Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-08

The Swanton baseball club won the
game with the Beverwycks Of Rouses
Point Thursday by score Of l6 to
10.
John B. Martin of Burlington, who
was recently injured bya street sprink-
Ter, died last week from the effect OF
the injuries.
Three persons publicly Joined the
Roman Catholic church at White Riv-
Ell Junction last Sunday afternoon,
renouncing the Protestant religion.
The postoffice at Brooksville was
discontinued last week Wednesday,
and everything belonging to the office
was turned over to the Belden office.
The Brandon Italian Marble COM
pany has closed a $4,000 contract to
! furnish sawed marble to build the
State Normal school at North Adams,
Mass.
Rev. G. A. Dickinson, pastor OF
Berkeley Temple, Boston, and found
or OF the Kurn Hattin Home for boys
at Westminster, has been given six
months vacation to allow him to re-
cooperate.
At the Rutland free library 1888
books we're loaned during the month
of July, against 1858 for the same
month year ago. The daily average
for last month was l42, and for that
period in 1894, 1877.
At Island View stock farm, Lancas-
ter, N. H., Thursday, the 2:2O class,
purse, $3.50, was won by Lady Lee,
owned by II. F. Hall of Derby Line.
The $50 class, purse, 5000, was won
by Serena, owned by G. E. Moulton
OF Morrisville.
P. Dwight Carleton, farmer liv-
ING at Guildhall, was found dead in
his barn one morning last week, sup
posed to have been kicked by colt he
was Harvesting. He was 10 years old.
He had considerable property, being
one Of the large farmers of that Sec
ton.
Patents have been granted Vernon
tiers as follows: Ex-Gov. Levi Il. Full
Ter, assignor to Estey Organ Co., Brat
tleboro, organ; James Hartness OF
Springfield, metal reducing tool; Ma
| than +. Reed, johnson, assignor one
half to A. Earle, Eden, potato digger;
William A. Stowell, Montpelier, COM
bined carriage jack and wrench.
Gov. Woodbury. will soon be pre-
sented with a pair of handmade shoes
by Harry j. Mooney of Brockton,
Mass. Mooney has set out to visit
every state and make shoes for every
governor in the union. incidentally he
will advertise Brockton. lie left re-
Gently, carrying nothing but his tools.
His first call viii be on Gov. Green
halge.
Mrs. Gertrude Barnes Jones Of Bar
re has petitioned for divorce
from her husband, Rev. !. Jones,
who was pastor Of the Congl
society at Williamstown from 1883 to
1890, on the ground of intolerable
severity and non-support. Mr.. Jones
is native of Wales and graduate OF
Yale divinity school. Mrs. Jones is a
member OF prominent family here.
The city clerk of Burlington reports
to the state superintendent OF ednca-
ton that IA schools are maintained in
Burlington. There are 4,652 children
in the city between the ages OF and
81 years, of whom 2,2s5 are boys and
1857 girls. The number of children
between those ages who attended
school during the past year was 1928.
The average number of days atten-
dance of all the pupils was 1867. The
city superintendent made 236 visits
during the year and IS were made
by the school directors. The value Of
the school property, as estimated in
1898, was Sl76.2OO.
AT 3 o'clock last Monday morning
the wife of Editor Livingston of Ben
nington detected the odor Of burning
pine. She awoke her husband and
he, finding no fire in the house, went
out and discovered quite brisk fire
on the site of building on North
street, occupied as a fruit store and
laundry. Apparently a pile of straw
and empty banana crates had been put
against the building and ignited.
Quite large hole was burned through
the clapboards and over much larger
space. The building is situated in
one Of the most crowded parts of
North street and the village has no
night police. Mr. Livingston secured
water from his house and extinguish-
ed the fire without giving an alarm.
A man fishing in the brook which
runs parallel with the road between
Wallingford and East Wallingford,
Sunday morning, July rs, discovered
the body of man in about one foot
of water. The authorities were no.
titled. The body was recognized as
that of George Clements. He returned
Saturday night from Rutland, having
attended Buffalo Bills Wild West
show. 1t is said he was intoxicated,
and while returning to his home, one
and half miles from the railroad