Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-07-09

80 News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Swanton decided at recent meet
ing OF her citizens to erect brick no.
tel of 80 rooms.
Gov. Woodbury. presented the di.
plomas to the graduating class of Nor
wich University at Mortified.
Forest Carpenter Of Eden had the
misfortune to get the little finger Of his
left hand in the gearing Of double
edger in the Hyde Park lumber mill
recently. Dir. Bacon dressed tile hand
and removed the entire finger.
Louis Phelps, "A, prominent resi-
dent of Jamaica, died at that place
Wednesday night of last week from
the effects of a stroke similar to sun
stroke, which he received while un-
Loading hay Tuesday afternoon.
Myron Lawrence OF Rockingham, a
well-to-do farmer about fifty years old,
committed suicide Tuesday of last
week by hanging in his barn. No
cause is known except temporary in
sanity. lie leaves a wife but no chill
dren.
A fire at Bellows Falls last Thurs
day, the result of the overturning of
a gasoline stove, caused 81, 800 damage
to the dwelling owned by Chas. Clark
and occupied by Charles E. Dean, 10
Gated between School and Henry
streets.
The large factory OF S. A. Smith &
Co. of Guilford was burned last week
Thursday night. But for the efficient
work Of the Brattleboro companies the
fire must have spread to the rest Of the
village. Loss about $1,000, partly
covered by insurance.
The Ruthians of Brattleboro have
just sent box of shirt waists to the
boys at Kurn Hattin school at West
minister. The ladies of the society
made the same at their monthly meet
ings, and must be receiving the graft
tude of the boys this hot weather.
The Windsor County Summer
School and Teachers Institute, under
state management, will hold its fifth
annual session at Springfield, July 20
to August l. A full corps of instruc-
tors has been secured and no pains
spared to make the session advanta-
geous to all who may attend.
Mrs. G. w. Ward Of Rutland was
the lucky guesser in the prize story re-
Gently completed in the New York
Journal. Mrs. Ward gave the correct
solution Of the story, "The Mill OF
Silence" and thus won the 81 900 of
fered by that paper. There were 3d.
900 in all given away in prizes.
Henry Mudgett of North Hyde
Park had the misfortune to have a
nice two-year.old heifer killed in the
pasture recently. Evidently some
scoundrel got meat hungry, as the
deed was done with an axe late in the
afternoon, with the probable intention
Of dressing it off in the evening.
While an S-months-old infant OF
Mrs. E. II. Sears OF North Winooski
avenue was being carried downstairs
by boy few days ago, the latter
stumbled, dropping the baby, who fell
to the bottom of the stairway. The
infant received internal injuries and
there is but little hope Of its recovery.
Rev. VIM. H.Rugg, aged so, Bap-
tist minister of Perkinsyille, commit
ted suicide at his home Monday OF last
week by hanging in his barn. lie had
been in poor health for some years. but
preached at Amaden on Sunday, and
attended funeral at Ascutneyville on
Saturday. He was clerk Of the Wood
stock Baptist association.
The Central Vermont road has just
added ID handsome passenger coaches
to its equipment. -Four of them are
first.class smokers and the Others first
class day coaches. The cars were built
by the jackson and Sharp company o.
Wilmington, DEL, and are as good as
could be built. Their length over the
platforms is So feet and they are Il
feet high.
Mrs. Charles Dean of Bellows Falls
overturned her gasoline stove last
week and before the engines and hose
companies arrived the fire was vel
under way. The walls OF the build
inc were saved and nearly all the fur'
nifure in the front Of the house. The
loss is about 81, 800. Mrs. Dean is re-
covering from serious burns about hel
face and arms.
Tn the Central Vermont receiversnil
case leave was granted to pay the -
terest on the bonds Of the CONSOLIDATED ;,
Railroad company Of vermontto Jul!
II. 1896; also the interest on the equip
ment bonds secured by mortgage Z
.lDr. W. Seward Webb, due July
1896; also the interest on the fioatin'
debt Of the company, which is secured aaa
by collateral to September l, 1880.
About o'clock Thursday as Dl
William Stanford Stevens and wiie Q
Enosburgh Falls were starting to dry
from Maple Grange to st. Adams l,
their horses became unmanageaol
and, running away, completely &c
s,:,lod tho carthage. DR.. Steven