Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-07-30
State Of Vermont.
sCs news Condensed and Rewritten for
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week. -
me docket for the September tern
OF the Rutland county court contain
about 400 new cases.
Harry s. Goodwin, aged IL. Twins
at Beverly, Mass, who disappeared Of
sunday, July 8, has been located il
Bradford. Z
Eddie MCGOWAN, ID years old. who
ran away from McIndoes. July u wa,
found in Cumberland Mills, Me. las,
Wednesday.
The body Of a deer was found or
Burberry hill, near Rutland last week
Monday. 1t had evidently died from
natiral causes.
Miss Lydia Green, daughter of Mrs
Hetty Green, is in Bellows Falls. oc.
cupying the family mansion. Mrs.
Green will come later.
The army worm has established
headquarters near Waterbury. An
honest granger came across few bat.
talions in an oat field.
A vicious dog is following up Coles
circus, now exhibiting in Vermont
towns. He has special aversion to
whcclmen and several are being bitten
by him.
Rev. James O'Neil OF Richmond.
who for some time has been the as
sistanr of Father Barron at Bcnning-
ton. has been app inted successor to
Father Boyle, who has been appointed
pastor Of the parish at Bristol, as as
sistant at the cathedral at Burlington.
The Smith & Brainerd Marble
company of Belden's is down as a
creditor to the amount of S56,346 in
the schedule of the liabilities of the
Davidson's Sons Marble company of
New York, for which receivers were
appointed last Friday. The concern
was one of the largest in the country
and had liabilities of 100000 and
assets of about the same amount.
j. b. Robinson, resident of Brat
tleboro, narrowly escaped being
crushed to death Tuesday night of
last week. He was at work near his
house laying water pipe in a ditch
seven feet deep, when the sides Of the
ditch caved in upon him, burying
him to his ears. The pressure of the
dirt dislocated one shoulder and in
.ured him severely.
The Vermont delegation to the
Populist convention at st. Louis Or
ganized as follows: Chairman, S. w.
Ward, Shoreham; secretary, George +.
Holden, Montpelier; credentials, A.
!. Beebe, Swanton; resolutions, Niles
Z. Baker, Burlington; vice-president,
A. J. Beebe, Swanton; rules, George
L. Holden, Montpelier; organization,
S. w. Ward, Shoreham. The ma
tional committee is not yet chosen.
In the Caledonia county court last
Friday verdict of murder in the first
degree was brought against Marshall
Way. Chief Justice Ross sentenced
Way to states prison for life. The
case was on trial about ten days and
was holly contested throughout, the
defense putting in plea Of insanity.
Way is so years old. He murdered
his wife with a club at their home in
Wheelock, May 20, as she was about
10 enter carriage. There were many
to the scene.
Committees have been elected to
arrangements for the annual
field day of the Pocumtuck Valley
Memorial association. 1t will be held
1t Fort Dummer August IL. At that
ime DR.. II. d. Holton Of Brattleboro
will make the address Of welcome,
Rev. DIR. George Leon Walker Of
Hartford will give historical address
ind George Sheldon Of Deerfield will
De president of the day. Other prom
nent men will be present and the ex.
,rcises will be interspersed with mu-
ic.
The biggest bicycle meet ever held
n Vermont will come off on August
10 at DfdttloUOIO. uC lHOet ouSSSso-
Ill bicycle tournaments OF '94 were
hose given by the Vermont " Wheel
lub of Brattleboro. At the races last
ear two track records were established
the half-mile by Bald in So 2-5 sec
nds and the mile by Nat Butler in
.04. There will be exhibition trials
his year by some of the fastest riders
n America to beat these figures. The
,rize list for this years meet aggre-
ates $4,000. The professionals will
eceive cash, and the amateurs dia-
nonds and jewelry.
The trustees of st. Johnsbury acad-
nv have elected David Y. Comstock
/ boston principal Of the academy
nd he has signitied his acceptance.
lie received his education at the
institute OF Brooklyn, n.
4, and Amherst college in the class
t 1873, and spent two years abroad.
IF. Comstock is widely known in
,nthern New England as an educa-
Of, having been for several years {
IA ssical instructor in Phillips Andover {
cademy, and in the Hotchkiss school {
, Connecticut. His name is familiar
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