Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-07-23
State of Vermont.
10 News Condemned and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Killed in q railroad accident at Nonl
Conway, N. H., last Friday.
Mr.. Kipling's new Gloucester story
"Captains Courageous" was bought
by the Mcclure syndicate for 81, 900.
The Rutland electric road company
expects to extend its road another
year SO as to reach all the outlying
districts Of the city.
Prof. A. B. Crawford, principal OF
the high school at Nahant, Mass, has
been chosen principal of the Bellows
Falls High school, vice F. +. Chaplin,
resigned.
The trustees of Bradford public IL
brary were made happy last week by
receiving generous donation of two
hundred choice books from an UNI
known friend in Boston.
James Flaherty, aged 80, Of North
Adams, Mass, war found dead on
the railroad track at Pownal Tuesday
morning OF last week. His body was
mutilated almost beyond recognition.
A party of Burlington men called
on Garrett A. Hobart at Hotel Cham.
plain at Plattsburgh, N. Y, the other
day TO ask him to speak at Burlington.
Mr.. Hobart did not give a definite
answer to the request.
l.. Bert Chase, a crack player in the
Brattlcboro baseball team, is a youth
of versatile talents. lie was the win
ner Of the 500 prize at Amherst col
lcge recently for the best work in
Biblical literature and also received a
$40 prize for the best essay on the
same subject.
George d. Kidder of Plainfield has
remarkable cat. 1t fishes nearly
every day and catches enough suckers
and horn pouts to provide its own
food and, unlike other cats, it has lit
tie fear of the water. 1t is common
experience to see the cat swimming
across the river with as little concern
as dog.
Roscoe Renfrew, according to Rye
gate Rakings in the Argus, met with
quite painful accident the Fourth.
He attempted to pick up cannon
tirecracker which had refused to ex-
plodc, but as soon as he had it in his
hand it exploded, decorating his fin
gers in such a manner as to necessi-
tate the amputation Of two Of them.
The Methodist people in the vicin-
ity of Morrisville and Of many
charges in the St. Adams district will
open the annual camp meeting at
Morrisville on Monday, August 10th.
holding over the following Sunday.
1t is expected from present indica-
tons that there will be very large
number of tent companies and
arge attendance.
A horse attached TO horse rake
md driven by Charles Metcalf at
Williston ran away Tuesday Of last
week, demoli.liing the rake and
the boy 10 the ground. No
bones were broken but Charles suf-
fcred conclusion Of the brain and
did not recover consciousness for three
hours. DR.. A. ID. Bingham attended
him. The patient will recover. The
horse was owned by Charles II.
Stearns, the father of Mrs. Metcalf.
Brattleboro is to be the defendant
n a novel lawsuit. On the night of
July 4th, several boys took G. 3.
Kirwan's delivery wagon out and
burned it. MIR. Kirwan resents what
le terms "this wanton destruction OF
and has asked the village
,ailitfs for payment for his wagon.
They have refused his request and he
las signitied his intention Of bring
NO suit against the village for
he value OF the vehicle. He says two
pecial policemen witnessed the pro-
,eedings without interference. The
wagon was worth $35.
Some excitement was caused Satur-
lay, July II, at the Saginaw House,
Cast Corinth, by the sudden depart
ire Of Miss Lizzie Ford, girl Of IA,
rom Maine. 1t appears that the girl
vas not satisfied with the treatment
he received while working there. and
money was raised by outsiders to pay |
Ter railroad fare home, but her en-
,loyer was not willing she should 60.
But the girl, selling a favorable OPP
,ortunity, dropped her clothes out OF
he window, followed them and start
a for Bradford on foot. She was
DON overtaken by interested parties
md carried to the station.
A serious pest is making great in.
.oads in the destruction of farmers
,rops in Southern Vermont. Hum
lreds Of acres of oats and corn are
,einc ruined. 1t is supposed to be
he dreaded army worm. It is from
m inch to an inch and half long,
5. black, slightly striped with gray
nd has smooth skin without hair.
Farmers are giving away crops II
,thers will cut them and in some IN.
tances are burning them to get rid OF
ne pests. They were first discovered
Wednesday OF last week and since
hen thousands Of dollars worth Of
,roperty have been destroyed. 1t
I'll, ~ 1,,;,,o fhom away |