented themselves for in
BY Saturday night the SO
which he had required as security had
1een paid in, and with this money he
,ook the north-bound sleeper and
nothing has been heard from him
iince. He paid his board bill before
lie left.
Nicholas and Charles Hillard of
Stamford, brothers, respectively aged
9 and II years, went rabbit hunting
sunday, the 10Th, in the region Of the
,harcoal kilns on the mountains. AS
hey were walking along they sudden
y came upon black bear curled up
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