Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-31
State of Vermont.
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| Line ANNUAL COIlNcublOll VI buC WV
England Dental association will b.
held in Brandon in March.
Railroad surveyors are at worl
along the Central Vermont railroad
and it is believed that some electrical
scheme is in progress.
James Flanagan, % years old, COM
mitted suicide at Shrewsbury Frida!
! morning by shooting himself in thu
head. He was under the influence Of
liquor.
The trial of 7. II. Hazard, formerly
of Fair Haven, for alleged completely
in series of forgeries in Wichita,
Kan, resulted in his complete exon
Grafton.
VIM. Lathe, who shot Mrs. George
Barstow of Barton last month, escaped
from the county Jail at Newport last
week by saving the bars through with
a saw made from case knife.
The smallpox epidemic in Char
lotte, numbering 26 cases, has been
wiped out. The disease appeared
about two months ago and caused
some alarm, but there have been no
deaths.
| j. N. Graef. proprietor of the thous-
and acre plantation in Westport, pro-
poses building a $4,000 cottage in
that village next season, which will
add to that already attractive location
for summer guests.
Suits are to be instituted by the
Barre town school district against sew
eral of the former districts that re-
fused to pay over the funds on hand
at the time the town system was in
stituted and which the supreme court
has decided to be the property of the
town districts.
Albert II. futile, formerly editor of
the Rutland Daily Herald, died in
Rutland, Saturday evening, of pneu
monia. Mr., futile was postmaster in
that place for IL years, secretary of
the Republican state committee and
has held many important positions of
trust. AT the time of his death he was
proprietor of the Bates House.
Philip Burke died at the st. Adams
hospital Sunday night of last week.
He had no friends here and refused to
talk of his people, but letters were
written to parties whose addresses were
found in his possession, notifying them
of his death. He lost his position
here some time ago, and is supposed
to have died from exposure and in
sufficient food.
\ United States Consul Milo A. jew
EFT at Sivas, Turkey, who has been
brought into prominence by the Ar
menian troubles, is, according to the
Caledonian, a son of the late DR.. Fay
cite Jewett of st. Johnsbury and a
brother of the late Jarvis Jewett. The
father was faithful and successful
missionary of the A. B. c. +. NJ. in
Sivas and Tokat.
j. A. Pearl is purchasing and ship
ping to his woollen mill in johnson
quite large quantity of wool. His
best price for large lots is Is cents per
pound. One year ago, he paid Is
cents, two years ago 20 cents, and three
years ago rs cents. 1t does not re-
quire an extremely profound philoso-
pher to explain the cause of the de-
cline in price. Hurrah for free WOO,
North Troy Palladium.
Ralph Rowland, for whom Whit
comb Brothers of Barre have been
searching for the past three months for
alleged embezzlement from them, was
in police court at Fitchburgh, Mass,
the 2lst, charged with living with a |
woman who is not his wife. 1t is said
the young woman went to Fitchburgh
from st. Johnsbury,expecting to mar
ny Rowland. He is held awaiting the
action of Whitcomb Brothers.
The residence of Rollin j. Jones in
West Cornwall was burned to the
ground early Thursday evening. 1t
is believed that the fire caught from
stovepipe. The neighbors would have
been able to save the building had
not the supply of water given out.
The burned building was large and
handsome farmhouse. SO far as can
be learned, there was SO, 900 insurance
on the house and furniture, consider
able of which was saved.
Members of the Granite Cutters
union in Barre had more than ordi-
nary interest in the sentence imposed
by the supreme court upon Josiah B.
Dyer and Others, respondents in the
famous conspiracy case. AT the time
the case was tried in Washington
county court, the national headquar-
tiers of the union were in Barre, and
Mr.. Dyer was the national secretary.
The fines imposed will be paid by the
union, as it was virtually test case.
T. 0. Parker of Barre met with
painful and serious injury the 18th. |
He was loading lumber at Harvey's
Mills in Orange just as the steam
whistle blew for noon. He stepped in
front of his horses to quiet them, when
they started to run. Mr.. Parker was
thrown down, one of the horses step
ped on his face, cutting deep cash
in his cheek and breaking his nose.
The partially loaded sled also went
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