Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-15
There are twenty fairs to be held in
Vermont in the month of September.


There are twenty fairs to be held in
Vermont in the month OF September.
The next holiday in Vermont is
August Is, Bennington Battle Day, IN
accordance with law passed ny the
last legislature.
The Green Mountain Christian
Union will hold its annual camp
meeting on the Bethel camp grounds,
commencing Aug. "a, holding over
two Sundays.
A Swede by the name Of Don JAN
sen living in the town OF Newbury
tried to commit suicide last Sunday
by cutting his wrist with razor, near
the depot. When found he was near
~ exhausted and lying on the railroad
track.
Ray Linsley, little lad at Burling-
ton, while playing recently in new
building that is being constructed, fell
% feet and escaped without breaking
a bone, although he remained uncon-
scious for over five hours. He is rap
idly recovering.
The Hardwick Granite company
has the contract for furnishing fancy
memorial tablet for Vice President
Stevenson's daughter, who, it will be
remembered, died short time ago.
It is to be Of dark blue Hardwick
granite and will 60 to Mr.. Stevenson's
home in Illinois.
VIM. Nye of East Barre came very
near bleeding to death the other day.
While dressing a granite base a piece
OF steel broke from the drill head and
struck one wrist, nearly severing the
main artery. One OF the workmen,
seeing his condition, seized him by the
wrist and held it until he could be
taken to the office of doctor.
I. r. Sias of North Troy has been
from some petty annoyances
Of late. He drives team for G. 2.
Stevens 81 Co., and one morning
found the reins cut in short pieces.
Soon after he found package Of
paris green in the crib of one Of the
horses, and with it was note advis-
ing him to leave town.
A strange fatality occurred to Chas.
T.. Spaulding of Warren one day last
week. He gotup into chair to raise
a curtain, when the chair fell over and
he struck on the back Of it, injuring
him internally. Inflammation super
vened, causing gastric fever, and he
died Monday, Aug. 5. The funeral
was held on Wednesday at the house.
The aldermen Of Burlington at their
last meeting adopted resolution au-
the school commissioners to
purchase land near the site of the pres
ent North and Murray street school
and to erect a school building there,
recommending that bonds be issued
to the amount of $4,000, to be dated
October the first, to run 20 years and
bear interest at 4 per cent.
Two bicycles were stolen from
dealers last week. Geo.
p. King, about Is years OF age, rode
away with wheel belonging to ,Jor-
dan Il Van Doone and was captured
the next day at Wilton, n. Ii. A
fellow by the name OF Bemis rode
away with a wheel belonging to FL.
NJ. Wood, which he had rented. The
latter fellow has not been found.
The postoflice squabblc at st. George
is at last settled, which has given more
than any other in Vermont
for the past three years. Mrs. Nellie
Gates has been appointed postmistress
md has entered upon its duties. She
ives on the main road between Bur-
ington and Hinesburgh, which saves
the stage driver four miles of travel.
The office carries salary of some S15
i year and has about one hundred
patrons.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawn Griffith, sister
If Landlord p. j. Griffith Of Poult-
ley, is in Poultney spending her va
'ation. Miss Griffith has been engaged
n operate singing in London the past
season, from which city she sailed Jul
y l. She returns to New York Sep
ember lst and goes into rehearsal for
i new play, intending to star on the
American stage this winter. An Eng
ish lady friend, Miss North, accom-
)anies her.
Newcomb Kinney, an aged citizen
If Plainfeld, started out for raspber-
les at 3 o'clock one day recently and
ost his way. Parties searched in vain
or him until midnight. In the
morning, force of about IS resumed |
he search, and at 10 o'clock found
lin in the "Cedar Swamp" entirely |
gnorant Of his whereabouts. A heavy |
hundershower during the night had
lrenched him, but he did not allow
himself to get chilled by resting but
continued walking all night, and, but
or fatigue, seemed none the worse for
lis nights wandering.
BY the breaking of a staging Mon
lay last on one of the large barns at
he Billings farm in Woodstock, two
men were precipitated to the river bed
6 feet below. Oliver Goodroad had
me rib broken. Joseph Hathorn's