Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-08
State of Vermont.
n, News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Barre electric fOdu DcSdH last week.
Henry Manning's house in Eden
was burned last week. Insurance,
800.
The golden wedding of Judge and
Mrs. Lewis Walker was celebrated
June 23d.
Patrick Herbert of Berlin, who cnt
his throat as noted last week, died
from the wounds.
As the result of a municipal wran-
ole. the whole fire department OF st.
Adams has resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos b. Carpenter
of Waterford celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary June oath.
Bishop A. G. A. Hall, of this Epis-
copal diocese, sailed June Odd for
England to attend the Lambeth con-
ference.
On account of the scarcity of native
domestic help, Readsboro people have
begun the importation of colored
girls from Pennsylvania.
Peter Sheenan of Bennington was
drowned in the lloosic river at Pow
nal Friday, the 25th, while bathing.
Sheenan was about 30 and unmarried.
Col. Fred d. Mussey died in Mid
dlebury last week sunday. He was a
native of Mendon, a graduate OF Mid
dlabury and a journalist of considera-
bic note.
J. @. Hobart of Middlesex fell off
load of straw last week, striking his
head upon sharp stones, intlicting
three ugly wounds. lie will probably
recover.
st. Adams is one of the eight cities
in the union selected by the postal
department in which to make test
of the new housc-to-house system of
collecting mail.
The friends of Mrs. Roxana Colby
Townsend, formerly of Orange, have
received the sad news that she COM
mitted suicide by hanging June 20 at
Pentwater, Mich.
Timothy Brady, the seven-year-old
son Of Thomas Brady of Graniteville,
was instantly killed Thursday by a
stone falling from a dray on his head,
crushing the skull.
Miles Standish of Montpelier, pitch
er for the New Bedford baseball team,
is suffering from a fractured ankle, re-
Ceived while playing ball. He may
be unable to play i'll ture.
The commencement of the medical
department of the u. V. NJ. was held
Monday evening. The graduating
class numbered SO, "a Others having
failed to pass examinations.
The recent storm did lots of dam
age in Georgia. Lightning burned a
barn for James Curtis and one for A.
7. Bushnell. The high water carried |
out three bridges on the main road.
William W. Ames and w. X. Nu-
gent of Montclair, n. j., were dis
covered Monday of last week cling
ing to the bottom of a capsized yacht
near Burlington. They were rescued !
in nearly exhausted condition.
The Rutland railroad station at |
East Clarendon was entered and
robbed Tuesday night of last week.
The only article of value taken was
an express package containing a
stamp album with a collection valued |
at 5000.
The unfavorable symptoms in the |
case of Miss Mildred Brewster, the
Montpelier homicide, have almost en-
tirely disappeared, and while there are
very few cases on record where per-
son wounded as she is has recovered,
the present indications are that her
chances are more than equal for
complete recovery.
The work of surveying the new
Rutland and Montpelier railroad was
begun last week at Middlesex, where
the new line, if built, will connect
with the Central Vermont There is
large force of surveyors. b. Frank
Richardson of Philadelphia, an ex-
perienced engineer of the Baltimore "
Ohio road, has charge. The distance
is about 20 miles and it is estimated
the survey will require about two
months time.
A farmer in Wells has applied to
the town authorities for protection
against the wild deer which are tress-
passing npon his lands and destroy
ing his crops. He claims that the deer
belong to the state, which is response
bic for the damage done. He says 1t
is impossible to keep them out OF his
fields, as he i, prohibited by the state
from setting his dogs after them, as he
could after his neighbours cattle. He
claims that the state protection of deer
makes his claim legal and valid.
Last week, men engaged in eXca-
yating on the former site of the DIR.
lngham house in Bellows Falls found
the skeleton of baby buried some
three feet from the top of the ground,
the location being under what was
formerly the wood shed. The bones
were wrapped in piece of felt about
two feet square and when raised up
several of the bones dropped out. Ey-