Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06

Unlversalist society will be held u
Barre the last week in August.
A Brandon man who was rcrentl
fined for intoxication disclosed on hi
own mother, who was duly fined tn
usual amount for furnishing"
Seventy-tive acres Of oats are report
ed to have been ruined by the arm!
worm on the j. G. Smith Point farm
near St. Adams alone the past week
Last Tuesday afternoon a large
barn on the George Higley farm ii
:, Marlboro Y as struck by lightning and
burned to the ground. The tools and
live stock we're saved.
| Greenfield and Athol, Mass, and
Brattleboro have made up an excellent
trotting circuit, with d five per cent
entrance fee and the usual additional
amount from winners.
Miss Dora Moody, a Brattleboro
girl who is in California, recently as
ccnded Mount Hood, feat only ac-
complished by few. She is the first
woman who ever walled to the sum-
init.
The death of Mrs. Theodore Joslin
of South Hero removes from that
town the Oldest person in the county.
She was l04 years of age. The funer-
al was held at Rouse's Point at the re-
quest of the deceased.
James Il. Champion, who was
named with Allen as permanent
chairman Of the st. Louis Populist
convention, was born in East Haven,
VT. 80 years ago, and was son of
James Champion, who died II years
ago.
Last Thursday night severe wind
and rainstorm visited Manchester Cen
ter. Large trees were uprooted, fences
blown down and crops levelled to the
earth. The roof of I. G. Blackmer's
store was blown off and the stock de-
stroyed.
The body of G. w. Weber, farm
hand, was found in the haymow at
Browns livery stable at Brattleboro
last Thursday morning. Weber was
seen about the streets Monday in an
intoxicated condition and while in
drunken daze stumbled into hole in
the loft and smothered.
Dorr Derby of Williamsville per-
formed the daring feat OF mounting
the smoke stack of the steam mill and
putting on cap or hood. He did
this by means Of poles with hooks on
the ends. The stack is SO feet above
the fire box and while those looking
on held their breath he stood on the
top as cool and calm as though on the
ground beneath.
The syndicate of New York and
Boston capitalists, who have had an
option on the Ely mines at Copper
field, have come forward and made
good their option, and the property !
was last week conveyed to the new
This company is known by |
the name of the Ely Copperfield Min
ing company, and is controlled by
some very strong men. The compa-
ny's head Office is now in the Devon
shire building, Boston.
Frank Bolia, an East Fairfield la
borer, was struck by freight train
evening OF last week about
one mile west of Fairfield station. He
bought ticket at East Fairfield for
Swanton and took train which stop
ped at Fairfield Center, where he got
off,evidently to look around, and being
! deaf mute, did not hear it when
t started, and when he found
lie was left, started ON foot, and was
,vertaken by the freight. He died in
short time.
D. S. Fulton of Newbury, Demo-
ratio presidential elector, has bolted
he ticket This is the second of the
Vermont electors to bolt. w. A. Childs
# Brattleboro sent his reputation Of
he platform and candidates to the
Democratic state central committee
everal days ago. Seneca Haselton of
Burlington says he will not decide
What he will do until lie has heard
Sryan's speech of acceptance in New
FORK. Ozro Meacham of Brandon,
he remaining elector, will support /,
he ticket.
A sad drowning accident occurred
n East Jamaica Sunday, July rs.
Irs. Nelson and children and grand
hildren were visiting at Mr.. Selfors'
nd having merry time when Axel :
Nelson and Emil Selfors went into
he brook to battle. Axel said that he !,
,as going to swim across place some
en- feet deep with lodges at either side !,
ut Emil was afraid and went to
limb the ledge and fell back and was :
rowned before help could be sum !
loned. The family are Swedes and !
Industrious and respectable people
nd are almost distracted with grief.
Axel was about l8 years of age. /;
There was big rain and wind \
form in some of the western towns of i
addison county Tuesday afternoon of {
ast week and considerable damage &
,as done In Shoreham, along the n
cornwall line, many haystacks were s.
Urn TO pieces and scattered by the In