Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-01-07

engine house of the Bristol railroad
: The loss was covered by insurance.
The ' ermont Beekeepers' associa.
ton hold their annual meeting in The
: city of Nergennes Oil the 2lst and I'D
of January, 1897.
1t is reported that f. p. Leach OF
East Fairfield last week attempted 10
kill his wife and child. Family alter
cations led to the deed.
Judge Henry G. lde, who has re-
Gently resigned rs chief justice Of Sa-
moa, will return to America early i'll
the spring, coming via Europe.
There are now 1913 prisoners at the
house of correction, and had not two
been discharged last week the insti-
tuition would have had larger num-
Der of inmates than ever before.
The High school teachers of Wind
sor county have formed an organiZa-
ton for mutual benefit and viii hold
their first meeting at White River
Junction Jan. 9th, at which several
interesting papers will be read and
discussed.
Horace Alexander has built a new
dam across the West River between
the north and south villages of Lon
donderry, and has a mill well under
way. lie intends to make butter
boxes largely, having secured patent
and large contract.
The house of Charles Myers of
| South Burlington was destroyed by
fire last Thursday evening. The cX-
plosion of a lamp was the cause Of the
fire. Not only the house but nearly
all the contents were destroyed. Loss.
$500; insurance, $500.
In order TO probe the matter Of the
numerous fires at Townshend to the
bottom the town authorities decided
to hold private inquest, which was
held lsst week before Justice John
b. Merrifield of Williamsville. Moth.
ing is known of the outcome.
Early Thursday morning the store
house and gristmill structure belong
ing to :. f. Smith mt West Rutland
was burned with 90 barrels of flour
in car near BY. Loss, $4,000; in
sured for 81, 300. Two buildings be-
longing to c. II. Campbell were also
destroyed.
Andrew Bowman, a Swede em-
ployed by the Estey Organ company
at Brattleboro, attempted suicide Sat
urday nighr, %, at John IIalgreen's
Crosby Street house. where ne lived.
He was an inveterate drinker and was
suffering with delirium tremens and
in fit of madness made numerous
slashes at his throat with jackknife.
None of the wounds were serious.
The excitement of the past week at
st. Johnsbury was the suit for SANDER
brought by Harry II. Carr against G.
II. Bagley, secretary of the Merchants
association. Carr claims II 900 dam |
ages because, as he alleges, Bagley
claimed he was using the Merchants
association funds TO run his dry |
goods business. 4 special meeting Of
the Merchants association is called |
and lively time may be expected.
Rutland banks and trust companies /
have declared the following dividends:
The Rutland County Rational bank,
4 per cent semi annual dividend, pay
able January l.; the Baxter National
bank, 3 per cent semi annual divi-
dend, payable January 2; the Clement
National bank, 3 per cent semi annual
dividend. payable January ,; the Rnt-
land Savings bank, semi annual divi-
dend at the rate of per cent per an
mum; killington National banks per
cent semi annual dividend, payable
January /; State Trust company, 3
per cent semi annual dividend, paya-
Bile January ,, and the Rutland Trust
per cent semi annual div
dend in the capital stock, payable
January |.
The story about the Groton child
who died last summer from drinking
butter color is being investigated. IL Il
is now said that some of the material
said to have killed the child was sent
% Hanover, n. H., for analysis. Furth- 8
,rmore, il is said that the specimen
was returned, accompanied by a state
nent TO the effect that the persons
who performed the analysis failed to c
ind anv trace of anything in the sam
Die that was injurious to human life. !
II is also said that sample was sent
o another authority for analysis, with :
he result that il was found that cor 1
'osive sublimate was one of the in I
gradients of the sample submitted. 1t I
vas asked, that in order TO corrobo- |
ate this statement that it was poison q
,us, that drop be placed on the
ongue of eat. This was done, and a
he eat Immediately died. II is said a
hat these facts, together with a SAM 4
de OF the particular hottie of butter
olor in question, was placed in the r
lands of a United States officer for a
urther investigation. c
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