Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-05-07
State of Vermont.
IT. News Condensed and Rewritten for
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! Edna A. Day was on Monday ap
pointed postmistress at Ripton.
Rev. Silas P. Tucker of Bondsvill
has accepted a call from the Cong
church in Cornish, N. H.
In the Amherst College Glee clul
elections Tuesday night W. G. Halves
| 1910 Burlington was elected assistan
leader.
High water has carried about l, 40,
of E. L. Chandler's logs over the dan
at Irasburgh and destroyed bridge
below the village.
Burlington's electric railways are tt
receive large extensions the coming
spring to be ready June LIST. Severa
new cars have, been ordered.
Three crooks have lately been 0per
ating in the Deertield valley. They
broke into the station at Monroe
bridge, stealing tickets and making
other thefts in that locality.
George Goodrich, Morrisville gro
Ger and liveryman, committed suicide
in his barn at o'clock Tuesday morn.
ing, April %, by cutting his throat.
He was about 80 years old and left
a wife and two boys.
The grand lodge, l. 0. o. F., OF
Vermont has extended an invitation
to Hugh Henry Of Chester to act as
president of the day on the occasion
OF the dedication of the e." odd Eel
tows' home at Lud',a lay 10th.
At the recent railroad accident near
Lyndonville, one car loaded with oats
was knocked to pieces more than the
Others. and the oats scattered. d. M.
Silby, one Of Lyndonville's liverymen,
purchased the oats on the ground,
probably 200 bushels, for which he
paid about SIS.
A pair of horses were drowned re-
Gently in the stream at Beecher Falls,
Canaan. The driver was attempting
to cross the bridge with wagon full
of chains. The water was very high
and in some way they all went into
the river. The man got out but the
horses were drowned.
Mrs. Renault of st. Johnsbury, an
old lady Of about SO years, met with
fatal accident last week Tuesday af-
ternoon. At five o'clock she started
to 60 into the woodshed after some
wood, and in some way fell down the
steps, receiving internal injuries and
dying about an hour afterwards.
Thomas Ready Of Burlington, who
is a well-known figure on Church
street, being employed by the street
department, received notice last week
that he had been granted pension
of pence, or Is cents day, by the
English government. The pension
is in recognition Of ID years service
in India.
The Republican state committee
met last week at Montpelier and fixed
upon Wednesday, June II, as the time
and Burlington as the place for hold
ing the convention to nominate state
officers. Ex-Gov. John w. Stewart
of Middlebury will preside and Hon.
VIM. Il. johnson of Woodstock will
be chairman of the committee ON res
olutions.
Charles June OF Brandon has re-
ceived notice from the posto1ice de-
partment at Washington that he has
been allowed $25 for his share of the
s400 reward offered for the convic-
ton OF the men who robbed the post
office at Ticonderoga, N. Y, last No
vember. Paul Tinkham and three
other Rochester lnen will receive SS5 |
each, and the telegraph operator at
Ticonderoga will get 1925.
There is probability that Brattle-
Doro will have an afternoon Sunday
rain to New York this summer to
'un from Windsor. Among those
Who are interesting themselves in the
natter are ex-senator VIM. M. ,Evarts,
Who has summer home at Windsor,
Judge VIM. Holbrook, whose family
pend their summers at Brattleboro,
md other prominent people, who by
his means could spend Saturday and
sunday with their families and get
Jack to New York in time for bust
less Monday.
A man claiming to be DR.. II. II.
1irtue, graduate of the University
4 Pennsylvania, who has practiced
eterinary surgery at Bellows Falls
or the past four months, coming
rom Northfield, Mass, left town sud-
emily a few days ago. Some case in
icating malpractice, and valuable
orse owned by the Fall Mountain
'aper company dying in his care, led
he attorney Of that company to in
estigate. He found his diploma
ogus and in his room was the seal
the university used in making it.
trong efforts are being made to
atch him, and If found he will be
iven the full penalty of the law.
A meeting of the state committee Of
he PEOPLES party was held at Bnr-