Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-06

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Deacon and Mrs. Leroy Wilder .
Dummerston were married on Jar
!. II, 1882, and their Gath wedding ar
niversary was observed by relative
and friends recently. A brief visi
only was made on account Of the az
and intirmities of the venerable couple
Deacon Wilder is 81 years old an,
his wife year or two younger. TIL
Oldest couple present among the visit
ors were Deacon r. p. Plat and wife
each aged SO years.
j. G. Wheeler, until recently o
Brandon, committed suicide at hi
daughters home in Sudbury Monday
night Of last week. He went to tn,
barn and shot himself through Thu
head with revolver. His dead bod,
was found in the barn the next morn.
ing. Mr.. Wheeler was SO years old
The cause of his suicide was undoubt-
eddy business troubles and i'll health
He had already made arrangements
and paid for his burial.
Frank Thwing and John Dennison
Of Bellows Falls have constructed a
home bicycle trainer which, it is said,
promises to he very efficient machine.
1t consists OF wooden frame sup
porting three cylinders 20 inches wide
and IL inches in diameter. This is
said to be the only trainer on which
the rider can practice without having
the machine braced. The motion, it
is claimed, is perfectly natural and the
entire arrangement works like a charm.
John f. Toomey of Brattleboro has
just completed clever electrical ar
rangement whereby,when a subscriber
of the telephone exchange calls the
central Office at night, the drop which
falls ON the switchboard rings the
might bell and lights the electric
lights in the office at the same time,
saving the operator much time and
patience. This switch, which Tooiney
has invented, is worked by the cur
rent generated in the subscribers bell
and the gravity drop will probably
be patented soon by its young in
gentor.
Geo. A. Boyden of Brattleboro as
of the estate of Oliver
Daudelin, Gerry Trudeau, Edward
Chaput and Edward Rogue, who were
killed in Pownal one Sunday last July |
)y train on the Fitchburg railroad,
las brought suit against that compa-
ny in the sum of &c., for each per-
on killed in behalf Of their nearest of
Kin. In Rockingham last week, the
sheriff of that country attached a
quantity of the rolling stock belong
ng to the company, which was quick
Y receipted for. The executor has
ried to effect a settlement with the
ompany but was unsuccessful, hence
he suit.
An accident which resulted fatally
ccurred at Mortified week ago
ast Friday. Stephen Hogan, who
wed near the Four Corners, went into
he woods Friday at one O'Clock to
hop down tree. About dark his
og returned and by his actions indi-
ated that something was wrong.
Ir. Hogan's housekceper Immediately
Gifted the neighbors, who started
ut to search for him. They found
i'm near tree which he had cut
own, in an unconscious condition
18th a severe cash in his head. The
onditions showed that he had been
ruck by dead branch from the tree
hich he was chopping. Mr.. Hogan
asimmediately brought to his home
nd DR.. Judkins summoned. A care
Il examination showed no depression /
bone and it is probable his condi- :
on was due as much to the loss Of i
God and exposure as to the blow. :
II. Hogan died at one o'clock Sunday
orDing, having never recovered con-
iousness. |,