Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-12-16

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Collector Merrill has appointed
Stephen Marvin deputy collector at
Richford, vice e. f. Beatty, resigned.
Mr.. Marvin is Il former customs Of
ficer
The buildings on the farm owned by
Enos Hill of Morrisyille were burned
recently. They were insured for $500
and the loss is estimated from $500 to
81 900.
John p. Webster has been commits
stoned postmaster at Lyndonville;
Bryon SHOWERS at Griffith, and Sam
uel b. Buell. at South STAFFORD, wee
Ii. c. Gilkey, removed.
Rev. Geo. e. Cooley of Hartford,
Conn, has accepted the call to ST.
Paul's Universalist church at Rutland.
He is a graduate of ST. Lawrence Uni
versity, and this is his first pastorate.
The numbers Of persons drowned
in Otter Greek in the last 100 years is
80. Physicians say that no person
was ever known to be rcsuscitated af-
ter becoming insensible in its waters.
Chas. II. Cross, who for nearly 60
years has been an active business life
in Montpelier, retired last week from
the firm Of G. II. Cross & Son, of
which he had been the senior partner
since 1868.
At a recent session of the National
Trotting association J. ID. Smith and
w. A. Rugg, president and secretary
Of the Granite City Driving Park, Bar
re, were suspended for non-paymcnt
of purses at the '96 meet.
The Vermont delegation has recon-
mended the appointment of II. G.
Gleason Of Burlington as deputy coli
lector of internal revenue TO succeed
A. l.. Weeks, who was recently APP
pointed to serve during the collectors
pleasure.
1t is understood that the three roads
coming into Swanton will combine
and build union station in which
there will be offices for the custom
house officers. The roads using the
station win be the Canada Atlantic,
the Boston and Maine and Central
Vermont.
The big paper trust, of which the
Fan Mountain Paper Go. of Bellows
Falls is one of the promoters, has at
last been formed. 1t includes 10
plants with a daily capacity OF 400
tons, there being only $50 tons out
side The concern has capital Of
-, O0G, 900.
The Cong'I Club Of Wes:em YER
mont held meeting at Middlcbury
last week Wednesday, which was in
all respects the most enthusiastic in
its history. Gen. O. O. Howard adj
dressed a large audience on "Ihe Ne.
gro as a Factor in our Republic, 'and
Prof Booker 7. Washington Of Tuske-
gee, Ala, on "The NegIo and Our
Christian Civilization.
Stiles McMulen. the prize liar, who
has gained more or les notoriety by
claiming 20 be over a hundred years
old, is now la the poor house al Wa
tcrbury. he claims a residence in ST.
Adams and that town was notified
that Waterbury would look to Sc. Al
bans for his support No one in st.
Adams knows anything about Me-
Mullen and il is doubtful IL he ever
resided there. No more lies from
Stiles.
While attending to her duties a
couple of days ago the chambermaid
in the Putnam House az Bennington
found a roll OF more than a thousand
dollars under a pillow in a room oc-
cupied during the night by "A travelling
man. Although he had not left town, |
he had not discovered the absence of
his money until it was handed to him.
He rewarded the finder by giving her
one dollar.
Frank Brady, bar tender ia hotel 4
in Pownal, was arrested there Dec |
eth. charged with assaulting Mrs. j.
II. Hewitt of Williamstown, Mass,
an adjoining town, Tuesday after
noon. He consented TO return 10
Massachusetts, and at hearing.
charging him with assault with intent
TO rob. he was held in $1,000 bail for
before the grand jury in
Pittstield Jan. 10th. lie was taken
to Jail in default OF bail.
Developments show that Mrs. a. c.
Halsey, daughter Of Landlord Collins
IF Bennington, killed herself accident
illv. That il was not premeditated is
shown from the fact that before she
lied she told her husband not to think
hat she purposely did it. Mrs Hal
iev had severe headache the night
before when she retired. Early in the
morning she arose ard went INTO the
path room, took up her husbands !
.azor that was living there and proba-
Div opened il. The room was dark and |
he razor accidentally closed cutting
IN artery in her wrist. She did not n
discover it, went back to her bed and ,
vent to sleep. When her husband J
woke he found the bed saturated I