Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-05-27
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

pany, dled Saturday, May 10, from
pneumonia at the age of 30 years.
Charles Vincet of st. Adams had
his left eye put out while playing
mumblety peg at the "Blocks" last
Thursday afternoon. He was taken
to the hospital. Vincet is % year.
old and has no home.
w. j. Bryan, late democratic free
silver candidate for president, is to
make visit to Vermont as lecturer.
lie will appear in Burlington on
Wednesday, June 9, and in Rutland
the following day, delivering adj
dresses at both places.
Gov. Grout has appointed Z. P.
Gibson of Rutland a trustee of the
Vermont asylum for the insane at
Waterbury, vice VIM. r. Page, re-
signed. John l.. Alger of Bennington
has been appointed examiner of teach.
ers for Bennington county, vice ID.
Il. Simonds, resigned.
The Percival Mfg. Co. of Barton
has just concluded arrangements with
a large exporting house with offices in
New York city, for the exporting Of
their lounges and coaches to Central
and South America and South Africa.
George G. Baldwin. the treasurer of
the company, has gone to New York
and Philadelphia to make the final
writings.
The following Vermont post
I a q n,as.asnfaI EpfI
East Brookfield, w. II. Sprague, vice
w. A. Robbins, resigned; Lyndon,
ii. j. Hubbard. vice ID. S. Winter,
removed; Passumpsic, b. f. Weeks,
vice NJ. NJ. Hawley, resigned: st.
Johnsbury, East, l.. w. Fisher, vice
y. G. Harrington, removed; Thet-
ford Center, II. f. Brown, vice G. A.
Fifeld, removed.
What came near being a Jail de-
livery in the Bennington county Jail
was stopped by the officials last week,
they having received a letter notify
ing them of the plans. Luke Brad
shaw, notorious character, was the
leader. On examining tie walls it
was found that in two or three places
brick had been removed, but boiler
plate prevented any further progress.
The places were carefully concealed.
An attempt to burglarize the Ben
nington postotfice was made at an
early hour Saturday, May 18th.
While on his way to his place of bust
ness shortly before seven o'clock that
morning, citizen found the front
door of the office unlocked. Further
investigation proved that the lock was
broken and that both doors of the
money order room had been unlocked.
The intruders had been frightened
away before they had time to search
for valuables.
The expected has happened. Mrs.
Sophia Van Doom of Bratteboro last
week filed her petition in insolvency,
caused by the failure of her son, E.
II. Van Doom, and the three firms
with which he was connected. Her
liabilities amount to over 100000.
with assets of about 100000. The
aggregate liabilities of all concerned
amount to about $4,000. These
cases involve a great many legal
points, which will cost quite little
amount to solve.
There is talk of an electric railway
from st. Adams to st. Adams bay, a
distance of two and one.half miles.
AT the session of the legislature of
1892 a charter was obtained con-
ferring the right TO build and operate
such a road. The capital stock is 10
be $250,000 with power to increase
the amount to sum necessary to
complete the road and furnish it with
equipment The shares are to be
800 each. The construction of the
road cannot commence until $4,000
of the capital stock is subscribed for.
II. C. George and VIII Downing of
Barre went fishing recently. They
took a gun along with them. They
went up into Harris Gore, where
they saw a good-sized bird flying
overhead. George took a shot at il.
He hit something for the bird came
to the ground and was captured by
the two men after quite tussle. Ii
proved to be Vermont eagle. One
leg had been broken and the bird was
stunned little, but when they got ii
out to where their horse had been put
up it took four men to put it in a
box. The bird measured seven feet
from tip to tip.
Matters are gradually shaping
themselves in relation to the Spring
field electric railway. Forty thous-
and dollars in the stock of the road
has been transferred to Z. G. Crosby
of Brattleboro, who is to furnish the
funds to complete and equip the road.
Messrs. Slack, Hartness and Porter
have resigned from the board of di-
rectors and Mr.. Crosby and Others in
his interest have taken their places.
Mr.. Crosby is reported as having said
that he was going to Springfield to
personally superintend the road and
put it on a paying basis. 1t is ex-
pected now that the work OF finish
inc the road will begin pretty soon.