Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09
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a bear, entered the barn of .Joshug
Flanders at East Fairfield, one night
recently, killed pig and ate nearly
half of it.
Burglars broke into the store of ]
Z. Foster AZ Newport carly Sunday
morning, Aug. 29th, and carried oil
two or three hundred dollars worth
of clothing. There is no trace of the
robbers yet. A reward for their can
ture has been offered.
There was a fire in the attic of the
Rutland High school building early
Saturday morning, the 2sth, which
came near being disastrous. Ii is sun
posed to have started from box con
tanning chemicals, and damaged the
building to the amount of 81 800.
The case against Herbert Poland for
completely in the Cushman case has
been dropped. He was rearrested last
week Monday on a charge of adultery
with Mrs. Vivian Barrett. Deputy
Sheriff Lawrence escorted him from
Montpelier to Middlebury, where he
is now confined in the county Jail.
The Brattleboro selectmen have Of
fered a reward Of $500 for the appre-
| hension, or evidence which will lead
to the conviction,of any person guilty
OF setting fire to any Of the buildings
which have recently been burned in
Bratt'eboro. IL is believed by many
that it was the work OF an incendiary.
DIR. Sherwin has recovered the 38-
calibre bullet from the shoulder
blade of Judge Sewer, where it had
lodged after passing through his lung.
There was no gathering of pus and no
signs of suppuration. Judge Seayer
sits mp part of the time, seems to be
in jolly frame Of mind and visits
freely with callers.
A strong and numerously signed
petition has been forwarded to Gov.
Grout asking for the appointment of
a special state liquor prosecutor in
Rutland which, it is understood, will
be granted at an early date. 1t is al
legged that the city grand jury is ham
pered by the veto of the mayor, who
favors the free and unrestricted sale
of liquor.
Justice Edwards of Hudson, n. Y,
recently granted an order on the APP
plication of T.. w. Paige for leave to
sue the bondsmen of the late w. V.
Reynolds, receiver of the Lebanon
Springs railroad, to recover the
amount of the bonds, $4,000, fur
nished by him for the faithful per-
Torrance of his duties.
Burglars entered the flour and feed
store of Z. G.. Driscoll at ST. Albans
at an early hour last week Monday
morning but didn't get thing for
their pains They smashed the cash
register badly with a Ratchet but
didn't get the few dollars ii contained.
Entrance to the building was effected
by breaking window in the rear. The
work was plainly that of local anna
tours.
Rufus NJ. Harvey of North Troy, |
who is in his sOth year, is the cham
pion bicyclist of his age in Vermont.
Last Friday he mounted tandem
ahead of his son, Isaiah Harvey, and
pedaled to the home Of his grandson
some four miles distant on Province
Hill, where they spent the day and re-
turned in the same manner and eX-
no i'll effects from his efforts
to master the silent steed.
The September term of Rutland
court will convene Tuesday,
Sept. Ia. with Judge Munson presid-
ING. The names of the grand jurors
will not be publicly announced until
the opening of the court ms 1t Is al
legged that the last two panels have
been approached and tempered with
in advance by the liquor interest. The
last grand jury brought in but two
against liquor dealers out
of the hundred or more violators oil
the prohibitory statutes in the county.
Thomas Gleason, aged 20 years, son
of Patrick Gleason of Richmond, went
blackberrying last week Wednesday
afternoon with companion. Inc
excessive heat of the day caused them
10 lake u UllD III iilt W AAASNNANff 1
point where they went in the current
IS very swift. Neither of the boys
were swimmers. Gleason went TOO
far out into the current and before his
companion could render any assist
lnce. he was drowned. The body was
soon recovered little way down the
river.
An accidental, but not serious, shoot
inc affair occurred at the rooms OF the
Young Mems Christian association at
Rrattieboro last week. A 22-calibre
target &c pistol had carelessly been left
on the window sill by a young man
Who was soon to go out hunting, and
h was picked upby ''Dan" Stolte,wh9
beoan to inspect it. He first cooked
the pistol and then tried to find the
snrino by which he could open the
hreech and see whether il was Loaded.
He accidentally touched the trigger,
however. sending bullet through the
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