Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-01
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

/ lhc ObuN Vi TdUh NONes Ol hul
land, who fell off the railroad bridg,
at Chester three weeks ago, was founC
last week near Bellows Falls.
The remaining two of the four pick
pockets captured at Burlington wer,
given Is months each at hard labor a
Windsor by Judge Russell of the Bur
lington county court last week.
Rev. George f. Kellogg of Morris
vile met with serious bicycle acct
dent last week Wednesday evening
and remained unconscious for som,
time. He was thrown while descend
ing hill.
Postmaster General Gary has issued
an order for the establishment of free
delivery service at Barre on August |
There will be four carriers appointed
for this service, and Is letter boxes
will be placed at convenient points
for the collection of mail.
Wendell Rice, the Bennington man
who ran away to Hardwick with Miss
Georgia Mcdonald, and who ran away
again after being taken back to Ben.
nington, has been found at Altoona,
N. Y, and again taken back to Ben
nington. Rice is 65 years old and the
girl only l6.
1t seems certain that the man who
recently assaulted two young women
at Center Rutland was eanght at
Dandy last Wednesday and is in jail.
His name is Joseph Guyatt and he
belongs at Bellows Falls. He is a
French Canadian, is 30 years old, has
served two terms in the house of cor
rection for breach of the peace and
was reckoned by the authorities there
"bad lot"
The body OF Harold d. Gilbert, the
Dartmouth college student who was
drowned during the recent freshet,
was found Sunday, June 25th, about
$50 yards below where his canoe was
overturned. The body was floating
at the edge of small log jam and
was first seen by two students who
were searching for it. The body was
taken to Hanover and sent to North
ampton, where the funeral was held.
The st. Johnsbury citizens feel as
though they had been "turned down"
by the board of school directors, who
refuse to re-engage Supt. Kelley for
another year. A petition was literally
signed in his favor. The reason as
signed is that they want to cut his
salary 5000 and he refuses to accept
smaller salary. Supt. Kelley has
given the best OF satisfaction and
built up the schools there in the past
three years.
The entire farm buildings on NJ. ID.
SCOTS farm situated two miles from
Wolcott were burned Saturday night,
June 10, and an aged man named
Thomas Larabce, an uncle of Mr.
Scott, lost his life. The fire when first
discovered seemed confined to the
sleeping room occupied by the old
gentleman and is thought TO have re-
suited from some accident with his
lamp. 1t was entirely beyond control
and impossible to get at the unfortu-
nate man to rescue him. There was
an insurance of 81 200 on the proper
tv. Mr.. Scott, the owner is custom
house officer in New Hampshire.
The election of officers of the Yer
mont State Firemen's association at
Vergennes last week resulted as fol-
lows: President, John II. Sargent,
Middlebury; vice presidents, NJ. E.
Orr, Poultney, X. X. Hannum, Rut-
land, r. l.. Budd, Bennington, John
n. Norton, Vergennes, G. f. Folsom,
Swanton; secretary, ID. ID. Moore, Ben
nington: treasurer, L. G. Grant; ex-
ecutive committee, w. T.. Morse, Bur-
lington, j. II. Donnelly, Vergennes,
II. L. Thomas, Winooski, N.D.Phelps,
Barre, Ii. L. Hope, Poultney; nation
al representative, 5. ID. Minner. Yer
gennes; alternate, NJ. f. Orr, Poult-
ney: statistician, G.. A. Burch, Ben
nington. The next convention will
be held in Middlebury.
Henry J. Chamberlin, who shot and
dangerously wounded NJ. Z. Perley
of Enosburgh Falls two weeks ago,
had a preliminary hearing at st. AL
bans last week Wednesday. Cham
berlin was arraigned on five counts
and bail was fixed as follows: For
breaking and entering the residence
of NJ. p. Perley, armed with danger
Gus weapon, June 18th last, $1,000
bonds; for burglarizing G. II. Besse's
store at West Enosburgh in May,
1897, $500 bonds; for burglarizing
w. r. Ovitt's mill in November, 1896.
$500 bonds; for robbing the dwelling
house of his aunt, Mrs Sarah Bliss,
in November, 1890, $500 bonds; for
robbing the residence of G. 5. Meal
lister in August, 1892, $500 bonds.
He had no counsel, waived examina-
ton in all the cases, and in default of
the Sc. 600 bail required, was COM
mitted to Jail, where he will await
the action of the grand jury in Sep
TENDER. His bail bonds now amount
to 80. 900. the $4,000 being for arson.
Mr.. Perley. the victim of the shooting,
is well on the road to recovery.