Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-11-11
State of Vermont.
its News Condensed and Rewritten ro'
Our Readers.

stealing skunks from traps in L.D
don.
Martin Lincoln of Dandy claims Il
have killed the largest deer that has
been seen in Vermont this season. Tie
shot one on Mt. Tabor mountain that
weighed 326 pounds and was about
six years old.
Pincus X. Peck, who was recently
indicted by the United States grand
jury at Montpelier for embeZzlemenl,
was arrested by United States Mar
shall Harris last week and placed
under bonds to appear before the Cir
cut court on the 10Th.
Ernest Bolster, 81, son of Lyman +
Bolster, Bondville merchant, com
mitted suicide by shooting through
the heart near the home of his father.
in-law, Charles Landon, Of RawsOn-
vile Oct. Both. LII health and bust
ness troubles caused dependency.
C. f. Tayntor e. Co of Barre havr
just received commission from Ii
| Hung Chang, the Chinese premier,
for a memorial of Barre granite and
bronze, which he is to place in River.
side Park, New York, near the Grant
monument This is his testimonial
to Grant.
1t is very rarely that the farmers Of
/ Vermont are so badly delayed IN
their haying as they have been this
year. A gentleman of Brandon has
! just finished cutting $50 acres Of
gross and a travelling man who came
from Rutland to Burlington last
week claims to have counted 81 farm.
ers haying.
On October Dist, Austin Sinclair,
II years of age, and Mrs. Carrie
WEIGH. who had reached the age OF
43 years, were married. The con-
tracing parties were both of Berk-
shire and the bride has three children,
the eldest Of whom is about the same
age as the groom. The wedding has
caused considerable talk on account
of the disparity in wears of the par
ties concerned.
An order of far-rcaching impor-
lance went into effect on the Rutland
railroad last week Monday, whereby
the old system was readopted of isSu-
ing mileage books to individuals, firms
and families. The price Of these books
remains at $50, and they can be used
only by the parties whose names are
in them. A mileage book good for
500 miles is also issued that may be
used by the bearer, but the price of
the same is Sll.25. or , l-4c. per mile.
Unused books of the thousand miles
issue bought before Nov. LIST will be
honored as heretofore, until used.
At meeting of the directors of the
Bennington and Rutland road at No.
Bennington last week, il was veted TO
issue 100000 in bonds, payable in
gold in 1927, with interest at 4 -
per cent, semiannually. The bonds
will be issued TO retire outstanding :
per cent bonds that mature in a short
time. The company has Issued a
handsome folder, in two color~, giving
the fall and winter arrangements and
an accurate map of the route from
New York 10 Montreal. The BEN
nington battle monument is shown
and also a typical Vermont fishing
scene.
Willie Sargent Of Brattleboro, II
years Of age, traded the other day
with one of his schoolmates for a rife
flask and filled it with powder and
shot, there being compartment for
each. He thought he would have
some fun. so he gathered up some
leaves and set them ablaze. holding
the flask in his hand and allowing a
continuous stream OF the powder and
shot to fall into the fire. The result
was an explosion, his right hand be-
ing terribly lacerated. The right side
of his face was filled with powder and
his companions face was also blistered
in places.
The attorneys engaged on either
side of the case of State of Vermont
against Mildred Brewster for the will
full murder of Anna Wheeler have
come to an understanding at last in
reference to the time of the trial. Ii
has generally been understood that il
was TO be one of the first cases TO be
tried after the adjournment Of the SUI
preme court but when Judge Tyler
arrived in this city conference was
3eld with the result that the case will
be called for trial Friday, Nov. u.
Miss Brewster is still langLishing in
tie county Jail and seems 10 be in the
best Of spirits
''Lafe" Washburn, a woll-known
and popular young man Of Milton, re-
ceived a severe chastising with heavy
whip at the hands of Mrs. John Ing
alls, in front of the Ladd store one
evening recently. Washburn was in
the store with other young men, and
was called outside by the woman's
husband TO receive punishment at her
hands for circulating stories. as she
claims, derogatory to her character.
ingalls, was in ST. Adams that day