Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-15

day and examined four candidates.
The authorities at st. Adams arC
investigating the fire on Ferris street
recently. The house was insured fol
SO, 900 and Mrs. Andrews furniture
for $500.
Robert Jones of Williamstown ha'
violin, inside of which isthe inscrip'
ton, "MaGe by Nicholaus Amatus, in
Cremona, 1864" as translated from
the Latin.
Bradley c. Newell, the famous
healer, who has been in New York
and other places since the adjourn
ment of the legislature, practicing his
peculiar art, is now on tour through
the state.
Willis Ruggles of Hyde Park, who
is breaking pair of yearling steers,
belonging to George Allen, to drive
with reins, has got them quite handy,
sitting on the sled and driving them
like horses.
Last week L. S. Marshal Harris ar
rested Ramsey McNaughton of Man
chester and Frederick Craig of SUIT
ton for violation of the postal laws,
and Rufus Brown of Newport for
smuggling.
The Green Mountain Maple Sugar
and Syrup company of Rutland
started its works Wednesday of last
week by turning off 1900 pounds of
maple sugar. The company has al
ready received 300 barrels of syrup,
chiefly from the southern section of
the state
w. II. Carter of st. Johnsbury has
brought suit against the Central
Vermont railroad to recover $4,000
for injuries received by being struck
by moving train in December. 1895,
at a crossing in Bethel. The case will
be tried at the June term of Caledonia
county court.
1t is said that deal has been made
with parties from Massachusetts, to
complete, equip and run the SPRING
field electric railroad. Parties from
Springfield were in Boston the past
week negotiating with a syndicate to
take the bonds and pay the outstand-
ing debts, etc.
The store houses connected with
the limekilns in Sherman, owned by
j. l.. Martin and G. G. Fits Of Brat
tleboro, were burned last Friday
morning, together with about GOO bar
rels Of lime. Loss about $1,000; in
surancc, $1,000. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
James, aged 5, the eldest son of
Edmund Brown, living about three
miles from Newport village, was
fatally shot last Thursday. With a
neighbor's son he had been firing n
revolver. Finally it failed TO discharge,
and while Brown was working over it,
il went of, the ball passing into his
liver. He lived but short time.
A new church for the Methodist
society is to be built at Essex June
ton this spring. The Mcthodists have
for many years worshipped with the
Baptists in the Union church but have
now decided TO have a church Of their
own. Many new residences are to be
built in that village the coming season
and the town is taking on quite a
building boom.
DIR. F. p. Wheeler, for over 40 years
one Of the most prominent physicians
in Addison county, died in Burling-
90, Isr;1oN~ NJ tho boYna ~ his Jopub-
ter, Mrs. b. J. Derby. He was so
years old. lie graduated at Middle
bury college and Castleton Medical
college and practiced in Bristol over
40 years. He leaves five children,
among them Postmaster Wheeler of
Burlington.
NJ. l.. Stearns of Lyndonville, in
company with +. 5. Hartman of st.
Johnsbury, has purchased of the B.F.
Lincoln estate at Lyndon, at cost of
nearly $4,000, the mill property on
the East Burke road, together with
some 1000 acres of woodland, situated
in the towns of Lyndon, Burke and
Victory, and viii continue the lumber
and stave business with force OF II
or ] > men.
II. C.. Southworth sof Hancock,
Mich. engineer Of the Quincy mines
of Lake Superior, was at Bradford
last week. In the interest of Boston
parties he has been examining the
Elizabeth mine of South STAFFORD.
lie seemed very favorably impressed
with the Vermont copper mines and
saws that he considers that they offer
greater prospects of success than a
large proportion of the mines located
in the West. Had the mines been
located elsewhere than in Vermont
they would not have waited until this
late day to have been developed.
Hon. Horace w. Bailey of New
bury has recently come into possession
of copy of a book printed in
building which stood near the Ok
Bow schoolhouse in that town. The
book was printed by John Younge,
Esq, previous to 1900, and is entitled
.sTha Dno. Mans Communion . This