Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-21


Iowa and ex-minister 10 Austria, and
IA son of Vermont, has been appointed
a special agent of the department of
state in Washington for the negotia-
ton of reciprocity arrangements un-
der the Dingley tariff bill. Mr. Kas-
son is native of Charlotte.
Eugene Ball of North Bennington
died recently by jumping from q third
story window at his home in Spring
field. He was convalescmg from a Sc
we're run of typhoid fever at the time
His sister, who was attending him at
the time, stepped out of the room for
a moment, when Mr.. Ball sprang out
of bed and jumped through window
into the yard 30 or 40 feet below. lie
lived about an hour after the acct
dent. lie was % years old.
Mrs. William Olmstead, wife of a
motorman on the Troy City Electric
railway, formerly resident in Rutland,
recently gave birth TO four children,
two boys and two girls, at her present
home in Albini, y. V, a suburb of
Troy. The relatives in Rutland re-
port the mother and children all do
ing WELL The mother weighs only
1870 pounds. Mr.. and Mrs. Olmstead
have four other children, the eldest be-
ing girl of 10 and the youngest a
boy five years old.
Gov. Black of New York gets gen.
eral praise for his appointment of
Jesse Johnson, a Brooklyn LAWYER, as
judge Of the supreme court Of New
York TO fill a vacancy. Mr.. johnson
is % years old and a native of Brad
ford. He was graduated from Dart
mouth in 1866 and has practiced law in
Brooklyn. lie has been prominent
Republican in the state Of his adop.
ton. In 1889 he was appointed dis
trict attorney for the Eastern district
of the state of New York.
The house owned and occupied by
Danielf Devecbi on Cambria street at
North Barre was burned TO the ground
with its contents Tuesday Of last week.
There was a high wind blowing at
the time aud the burning cinders were
carried several hundred feet. 1t had
rained during the night and the
shingled roofs OF the neighboring |
houses were wet and to this fact it is |
due that there was not large loss of |
property. The house was insured for
$500 and the household goods for
500.
Mildred Brewster was taken from |
the IIeaton hospital Thursday after
noon and committed 10 the Washing
ton county il,where she will be con-
fined in the same room with Mrs. Isa-
belle Marsh. as there is at present no
other suitable room in the Jail availa-
BILE. The transfer was made SO quiet
ly that only those Immediately inter-
ested knew Of its taking place. Miss
Brewster herself made no objections
to the change and appeared to take a
lively interest in all the arrangements
being made.
States Attorney Darling and Jus
tice George l.. Stow of Orange coun-
ty, accompanied by High Sheriff
Smith and Deputies Darling. Camp,
Lamb and jackson, visited Wells
River Thursday evening and raided
llale's Tavern, the Wells River House
aud w. II. Bucks drug store. AT
the first named place no indications
Of liquor were found, but az the other
places the officers had better success,
Buck contributing about fifty gallons
of liquor of various sorts. The liquor
was condemned and destroyed. b.
j. johnson of the Wells River House
was fined $3.50 and costs and Buck
was fined $500 and costs. On the
south trip the officers raided the
Hotel Low i'm Bradford, but found
Daniel Cullion. watchman at the III.
W. Putnam works ut Bennington, dis
covered a man picking the lock of the
gate leading from the street TO the
gristmil office early Monday night Of
last week. When he accosted the man
the stranger turned quickly and struck
him under the eve, at the same time
kicking his lantern and smashing il.
The man then fled and the Waterman
not being armed did not follow him.
The following night about II O'Clock
he saw man inside the enclosure,
creeping toward the office in the shad-
ow Of the stoehouse. lie shouted and
the man fired two shots from a re-
volver and then ran toward rear
street. One Of the shots struck the
Ience near the Waterman. II is
thought the object of the mysterious
stranger was robbery.
The case of Hodgson vs.. State of
Vermont was argued in the U. 5. SUI
Dremc court last week. +. J. Phelps
appeared for the respondents, f. L. ,
fish and G. A. Prouty for the state.
The question raised was a TO the con-
of the form of indict- I
nent prescribed by Vermont statute
or the violation Of the prohibitory
aw in selling, furnishing or giving
WAY intoxicating liquor. The re-
pendent contended that this was not :