Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-05-28

this fall.
Tuesday, MAY 10, while about hi
work, j. -. Lang,iell OF Wat-rvll
fell or WAS thrown, from an OK cart
Dlcaki = lilo neck. Death Was aIilios
instant.
Rutland opened her city park Sun
day. Fully 1900 persons were OF
the grounds during the day. In thu
afternoon, from O'Clock to 6 o'clock
the Rutland city band gave concert
Rev. Herbert w. Boyd, who hal
figured SO prominently in the affair Of
the Hartford Congregational church
on account Of his politics, has finally
resigned, his resignation to take eft.
feet Sunday.
Isaac Pratt, Benhington's veteran
bear hunter, caught three bears recent
ly. This makes a total Of 55 caught
by him during his trapping career, all
caught within a radius of 20 miles of
Bennington village.
The Vermont homeopathic Medi-
cal society will hold its 46th annual
meeting at the Pavilion, Montpelier,
May % and 20. A banquet will be
served Thursday evening, TO which Ia
dies are invited. The business session
will be opened Thursday morning at
9 o'clock.
T. P. Mcdonald of Rutland was
sent to the House of Correction last
week Tuesday on a mittimus issued
from the city court to serve a sentence
of !, 4l6 days, he being unable to pay
his fine of $476.49. These were old
liquor cases previous to the last Sep
TENDER term Of county court. Nc
Donald had failed to enter his appeal
and the bondsmen ordered his com.
mitment.
The dates for the Christian Endeav-
or convention TO be held in Rutland,
are September Is and IL. There are
335 societies in the state and each one
will be represented by two delegates.
More than 600 people are expected to
be in attendance. The state execu-
tive committee will hold meeting in
June to make the general arrange
ments for the convention and decide
upon the speakers for that occasion.
Monkton is having a sensation over
an alleged poisoning case. A piece of
fresh pork was purchased in the vii
lage by some one in the families OF
Antoine Carpenter and Frank Little.
Soon after eating it eight or ten per-
sons were taken sick. A doctor was
called and after an examination, he
called it arsenical poisoning. Several
OF the families are now i'll.
It is understood that the authorities
are investigating the case.
1t is the purpose of the government
to stock Haystack pond in Whining
ton, this season, first with shrimp and
with trout. This pond,
which is fed entirely. by cold springs,
has been stocked several times but fish,
Tor some unexplained reason, have
never thrived there. Now the govern
nent proposes to experiment with
rout, first putting in the shrimp as a
God fish. The pond is in the heart Of
he Green mountain range, fully 1000
eet above the sea level.
DR.. B. G. Senton Of Rutland has
commenced divorce proceedings
gainst his wife on the grounds Of in
idelity. John b. Quinn, the manager
# the Mountain Springs House at
lake Dunmore, is named as the cor
The shooting affair Of
ast fall will be remembered, when DIR.
'enton drove Quinn from his house at
he point Of revolver, firing twice at
i'm. He was arrested and indicted
nd on trial, acquitted Of the charge Of
ssault with intent to kill. Quinn is
ct yet % years Of age and Mrs. SEN
On is AZ.
There has been a story in circula-
ion in this and adjoining towns, says
he North Troy correspondent Of the
Express and Standard, that one Jerry
Allen, an old and respected citizen,
tho died last winter and was buried
/ our cemetery, was made to fit his
ssket which was too short, by cutting
# his limbs by one Horace Leach,
man where Allen died. There had
cen so much said about it that the
uthorities thought best to investigate
le matter, so the other morning about
We O'Clock he was disinterred and it
roved to be a hoax.
A man named William Fenton and E
70 others named Myers and Steady {
Burlington, were working on ex-
ayor VanPatten's cottage at Cedar E
each Saturday of last week, and on E
lnday morning started for Essex, N. 3
;, in sail yacht. The men left Es- :
x the same evening, but no informa-
On has been received concerning F
EN-. 1t is probable that the yacht E
as caught in a gale, as the wind was =
owing very strongly when the men
arted home, and soon after they left E
blew so hard that many are inclined 8
believe the men are lost. Search 6
IS been instituted for them, but thus =
r without result. Mrs. Steady has
fered 800 reward for the recovery