Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-12-02
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Harris Weekly at st Johnsbury
has suspended publication. John E.
Harris, the founder, is now publisher
OF the Burlington Clipper.
Two large barns, belonging to En-
nest Rudd of Bennington, were
burned Thursday morning, with some
stock. Loss, $1,000; partially in
sured
Wesley Herrick of Tampa, Fla, is
visiting George 5. Herrick, his uncle,
in MiddleseX. He was one of The en-
/ gineers on the fiilbustering steamer,
Three Friends.
Burglars entered +. w. Freeman's
drug store at Richmond last week, re-
lieying the stock of a number of gold
watches, fifteen gold rings valued at
SO and twenty-five dollars in cash.
The people in Derby have voted to
pay $500 annually for a term Of ten
years, to a corporation which viii
furnish electricity for lighting the
streets The village is boins can
vassed for lights.
10 trauspires that Arthur Rowland
lOf Barre, who was sentenced to states
/ prison at this term of county court
for rape on one lyis Thompson. girl
o. Is years, is also a forgcr, having
signed the names Of Eben and George
/ G.. Willard Of Barre to note for : s.
The trustees Of the state Insane
asylum nj Waterbury have elected
DR.. 10. II. Linsley Of Burlington to
4 the position OF asylum pathologist.
/ DIR. Linsley is now in New York
Idoing special work in the Offices Of
the city health department and in the
hospitals.
Hon. j. w. wilkins Of Stowe has
the clay pipe which was owned and
smoked by GOV. Chittenden with the
Indians during the governors histor-
ical treaty with the aboriginals in
which he secured possession Of this
section of country. The pipe is white
clay with a stem about fourteen
inches in length, and is a most yalua-
Bile and interesting historical relic.
Merton Tyler of Burlington, who
started last summer for the regions Of
the klondike with runaway Fred
Barrows, is again at large. This time
he borrowed a costly oyercoat from
the L. NJ. Barlow Advertising agcn-
cy and also typewriter, which he
thought he might find useful in Mon
treal, where he has gone Tyler was
working as office boy for DR.. w. G..
f. Flanders, whose office adjoin- Bar
lows
A. j. Cole Of Barre, who came into
prominence few days ago through his
purchasing a pint of whiskey at the
Barre liquor agency and attempting to
take dose Of il on the premises, was
taken into custody Saturday and his
mental condition was examined into in
the evening. Drs. Braley and Deziel
made the examination and pronounced
him as suffering from mental aberra-
ton. He was taken to Waterbury
asy lum.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Livestock company at Brattleboro
elected the old board OF directors and
declared a special dividend Of 10 per
cent on the capital stock, making 20
per cent for the year. The election
of manager was deferred until the
December meeting, when the future
policy Of the company viii be deter
mined. The company's sales of cat
tie this season have amounted to
S5T, 900.
Thomas Granfeld of Mortified
died Friday morning from taking an
overdose of iaudanum. He returned
Wednesday from Rutland, where he
had been serving out 30 days term
in the house Of correction for selling
intoxicants. Ii is thought that he
was suffering from mental depression
caused by the disgrace and so took
his life. lie was about 40 years of
ace and had been married only few
months, and leaves a widow, but no
children.
The Stanley opera house at ST.
Johnsbury was partially burned last
week Monday evening, the interior,
including scenery, being destroyed.
The occupants OF the block, +. -.
Hill, painter; Shaw Bros, laundry;
Alonzo Packard, meat and provisions,
and Albert Gaskill, tenement, were
damaged by water. The cause is un-
known. The loss is estimated at
50. 600, insured for $4,000. Co. -,
Vermont National Guard, had leased |
the building for an armory, posses
sion to be given December l.
ON Wednesday morning, Nov. "a,
Mrs. T. r. Merrill of Montpelier was
heating some alcohol for her moth
er, who was i'll in bed. when in some /
manner the lace curtains caught from |
the gas jet which She was using. The
flames rapidly spread to the alcohol, |
which upon becoming ignited set Mrs.
Merrill's clothes aire. Her mother |
came to her aid, as did a passing milk |
man, and the flames were extinguished, |