Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-17
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pointed postmaster at Underhill Cen
ter.
These Vermonters have been grant
ed patents: VIM. T. Barrett, Daniel
Hurley, Bennington.
J. o. Frost of Vernon plowed up
an Indian relic recently in the shape
of stone mortar pestle 30 inches
long.
Frank K. Howard employed in Full
lam Il Sons chair shop at Ludlow.
was throwing off the belt which runs
the pump recently, when the belt
clught his arm and threw him against
the timbers above. His back was Sc
vcrely injured and he is not expected
to recover.
Benjamin Corse, living in Fletcher,
met with quite loss recently and in
a royal manner. 1t would seem Mr..
Corse made a safe of his sitting room
stove which did not prove entirely
1ireproof, for when a brisk fire was
kindled by some one not knowing the
combination, the wallet containing
about $40 in money was entirely CON
sumed.
Guy +. Robinson, formerly of Bur-
lington, is the amateur champion re-
volver shot of America, having made
the highest score over thirty-tive COM
petitors in the six-day shoot that end
ed Saturday night. Dec. 3, al the
knickerbocker Athletic club, New
York city. The winner made 232
points out of Il possible 240 at ten and
twenty yards.
W. w. Gay, the Cuban war CORE
spondent for the New York World, is
a Malone, N. Y, boy and son of DIR.
Gay. He is a graduate of Middle
bury college, and for a number of
years was on the Springfield Repub-
lican. He has been on the staff of the
World for long time and the
fact that he was selected for the Cuban
business indicates that he is one Of
the Worlds best men.
J. j. Hilton, formerly manager OF
the wire works at Fair Haven, is miss
ing, and it is feared that he has strayed
away while mentally deranged. Last
week he left there and said he was go
ing to Glens Falls. His family after
ward received letter from him post |
marked Albany, n. Y. Search at
both Glens Falls and Albany has
failed to find Mr.. Hilton and his fam
lily is greatly distressed.
A yo,,nc, ,,,a,, ,,a,,,nl I o,la;, v,ho l
was at work on house in North !
Troy, was badly hurt recently. The
rafters had been placed in position
but had not been fastened, and when /
the workmen commenced to put on
the cover they spread and fell into the 1
cellar with the men. Leclair was the
only one badly injured. lie was found /
with a heavy rafter ~ I
ing on the right side OF his face. Sew
eral teeth had been knocked out and
his jaw was broken.
A special meeting OF the Waterbury
insane asylum trustees was held ut the
institution last Thursday, the full
board being present. The board or
ganized for the next two years as fol-
lows: G. w. Wing of Montpelier, pres
ident; DIR. w. n. Plat of Shoreham,
secretary; w. r. Page of Rutland,
treasurer. The trustees now have five
for the Office Of superin-
tendent, which were considered, but
no definite action was taken. The
board is now away in Massachusetts,
looking over some of its institutions.
Volume GS of OF the Vermont SUI
preme court reports, by G. A. Prouty I
of Newport, has just been issued, and
is now being distributed. The work
is well arranged and reflects much
credit upon Mr.. Prouty. w. p. STAFF
ford has been appointed reporter by
the supreme court, and will soon be-
Gin the work of compiling volume GO.
The appointment is a wise one, and
Mr.. Staflord's legal scholarship and
literary ability leaves little doubt that
the work will be one Of the best that
has yet been prepared.
Hiram Davis of Stowe was 100
years old last Friday. His health is
vet very good, with the exception OF
a bad wrist. Mr.. Davis was born in
Swanton, Dec. 10, 1896, living in that
town until ne was % years of age.
From this place Mr.. Davis found en-
ployment at Pownal, going from there
10 Middlebury, Poultney and Buffalo,
Y. Y. He went on foot to Canada at
the age of 3S and became acquainted
with his bride, Miss Eunice Davis of
where he bought farm and
for several years, raising
a large family. Fourteen years ago
he moved to Stowe.
Mrs. VIM. j. Henderson of Burling-
ton, who had been a sufferer from an
obscure brain disease for several years,
committed suicide by inhaling gas at
an early hour last Thursday morning.
Her disease caused her violent head
aches. which skilful physicians in
and New York failed to
.