Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-16
" p Powers Of Brandon recently

N. b. Powers of Brandon recently
+ had so cattle on his stock 1aril
an Leicester tested for tuberculosis; =
of them were found to have the as
ease and were killed.
Wendell Houghton was attacked "
an elk while hunting foxes in the dcel
! park at Halifax few days ago. Inc
infuriated animal threw him ~ fce'
and would have killed him it M
friends had not frightened it away by
discharging their guns
A meeting Of representatives Of va
rious agricultural organizations IN tlt
! state has been held ip Rutland, and II
may be that out of twill grow q gen.
eral fair association for the benefit o.
the local organizations by co-operat'
inc in securing attractions, etc.
Joseph burlington of Lyndon was
, found frozen to death last Sunday
morning in Cyrus Deos' field in South
Wheelock ten or fifteen rods from
Elias Aldrich's house. 1t is supposed
that il was heart failure that caused
his death as he never moved from the
spot where he fell.
Rev. N. G. Clark, ID. d., LID,
who for 80 years had been identified
with the management OF the Ameri-
can Board, died at West Roxbury,
Mass. Friday, Dec. 3. He was born
in Calais, VT, and was graduated
from the University Of Vermont in
/. ls45. lie was an indefatigable work.
er and man of wide influence.
Frank Lasoir, aged %, French
farm hand, was shot and instantly
killed by the discharge of a 32-caliber
revolver in the hands Of Orville Hutch
ins last Sunday night at Morrisville.
Hutchins thought the cartridges were
all out and was showing the mechan-
ism of the weapon. Reliable witnesses
testified at the inquest that the shoot
ing was purely accidental.
\ Among those who failed to invest
in the now famous Cripple Greek gold
mines and thereby lost fortune is n.
1 f. Clark OF st. Adams. About four
years ago Mr.. Clark was in Colorado
and had a chance to buy half inter-
est in a Cripple Greek mine for $500.
Friends dissuaded him from making
the investment. Recently Sl,5O0,00O
was offered for this mine and refused.
st. Adams Messenger.
| Col. NJ. NJ. Parker of Washington,
I'D. C.,who is a member of Gov. Wood
bury's staff, has received letter from
| Thomas II. Carter, chairman Of the
republican national committee, an
nouneing his appointment as a MEM
Der of the board Of supervise the cleo
ton of delegates and alternates from
the District of Columbia TO the repub-
lican national convention. Col. Par
ker is a leading man in Washington
affairs.
Vim. Landers of Bellows Falls re-
celved scalp wound last Thursday.
He was loading coal on an engine near
the coal sheds in North Walpole when
a lump of coal, weighing over 100
pounds, fell distance of nearly 20
feet and struck him on the head and
shoulders. Three stitches were taken
in the scalp. The wound was a cash
from the edge OF the hair on the fore
head to the right eye. The right
shoulder was also badly sprained.
Freddie Hewitt, three-year-old lad
Of Stamford, was scalded to death a
week ago last Saturday. His mother
had Just filled a pail with boiling
water and was putting the kettle back
on the stove, when the little boy
rushed out past the pail and in some
way fell into the boiling water, scald-
ing his right leg and side very badly.
Everything was done that could be
done, but the burns were so bad and
the shock so great that the little one
died Sunday morning after twelve
hoursof intense suffering.
After the heavy rains Clyde river,
the outlet Of Island pond, sometimes
reverses its course and flows into the
pond. This generally occurs in the
spring when the meadows are flooded.
On the morning of January the riv-
en- was pouring into the pond, an oc-
currence probably without precedent
at this season of the year. 1t was due
to the heavy rain of the Monday night
preceding, which brought the water
onto the meadows fastpr fhan flo nm,