Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-23
State Of Vermont.
IT, News Condemned and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

81. J0hnSOury Will apply TOT CITY
charter at the coming session OF the
legislature.
A pig, born on the farm Of Orison
Kenyon OF Hinesburgh, has only one
eye, which is placed in the center Of
Its forehead.
Allen Farrar Of Cayendish has a
eve that will be five years old in june
that dropped three lambs about the
LIST of March. All are doing well,
making in all ten lambs that she has
raised.
w. B. johnson, who closed his
hotel at Essex Junction about two
weeks on account Of temperance
prosecution, has reopened it as a
strictly temperance house to the de-
light Of many citizens OF that place.
John johnson Of Montpelier,
through jealousy Of his wife, tried to
end his life by taking ten grains OF
strychnine last Wednesday. The dose
was too much, however, and simple
antidOte relieved him.
Winfred Fl. Babbitt, son OF Rev. j.
Rabbit OF West Brattleboro, has re-
ceiyed and accepted an appointment
as instructor in Oahu college at Homo
lulu. He is at present attending the
Siglers school for boys at Newbury, N.
Y.
While employed in the lumber
yard OF the mill belonging to John
Durkee OF North Duxbury last week
Wednesday, Allen Jewett received a
fatal injury by the rolling Of log
across him, from which he died early
Thursday morning.
Ira G. Calcf, prominent citizen Of
Washington, Orange county, was so
well pleased with what he saw Of the
management OF the Mary Fletcher
hospital during month that his sister
was there as a patient that he has
given the institution $1,000.
A bell foundry is the latest indus
try to be added to the Green Noun
tain state. A Boston concern is ex-
pected to locate in Fair Haven soon.
About $50 hands will be employed.
A number OF the citizens have raised
800, 900, which will be one-half of the
stock.
w. II. II. Murray of Adirondack"
fame is engaged writing book pre-
senting the facts that have never been
got together before about the old
French and Jesuit doings and also
showing the profound impress upon
our later national life that has come
from that people. Mr.. Murray has
written some lectures upon the Aliens,
Ethan and Ira, and the Starks, John
and William the Tory.
An addition is to be built to the
Catholic convent in Swanton of
100xl3 feet, running east. The upper
or third story will be hall for public
exercises and will contain good
stage. This, with the new three-story
house just built for the priest, will
form part Of the buildings necessary
for the new Roman Catholic college
being established here by the Society
Oblates OF the Sacred Heart" OF
France.
There is trouble in Somerset over
the town clerk. ID. r. Cutler was
elected at the March meeting and gave
bonds which were satisfactory to two
of the selectmen. The other thought
that the bonds were not good or sufii-
cient, so he proceeded on the assump-
ton that the clerk has failed to quail
lily and appointed the former town
clerk. The new appointee has the
safe and the town records and there
appears to be more trouble in pros
pect.
James Eggleston Of East Burke was
very seriously hurt at a raising at
John Dastncy's week ago last FRI.
lay. Mr.. Dastney was raising an adj
lition to his barn and Mr.. Eggleston
vas holding one Of the corner posts,
when in some way the timbers which
we're raised fell, and Mr.. 'Eggleston,
,eing quite lame, could not get out OF
he way and the timber fell upon him,
one shoulder and one leg in
wo places and bruising him badly.
Mr.. Eggleston is II years Of age and
ears are entertained for his recovery.
The Montpelier seminary baseball |
cam has arranged to play Ii matched |
,ames of ball this season, as follows:
April %, Randolph high school at |
Montpelier; April 20, Norwich Uni
ersity at Montpelier; May a, God
lard seminary at Barre; May IL,
randolph high school at Randolph;
lay IL, Vermont academy at SAX
on's River; May l3, Rutland high
chool at Rutland; May l8, not yet
AIKEN; May 20, st. Johnsbury acad-
my at Montpelier; May 80, Middle
ury college at Montpelier; June |,
i. Johnsbury academy at st. Johns
ury; June A, Goddard seminary at
Montpelier; June 9, Vermont acad-
my at Montpelier; June Is, Norwich
University at Mortified.
The people Of Pntney point with
ride to one OF the finest paper mill
lants to be found in New England,
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