Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-09

4 Hosea Gibson OF South Reading re-
Gently found quantity OF paris greer
in his hog trough.
Walter 4. Libbey Of Newport, aged
%, was killed by the accidental dis
charge Of gun last Sunday morning;
, While crossing field he slipped and
fell upon ice.
+ Congressman Grout recently had
| his herd of Jerseys tested for tubercu'
| losis. Thirty-tive animals out O
, about so cows composing the herd
responded to the test and were killed
The postofTices at Enosburgh Falls,
) Island Pond and North Bennington
have been raised to the presidential
class. The salary at North Benning-
|, ton will be 81, 900 year, and at the
other two offices, 81, 100 each.
John H. Heusted, who committed
suicide by shooting himself in Denver,
Col, recently, was brothcr-in-law OF
Mrs. Dir. A. S. N. Chisholm OF Ben
nington. The act was committed
through fear that he would lose his
| fortune, estimated from 100000 to
81, 100000.
| The moncy-order business for 1928
at the Brattlcboro postotfice shows an
increase of $40, 632 over that of 1884.
The total amount Of business repre-
sented BY 1891 transactions was
1862 ,402, of which amount Sl3O.S94
represents the orders issued and $l3l, !
5O7 the sum paid.
!, Ransom Whitney, 46, farmer liv-
ing on the Sabine place, two miles
north OF Windsor, shot himself Sat
urday, Dec. 2s. He went to the vii
Ilage Friday and bought the revolver.
He fred one shot, the bullet entering
his side just below the heart. He may
recover. Domestic trouble was the
cause Of the act.
i Louis Gentle, the freight car robber,
concluded not to wait until the next
tern of county court, but came into
Burlington Friday morning on an in
formation filed against him by the
states attorney to the effect that he
robbed one of the freight cars Of the
Central Vermont last August of sun
dry goods,to which information Gen.
tie pleaded guilty. He was sentenced
to five years in states prison at Wind
sor.
The barn of ID. II. Griffith of West
Essex was burned down at > o'clock
Friday morning. Mr.. Griffith was
doing some work in the barn when
the door slammed and broke his Lam
tern. The barn took fire at once; a
high wind prevailed and it was en-
tirely consumed with its contents, Is
cows, l25 bushels Of beans, 800 BUSH
els Of corn, % tons of hay and all the
farming implements. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000. Insurance, $500.
/ At largely attended town meeting
in Putney two weeks ago, called to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF appropri-
ating money for suitable fire protec-
ton, a majority Of the citizens decided
against it. The extensive paper mill
of w. A. Cole n Co., which was
burned last April, has been, rebuilt
and started making paper again last
Monday. There is considerable feel
| ing by progressive citizens at the re-
fusal Of appropriate protection.
The hearing at Bennington Mon
day, Dec. 80, in the case against Mrs.
Frank Rice, charged with cruelty to
her five-year-old daughter, was con-
tinued until next Monday. A neigh
Dor went into Mrs. Rice's house few
days ago to call. Asking for the child,
she was told that she was not at home.
just as the neighbor was leaving a cry
was heard from the cellar and, rush
ing down the cellar stairs, she found
the little girl tied to post. The
child's injuries will probably result in
making her a cripple for life.
The total value Of importations
through the port of st. Adams the
past month was $5l3,S87. The total
duties assessed were 1921, 26l.82
Among the articles entered for con-
sumption were 1000 pounds of mica,
1913 pounds of cordage, 80 horses,
2,l90 bushels Of bran, s4,422 packing
box shocks, 1909 bushels of turnips,
ELL IA tons Of hay, 1886 bushels
OF peas, l,l30 pounds Of tin
plate, 100 IL gallons of rye whiskey, |
1918 pounds of wool and l,644
pounds of flax.
The town of Springfield has just
completed new $4,000 school build |
ing and dedicated it Saturday after
noon and evening. In the afternoon
there was musical program, the KEYS
were formally delivered and there
were addresses by Superintendent
Cragin and others. In the evening
IN orchestra furnished music and
there were addresses by State Super
M. s. Stone and ex.Super-
Justus Dart. The building
contains, besides ten school rooms, q
large hall, and all the village schools
will headquarters therein.
A pathetic story stold Of the young
lad who was drowned at Newport last
week. His father, Lewis Currier, a
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