Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-12-23

mlSSlUntu postmaster ~ W llllNAOilt v ~
James Bnrsc, removed.
Last week was record breaker FOL
horse fatalities. Three were either IA
tally injured ar 50 seriously that the!
had to he killed.
Last Saturday President Mckinley
appointed Hon. James l.. Martin Of
Brattleboro attorney Of the United
States for the district Of Vermont.
James L. Collins has been commits
stoned postmaster at East Alburg
postmaster appointed at Monkton, r
If. Dean, vice j. I. Carrior, dead.
Vermont postmasters appointed: Al
burg, II. n. Sowlcs, vice Alice ID Bow
man, resigned; AndOver, W. A.Feliit,
vice A. Felitt, .Jr., dead; North Clar-
endon, Annie c. kinsleY, vice +. Il.
Kingsley, dead.
Peter Japan of St Adams was ac-
cidentally shot through the right
hand while unloading a revolver lasl
week The bullet passed through the
hand, shattered a shaving mug and
buried itself in the wall.
Newell Paine, druggist, assaulted
and robbed in his drug store on Ire
mont street, Boston, Wednesday even
ing, formerly lived in MOI tpelier.
Mr. Paine was inclined to be eccen-
trio, but was an educated man.
j. l.. Winchell, proprietor Of the
Green Mountain kennels at Fair Ilay-
en-, has sold his most valuable blood
hound, "Redteld PROCTOR to New
York club, which will present it as a
Christmas present to the mayor Of
Chicago.
State Treasurer Field will send out
on January the ; per cent state
school tax notice 10 the several towns.
cities and unorganized towns and
CORES in the state. The taxes are due
at the state treasurer's Office or or be-
fore June 10.
Henry Prescott Of Waterbury, while
a heavy load OF clapboarls
in dump cart last Thursday, was Sc
riousy injured by the tongue Of the
wagon breaking, letting the whole load
fall on him. Ii cannot be determined
yet whether the injury will prove fatal
or not.
Mr. and Mrs. Hawlcy james have
vacated the Baucus residence mt Benz
nington. An old unused clock that
had been in tie house for many years
commenced striking one night ten
days since, and struck one hundred
and twcnty-four times before it
stopped, which frightened tie Occur
pants TO that extent that they didn't
dare to live there any longer.
Frederick ). Ladd, who has just
Jeen elected 10 the city council in
Springfield, Mass, went there from
] . years ago 10 learn the
jewelers. trade under his brother. He
mas always since then taken an active
interest in political affairs, but this is
MS first office. Mr.. Laid is also a /
Mason, a member Of Springfield COM
nand ry and is a past grand OF De
Soto lodge of Odd Fellows.
Mrs Nash, housekeeper for II. NJ.
small OF Bristol fell down a flight Of
tone steps into the hatchway last
Friday night, striking on her head,
a scalp wound that extend
"a from her forehead back 20 inches. /
She was attended by DIR. +. l.. Walk /
r, assisted by DR.. Edmonds, and now
les in a critical condition. 1t is
cared that her skull is fractured.
Mrs. Nash is large, heavy woman
md is over 60 years of age.
1t pays sometimes to be thief. NJ.
J. Curtis, a Londonderry boy, went
vest. He embezzled $40, 900 from the
American National bank of Kansas
.ity and while under bonds fled the
,lace. His wife has brought action
or divorce. She claims that Curtis
5 in Buenos Ayres, the mecca OF all
trades Of dishonest men, and that he
5 receiving salary of $40, 600 year.
There have been some pretty slick ar
icles in Vermont. One of them is at
present in Buenos Ayres.-EsseX
Record.
Edith L. Whitney of Plattsburg, ad-
ninistratriX of the estate of Charles
\. Whitney OF Cohoes, n. r., has
,rought suit for $4,000 damage
gainst VIM. Landon of Georgia. 1t
5 claimed that Mr.. Whitney received
INJURIES which caused his death, by
he breaking down of the Weldon
louise bus, October Is, 1895, MIR.
being proprietor of the hotel
{ the time. NJ. Buck and Earring
on & Post are attorneys who brought
he suit, which is returnable at the
Iarch term of court.
Wilton Dillon was killed Tuesday
f last week by a stone which struck
i'm while he was at work in the quar-
les at South Poultney. Dillon was
-orking near several other men, when
large slate, loosened by the thawing
'ost, fell from the top of the pit,
his skull. He was picked up /
nd taken to his home, where he re- {