Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-05

mucn damage as tnat OF three week
ago.
Hon. Olin Merrill has resigne'
from the state board OF railroad com
missiOners, the same to take etlec
August lst.
The postoflice department has es
tablished an Office at SALISBURY De
pot and Farand b. Randall has beer
commissioned postmaster.
The boiler in the mill owned b!
Stephens, Graham and Kinney II
North Craftsbury exploded last Satur
day morning, injuring several of tn,
mill hands, but luckily no one wa
seriously hurt.
The state of Vermont lawn tennis
championship will be held under the
auspices of the United States Nation.
al Lawn Tennis association by the
Mount Anthony club, commencing
August 10th, at Bennington.
Carl, the young son of A. W Nor
rill, of West Danville, found some
powder in looking about the house in
the absence of the rest of the family
one day last week and proceeded to
have a belated celebration. He had
his face blown full Of powder and his
eyes somewhat injured.
Superintendent Bennett OF the Leb
anon Springs railroad issued orders
last Friday foreclosing the road in ac-
cordance with the order issued by the
receiver several weeks ago. All regu-
lar train service ceased that day. No
passengers will be carried. No freight
will be received and all regular freight
trains will be dis continued.
United States Marshal Harris of
Bennington was in Burlington bring
ing w. II. Tibbetts of Coventry, who
is accused of Incorporating funds
from the postofllce, before Clerk of
United States Court johnson, where
bail was fixed at $500. The marshal
recently arrested John B. Marley, Jr.,
of Brattleboro, for violation of the
postal laws. Marley's bail was fixed
at 500.
Clinton, the year-old son of Herman
Rice of Brattleboro, was found by his
mother sitting by an open door in the
house with a siX-foot black snake
coiled in his lap and about his neck.
Mrs. Rice managed to free the child
but was too much frightened to kill
the snake which is thought to have
come from the cemetery few rods
away, where two large and several
small ones have been seen recently.
A heavy rainfall in North Danville
Saturday morning, July "a, carried
away two dams and one bridge at that
village and the flood came down
Sleeper's river. ST. Johnsbury, taking
two more bridges in its course. Wa
ter flooded several rooms in the Fair
banks scale works and for few min
utes much alarm was felt. At the
height of the flood the river was much
higher than in 1869 when several of
the scale shops were swept away.
A Brattleboro man named Willis
had quite an experience with "A large
on the mountain last week.
He was busily engaged gathering herbs
and reached out his hand across a tree
stump when the RATHER, which he had
not seen and which was coiled upon
the stump, stuck up its head and pre-
pared to fight. Mr.. Willis left the
place in search of cudgel and when
he returned found the snake still there
and aimed blow at it, but did not hit
il the first time, whereupon the snake
struck at him again, but Mr.. Willis
in killing it without any in
Jury to himself. The snake was eleven
years of age and large coal black !
one.
The PENNSYLVANIA Museum and |
school of Industrial Art is anxious to
secure the Rockingham monument,
which was made in Bennington about
1850 by c. w. Fenton. The monu-
ment has stood for 40 years on the
porch of the house now occupied by |
Albert Walker and Henry ID. File
more. Ii is 10 feet high and is made
in four sections. The lower one is
of mixed clay, known as
ava WARE, ltlc bcSullu VI Polttig
covered with colored glaze. Above
his is a bust of Mrs. Fenton sur
mounted by eight columns of colored
,lays and these columns support a
figure of woman holding in one
lrm a child to whom she is present.
NC a Bible. The monument was on
exhibition in the Crystal Palace in
New York in 1853 and attracted
rood deal of attention.
One of the most important events in
lrt circles in New England occurred
n Montpelier last week. The occa-
ion was the public opening of the I.
w. Wood art gallery in the Y. M. c.
A. building. Artist Wood is of ma
ional repute and is president of the
American academy of design and
many of his best works are in this art
.allery. Many prominent art critics
rom all over New England were pres
mt at the public opening. There are
g pictures in the gallery and ~ OF
hem have been added since the gal
erv was moved from the Vermont
Mutual building. The reception COM
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