Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-09

The sawmill of T. H. Hutchinson
at Bridport was burned March 18th
The whole is a total loss, except tn
boiler, which is in good condition
No insurance.
The house of M. j. Robinson o
Lyndonville was entered last weel
! and one Of the boarders had gold
watch taken besides several dollar
which were in pocketb0ok.
In the river and harbor appropria
ton bill reported to the House las
week are appropriations OF $4,000
for the harbor at Burlington ant
| 90, 900 for the Otter Greek at Yer
gennes.
Last week in Windham county
court Julius and Herbert Porter were
sentenced to five and three years re-
spectively to states prison for at
tempting to wreck passenger train
near Brattlcboro.
Mrs. Nellie Kelley of Burlington
well known as "Nellie Popcorn" who
has spent third If not one-half OF
her life in the state house OF c0rrec.
ton, was recently adjudged insane
and taken to the Waterbury asylum.
The second annual convention OF
the state court, Catholic Order Of For
esters, is to be held in Montpelier June
2. The meeting is to be called to Or
der by State Chief Ranger J. J. Ea-
gan at 10 o'clock a. m, in the Forest
ers' rooms in the old postoffice block.
The business will consist of reports Of
work done during the year, various
accounts audited, election of officers of
the state court for the ensuing year,
also representative and alternate to
the high court and consideration Of
changes in the state constitution.
McKannon Bros. & Co. of Burling-
ton have brought suit against p. T..
Dodge, editor OF the Burlington indie
pendent, for libel based on an article
published in that paper May 5, 1894.
The alleged libelous article accused
the plaintiff firm of "sha.p practice"
in the sale Of piano to Mrs. w. d.
Nichols of Waterbury. The amount
of damages claimed is $4,000. The
same firm has brought two other suits
on account of the publishing OF the
same article. The first is against A.
l.. Bailey OF st. Johnsbury, for
$4,000; the second for the same
amount against A. l.. Bailey and Ii.
W. Hall, jointly, for the same reason.
The so-called fish hatchery cases in
Washington county court are ended.
Suit was brought last fall against G.
C. Warren Of Waterbury, j. w. Tit
comb Of st. Johnsbury, fish commits
sioners, and Senator Ira II. Allen of
Vcrgennes, for furnishing liquor at
the time the legislative committee
visited the hatchery at Roxbury in
1894. Mr.. Titcomb's case was tried
last fall and the jury disagreed. Mr.
Warren's case had been continued
and Mr.. Aliens set for trial. An end
was reached by Mr.. Warren's agreeing
to pleed guilty to one first offense OF
furnishing, provided the action
against the other two gentlemen was
dropped. The states attorney ac-
cepted the offer and Mr.. Warren was
fined 500 and costs. And this is
called vindication of the law.
Hon Olin Scott of Bennington has
in his possession an interesting and
valuable relic in the shape-of an origi-
nal deed given by James Duane for
200 acres of land, to be held in per-
petual lease by Philip Embury, David
Embury and eight others. 1t is now
known as Cambridge. 1t was given
the first day of May, l773, and lin the
fourteenth year of the reign OF our
sovereign lord, George the Third,
king of Great Britain" The deed is
written on piece Of parchment,
26x24 inches in size, is closely writ
ten on the first side and contains very
minute descriptions of the lands
leased. The rental is set at zone
penny for three years, for the entire
tract, and after the expiration OF that
term, for the yearly rental of $50
Spanish millcd pieces Of eight, or its
lawful equivalent in lawful money OF
the Province of New York."
The Lyndon Union Danville items
Of last week contained the following:
Geo. w. Cook, n years old, is still
young enough to do business. Hav-
ing lived alone year or two he got
tired and, on Wednesday evening of
asst week, without previous acquaint-
lnce, he made call on Terzie De
Howell, AS years old, who came here a
'ew years ago, and after few pre-
iminary skirmishes with Cupid, made
| direct charge as follows: 81 have
made some inquiries about you, and
I'm satisfied with the answers; now if
,ou will inquire about me, and are
veil enough satisfied with the report
0 marry me, let me know tomorrow
light" The next night he returned
0 the charge, Cupid was subdued and
!. w. took the fort. The next even
ng at o'clock Rev. Mr.. Knowlton
vas called in and the victory was
linched in due form and the two are
x..~x ~ - 1 h..