Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-30

Z ~A,oVV udldgts.
John Griffin of West Charleston
was taken violently insane few dayI
ago, thought to be the result of the
) heat,a he was painting outside where
the sun was shining very hot. Ply.
,icians were called as soon as possible
but he has not yet recovered.
George M. Moore of Ludlow is
showing some fine specimens of gold
which he washed out from the stream
near Plymouth. One of the pieces
weighed one pennyweight, IL l-2
grains. The first discovery of gold
in Plymouth was in the same place
about Az years ago.
News was received recently from
Ernest Edison, who left Bennington
Tor Nebraska few weeks ago in a
boat OF his own make. After sew
eral weeks stay in Schenectady he had
reached Ashley Falls, near Buffalo,
where he remained few days before
proceeding on his journey.
Several young Bennington lads APP
propriated a hand car belonging to
the Lebanon Springs railroad one day
recently and proceeded to take ride.
After awhile boy standing by the
track put down his ear to hear if the
car was coming. The hand car ran
into him, breaking his arm.
A Williamsville writer recalls the
fact that nugget of gold weighing
8 l-2 ounces was found near the VIII
lage 20 years ago. Thirty years later
several fine samples of gold were dis
covered and a company was formed
for mining operations. Gold was
never found in paying quantities,
however, and work was abandoned in
short time.
The work of laying rails on the Mt.
Mansfield electric railroad is progress.
ing as fast as the weather permits The
rails have been laid to Colbyville and
will doubtless reach Stowe before the
ground is frozen, if not before snow
flies. The temporary use of Central
Vermont locomotive for motive pow
er misleads some to suppose it TO be
"A steam railroad and a branch of the
Central Vermont.
The fool with the gun is getting in
his work. Gladys, the S-year-old |
daughter of Mrs. Lizzie Griffith OF |
Waitsfield, was in the pasture feeding |
apples to their horse few days ago,
when bullet went through her arm
above the elbow, fracturing the bone. |
Where the bullet came from is mys-
terry. The arm is badly sw ollen and
she suffers intensely from the injury
and it is feared that the member will
have to be amputated.
IIendrick Hill in Hartland, where
on the "American Poultry Farm" is
located, has been fortified. The ar
consists of two revolvers, a
rifle and shotgun, with "Jim" llar-
wood as chief gunner. Ii seems the
large number of fat turkeys, geese,
ducks and chickens have proved too
strong temptation to be resisted by
certain ones whose love of poultry is
stronger than their love for the COM
"Thou shalt not steal. /"
John What,o, an Indian trader, who
for years has peddled the curiosities
Of his people through the Green and
White mountains, is on his annual
trip. Mr.. Whatso is full-blooded
although he wears store
clothes and a standing collar and
speaks English like a college graduate.
He owns large and valuable farm in
Quebec, where he spends the winters.
lie is accompanied on this trip by his
ION, a good looking young man of IL
,r whereabouts.
Herbert, the young son OF Stephen
D. Cate of Plainfield, nearly caused a :,
one day lately. lie and
little sister were at play in a room
Upstairs, and when the girl called her
mother, Mrs. Cate found the clothing
n closet in blaze. She extinguished
he flames with pail of water, but If
hey had burned few minutes long :
II there would have been bad blaze. :
\ dress, two rugs, two blankets and a
arpet were burned and a hole was
'urned in the floor.
Dan Moody of Stowe died last week i
Ionday night from the effects of the
evolver wound inflicted by himself. /,
The facts of the suicide are: Mr.. ,
Ioody procured 32-calibrc revolver, :
,ent into the bedroom and sat down
N the bed. Mrs. Moody was in an a
djoining room. Almost Immediate
v after he entered the room she heard !
pistol report and running into the !
DOM found that Dan had shot him ;
elf directly back of the right ear. :
he only cause assigned for the act is !
hat it was done in moment OF in /;
lnity.
A German who would not tell his
anne jumped from freight train be- =
yeen Gouldsville and Mortified one = :
ay lately and went down the bank in
hurry. Mr.. Barber saw him and I
,und his head cut quite badly and !.
nat he was bleeding freely. He took
i'm to a cold spring and washed his
cad and about that time the train |.
len sent an engine down to look at :
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