Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.


TENDER LIST his paper will be issued as
semiweekly.
e. w. Pierce of Bennington left
Wednesday for Northampton, Mass,
where he is to assume the duties of
editor of the, Northampton Daily
Herald.
William A. Lord, Esq, of Mont
pelier and Wendell p. Stafford, Esq,
of st. Johnsbury have been appointed
United States commissioners by
President Mckinley.
Mrs. Margaret Toomey of Benning-
ton, while trying to light an oil stove
few days ago, was fatally burned.
Her clothes caught fire and her left
side and arm were terribly burned.
She was 65 years old.
G. o. Luce of Brandon broke his
leg Tuesday evening of last week in
peculiar way. He was milking a COW,
when she got frightened, knocking
him over and stepping on his leg,
breaking it between the knee and
ankle.
City Attorney Iloar of Barre has
resigned in order, as his letter of res
ignatiOn to Mayor Gordon states, to
accept a more permanent and lucra-
tive position. which is understood to
be that Of attorney for the Barre and
Montpelier Street Railway company.
American merinos are becoming
popular in Australia. Already the
flocks of the colony have become per-
meated with Vermont sheep, and at
sheep shows the prize winners, which
were supposed to be -blooded
Australian sheep, have turned out TO
be Vermont animals.
Lewis Roberts of Poultney, while
working in the quarries Tuesday, had
his hand and wrist badly crushed by
the rubbish box filed with stone. His
left hand was against the slate rock,
when the box swung and caught it.
Three fingers were so badly crushed
that il is feared they cannot be saved.
Henry Bisbee, West Bridgewater
farmer, committed suicide by taking
Paris green Sunday night, Aug. l4th.
lie was about Sc years old and leaves
a wife and married daughter. He
had been i'll for about two years, suf-
fering from partial paralysis, and had,
it is said, been mentally unbalanced
at times.
G. ID. Roots store at East Concord
was broken into last Thursday night
and about $50 in small bills and
change was taken. The thief was
conscientious, as he left four 50 bills
in plain sight and from which he Sc
lected the smaller ones. The drawer
was burst from behind the counter
and left on a barrel near the door by
which he entered.
In the course of a severe thunder
storm at Waterbury last Thursday
afternoon large barn belonging to
Chas. Wrisley was struck by light
ming and entirely burned. The
building was filed with hay and
farming utensils. The hay was near
ly all consumed, while the utensils
were partly saved. The loss is esti-
mated at $500 and the insurance Is
S400.
j. G.. Reed of Burlington has in his
possession two pieces of money which
are very valuable relics. They are
Spanish milled dollars. One bears
the date of 1914 and on the face is
"Ferdia VII Del Gratia." The other
is dated 1898 and on its face is Caro-
lus iii. Del Gratia." On the diverse
is the coat of arms of Spain and these
words "Hispan ct Ind. Rex. Nj. s, X.
f. NJ"
During the Wednesday evening
concert at Peacham, j. q. f. Rich |
ter's store was entered and some 500
or $40 in silver taken-entrance being |
effected by way of the skylight.
Prompt work resulted in the capture,
at Woodsville the next day, OF two |
men giving the names of Kelly and
Smith, who are suspected of this
crime. They are in Jail here await
ing trial.
The five-year-old son of Richard r.
Williams of Fair Haven drowned in
the Poultney river early Friday |
evening. The child was last seen
about o'clock playing near the Fair
Haven Marble and Marbleized Slate
mill. A new bridge is
being built Just above the mill and the
boy evidently fell into the dam and
was sucked through an iron tube 90
feet long into the bulkhead, where
the searchers found the body about
3 O'Clock.
Henry j. Parker of Andover, as
sistant Judge of Windsor county
court, dropped dead of heart disease
last Thursday evening at Woodstock.
He was hurrying toward his hotel as
a storm came up, when he slipped
and fell, expiring almost instantly.
Judge Parker was appointed in 1896,
succeeding Judge Rounds. He rep
resented Andover in the House In
1874: was county senator in 1888 and
held many local offices. During the
civil war he served his country in the
cal Uarnnont reoiment.