Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-11-25
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

ihissloned postmaster at bradford.
OF the $50 postoffices in Congress-
man Powers district, about rs remain
TO be settled.
Dr. George 0. Webster of St. AL
bans has accepted an offer to practice
his profession as court dentist at Der
lin and will, with Mrs. Webster, sail
Tor Germany early in January.
Guy Carpenter Estey, l6 years old,
youngest son of Gen. and Mrs. j. j.
Estey, died last Thursday of spinal
meningitis after an illness of ten days
lie was student at the Vermont
Academy.
Dennis King of Middlebury during
an epileptic fit tipped the lamp Off the
table. The flames Immediately
caught his clothes, his lower limbs
were badly burned and he died from
the injuries
Austin Sinclair, aged Il, and Mrs
Carrie WEIGH, aged 43, of Berkshire
were married recently. The groom
has been held to answer to the charge
Of disappearing his age when he
applied for his license.
Mary, the 3-year-old daughter Of
Thomas Cummings Of Rutland, was
terribly scalded last week Monday
and died from her injuries about 1870
chat night. The child had fallen in
to a pail OF hot water which was
standing Oh the kitchen floor.
John Bartell of Rutland was killed
Saturday night, Nov. 9th, on the New
York. Lake Erie and Western rail-
road at Jersey City. Ills body was
found on the track badly mangled,
but how the accident happened is not
known.
States Attorney Harvey Of Wind
sor county is making a strong effort
to enforce the prohibitory liquor law.
Tic has decided to make an effort 10
have all convicted liquor sellers inn
prisoned. During raid at Lud 'ow,
landlord OF hotel there escaped
and is missing from town.
A crook by the name of Burlham,
who a few weeks ago sold several
shares of stock in Western enter
prise to parties in Morgan, was ar
rested at Montpelier last week and
brought to Morgan for trial and fined
heavily for selling under false pre-
fences. The Western concern he
claimed TO represent knew nothing
about the fellow.
William al Felix Langton were
arrested last week at Port Henry, y.
Y, suspected Of being the burglars
who attempted to effect an entrance
to the safe and money drawer in the
Shelburne station. They claim to
hail from Lowell, Mass, and have
been gaining livelihood by begging
for money. William Langton i,
wanted for attempting to burglarize
the apartments OF Mrs. f. w. Ballard
i'm the Woodbury. n Walker block,
Burlington, about two weeks ago.
Ada Pinncy, lG yer-old girl Of
Andover, was accidentally shot by her
Frank Lombard, and
died Thursday, after intense suffering.
Lombard was examining his gun,
which he held over his knee, when 1t
was discharged, the charge of shot en-
tering the girls hip and penetrating
the bladder. The house is five miles
from the village and it was several
hours before medical aid could be
had. All the circumstances seem to
indicate that the shooting was purely
George Il. Scribner, who has been
at work for the Montpelier Electric
Railroad company for the past sum
mer and who has had some trouble OF
late with an unpaid rent bill, left last
week SUNDAY for parts unknown, after
selling his household effects TO Charles
Hubbard. Scribner has had check |
cred matrimonial career. lie was di-
yorced from his first wife, married a
second and a divorce suit between
Scribncr and wife No. was institute
ed some time since. For some time
he has been living with Carrie Hill, |
who is said TO have been an inmate OF
A disorderly house at st. Adams and /
with whom he left Montpelier.
A house occupied by Frank Vel
Iowneck, about two miles cast Of Ben
nington, barn adjoining, together
with all the contents, were burned /
last week. Mrs. Yellowneck was
awakened about O'Clock to find that
the bed in which she was sleeping
with two children, one OF them only I
three weeks old, was on fire. Her
husband. a tailor, works in Troy. She
seized the children and put them in 4
baby carriage, threw pillow over
them, and clad only in her night
gown went to neighbours fully a
luarter of mile distant and aroused
Them. The barn that adjoined the /
house was burned before she was
awakened. There was no Insurance
on contents. The fire is supposed to
have started in the barn from tramp,
who was sleeping there. The family