Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-03-11

Miss Lottie Shaw Of Warren has /
common black rat which she ha
trained as a pet
The local physicians, report over lO'
cases OF measles in Montpelier ant
vicinity. although none Of them is 81
u particularly dangerous character
Since the recent drop in steel rail
the bennington and Rutland roaU
has placed order, FOR several hundred
tons Of steel rails, which win be laid
/ where needed.
Master Harold Nathaniel of Pault-
ney thrust his right hand through q
GLASS panel Ia Il door the other day
and had an artery in his wrist severed.
The flow 81 blood was so great that
lis life was endangered.
The st. AlbaDs water supply + rap
idlv decreasing, the daily loss being
about four inches. Mayor smith la,
issued a statement Of the condition Of
affairs and asks the users 70 guard
against all waste and Use a. little
wafer as possible.
Rev. Andrew Gilliesof the Mctho-
dist church will close his pastoraie AZ
White River Junction at the close Of
the conference year and will enter
Drew Theological seminary for q sup
Elementary theological course. lie
+ will preach AT Brooklyn, n. J.. q q
member of the New York east con-
ference while at the seminary.
/ 4 tenement house IN the meadow
northwest Of the railroad station at
West Rutland burned one night last
week. The house was owned 10y the
Vermont Marble company and was
insured. Ii was occupied by five
Polish families. The house was so
situated that The fire company could
not reach il 70 accomplish anything.
The occupants lost large part OF
their household goods.
Fire completely Quilted the livery
stable of n. c. smith on Mechanic.
Lane. Burlington, last Thursday even
ing shortly after six o'clock. and the
entire building is ruin. All Of the
horses and most OF the carriages. har-
ne,sc, and ,leighs were saved. The
tire caught in hay which u man was
pitching. A lantern which went our
was being relightcd when the wind
blew the flames into the hay. lhsur-
ance. 900, which nearly covers the
loss
Ii IS reported that Dr. e. II. bunion
has decided 10 retire from the prin-
cipal,hip at the Troy Conference
academy al poulmey - the end Of
the present school year on account OF
his falling health. Or. Dunton has
been princical Of the academy about
% wears and he has brought the IN
stitution 10 IFS present high grade OF
scholarship His present intention Is
to 90 to Cincinnati, O.. il is said.
where he has an opening in another
line Of educational work not con-
nected with the schoolroom.
Election day always calls out ~
story or some voter who has not
missed a town meeting for many
wears. venerable townsman, II.
l.. LOOMS, is one of these. He re-
marked to 4 gentleman yesterday that
lie had voted at every town meeting
for sc consecutive wears, that he had
never missed voting "a single year
since he took the freeman oath lie
has also voted for ! 2 presidents. Mr.
LOOMS is in his sIth year. seventeen
wears past the three. sc6re-and-ten
mark. but still hale and hearty. Bur-
lington News.
Mr.. Darwin Rider has sold the Adj
olson House at Middlebury 10 NlesSrs.
Robert CartmeI and Allen Calhoun .
of Middlebury, who will take possess
sion April l. Mr.. Rider will have I
been the owner of the house 81 years ,
next month and during about p years
of that time he has also been its land .
lord. and was widely and favorably
known to the travelling public. The
new proprietors will make extended /
and thorough repairs and improve /
ments upon the interior of the house, /
and upon the outbuildings. Henry .
E. Bissell. who has run the hotel sue
cessfully for the past year. will con-
tinue as landlord under the new
regime.
bennington county court house .
came near burning up last week Tues
dav afternoon. A gentleman happen .
inc to enter the rooms of County .
Clerk Cushman during the latter's alb .
sence. found lively blaze in the back .
part of the quarters. \ bucket bril-
gade was hastily organized. with .
Judge Carney as foreman, and the /
flames were extinguished before any 7
damage had been done. The fire orig +
mated III one corner of an old cabinet .
among some legal papers which had .
been stored there for many years. The
cabinet was quite badly burned. and
the wall against which il stood was
blackened nearly to the ceiling. IL is /
believed that the fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion. We never /
knew that law papers were so dry as
10 ignite of their own accord.