Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-22


il an assured fact. A. H.Barbour has
rented rooms and is fitting them up
with furniture.
Charles Miles, Swanton boy, IS
making record this season as a drive
er. He has already won $1,000 this
season with one horse.
Bellows Falls is seeking the annual
meeting Of the Y. M. G. A. OF Yer
mont and New Hampshire, which IS
to be held in November.
Word was received by State
Secretary E. E. Towner that the eff
forts to secure Rev. d. L. Moody as
one of the speakers at the State Y. I.
S. G. E. convention in burlington
next month had been successful ana
that he would come with one OF his
singers, Mr.. Jacobs, and occupy
Wednesday evening, September 70.
Mary E. Plant Of Burlington, adj
ministratrix Of the estate OF Charles
N. Plant, has brought suit against the
Consolidated Electric company to re-
cover damages in the sum OF $4,000
for the death OF Charles Plant, son OF
Paul Plant OF Burlington, who died
from injuries received while working
for the company in Aug. 1898.
H. K. Buchanan OF Vergennes was
arrested last week for larceny. He
borrowed boat from his father and
VIM. Benway, the next day tried to
sell it and finally stripped it of its
oars and oarlocks. He was found
guilty OF larceny and attempting to
dispose Of property not his own and
was given three months in the house
Of correction at Rutland.
The annual meeting OF the Kings
Daughters is to be held in Burlington,
Monday and Tuesday, the I'd and 3D.
OF September. Among the speakers
from out of the state will be Mrs. Mary
Lowe Dickinson, a member OF the la
dies congress at Washington, and
Mrs. /. G. Davis, both OF New York,
and officers in the International Kings
Daughters circle. The rest Of the pro-
gram will be occupied by speakers
from about Vermont, and a profitable
meeting is anticipated.
Rev. Simon b. Blunt, who for near
~ two years past has been the rector
of st. Stephens Episcopal church at
Middlebury, has resigned his pastor
ate and the resignation, which is to
go into effect September Is, was ac-
cepted with very great reluctance by
the vestry. Rev. Mr.. Blunt resigns in
order to 90 to Danyille, Pa, from
which city he has had numerous offers
and from the representations made to
him he thinks he will have wider
field OF usefulness there than he has
had. This is the only reason for the
Saturday evening. Aug. 10, Walter
Robinson of White Greek, N. Y.,hired |
a rig at Savery's livery stable to go to
North Bennington and was to return
Sunday. He was known to the pro-
prietor, who let him the rig. Not re.
Monday, search was made for
him, when it was found that he traded |
the horse Sunday somewhere between
North Hoosick, N. ~, and North Adj
ans for another one and that Monday |
he disposed OF the entire rig for a BIZ |
cycle and $3.50 in money. Deputy |
Sheriff Godfrey and Savery went for
the rig. 1t was valued at 5000. Rob-
nson has not yet been arrested.
Reports from towns along the Otter
Greek and in the southwest part Of
he state indicate considerable dam
ICE from high water At Bristol,
Sunday, the 18th, the New Haven
liver was higher than during the
'reshet last spring. G. w. Brooks
yristmill dam was carried away and
'oads and bridges were slightly dam
ICED. In Lincoln, several dams and
bridges have gone out and the dam
.ge is estimated at $4,000. In East
Middlebury and Ripton, dams have
,een carried out and much hay and
srain swept away. Reports from
Bridpori, and Ticonder-
,ga, Crown Point, Port Henry, West
,ort, and Whitehall, N. ", show
arge damage to crops.
There was a sad drowning accident
t Parker's Landing, Grand Isle, last
Wednesday morning, Charles Upper,
ninc-year-old lad, being the victim.
lie and his father had been spending
heir vacation there, and were just
bout to leave for their home in Al
ANY, N. y. The little boy was
at an early hour in order
D be prepared to leave for his home.
After he had been washed and dressed
e started down to the dock to fish q
title while, and later was found lying !
n six feet of water A physician was
Immediately called, but all efforts to
psuscitate him were unavailing. 1t
J thought that he had been in the '
yater about 40 minutes. The reason {
Dr. the accident is that the little fellow ]
ad hooked a fish, and in trying to
Ind him became tangled in the line
nd fell off the dock. g
Herbert Cobb, alias Livingston, es- !
lned from the HOuse Of COrlpctiOn