Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-09-17
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Fred Hooper Of Springfield, willie
revolver last WEI, ps,fol-
ated his lAaud with 2o.cal.bre built.
TheDVermont tobacco crop is said
to be superb. A good harvest is ex-.
pected in the southern part II the
state.
Frank S. Smith OF st. Johnsbury
was last week elected general secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. G. A. Of Middlebury,
Conn.
Bennington Is to have q special vii
lage meeting to see if he village will
vote to apply to the legislature for
charter.
The date Of the annual state Chris
tan Endeavor convention is Sept. 10Th
and Both. Headquarters will be at
the y. NJ. G. A. rooms at Burlington.
Rev. DR.. Isaac N. Sprague, retired
Presbyterian clergyman, died at
Poultney last week. lie was the old
est living clergyman in Vermont. He
was graduated from Middlebury COL
lege in 1922. He was the oldest living
Middlebury college graduate with one
exception.
Bonnie Bonette. aged II years, of
Monroe, N. H., came across the state
line and went into the depot at West
Concord last week and took $50 from
the cash drawer. He was arrested af-
ter few days chase and bound over
to county court. He owned up to the
theft and now languishes in Jail.
Quite fright was occasioned in a
Woodstock family Monday of last
week by the swallowing of silver
half dollar by one of the children
Thanks to the returning confidence in
national politics, however, silver still
passes at par, and the child disposed
of the coin without serious inconven
ience.-Vermont Standard.
The Vermont branch of the Won
ans Board OF Missions will hold it
twenty-fourth annual meeting in thu
Cong'l church at Woodstock Wednes
day, Sept. 3Oth, continuing through
the day and evening. Several mis-
sionaries are expected to be present
and also Miss Child of Boston, secre
tary OF the Woman's Board OF Mis-
sions.
| The body of William Nero 0
Pittsburgh, N. Y, was found las
week in an upright position III tn
lake at Burlington. On Wednesda.
Nero met E. X. Goodsell, forme
EMPLOYER, on the street and borrowe'
81. IS to pay his wife's fare home
Later in the day Goodsell saw Mer
drunk on the dock, whence he proba
bly, fell into the lake.
/ II has been reported that C.Angiel
a stone cutter for G. P. Gill u 70.
Montpelier, has recently received nc
tice through an attorney at Montres
that he has fallen heir to an estate i
France said to be valued at 81 ,0O0,0 0'
Mr. Angler has been in Montreal dul
ing the past few days consulting tn
attorney and will soon sail for Franc
to substantiate his claim.
L. L. Provost Of Calais attended Il
state fair at Burlington, making Il
trip on his wheel. On his way hom
while near East Montpelier villag
he was thrown from his wheel over
horhad wire fence by the roadside an
down a steep embankment. His le
! shoulder was dislocated and the cola
= bone detached and he was general
: scratched and bruised.
The farm barns Of George Il. ar
Henry G. Clark Of Brattleboro we
= DESTROYED by fire last Thursday afte
2 noon, with a large quantity OF h
and 100 tons Of ensilage just cut. ~
stock, with the exception OF son
!. hogs, was saved. The residence a
J, Joining narrowly escaped bnrnin
q !" The wind blew a spark from the en-
LACE engine into the hay, causing 7
fire. Loss, $500; insurance, s2,S(
y A terrible accident happened
the Hardwick and Woodbury. railro
Monday morning Of last week.
= the train was going up it pass
:. someworkmen, among them 20
q I,aClair. Jr., who jumped onto
train as it slowed up. The cars w
fiat-bottomed ones, and as ne jump
u he slipped in some way and fell un!
d the wheels, six pairs Of trucks passi
q over him, cutting off his LETT arm q
leg and crushing his hip into Jel
N He died at about p. m.
nd An interesting incident occurred
q. Remington recently. A large Am
,sr loan eagle flew from the mounta
sp and nerched on the ball that 8
IRA mounts the 5O-foot flagstaff upon
lawn Of A. P. Childs, and from VII 7
., the American flag was flying.
nd nd remarkable spectacle was wltnes
=, by several people and probably a 81
!ph lar occurrence has never been kno'
" The flagstaff was one that was put
by Custer post on the Fourth OF : :
!. during Mr.. Childs' absence IN =
land, and upon the globe the pl !,
, liberty rested as though by rlgnI
Z. refuge from the storm or from SC