Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-20

I Cabot, was drowned Sunday, Aug.
9th, while bathing with companion.
She had been employed at Plainaeld
and was on a visitto her mother.
Pearl l;,lsbee, twenty-five Yeas old,
was drowned 1t Manchester enter
last FRIDAY while bathing. MS
brother and another young man saw
him sink, but thought lie was fooling
them, SO paid no attention to him.
There was burglary at John W..
Halliday's in Middlebury week ago
last Sunday, while the people were in
the village at church, and man was
seen about the premises at that hour.
Quite a lot of silverware and small
sum of money were taken, as well as
a lady's hand grip, in which the silver
was probably packed. The officers
are on the track Of the supposed thief,
and as all of the silverware and the
hand grip were marked, they hope
| to recover them.
. Hon. Franklin p. Ball of Bellows
Falls died suddenly last week at
Stratllway, Ont, Of heart failure. He
was &c years old and prominent fig
ure in political, social, religious and
business circles for many years. He
was born in Athens and resided in
Springfeld for 40 years, going to Bel
lows Falls about II years ago. he
represented the town Of Springfield
in the legislature two terms and Bel
lows Falls for one term. He left a
widow and seven children.
Miss Jennie Allen, a stepdaughter
of Daniel Lee Of West" Burke, at
tempted suicide recently. She had
once been in an insane asylum and
for some days had appeared little
unbalanced, SO that more careful
watch than usual was kept Of her act
ions. Her mother discovered her
with butcher knife that morning,
making motions which indicated q
suicidal intent. The mother seized
the knife and took it away but had
one hand cut in doing so, and Jennie
was slightly cut. The girls father
died in an insane asylum and she will
be sent there again in short time.
| Mrs. John Wickham of Manchester
celebrated her seth birthday recently.
In commentator of the day, she in
yited six women to take tea with
her. Four of them were married by
her husband, Rev. DIR, Wickham, two
Of them twice. Two Of the marriages
were in 1874, one in 1852 and one in
1853. Three of the seven women had
celebrated their golden weddings and
the husbands of three are living. The
united ages Of the seven was 539
years, and the total years Of their mar
ried lives was 1929. The visitors were
Mrs. Warren Of Philadelphia, Mrs
Lidgewood OF New York, Mrs. Fowl
er, Mrs. Miner, Mrs. Millett and Mrs
Coy of Manchester.
There is now confined in the county
jail, Bennington, Yum Hun Yang,wht
was taken there Saturday, Aug. 8, by
United States Marshal Harris for safe
keeping until the time for his depart
ure to the Flowery Kingdom is al
hand. Yum undertook to get into
this country without the proper vouch
err. and was arrested near Richford BY
custom house officers. He was taker
before United States Commissioner
Felix w. McGettrick at st. Adams
, who ordered his return to China. Al
soon as the necessary arrangement
can be made, the Celestial will be start
ed for Tacoma in charge Of q deputy
marshal. He will be the third one tt
be returned from this state Il
China withina year.
Judge William Harris Walker o.
Ludlow died last week Tuesday afteI
a long illness. He was a son O.
Ephraim and Lydia Harris Walker
and was born at Windham Feb. I'll
1882. He was educated at LELAND
and Gray seminary, Black River
academy and Middlebury college
graduating from the latter institution
in the class Of 1858. He was admitted
to the Windsor county bar in 1876
! and practiced law in Ludlow till hi
2 election as Judge of the supreme
court in 1884. He was representa-
! tive from Ludlow to the Vernon
!. legislature in 1865, 1866 and 1884 Sen
ator from Windsorcounty in 1867 AM
3 1868, and Judge of the supreme court
:, resigning in 1887 on account OF Il
!. health. Judge Walker in 1859 mar
: ried Ann Eliza, daughter OF DR.. A. =
= Taylor, who, with his son, Frank A.
' an attorney at Ludlow, survives nm
The Moon brook sewer at Rutlan
8 for which the citizens OF that GU
: voted S25, 100000 is still causing tn
!. board of aldermen much trouble
Z They have twice tried to give the 10
I to outside contractors and in the fac
: of a protest from the majority OF tn
It voters, and twice has the mayor put
q veto upon the action. Mayor Brown
is bound that the protest from the q
a liens shall be respected. The majorlt
e OF the board is bound to have its ow
n way in regard to the matter, claiming
n OF course, that it is acting up to IL
n letter OF the city charter. The votel
"a ~. 5os;roua IN have the money spen