Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-11-05

| Charles ID. CldFk VI o.
member of the Daniel frohmah
company now playing at Sacramento
Cal in the "Prisoner of Zenda.
Thomas Jefferson Slayton, the old
est citizen of Woodstock, died oct
Goth. lie was in his 92d year. lie
had a fall on the concrete walk while
Going out of the public library Satur-
dav. He did not regain conscious
ness.
A new Sunday night railway mail
service is to be permanently estab-
ll;shed north and south over the Con-
necticut rive railroad between SPRING
field. Mass, and White River juno
ton. connecting with the through mail
to all points.
Fred Smith of Ascutneyville recent
lv hired a stranger, who gave the
name Of Wheeler, to work for him
during the winter. The man alb
seconded one night shortly afterward'
taking with him Smiths best clothes
and So in money.
Frank Gray of Manchester sent a
letter to the president of Brazil last
spring and inclosed a quantity OF
United States stamps. He has just re-
ceived letter from tine president :
son, written in good English, and in
closing some Brazilian stamps.
A tall, old-fashioned, eight-day
brass clock stands in the southeast cor
ner of Harry Miller's sitting room in
Dummerston. 1t has run hundred
years to "A day and still keeps accurate
time. 1t was his grandfather's clock
and was set running Oct. %, 1891 the
day his daughter, Susan Miller, was
born.
Frank Emery, who stole horse at
Whiting last week Tuesday night, was
arrested at Rutland the next day. As
soon as Emery was placed under ar
rest he drew a dagger on the officer,
and il was not till after a hard strug-
gle that he was subdued. Sheriff
/ Whitaker had narrow escape from
being seriously injured.
The barns on Homer Browns farm
in Swanton were burned last week
Tuesday night with all the farm pro.
4 dace. The live stock and most of the
tools and wagons were saved. The
house was saved by the hard work Of
the neighbors. The fire started in
some unknown manner in the COW
barn shortly after milking.
The historic gristmill in North Hoo
sick was burned to the ground last
week. The mill was the most promi-
nent historical landmark around the
Bennington battlefield. The exact
date Of its erection is not known, but
il was long before the revolution. In
il was ground corn meal for Gen.
Stark's men and grist for his horses.
British troops had been quartered in
il and also in the miller's dwelling.
A little sensation was created on the
streets at Montpelier last week by a
rumor that w. o. Chapman, clerk for
Marvin X Sherburne, had been ac-
cused of appropriating sums OF mon
ey and goods in small amounts. The
firm refuses to give particulars, but il
is alleged that the populations have
been going Oh for some time and that
Chapman was detected before, but set
tied up. lie has left the city.
The annual convention II the state
w. g. +. L. at st. Johnsbury was
held last week. Forty-four unions
were represented The sessions were
occupied with reports of superintend-
ents and departments. A letter was
read from Miss Frances Willard, now
in Marseilles, France. concerning her
American honors. Ii was voted to
ask the legislature TO incorporate the
society. The old officers were re-
elected. Mrs. Ida II. Read, the presi-
dent, was presented with typewrit-
en- The last night Mrs. Slack of Lon
don, corresponding secretary of the
worlds W. G. T.U. made an eloquent
address.
Miss Mary Walker was found dead
Sunday afternoon. Oct. ls. at her
home on Grape street, Fairhaven. by
her nephew. w. f. Walker. Death
was due to heart failure. Mr.. Walk
err broke in window of her house and
found the-woman lying near the win
dow. Her face and nose had been
gnawed badly by mice. Miss Walker
had lived alone in the house for IA
years. She was in her sOth wear.
Miss Walker had two brothers and
two sisters. The oldest sister died at
the age of ~, the next at So, the next
at "a, the eldest brother at 50 and the
other at 50.