Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-09

Benaiah Phelps of Alburg Center
celebrated his Goth birthday March "a,
by splitting wood the greater part OF
the day.
Asa Weed of Hartland has just been
elected chairman OF the board OF Sc
lectmen, in which capacity he is now
serving for the goth year.
Rev. Charles M. Nilea, formerly rec
tor OF Trinity church, Rutland, has
accepted q call to the rectorship Of st.
Paul's Episcopal church at Sing Sing,
IN. Y.
Claus Olandt, Jr., secretary OF the
Vermont and New Hampshire Y. M.
G. A., will spend the next eight
weeks in work for the German Y. M.
C. A. He will return to White River
Junction about June LIST.
George +. Wilkinson Of Montpelier
CON mitted suicide Sunday by hang
ing. He was Al years Of age and an
employe of the Lane works. He leaves
wife. Dependency caused by re-
Gently breaking up his home prompted
the deed.
Miss Helen Hall of st. Johnsbury
has received five dollars from the DR..
Miles Medical company as the prize
in Vermont for the first correct solu-
ton OF a rcbus. Five prizes OF dol
lar each were offered to the next five
winners.
Camp Levi Goss, ID, S. OF ", was
instituted at Olcott Monday evening
of last week by Past Col. II. 0. Bixby
of Chelsea. The camp starts with 80
members. Capt. A. w. Davis, COM
mander OF Abraham Lincoln post, at
tended and assisted in the instituting
of the camp.
About 100 invitations have been
sent out to leading Democrats of YER
mont for a meeting at the Berwick
House, Rutland, April %. The OBJ
ject of the gathering is understood to
be to organize state Democratic club
and to consider plans to increase the
vote Of the party.
James Shattuck of White River
Junction was arrested last week Mon
day for feloniously assaulting his step
daughter, IA years old. The crime
was committed two years ago, since
which time Shattuck has been fugi-
tive from justice. He was bound over
to the May term of Windsor county
court, and in default of 81, 800 bail
was committed to Jail at Woodstock.
Last Tuesday morning while Paul
King Of Cambridge was standing on
sled with a shotgun by his side, the
horses suddenly started and the gun,
which was heavily loaded with buck
shot, was discharged into MIR. Kings
side. He was taken Immediately to
Dir. Brush, who, with other physi-
clans, quickly removed the charge and |
at last accounts Mr.. King was doing
well
A Woodstock paper is responsible
for the following: "a certain Windsor
dog has been accustomed TO eat food
placed in the hall of neighboring
house for his benefit. One day lately
the food was placed in a tin pail in
stead of on plate. The dog took the
pail home. ate the food, and was seen
returning to the hall with the empty
pail between his teeth. A Windsor
cat, unlike most cats, washes her face
with water, dipping her paw in the
same"
Representatives OF the banking house
Of e. II. Rollins of Boston and Lam
bretch Brothers of Cleveland, o., met
the board of aldermen atBarre, Fri
day, in relation to an issue of bonds
to refund portion Of the city's float
ing debt about to come due. The Of
Ter Of the Rollins house to purchase
,ity bonds to the amount Of $4,000
Dr. any portion OF that amount with
interest at four per cent, the city to
pay the expense of issuing the bond,
will undoubtedly be accepted.