Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-15

A Fish and Game league has been
formed at Barton, to be called the
| CRYSTAL Lake Fish and Game club.
The locomotives Of the Central Ver-
mont road all seem to be in good
state OF repair, only two being in the
shops at present.
The Windham county board OF fire
underwriters has advanced the rates
on mercantile. property 20 per cent
from Aug. /, the farm rates being the
same as heretofore.
Count and Countess Jotemps will
visit Brattleboro some time in the fall,
returning with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Powers, who are Wis
iting their daughter in Switzerland.
1T is said that the rider of the horse
Jubilee in the Buffalo Bill show was
killed at Waterloo, N. Y, Aug. 3.The
horse fell on the man, driving the
horn OF the saddle through his body.
The name Of DR.. f. w. Hasley for.
merly of Middlebury, appears in the
23d annual catalogue of the Boston
University School of Medicine as a
lecturer and member Of the dispen-
sary staff.
Dr.. B. G. Senton OF Rutland has
been arrested, charged with assault
with intent to kill, on the person Of
John B. Quinn. lie was bound over
to the next term Of county court in
the sum of $4,000.
"A fire supposed to be of incendiary
origin occurred at West Enosburgh,
Sunday evening, Aug. 4. A large
barn, valued at $500, containing $50
tons of hay, was burned. 1t was on
Champion ~ Richardson's farm.
A bridge at Londonderry broke
when wagon load OF lumber with
four horses was crossing it, letting the
load and two drivers, young Miles
and Ryder, down into the brook, Is
feet below. Miles was severely injured.
The horses escaped.
Some desperadoes called at the
town liquor agents in Fletcher re.
Gently with the evident intention OF
doing some harm. Matters were
brought to climax, however, by the
appearance Of the agents daughter,
Belle, who arrived on the scene with
shotgun and scared the fellows
away.
Willis X. Jackson of Barre, tele-
graph operator and ticket agent for
the Central Vermont road. has bee n
found to be an embezzler to the su m
of $3.50. lie was taken before City
Judge Barney by City Grand Juror
Bisbee and placed under $500 bonds
for his appearance at the hearing to be
held Aug. 10Th.
A shooting affair occurred at New
port last Saturday evening, Aug. 3,
when Willard Berry shot at Will
Morey while Morey was standing in
his own yard. The trouble grew out
OF a jealous feeling that had existed
for some time. Morey has entered a
complaint to the states attorney.
Clarence Rhodes, who was recently
arrested, charged with being the one
who burned barn in Pownal, and
who was also thought to have been the
author Of several other fires in that
vicinity, has been discharged as not
guilty by the municipal court in
Bennington. There was not sufficient
evidence to convict him.
o. M. Eaton of Waitsfield met with
quite a serious accident one day re-
Gently while holding drill for the
striker. Mr.. Eaton lowered the drill
just in time to receive a heavy blow
from the sledge in the pit of the stom
ach, breaking one rib and doubling
him into critical condition. He is
now as comfortable as could beexpect-
ed, although he had narrow escape.
One day last week as Spafford STAN
hope Of Richford was turning his cows
into the pasture he was attacked by a
cross bull, which threw him to the
ground, goring him about the body |
and breaking three ribs. But for the
timely arrival of his faithful dog he |
would have been killed. He is now
in very critical condition. Just a
few days after this incident, a boy |
named Arson Stafford of the same
town was freed by another bull, which
did not leave the tree until driven off
with pitchforks and clubs.
H. E. Cutler, who sold out his pho
tograph business here some time ago
and went to Norwich, Conn.,, to con-
tinuc the business, has sold out there
and came to Morrisville last week, hav-
ing first visited Barre and his former
home in Northfield. In coming from
The latter place by train he lost his
Ong pocketbook, containing some $50
or more in cash and $500 check, be-
sides papers that he would prefer to
nave. The loss was not noticed until
lfter he had taken the train on the B. |
md l.. division at Essex Junction.
The conductor on the train he had
eft was telegraphed to and asked to
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