Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-22


star attractions at the Granite City
Trotting Part, Barre, Aug. y.
A tramp, while attempting To
board a way freight from RichmoId
to Island Pond at Sherbrooke last
week Wednesday, was thrown uIiucf
the cars and instantly killed.
The public schools in Baltimore,
the smallest town in the United
States, have closed for their summer
vacations During the term OF ten
weeks, which has just closed, the
whole number of pupils enrolled was
u.
Among President McKinley's NOM
nations to the Senate last week
Wednesday were those of Gen. w. w.
Henry of Burlington to be consul at
Quebec and ID. j. Vail of Orwell to be
consul at Charlottetown, Prince Ed
ward Island.
No American incident connected
with the Jubilee has made greater
impression upon English appreciation
than the appearance of the Vermont
troops in the Montreal procession. A
brief account of it was cabled TO one
of the London papers and from that
was taken up by the country Journals.
II. G. Webster, 50 years old, a
prominent citizen of Windsor, was in
stantly killed last week Wednesday
by being thrown from his carriage.
His horse was frightened by the
smoke from the concrete works and
ran, dashing the carriage against
post. Mr.. Webster's neck and one
arm were broken.
Last Thursday saw the first excur-
sion cars over the electric railway,
Just one year from the time that work
was commenced on the line, although
trial trips of the cars were made the
day before. Everything is in good
working order to Springfield station,
and the first freight, a carload of
coke, was brought over by the freight
motor Thursday evening.
President Titcomb of the Vermont
Fish and Game league announces that
midsummer meeting arranged for at
Isle La Motto on Thursday, July 22d,
has been postponed until Friday,
August It'll, and President Mckinley
and some members of his cabinet will
be guests of the league at that time.
The acceptance by President Mckin-
ley of this invitation is due to the eff
forts of Senator Proctor.
Major Symons has made report to
the chief of engineers of the army at
Washington on the preliminary eX-
animation into the subject Of a ship
canal from the Great Lakes to the
navigable water Of the Hudson river
and il has been submitted to the Sec
rotary of war. The report, which Is
said to be full of interesting inforna-
ton, will not be made public until it
is submitted to Congress.
The somewhat unusual honor mas
fallen to Dir. Charles l.. Dana of hav-
ing been offered a professorship OF
nervous diseases in both of the great
med zeal colleges of New York-Belle-
vue Medical college and the Uniyer-
sity Medical college. lie has accepted
the chair in the Bellevue school. Mr..
Dana, who is a native of Woodstock,
has held several important positions
with several medical institutions and
is widely known as writer on ner-
vous diseases.
The old saying that lightning does
not strike twice in the same place was
disproved during the terrific thunder
storm which passed over Stamford. A
barn upon the farm of Henry w,
Frame was struck by lightning Tues
| day of last week, the bolt instantly
killing valuable horse and stunning
and binding another in adjoining stall
A short time later second bolt struck
the barn, killing COW. Mr.. Frame,
who was in the barn when il was
struck by the second bolt, fortunately
escaped without injury. The lightning
ignited the roof, but the fire was inn
mediately extinguished by the rain.
DIR. Frank w. Page, superintendent
of the state asylum at Waterbury, was
in Montpelier last week to examine
into the sanity OF mildred DreWsleI'
who recently shot her rival for mans
affections and then attempted to Kill
herself This indicates that the de-
fence is to be insanity and the exami-
nation was made at the request of her
counsel, Speaker Lord, in view OF the
fact that her recovery now seems as
sured. Miss Brewster stated last to a
person who saw her that she should
take the first opportunity she had to
kill herself and would find way in
spite of all the care her attendants
could take.
DIR. Seward Webb has offered to
give through Trinity church, Shell
burne. 81 900 to be used at the dis
erection of the bishop and missionary
committee, in the hope that others
NAV be inspired to make such further
special offerings as may put off the
necessity of giving up any part OF the
usual missionary work of the diocese.
DIR. Webb's gift will so far provide
for the 1900 deficit of last year and