Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-11-18
State OF Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten 70,
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The President has appointed FL
lery E. Webster postmaster at Barton
Jay Warren, butcher of Morris
vile, kills his cattle by shooting then
with rifle-a humane process GER
tainly, being instantaneous.
The amount of duties assessed on
importations at the new customs dis
trict of Memphremagog during De-
tober amounted to 1923, 27S.27.
The Trotter and PAGER speaks Of the
fact that Mack, the Rutland stallion,
has started in As races during the last
six years and won money i'll all but
two.
Rev. j. r. Danforth of Mystic, CT,
has accepted a call TO the pastorate Of
the St. Adams Congregational
church. Mr.. Danforth will enter up
on his pastorate December /.
Michael L. Coughlin, foreman of
the Empire quarrie, on Milestone
hill, Barre, lost his left leg last week,
a six-ton stone falling on it, cutting il
Off clean inst below the knee.
james G. Crane, editor and pro-
/ prietor Of the Nergcnnes Vermontcr,
has sold to David G. Peck & Co. Of
Newton, CT, his newspaper plant and
I i, to retire from the business.
The Ruggles foundry at Ponltney
has been leased To the West Side
Foundry company of Troy, which
makes the change on account of labor
troubles in Troy. Forty moldcrs
viii be employed.
| A foot ball game ought to be ar
ranged between the University of
Vermont and SaXton's River acade-
my for the championship of the state,
as these teams are undoubtedly the
strongest in Vermont.
Mrs. John Sullivan of Montpelier
was a victim of somnambulism sun
day evening, Nov. 7th. She arose in
the middle OF the night and, while
walking about the house, fell over a
chair, breaking three of her ribs
Two barns and outbuildings of
Charles Heath of Gouldsyille were de-
stroyed by fire Friday night. \ val
liable mare. one buggy, the farm ma
chinery and crops were all destroyed.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The loss will be 81 600 and the insur-
ance Is light.
Hattie Bonnette, the aerial artist of
1t. Johnsbury, has probably made her
last balloon voyage. 1t will be re-
membered that she fell from her bal
loon at the Malone fair in September,
and was seriously injured. As re-
suit she is unable to walk, her lower
limbs being paralyzed.
The bay mare, Daisy Dell, that has
been starting in slow classes in Yer
mont this season, has been identified
as Mountain Pink, 2;l2 II, by Ellers-
lie Wilkes. A portion OF her unlaw-
| full winnings have been recovered by
the National Trotting association and
will be redistributed.
A. j. Cole Of Barre went into the
town liquor agency last week with a
physicians prescription for liquor
He secured a pint of whiskey and
paid for it and proceeded 10 pull out
the cork and drink it. Liquor Agent
Towne saw what he was going TO do
and jumped on him, taking away the
liquor.
The latest inquiry for the old Brat
lleboro stamp comes from a Pennsyl-
vania university and the writer asks
/ the postmaster if he would kindly
send one, two or more, for which he
/ is promised five cents apiece. The
last one sold brought $500. II was
sold to former Brattleboro woman,
now a resident of Chicago.
1t is good fishing in the st. Adams
reservoir. Years ago the reservoir
was stocked with pickerel. No one
I has been allowed to fish there, and
the pickerel have multiplied until
they have become nuisance. The
town authorities have ordered the
drawing of the seine TO rid the pond
of the piscatorial pest.
There is a story drifting about that
young man whose home is in a
town not thousand miles from
Stowe. recently made application to
the officials of the Mt. Mansfield cleo
trio railroad for the job of firing the
motor. He was promised the posi-
ton on condition that the company
put in that style motor.
Officers from White River Junction
raided the drug store Of f. II. French
Nov. 9th and found some eight gal
Ions of spirits. As this amount was
more than the law deems necessary
for compromising prescriptions, Mr..
French was arraigned and plead
guilty to having liquor on hand with
intent to sell. He was fined S25 and
costs, which he paid.
A charter was granted by Secretary
of State c. W. Brownell lately to the
GAY Brothers company of Cavendish.
The company is organized for the
purpose of manufacturing wooden and