Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-03-18

Arthur Sturge's buildings at Nor
ristown Corners were burned recently
Insured for $500.
Sylvester Harrington OF Dandy has
shot over so foxes this winter. II
must be profitable at this rate.
j. II. Rushton. a well-known build
or OF canoes and small boats, has been
offered inducements to locate in Bur
lington and will probably accept.
Prof. Warden Reynolds Of Green
Bay, Wis, who died recently, was a
graduate OF Middlebury college, class
Of 1889, and q classmate OF John G.
SAKE, the poet
Bert Murray of Waterbury put a
revolver to his breast few days ago
NJ d fired one shot. He was found by
neighbors, with gaping wound bleed
ing badly, two inches under his heart.
He will probably recover, as the bullet
has been extracted.
The first postmaster commissioned
under the new administration was J..
r.. Allen of Fair Haven, vice w. f..
Howard, commission expired. The
signatures of the president and OF
Postmaster General Gary were affixed
to the commission last Friday.
The outlook for good maple sugar
prices is fair. ]. A. Beers, an extern
sive producer OF Vernon, has contract
ed all the maple sugar and syrup that
he produces this season at 10 cents a
pound for sugar and 81 gallon for
.yrup, which means good paying
prices.
The dwelling house and contents
and the barn owned and Occupied by
George Lindsey and family Of YER
geDnes took fire shortly after 2 O'Clock
Friday morning. Nothing was saved
but a few pieces of furniture. The
family barely escaped. Loss, $500;
insured.
Robert Dannatt OF Windsor was ac-
cidentally shot in his shoulder by his
guide while hunting in northern New
Hampshire last September. "A few
DAYS since he went TO the Massachu-
sets General hospital in Boston TO
have the ball extracted. 1t was found
between the first two ribs on the right
side near the lung, by means of the \
ray, and within very few minutes
afterwards the ball was removed. Mr..
Dannatt is rapidly recovering from
the operation, and will probably be
home the latter part OF next week.
Henry Boleny OF Rutland, aged "a,
was arrested Monday of last week on
a charge Of arson. The complaint
was made by Z. +. McManus. The
barn and ell part of McManus's house
were badly damaged by fire Sunday
evening, and it is claimed that Boleny,
who was thrown out OF McManus's
house Sunday afternoon for being
drunk. set the fire. The damage TO
the house and barn was estimated at
5000. A valuable horse was so badly
burned that it had to be killed. Boleny
pleaded guilty to the charge in the
city court and the case was continued.
He was placed under e, 900 bail.
A double header freight of q cars
went through the st. j. IL. l.. G. bridge
into the Lamoille river in Cambridge
last week Wednesday night. No one
was injured. One span of the bridge
with sixAcars, all loaded, went down
into the kver, two cars were piled one
ON top of the other in the bridge, and
one wrecked car stands partly over the
dump at the end OF the bridge. a
wreck train was on the ground early
in the morning and the work ofrepair
Work on the bridge be-
Gan ut once and it was in shape for
trains TO cross on Monday. The cause
If the accident is not known, but the
most reasonable one suggested is that
he train broke apart and as the for
ward section slowed up for the bridge
he last section ran into the forward
me in the bridge. The damage will
reach several thousand dollars, besides
The delay to travel.