Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-18

4 John Barry, 10 years old, wa
drowned in the Connecticut river a
Bellows Falls last week Tuesda.
while bathing His body was re
covered within an hour.
| Alta special meeting held in Ben
nington last week to consider tn
purchase OF waterworks, which is a
present controlled by private waite
company, it was decided not to bur
them by q vote OF 1876 to 90.
Tuesday night Of last week al
alarmof fire was rung for the purpose
Of organizing a search party for the
four-year-old son OF Paul Gallipo q
Bennington, and the body was found
few moments later in the pond o.
the Bennington Knitting company'l
mills.
Shing Foo, the Chinaman arrested
at North Troy by Deputy Collector
Evans, was brought before United
States Commissioner Crane at New
port last week and sentenced to the
House OF Correction for three months.
His offensc was being in the United
States Without permit.
Associate Justice David j. Brewer
has taken cottage for the summer at
Thompson's Point. 1t is understood
that Hon. Melville w. Fuller, chief
Justice Of the United States supreme
court, will be his guest. Vermont
welcomes the distinguished visitors
to her green hills and beautiful lakes.
John 7. Cummings of Grafton, who
on July 4th fired charge Of shot into
the house of d. l.. Thomas, has dis
appeared. lie was under bonds to
appear before Justice E. Thompson
last week, but when the time came
for trial he was missing. His bonds.
men have placed attachments upon
his store.
The Windsor Machine company is
rushed with orders these days. Among
the latest received is one to equip a
new bicycle factory at Richmond,
Indiana, with the special machines
manufactured by the company. This
order was secured by Superintendent
Wilson in competition with the best
shops in the country.
There have been several mysterious
fires in Pownal lately, and the resi-
dents have become satisfied that they
are the work Of incendiaries. A re-
ward OF 5000 has been offered for the
detection OF the guilty ones. That
section is visited by frequent and un-
accountable fires, bnt as yet no one
has been arrested for the crime, though
a careful watch has been kept to catch
the right persons.
The Evergreen slate, mill, about
three miles north OF Pownal village,
was burned about IL o'clock Wednes-
day night Of last week. The origin Of
the fire is not known. An insurance
of between $1,000 and $4,000 was
placed upon it, but the exact amount
is not known. The mill was operated
by Minogue Il Greer Of Fair Haven,
who were doing fine business. The
loss is bad one for this section.
VIM. w. Harrington, veteran Of
the War OF the Rebellion, died at
Chippenhook last week Tuesday and
was buried Wednesday. Mr. Har-
rington was a grandson Of the noted
Judge, Theophilus Harrington, who
in the days Of the fugitive Slave law,
refused to return a slaveto his master
unless he could show ga bill of sale
from God himself to establish his
ownership to man, however dark
his color might be.
The "Vermont Statutes of "a" is
nearly ready for distribution. 1t is
a book of several hundred pages,
about 200 more than in the last revis-
ion. The cost to the state is about
$4,000. The index contains $500
sections, averaging six references to q
section. Thirty-five hundred copies
are printed. The contract is with
Tuttlc u Co. Of Rutland, and the
electrotyping is done for them by G.
J. Peters Il Son OF Boston.
Some great searches for liquor were
made in Franklin county last week
Tuesday and Wednesday. States
Attorney Chase, assisted by Deputies
Draper and James and Justice B. c.
Hall, raided five places in Swanton,
two in Highgate Springs and one at
East Highgate, two Of the dealers in
Swanton being found guilty Of second
offences. Quantities of liquor were
found at every place searched. The
dealers were tried and with but one
appealed to the September
term Of court.
Brainerd Avery, Senator Proctor's
private secretary, isl full-tiedged law
yer now, having graduated from the
Columbian university at Washington
this year. He is thinking Of entering
Ihe Washington Catholic seminary
his fall and obtaining a degree there.
Mr. Avery is a graduate of the Bur-
ington High school and began the
study of law with ex-State's Attorney
Jushman, by whom he was strongly
recommended to Senator Proctor
when that DISTINGUISHED centleman