Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-02
State of Vermont.
n. News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Russell Collins OF S0dOm has cal
which is a natural curiosity, having
head and legs like dog.
A block OF marble fell on the FOOT
Of Bert Mattison at the Columbis
mill at Rutland Thursday and crushed
it.
L. A. Wizards steam mill at Sher.
burne was destroyed by fire on the
night of Mash l3. 1t was not in
sured.
At a meeting of the stewards Of the
Methodist church at Quechec it was
decided to rebuild the church cdificc
at once.
Mary Brill's elegant farm residence
in Franklin was destroyed by fire last
Thursday forenoon. 1t was insured
Tor $1,000.
Capt. Averill is building new
steamer which will carry 100 passen-
gers at load on Willoughby lake the
coming summer.
Nd. Clarke of Bellows Falls has
written and composed an opera, called
"Santefemme," which is q burlesque
on the "new w0man."
The L OF w. E. Nichols house at
Mortified was burned early Sunday
morning, March %. The main house
was saved by tearing away the l..
Young Wales, charged with setting
fire to the seminary building at Bar
re, has been bound over for the grand
Jury next September in $4,000, his IA
Their being bondsman.
Three wooden weddings were cele-
brated in Vershire last week, those of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Carleton, Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Church and Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Teller.
Mrs. Ira Ward, SO, died at New
Haven Sunday, March %. Her hus-
band died little over year ago at
the age of 80. The 18th wedding an
niversary of the couple three years
age was a notable event.
Eighteen hundred more cars went
through custom over the Grand Trunk
at Island Pond during the month of
January than for the corresponding
month last year, and 500 more than
ever went through in one month be-
fore.
1t is said that the proprietor intends
this year to raise the Crystal Lake
House in Barton and put under
another story, raise the small house
and connect the two. The inside Of
the hotel will be fixed up in modern
style.
Amy Miller of Newfane, l3-year-
old girl, has won the second prize Of
ferred by the Woman's Temperance
Publishing association in Chicago, for
the best answers to 20 questions con-
corning the origin, history, work and
workers of the National w. 9. L. U.
The great Carnegie steel works near
Pittsburg have just had very large
order completed at st. Johnsbury for
railroad pattern scales for use in their
big rolling mills, and large orders for
platform scales for Russia and China
have been in process Of execution the
last month.
Frank S. Pratt, who has been en-
ployed for number of years in the
railroad freight Office at Brattleboro,
has gone to New York, where he has
secured the position Of cashier for the
Central Vermont railroad at pier SO,
East river.
Herbert l.. Doyle, late landlord of
the Avenue House at st. Johnsbury,
has leased and taken possession OF the
American House, one of the leading
hotels at Newburyport, Mass, Mr..
Doyle was the leader in the recent ho-
tel mems movement in Vermont.
The Bennington and Glastonbury
manufacturing company has brought
suit against the Newton company of
Willing for $4,000 damages for al
legged cutting over Glastonbury tim
Der lands belonging to the plaintiffs.
1t is charged that they have cut on
lots which cover 10000 acres, and suit
is brought for triple damages. Gen.
Mccullough Of Bennington is said to
bea heavy owner in the timber lands.
Delegates from the women's clubs
OF st. Johnsbury, Lyndonv'lle, Dan
vile and Morrisville met at st. Johns
bury last Thursday by invitation of
the st. Johnsbury Women's club and
state federation was formed. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Elisha May Of st. Johns.
bury; vice president, Mrs. P. K.Gleed
OF Morrisville; secretary and treasur-
er, Mrs. E. j. Blodgett of Lyndon
vile.
Constable Goddard of Searsburg ar
rived at Bennington Monday, March
70 with John Ryan, whom he arrest
ed in Somerset Sunday on charge !
OF grand larceny, committed on the
premises of D. B. Leray in Searsburg !,
last fall. 1t is alleged he took about
100 worth of property and disap-
peared. He had hearing before the
court and was bound in the
sum OF $500 for the grand jury which :
meets in June.