Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-09-03
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

"A NtTy scNcIc liulletOlul NisitOo
| Westford recently and did consider
able damage to apples and other crops.
The State Christian Endeayor con-
vention at Rutland has been postponed
from September % and % to Septem-
Der 80 and 30.
Perley l.. Kimball. assignor to the
! Vermont Farm Machine company OF
Bellows Falls. has taken out two pat
ents for Improved centrifugal separa-
tors.
The state tennis tournament for 1891
will be held at Bennington Center.
| George Worthington, who holds the
state championship, will prepare a
court.
Charles Bundy's barn at Sutton
was struck by lightning recently and
burned. The property was worth
about $4,000 and was insured Tor
81, 100.
The Hinesburgh railroad has at last
secured permission from the aldermen
of Burlington to enter that city. The
terminus will be in front OF the Van
Ness House, 1t. Paul street.
Arrangements are being perfected
by the mayor and citizens OF Burling-
ton for the entertainment, OF visitors
during the reunion Of the Army OF
tie Potomac in that city on Sept 10
and L..
E. A. Blood, who was physical d.
rector in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium
at st. Johnsbury last year, has been
engaged as associate director of the
Brooklyn association gymnasium, one
of the largest in America.
Ernest Lee, a young man OF 30 re-
siding at Middlebury, mysterlously
disappeared last week. Young Lee
was married only two weeks before TO
a daughter of A. w. Carey OF Sails
bury, formerly of Middlebury.
Edward Bleau, l6, son of Joseph
Bleau of Burlington, was drowned in
the Winooski river Sunday, Aug. 70,
He went out in a boat to gather pond
lilies. and in attempting to reach ms
| hat. which had fallen overheard, ht
dropped into IA feet OF water.
Patrick Dwyer, 81, one OF the mos
PROSPEROUS farmers in the town OF Gas
tleton. in fit of dependency, tool
paris green last week Tuesday morn
inc and died in the afternoon. H'
owned his farm clear of debt and ha'
/, nonav at interest. He left four son
and three daughters.
|, Col. b. B. Smalley, accompanied D!
Mrs. Smalley and Miss Carrie Smaiiey
i, will leave Thursday night for Mon
treal, and on the following Saturda.
. win Sail on the Partisan of the Allal
I Line for a three months trip. Dur
ING Col. Smalley's absence Gen. ". l
Greenleaf. special deputy collector
will have charge of the collectors OF
flee. I'll ~
While playing in barn with n
nlaymates the other day, Hugh bo'
tum of SALISBURY, very slnaii ool
met with a severe accident. a ma
fork fell from track along the rlug'
mole to the barn floor and struck hi
on the back of the leg,passing throug
the flesh and projecting out IN iron
The plucky little fellow removed u
y. implement and then, shrleking iro'
d main, aroused the family.
J Rev. j. S. johnson Of Fair Havel
Z who mysteriously disappeared iro
his boarding place at RockporI, Mas
was found on board the steai'
penobscot Wednesday, Aug. ~
Rev. G. s. johnson, his son, Is y
nastor of the Baptist church OF "a
Haven. but is having his vacati'
with his father at Rockport. ..
- johnson has been sufferer lro
mental alteration and when loul
was unable to give any account OF
movements and could not even u
his name. ...d
The biggest blast ever iired
Woodbury. was made at Clapl
quarry on the line Of the W ooupu
Granite Co.'s branch OF the ralifo
last week. Three kegs OF powo
were used and one block measufi
3 600 feet and another measure
CI 800 feet were thrown on. Do
= rolled over to where they will assist
holding up the only fill OF any mp
lance on the line. The quarry !.
left Is much better than before ana
IN, additional value is estimated at a q
siderable sum.
Sheldon Cook Of Bridpcrt, iarl a
and horse dealer, swallowed yuan
ty Of opium Wednesday evening =,
last week with the intention OF va
inc up in another world, but Ia,e y y
AGAINST him. He was discovered, pl
+. sicians were summoned ana Two
= them worked over him all night a :
in managed to save his life. COOK
man Of about so years Of age ana
a wife and five children, two OF wn
n are twins born about two mohtns :. =
~ After her recovery, Mrs. Cook leil !,
husband and took all the c cnlial
With her. Whether Mr.. Cook
rs, came respondent on that account
suddenly deranged is not Known :,
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