Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-03-25

G. c. Corse OF Bakersfield fell OF
the street the other day and broke one
leg.
Oh Styles OF Stowe met with a bad
accident recently, while drawing logs.
The road being icy, and as he failed
to stop his team to put on runner
chains, both horses were thrown down
bank of about 20 feet, killing the
horses.
The house on North Main street,
Rutland, owned by Mrs. Julia +.
Webster and occupied by w. Willard,
was damaged about 800 by fire Mon
day evening, March 10Th. The fire
probably caught from the coal stove
in the middle room of the house on
the first floor.
A telegram just received at Barre
says that Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment N. ID. Phelps and wife were in
the railroad wreck at Oakland, Md.
Saturday morning, that Mrs. Phelps
was seriously hurt and Phelps badly
bruised. Mr.. Phelps is member of
the firm of Phelps Bros, merchants,
and had been on an extended western
trip.
The newly elected board of select
men in Morrisville is to conduct
court of inquiry into the manner in
which the town liquor agency has been
conducted. A discrepancy was re-
Gently discovered between the agents
book account and the invoice of goods
on hand, which was accounted for by
charging the selectmen with having
directed him to furnish liquor free to
certain parties, presumably for per-
sonal or political reasons.
Ex-senator /. f. Gibson and Il. +.
Larabee, uperintendent of the Flee
trio Light and Water Power compa-
ny of Bennington, had narrow es-
cape from drowning III Lake. Paran
at North Bennington last week. While
driving on the highway which skirts
the lake, their horse slipped and feIl,
upsetting the carriage and throwing
the occupants into the icy water, the
horse rolling in also. Assistance be-
ing near at hand, the men and beast
were rescued.
There is small scandal afloat in
Cabot. Two supposedly respectable
young women from East Cabot, ac-
companied by two young men, went
to Cabot recently to attend prone
made. After engaging rooms where
they raised havoc with the furniture |
and other articles, they entered the |
hall. There they conducted them
selves IN such a manner that they were
asked TO leave. One Of the young
men refused and they were arrested
for intoxication.
Philip Connolly, whose lifetime
was spent in the Brattleboro retreat
and whose figure has been familiar to
Brattleboro people for half a century,
died recently. lie was 10 years old
and had lived at the asylum since he
was %. lie was born in Ireland and |
was being educated for the priesthood
when he received an injury to his
head which unbalanced his mind. |
lie came to this country when q and |
went from place to place until he set.
tied in Newfane. He was committed |
%, ls49.
Horace Blanchard. recently from
the house of correction, committed |
suicide at the home of Mrs. Welman |
at Newfane, with whom he was max
ing his home, Saturday, March 18th.
He was in very poor health and barely |
able to get out of his chair but man
aged in some way to arrange strap
in his bedroom, where Mrs. Wellman |
found him hanging when she went to
The room about IL O'Clock that night |
10 see if he wanted anything. The
funeral was held Tuesday and the
body taken to Vernon for burial.
Stephen Titles report on the Gen.
raj Vermont Railroad com pany is
made public. 1t is addressed TO Presi-
lent Peabody of the American Loan
md Trust company and covers oper.
ltions for the three years ending June
30, 1896. The latter exceeds the former
~ $3.50, 664. The balance sheet
hows total liabilities and assets of
ZIG, g05,115. In the first consolidated
fours the item is given as
3, 900, 900, S2,s96, 900 pledged as col
ateral, the balance being under treas
lrer's control. In closing his report
'Ir Little suggests that in reorgani-
alton the debts of the various leased
ines and branches be united into one
Dad to simplify matters and enable
economy in management.