Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-24
state of Vermont.
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- measles at the Vermont Industrial
selool at Vergennes.
Tho house of correction has now
l55 prisoners, which is about 80 more
,ban the average for the last three
wears.
G. Partridge gives weekly lee
,oros ON business law to the clerks OF
tho Vermont Marble company and
otbers interested in this subject.
The large barns of VIM. f. Villas in
the south part of Colchester were
Snrped Wednesday night of last
week with contents, causing a loss OF
! 1000.
Policeman Lewis Wood of Montpe-
l;er was arrested Tuesday of last week
nv Officer Corliss Of Barre. The
charge against Wood is that he was
mixed up among the parties in the
noker den raided in Barre.
The state of Vermont seems to be
distinguished in many notable and
diversified ways. 1t t%ranspires that
the first patent granted by the United
States was to Samuel Hopkins OF YER
mont July 81, 1900 for making pot
and pearl dishes.
Montpelier people are looking to
Miss Gertrude Cochran Of that city TO
equal Brattleboro's famous prima dom
M. Mary Howe-Lavin. Miss Cochran
will take the leading part in the Gro
ton music festival, after which she
will study abroad.
Burglars entered the hardware store
off. II. Foss and the drug store of j..
N. Norton at Vergennes Saturday,
Dec. II, taking from the former $50
worth of knives and raZors and about
s6 in cash, and from the latter 81 in
cash and two boxes of cigars.
A Mortified girl of II preferred
charges of bastardy against Dennis
Spl0yd, a young farmer of that town.
When officers went TO Sployd's farm
he had disappeared, and his real and
personal estate had been transferred
to his sister for a consideration of
$1,000.
Mrs. Mary II. Belmont was found
dead last Thursday in the Taylor
House at Aver, Mass. She came
from Ryegate Center last July aud
had been selling books in towns near
Aver. The medical examiner decided
that death was caused by M overdose
Of choral.
F. II. Wells of Burlington last
week received three deer and put
them upon Stave Island, which he
owns. They came from the preserve
Oithe late Austin COrbin and are for
breeding purposes. The animals are
70 be fed this winter and will be al
lowed TO roam at will.
Areward of S25 was offered by a
Washington citizen for the safe re-
turn OF two young men who were
supposed to be lost and were last seen
at East Barre, but before the search
vas begun TO any extent the young
men presented themselves safe and
sound to claim the S25.
Dartmouth college, says an *
change, desired to honor a clergyman
Of Burlington by the name of Fiddle
with the degree OF Doctor OF Divinity,
and a letter to that effect was sent
him. He declined to accept it, and
said that he did not want to be known
as Rev. Mr.. Fiddle, ID. ID.
Samuel w. Parker of Newport
makes the county of Orleans a pres
ent Of a clock that will cost 81 900.
1t will be placed in the tower OF the
county court house by Christmas. The
tower is being put in readiness to re-
ceive it by Sheriff Miles. The county
appr0priates $50 and the citizens of
Newport make up the balance OF the
expenses of preparing the belfry and
putting in transparent dials.
Mrs, Marion Murphy of st. Adams
drew a razor across her throat Satur-
day evening, Dec. II, in a fit of mem
ll alteration, making a deep and
dangerous wound. Mrs. Murphy, who
sU years old, has been in poor health
Tor the past 20 years and has been at
times morose and respondent. Sat
urday was one of these days, and pro-
curing her sons razor she committed
The deed. She was discovered almost
Immediately.
A peculiar incident occurred at "A.
bartlett's residence in Island Pond,
says the Essex County Herald. A sink
IN the pantry broke, making a terrific
report, and so frightened Miss Olive
Stacy, employed by Mr.. Bartlett, that
she was for several days in a very Sc
rlous condition, but was improving,
when a new sink that had been put
INTO the house, strange to relate, broke
Or exploded in a similar manner ,caus-
ing Miss Stacy to suffer a relapse.
Col. Bradley B. Smalley of Bur-
lngton arrived home Monday morn.
lhg of last week from his European
mp. The st. Louis, on which he
took passage, arrived in New York
Sunday, n day overdue, after a
rough voyage. Mrs.Smalley and Miss
smaliey remained in New York for a
Iew days. Col. Smalley during his
three months absence visited most of