Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-07


Der was S322,ql3. The total duty as
s sessed was SlO5, 063.20.
: Henry f. Remick of Waterford
Y shot large bird Saturday. Sept. 25th
. wounding il so that il fell to the
I ground. He ran toward it and caught
| il after rather lively tussle. The
I bird proved to be golden eagle
which measured seven feet and eight
inches from tip TO tip. The bird was
in beautiful plumage and weighed
eleven pounds. This is believed TO be
the first specimen ever caught in this
country.
Harold Allen, the two-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ID. Allen of
jacksonville, got caught in the ma
cllinery at the creamery one day last
week and was revolved three times
about the churn before Mr.. Allen sue
ceeded in stopping the machinery.
The injuries are not so bad as might
be expected. They include bad
bruises and a bad cut on his body
four or five inches long, which slit
nearly TO the membrane of the abdo-
men in depth.
The 25th annual meeting Of the
Vermont branch OF the Woman's
Board OF Missions was held at the
Congregational church in Rutland
last week Thursday and the meeting
was considered a successful one. The
old board of officers was reelected
with the exception OF the president,
Mrs, Benedict OF Burlington, who has
served eight years and declined another
years service in this capacity. She is
succeeded by Mrs. Henry Fairbanks
of st. Johnsbury.
About one of the meanest and
smallest crimes on record was COM
mitted in Bennington few nights
since. Some unknown scoundrels en-
tered an orchard of small trees be.
longing to VIM. CULVER, about three
miles from the village, and cut down
every tree, over hundred in number.
They were set out only about two
years ago. They were apparently
first bent over and then cut. Gulliver
is a veteran and bought a small farm
with his pension three years ago. lie
put flag pole in front of his house |
soon after moving there and some one
cut the ballard not long after. lie |
has no idea who cut the trees.
Hon. T.. II. lsham OF Chicago, who
has been spending the summer ut
Manchester, has had made at the Full
lerton granite works in that town, a
drinking fountain that he will present
to Manchester. IL is made from a
block Of Woodbury. granite that
weighed nine tons. Ii is about three
and half feet high. The bowl,
which is cut ont of the block, will
hold seyenty-two gallons Of water.
On the sides that will be nearest the
street are three steps for dogs. The
water will be supplied through brass
pipes to one OF which is attached a
cup for drinking purposes. IL is
handsome gift to the town.
The store OF MI. Clough of North
between Sunday evening and Monday
morning of last week Entrance was
by breaking the glass and
through the east windows in
the basement. This is the same spot
where thieves broke through some few
months since. A considerable quanti- I
ty Of clothing, furnishings, shoes and
rubber goods were taken. Mr.. Clough
cannot tell the exact amount but it is
known to be good haul" 1t is
evident the parties had team which
they hitched in DIR. Johnson's horse
shed in the rear of the block and later
used it TO convey away the goods.
1t is believed that the mysterious
at Enosburgh and in that
last month are now explained
and that local amateurs are the guilty
parties. The man most suspected is
Wilbur Sheldon, who has already
served two years Imprisonment for
breaking and entering the store of c.
l.. Mason. His term expired last
spring and when he returned it was as '
4 member of the Salvation Army. lie :
held meetings there several times He :
recently attempted TO kill himself with
'trychnine when rejected by a young /
woman but took too large dose and I
allied to die. lie has had no employ I
nent for some time and has been sus- ,
1ected of the burglaries and of at a
empts at highway robberies. Shell I
lon last week offered to turn states :
evidence in these cases for $40 and o
named Parker Loux and son of Addi- 5
on, his relatives, as the guilty parties N
They were arrested and given hear v
ng, but as Sheldon, when confronted o
With them, failed to produce any
evidence, they were dis d
harged. Sheldon was held and there I
5 said to be little doubt of his guilt. v
The annual meeting of the Vermont d
state Teachers association will be held n
Il Woodstock Oct. l4-l6. Among \
he prominent speakers at this session \
r;li no Hon w II Harris | conn n