Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-09-10
State Of Vermont.
t. News Oondensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.


A military company has been or
sanized i'll Derby academy.
Rndyard Kipling and family left
Brattleboro Saturday, Aug. 20, for
England, where they will make their
nome for an indefinite period.
The Vermont State Christian con-
ference will hold its annual session
with the Woodstock Christian church,
commencing Septic and lasting over
Sunday.
George III. Wright Of New York
city, a lawyer and the son OF +. M.
Wright Of Orwell, has been made as
signee Of the New York firm of Hill
ton, Hughes u Co., which failed re-
cenily,with liabilities Of from 81, 60O,-
OCO TO 81, 100000.
| @. p. Lee, father Of Ernest Lee of
Middlebury, who has been missing for
the past 10 days, has received a tele-
gram from the young man IN Pennsyl-
vania, asking for money to pay his
way home. John l.. James Of Wey-
bridge has gone after him.
| Miss Nellie Clark, young woman
OF SALISBURY, was brought before JUS
tice w. G. Niles of White Creek, Sat-
urday, and sent down for 60 DAYS to
Albany for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct. Vice is not confined
to the larger towns in the state.
J.. G. Briggs, one Of West Ravens
most prominent farmers, committed
suicide Sunday night, Aug. 80, by
drowning in Carver Falls pond. He
had been judged insane and g guar
dian appointed over him. Although
closely watched he eluded his friends.
VIM. Rankin of Sanford, the we'll
known biayclist, was killed at the track
at Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday.
Rankin was squirting down the
stretch when he collided with man
who was crossing the track. He struck
on his head. His skull was fractured
in seven places.
Frank Ploof, the l0-year-old son OF
Louis Ploof, of Burlington was run
over by an electric car Friday after
noon. He died during the night from
the effects of the injuries received.
Both legs were crushed and the boy
never repaincd consciousness. This Is
the first serious accident by the cars
in that city.
Fred w Bancroft Of Montpelier ha;
/ resigned as leader Of the church OF the
Messiah choir in that city, his resig'
nation to take effect Oct. l. Mr.. Ban
croft will leave for Boston about Oct
Il. where he will spend the winter
, making that city his headquarters fol
his lecturing tours.
I Col. Silas w. Cummings, genera
passenger agent Of the Central "
!, r, r., and wife and Robert 5. Card
ner, president Of the Rand. Avery sup
ply company, and family left y. al
bans last Friday evening for three
2 months trip through Japan and othe
narts OF the Orient. Col. Cummings
: any friends will wish him pleas
= ant trip. -, ,,a,.trv. II
Bushy Bell and Tool company, has $
cured the services Of trained workmeI
with the intention of adding the maj
ufacture of clocks to that OF square
and bells, which the plant was orig
!, nally intended to make. They ha,
] also arranged with Boston frm
I occupy a new building, 7Ox4O fee
which is now in course OF erection.
Intelligence has been received OF U
death of WIN. Short OF st. Alpai
which occurred on the 9th OF Augu
ut Liverpool, Eng. Mr.. Short was
most &C years of age and unmarrit
IS and was on his way to his mother az
brothers, who reside in Yankton, ?.
sex. Eng, but the disease from WIN
he was suffering, progressed SO rap
" he was obliged to leave his steam
ri at Liverpool. \.
The next session Of the Unit
, states courts will be the regular Ocl
> her term. The circuit and dlstr
courts for the district Of Vermont W
convene at Rutland Oct. 9th att p.
The last uay lOr uoehS ~,
tried by jury is Sept. 10th. Int
are no criminal cases OF any lmpe
lance to come up and the chances :
that the session will be rather UNI
J teresting.
The expectation that Fort Eth
Allen would be in time the headqu
! tiers Of regiment seems about 70
5 realized. Senator Proctor sent
following despatch to the Free e
last week: "Secretary Lamont mas
rected the construction OF band .
racks and additional officers quartf
which assures regimental headqu
ters az Fort Ethan Allen"
The body Of Thomas Conneliy
IT. Wallingford was found early
"a week Wednesday morning below
yn passenger depot at Lake pieasa N !, F."
:. = frightfully fractured skull. II Is
. iieved that he was getting out 9
. freight car and stepped In iront .
o.. tro;n He was formerly steward