Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-11-18

been appointed inspector of custom:
at Montreal, p. q. lie is 10 begin his
work there December |.
Susan Hunter of Castleton, who has
been serving a sentence of one year al
the house of correction, has been par
doned by Gov. Grout on account OF
failing health.
Letters patent have been granted as
follows: Samuel T. Bradley, assignor to
Howe scale of 1886, Rutland, record
ing weigh beam for scales; Edward p.
Woods, Manchester, grinding ma
chine.
Miss Abbott died at the Perkins
Vile hotel last week Monday under
| peculiar circumstances. While eating
her dinner she was choked by a piece
of potato. The effort made by cough
ing TO eXpel the potato from the
! throat, produced heart failure, and
death resulted.
The round-house OF the Boston &
Maine railroad, a modern brick build
ing at It. Johnsbury, was burned
Thursday evening. The fire spread
SO rapidly that only one Of the 10 en-
9inos was saved. The others were
partially destroyed The loss is esti-
mated at 500, 1000, fully insured.
The Blrfe and Montpelier electric
railroad company has begun proceed
ings IN suit against the city Of Barre
TO recover ga. 0r0 as the damage for
preventing the completion and opera
ton Of the road this fan. The COM
pany, through It's attorney, claims that
Barre has wilfully damaged the road
and delayed it in is efforts TO do busi-
ness as soon as possible.
There win, it is said, be no further
sessions in the preliminary hearing in
the Dora Cushman murder case Al
Bristol, they having been done away
with by meeting which States At
torney Fish had with f. W. McGei-
trick, Davis counsel. Al this confer
ence the evidence not already brought
/ forward was given to the satisfaction
of both attorneys. Davis is confined
in jail and his case will be tried At the
December term OF Addison county
court
The Canadian Pacific Railway COM
pany intends placing a passenger
steamer on Lake Memphremagog the
coming summer, 10 compete with the
Boston & Maine Railway companys
1 large iron steamer. The Canadian
Pacific has terminus at Newport,
the southern extremity Of the lake,
and line through Magog At the
northern end. LAKE Memphremagog
has OF late years become extremely
popular as a summer resort for Mont.
realers. The new steamer will b.
/ brought from Montreal, it is said. and
put together and launched at Magog.
This will run in opposition to the
Lady of the Lake, the large steamer
built by the late Sir Hugh Allan.
Mrs Honora McCarty, l0l years Of
age, had a narrow escape from drown
1 ing last week. She lives near Lake
Paran at North Bennington, from
which water for the house Is procured
1 She went there for pailiul, and step
ping on a stone, slipped and fell into
| the water feet first. One foot caught
/ between some stones, which prevented
her from sliding into deep water and
also prevented her from getting out
She managed to keep her head out OF
water until granddaughter, hearing
/ her cries, came TO her assistance Mrs.
/ McCarty is quite bright and active,
and frequently walks from her home,
five miles away, to attend services III
st. Francis dc Sales church IN Ben
nington.
Vermonts forty-two presidential
postoflices yielded revenue to Uncle
sam last year of S207 ,s25 so. This sum
represents clear cash that was left af-
ter the salaries of the postmastcrs had
been paid and after bills for rent.light,
fuel, clerk hire and other incidental
Expenses had been reeeipted for. The
! figures are exclusive OF the many
! fourth-class postoflices in the state,
where appointments are made by the
| fourth assistant postmaster general.
| While $40. $50 were paid to postmas'
tiers for salaries, so, S35. "a more went
for clerk hire into the pockets Of Yer
mont working men and women. Rent,
light and fuel cost Sll ,453.24 more
and incidental expenses cost II, 03l.62
in these fOrty-lwo pOstoiiices.
One day last week while Edward
Graves and Charles Ballou of Dunn
merston were in the woods hunting
for birds. Mr.. Graves had the misfor-
tune to accidentally receive charge of
bird shot from the gun Of Ballou. Mr..
Graves had instructed Ballou to take
a circle around him and If he saw any
birds fly up,to fire. Mr.. Graves wore a
cap very much resembling the color Of
a partridge. Ballou saw what he
thought bird and discharged the
gun. but the mark unfortunately
proved to be the cap. The doctor was
summoned and il was found that IL
shot were lodged in his head and
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