Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-11
State of Vermont.
its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

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Her beam is IA feet. She will b
completed about June.
| David Comolli, an Italian grant,
cutter, was arrested in East Barre las
Thursday night, charged with an at
tempt. to assault with intent to xii
another Italian citizen of that place.
The 9Th annual reunion and Dime
OF the New York Alumni association
of the University OF Vermont will b,
held in the club rooms of the Hote
Manhattan, AID street and Madison
avenue, New York city, on Frida,
evening, Feb. II.
Burglars entered the meat mar
ket of Sweets & Perry at Bennington
early Monday morning of last weel
and carried away all OF the stock il
sight, a team being used to carry tn,
plumber. The beef and chickens TAX
en- were valued at $50.
The house and barns of NJ. E. Moore
at Harvey's Hollow, nine miles from
Lyndon, were burned recently, with
contents, including horse and COW
The loss is $4,000, with 500 insur.
ance. The fire is supposed To. have
started from wood ashes.
Solomon Millington, charged with
the murder of his brother ut Shafts
bury, has furnished $4,000 bail and
has been released from Bennington
Jail, where he has been confined over
two weeks. Louis Northurse, Elmer
Stanley and George Walworth quail
fled for his bail in the sum Of $40, 900.
a gang of quarrymen are at work
this winter on Mt. Ascuiney, getting
out green granite for the pillars ofthe
new Columbia library, New York
city. They are TO be polished, p feet
high and 3 IL feet in diameter. They
are to be gotten out in sections six feet
long, each OF which weighs about six
tons.
The report of Maj. Stanton of the
corps Of engineers on the survey Of
Missisquoi river, from Swanton to
Lake Champlain, estimates the cost Of
deepening the channel at from S43,-
600 to 1922, 900, according to the depth
desired Maj. Stanton thinks the in
terests involved do not warrant the ex-
penditure.
Ernest Clark, 80, a well-to-do farm
err of South Hero, committed suicide
last week Monday by cutting his
throat with razor. lie had not full
ly recovered from severe attack of
typhoid fever, and for several weeks
had not been in his right mind. He
was brother of Herbert n. Clark of
Burlington.
Antoine Tatro had both bones Of
his right leg broken below the knee
Wednesday, Feb. 3, while working in
the pulp company's yard in South
Lincoln. His wagon load of wood be-
gan sliding TO one side. throwing
him between the load and the tree.
The bone protruded through the flesh
about three inches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Drew, much
respected citizens OF Waitstield, cele-
brated in happy manner the 6Sth an
niversary of their marriage Monday,
Jan. 18th, at their home on the farm
where they have lived 40 years, and
where their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. |. Palmer, live. Four
generations were present.
An old couple are Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Daignault, whose ages, respec-
lively, are ~ and "A years. They
81 years ago in the Province
of Quebec. They went 10 Ferrisburgh
shortly after their marriage, where
they now reside. Tie family consists
of IL children,G boys and > girls. They
have s. grandchildren and II great
The locating committee of the Yer
mont Horse Breeders association held
a meeting at the Bardwell in Rutland
last week. Ii was voted to hold the
annual meeting in Rutland provided
$3.50 of the $500 charged for the
grounds could he raised there. a pre-
iminary schedule for purses and pre-
miums was drawn up. The purses
will differ little from those of last year.
II il is decided to hold the races there, |
Inc dates will probably be August "a,
% and 2G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Howard Smith, a
pioneer couple of Gouverneur, n. y,
celebrated the list anniversary OF /
heir marriage Saturday, Jan. 80.
They have lived in Gouverneur since
1926. Mr.. Smith was born in Will
Jamestown in 1900, and his wife in
in 1906. Both came from
Puritan stock. They have four chill
lren. all sons. Mr.. Smith has voted
It every election, state, national and
ocal, for the last 7j years.
Gen. Russell Aieer, ex-governor of
Michigan. who will be Mckinley's
secretary of war, married a Vermont
rirl. Miss Annette Henry, daughter OF
Nr. and Mrs. VIM. G. Henry. Mrs.
Henry was born in New Haven, this
tate. but her home in childhood was
i North Bennington, and her parents
vent from there to Grand Rapids,