Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-16
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten for
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Niu, oiOu idnb week.
Mary Howe-Lavin and her brother
Luclan, sail for Europe Saturday.
The Westminster canning factory Is
doing rushing business these DAYS.
some 10000 cans being packed one
day last week.
There are 1900 school children at
tending school in Barre city during
the present term, which is a considera-
bic increase over last year.
Mrs. Will Odell of st. Johnsburv
with small babe in her arms. waded
into the river at st. Johnsbury last
week Tuesday, intending to commit
suicide. She was seen and stopped.
The largest fish ever taken from
Spofford lake was found floating near
the south shore recently. 1t was a
pike weighing 30 pounds, and it is
thought that it was killed by a black
bass.
Referee Dillingham; has made his
report in the famous Grand Isle
bridge case. He finds in favor of the
town to recover the amount pledged
by the subscribers toward the compile
ton of the bridge.
Patsy McLane is in jail at Benning-
ton charged by his father-in-law,
named Deadlock, with an attempt to
kill him by shooting at him with a
gun loaded with four and six ounce
shot. 1t is the elimination Of a series
of petty quarrels.
Alphonse Bernard of Burlington
was arrested last week for cutting out
the tongue Of a horse. The animal
was killed after terrible sufierings.
Bernard claimed that he traded for
the horse without knowing what had
been done to it and there was not
enough evidence to hold him. Some
one ought to suffer for this brutal act.
According to the United States ge-
illogical survey the following eleya-
vations of mountains in this state
have been determined: Killington,
4,24l feet; Pico, 1907 feet; Equinox,
1916 feet; Dorset, 1884 feet; Glasten
bury, 1904 feet. The bureau of
the survey states the height of Mt.
Mansfield given by Guyot as 4,430
feet.
Adnie Saltus, aged Is, was arrested
at Charlotte last week and jailed in
default Of $500 bail for stealing har-
ness from the Burlington Supply Co.
while in the city attending the fair.
Adnie is quite character. At the
age Of nine years he stole horse
from a pasture and was sent TO the
Reform school, where he stayed four
and half years, and has worked at
many places, never staying anywhere
any length of time.
George, only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arson Munger of Orwell, whose body
was found on the ID. X II. railroad
track, horribly mutilated, is supposed
to have been run over by an excursion
train between Whitehall, n. y, and
Putnam station some time Sunday
night. Sept. 5. The verdict OF the
coroner's inquest held at Whitehall
holds the young man TO have been
murdered and afterwards placed on
the track. A feud existed between
the Cronin family, living in Orwell,
and the Munger family, but it has
not been proved that this has any
thing TO do with the death of Mum
GER. The young man was 20 years OF
age.
II is expected that the papers re-
cording the sale of the Hazen property
on Main street, Montpelier, TO ID. ID.
Ranlett and Albert futile, executors
of the J. II. Langdon estate, will be
fled within few days. The pur-
chasers plan to commence the erection
of a four-story business block with a
granite front about the first OF next
April. The building will extend
from the corner of State and Nam
streets up Main street as lar as the
Arous building. 1t is also planned to
move the Hazen block and the build
inc now occupied by 4. w. Bailey "
Co. back to the river bank and TO
facilitate communication with him
street by bridging the stream Win u
private steel bridge.
VIM. A. Lawrence was arralgneu AZ
Woodstock last week, charged with
assault with intent to kill Judge
Thomas @. Seaver. Lawrence re-
fused to plead, demanding continue
ance of the hearing as he was unpre-
nared and characteriZing the proceeu-
inc as snap shot business, and tne
plea of not guilty was entered IN ms
behalf. States Attorney Harvey
stated that Lawrence had ample tune
TO prepare for hearing and that Law
renee had himself set the day ior the
hearing. The only witness Tor the
state was Constable Thomas, VINO tes-
tiled 70 Lawrence surrendering nm
self at the jail after the shooting Aug
90 and to what he then sald. La"
rence's objections to the hearing ~
thai time were overruled and JusliS sue,
Potter ordered him to furnish bonus
IN the sum of $4,000 for appearance
70 tbe December term of windsor
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