Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-10
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten Tor
Our Readers.

George L. Lawrence OF Rutland Is
a candidate for United States district
attorney for the district of Vermont
Adelaide NJ. Ide, daughter of Chief
Justice Ii. X. Ide, of Samoa, has a
Samoan story in the current YOUTHS
Companion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner T. Reynolds
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary OF
their wedding at their home in Pitts
ford last week.
An unknown man who was steal
ING ride on a Grand Trunk freight
train was thrown of and killed near
Norton Mills recently. The body
was horribly mangled and could not
be identified.
The state board of health held a
meeting at Bellows Falls Thursday OF
last week. Drs. Sherwin of Wood
stock. Holton of Brattleboro and
Caverly of Rutland were present.
The board elected DR.. Caverly presi-
dent and DIR. J. Ii. Hamilton Of Rich
mond, secretary.
Attempt was made to burn the long
covered bridge across the Connecticut
between Hanover, n H., and Nor
witch Sunday night, Nov. 18th. The
fire was discovered at 1870 O'Clock and
was extinguished before much dam
age was done. Kerosene had been
thrown on the timbers.
William Mehan of Barre was last
week bound over in $1,000 by City
Judge Barney to await the action OF
the grand jury on the charge of COM
hitting criminal assaulton Sarah Nc
Gnire. He could not furnish bail and
was taken to the Montpelier Jail. lie
was arrested at Island Pond Sunday.
St. Johnsbury is dickering for a
new industry, shoe factory scheme,
which emanates from a manufacturer
/ of Lynn, Mass. The board of trade
has had the matter in hand for some
time and il is said that there is pos
sible chance that the scheme will ma
terialize, with $4,000 for capital
stock.
Frank Wells OF Sheldon was the
owner of number of skunks. Some
person or persons broke into the in
closure where he kept them and adj
ministered poison, which killed sew
eral, and Mr.. Wells skinned them.
lie had small cut on his hand, blood
poisoning set in and now he lies at the
point o death.
Alvin Robinson of Montpelier has
sued George Drew, well-known citi-
zen of Barre, for alternating his wife's
affections, placing the damage at
1000. Robinson also sues his wife
for divorce on the ground of adultery.
They were married last June and
lived together happily until Novem-
q. Ex-Mayor G. w. Wing is Drew's
bondsman.
The surplus left after the purchase
OF the gift by the members Of the
House of Representatives to Speaker
w. A. Lord, and which was left in
trust with him for the purpose Of
making Mrs. Lord suitable Christ
mas present, has been used in the
purchase of beautiful silver chatting
dish ahd other miscellaneous sterling
silver articles.
The large barns on the premises Of
Charles lockwood at Bennington,
together with their contents, consist
ing of hay, grain and farm utensils,
burned Tuesday of last week. Little
assistance could be given, as the loca-
ton is about two miles from the viii
lage. The loss is estimated at $4,000
to $4,000. The origin of the fire and
the amount of insurance are unknown.
John j. Eagan, state chief ranger
of the Catholic order of Foresters, has |
organized St Andrews court at
Waterbury with 30 charter members.
Mr.. Eagan has been an active and
efficient organizer as is shown by the
fact that this is the fourteenth court
organized by him during his term OF
office. There is now court in every
p irish in Washington county, with
over 300 members.
The December term of the Ben
HlHSlOH county court convened AT
Bennington Tuesday of last week,
Judge LaForrest Ii. Thompson of
the supreme court presiding, and N.Y.
ron ii. Woodward of Woodfnrd and
Henry S. Burt of Sunderland, associ-
ate judges. There are llS civil cases
on the docket and As state cases, of
which 80 are for violation of the pro-
law, 10 divorces and 45 chan
Gerry cases.
b. M. Dimick was engaged to teach
the fall term in the Tarble hill dis
trict in Cavendish, but after he had
been there few weeks complaint
was made that he was telling improper
stories TO the children. The direc-
tors, after investigation, ordered him
to leave and take his pay for what he
mad taught. He refused to do so and
was discharged. Then he brought
suit against the town for damages.
put on trial in justice court the Jury
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