Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-15

the exception of the passenger branch,
is all ready for operation, and that
will be finished in about a week. II
is said that there have been six hum
dred applications for positions on the
railway.
! e. III. Thorp, editor of the Middle
bury Register for several years and
its local editor the past year, will
close his connection with that paper
this week, and will be succeeded by
w. w. Beadell, lately of Washington,
ID. G., an experienced newspaper man.
An act of wanton vandalism at
Brattleboro July 4th was the break
ing of the onyx pulpit presented to
the Baptist church by the late ex-Gov.
Fuller. Boys entered the church to
ring the bell, but, being foiled, shat
tered the pulpit, which cost $500. It
has been repaired.
In the selection of Hon. Frank Dill
lingham of San Francisco to be con-
sui at Auckland, New Zealand, Presi-
dent Mckinley has honored Vermont
as much as California, inasmuch as
Col. Dillingham; is native of this
state and brother of Ex-Governor
Dillingham;.
Philip Bull of Dandy attempted to
enter the house of one Rush in Wes-
ton on the night of July 4th to tale
his sister away, who was keeping
house for Rush. The latter fired his
revolver at Bull, wounding him in
the arm. Ali the parties are in the
hands Of the lazy.
Thirty passenger trains now run
each day between Barre and Montpe-
lier. Work has begun on the electric
road, which will give a half-hourly
service. One of the railroads is seri-
ously considering the plan Of adding
a third rail and putting on electric
cars, reducing fares to 30 trips for one
dollar
Lightning struck the knitting mill
of the Charles Cooper manufacturing
at Bennington where some
200 hands are employed. The cleo
trio light and telephone wires were
burned out. Several women tainted
away and for a few moments there
was quite a panic. Fortunately no
one was hurt.
l.. NJ. Shattuck's little daughter met !
with a serious accident in Morristown
She was accompanying her |
father to town on cart drawn by |
pair of steers, and when seated on the
top of barrel on the cart, her father !
few feet away from the
cart, the steers started, throwing her
out. The wheel passed directly over
her body, breaking three ribs.
There is at least one public office in
the state for which there is no appli-
cant. The postmaster at Waite, two
miles north OF Brattleboro, having re-
signed, the office is likely to be dis
continued because no one in the
seems willing to take il.
The office was established through the
efforts of Rudyard kipling, who eX-
poets to remain in Europe for an in
definite period.
Oscar William, the stallion belong
ing to II. X. c. Watson, proprietor of
Forest Park farm, Brandon, died
July 4th of strangulation. Oscar
William was bought by Mr.. Watson
Tor $4,000 from Kentucky parties two
years ago and was seven years old at
he time OF his death. The horse had
. three-year-old winning record of
l:l2. Oscar William was considered
)De of the finest and fastest of the
Manbrino Patchen families.
Receiver Sweet has closed the Leb
mon Springs railroad, as the road
bed is in such bad condition that
rattle is dangerous. The road runs
rom Bennington to Chatham, n. Y,
md has been in the receivers hands
or 90 years. The receiver has been
to issue receivers certiti-
'ates to the amount of 10000, but
here is some doubt as TO their being
old. The New York railroad COM
nissioners say that unless the line is
Dut in good condition proceedings
will be instituted to close the road.
Wendell p. Stafford, Esq, of st.
Tohnsbury has been engaged as one
If the lecturers in a course of lectures
or young people to be delivered in
he Old South church, Boston, this
ummer. The course is on various
opics of the anti-slavery agitation,
md the other speakers are Senator
ieorge +. Hoar, William Lloyd Gar
ison, Jr., Rev. DIR. Edward Everett
1ale, Hon. John ID. Long, Frank
Mrs. Alice Freeman
and Miss Mary Baldwin. Mr..
stafford will speak July 2lst on Gwen
lell Phillips Anti-Slavery on the h
PLATFORM
Michael Doyle died at his home on
south Battery street, Burlington.
june 9th, at the
ipe old age of lO2. lie never had a
laws illness in his life until about
hree weeks ago. The intense heat
him and fastened his
leath. His widow is 30 years of age
nd is apparently in good health. Mr..
Doyle was great-grandfather and