Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-11-04
State of Vermont.
ITS News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

i"ob "Oeh WIN slllplncnt Oh ~ slecp
for South Africa.
Harry L., son of Hon. William
Chaplin of Middlesex, died of yellow
fever recently at Selma, Ala.
Judge Tuthill, who presided at the
trial of Adolph Luetgert in Chicago,
graduated from Middlebury college
in 1868.
A Nottingham jury heard a SO
suit there one day last week and after
due deliberation brought in verdict
for one cent damage.
The grand jury of the United States
circuit and district courts, after ses-
sion of about a week at Montpelier,
reported that they found Il true bills.
A. f. Howes of Willimantic has
been engaged as principal of the Bran
don graded school in place of L. f.
Howard, resigned. Mr.. llowes is a
graduate OF Dartmouth college.
Charles NJ. Thompson, grandson of
the late Judge Daniel p. Thompson,
the Vermont author, has recently
been appointed managing editor Of
the Youths Companion, Boston.
Rev. H. r. Titus, pastor Of the Yer
gennes Cong1 church for the past four
years, has accepted a call from the
First Cong'l church of McIndoes
Falls, and will move with his family
soon.
Joseph Russell, who was arrested
for breaking into the Barnet post
office, was brought into U. 5. court at
Montpelier and sentenced to five
wears of hard labor in the state prison
at Windsor.
While George Whitefield of john
son was chopping in the woods for
Daniel Fletcher last week Monday, a
tree fell, hitting him on the head. He
was taken to the house but only
lived few hours.
Gilbert ID. Stedman, aged 70, COM
mitted suicide last week at Williams
vile by hanging in his barn. He was
suffering from cancer of the face, and
specialists gave him no hope of re-
covery. He leaves a widow and four
adult children.
A copy of Ethan Aliens Reason,
the Only Oracle of Man." printed az
Bennington in 1884, was sold at a
book auction i'm New York last week
for GIG. There are probably quite a
number OF these books to be found
among the older families of Vermont.
AT the annual meeting OF the Ner-
mont Hotel Keepers association at
White River Junction last week Tues
day, twelve new members were added.
At the conclusion of the meeting the
members OF the committee were driv-
en- to Woodstock, where, lat the Wood
stock Inn, sumptuous repast was
served.
James NJ. Rice, cX-statc treasurer of
Colorado, who was arrested recently
in Boston for ENLIGHTENMENT from the
Security Mutual Life association of
Binghamton, \. Y, was for many
years prior TO 1862 n resident OF Mont
pelier and leader of the Montpelier
brass band. He enlisted from that
city as captain Of Co. f, llth Vermont
regiment, with which he served dur
ing the war.
A new steam laundry has been in.
stalled at the states prison, at cost
of about $500. II is of sufficient ca
pacity to readily perform the laundry
work of the institution, which has
heretofore been done by hand.
Another provement, upon which
work is in progress, is noted in the
introduction of the Webster vacuum
feed-water heater and purifier, and
system of steam heating.
The house and barns of j. Nj.
Houghton at Guilford were totally
destroyed by fire this morning with
most of their contents. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $3.50. There is strong
reason for believing that the fire was
set by a tramp. One called there
about : o'clock Thursday night and
the people refused TO keep him. As
he left he said "loull be sorry be-
fore morning"
The wrecked home of Mrs. lIoratio !
G.. Lane of Burlington is the result of
the duplicity of a l5-year-old maiden.
Mr.. Lane left home last week and |
eloped with Martha Maynard of
Underhill. Before going away he |
borrowed 5000 from a Cambridge |
man, mortgaging his furniture for Sc
curity. The furniture has since been
and Mrs. Lane and her h.
year-old son have gone to Colchester
to live with Mrs. Lanes sister.
w. b. Smith was the name of a
buncoer who did Bennington a few
days ago. lie arrived in the village
and told people he was son-in-law
of H. Bradley, who had been away
from home for Is years, but had sent
him Smith to buy a house so that |
the old man could pass the remainder
of his days at bennington. Smith
to take house for $4,000.
Smith then went aUaV leaving a i