Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-11-25


man Co. The occupants of the sloop
escaped with what they had on and
nothing more.
The treasurer of st. Johnsbury
academy has received the legacy of
so, 900 left the institution by A. b.
Darling of New York. The money
will be invested and the income app
propriated to the department of in
struction. The trustees of the acade-
my have invited the chairman of the
town school board to sit with them in
an advisory capacity.
Thomas Vail, a manufacturer Of
Petersburg, N. Y, has made an APP
| plcation to Elnathan Sweet, receiver
Of the Lebanon Springs railroad, for
lease of the road with the intention
OF operating it, The receiver SAYS
! that the application cannot be grant
ed, as the law does not permit him to
beeome party to such transaction.
The road ceased operations in July.
The Vermont Knitting Mills at
North Bennington, one of the LARGEST
plants in southern Vermont and which
has been idle since July, has been pur-
chased By the Superior Knitting COM
pany of lioOsick Falls, n. Y. The
latter company was organized two
years ago for the manufacture o.!
ladies' and chiIdrens ribbed UNDER
wear The firm will employ $50 hands
in the new quarters.
a circular has just been issued by
General Passenger Agent 5. w. Cum
mings OF the Central Vermont rail-
road, which provides for free side
trip from Essex junction TO Buring-
ton and return for all passengers hold
Ing through coupon tickets from Is
sex Jun tion and all points north and
east thereof TO Bellows Falls and 10
all points south and east thereof, as
well rs to Concord and other points
south Of that place.
The case Of Fuller VS. Naliquette in
Rutland county court last week was
notable aS being one under the act
which makes the vendor OF liquor La
BILE for any injury sustained by the
buyer while under its influence. Val
iquette runs the bar at the Berwick
house, Rutland. Fuller claimed to
have bought liquor there and while
drunk fell down stairs and seriously
injured himself. His wife brought
suit against Valiquette to recover.
The defendant entered Il general de.
NAL. and sought to minimize the in
juries OF plaintiffs husband. After
being out ten minutes, the jury found
the defendant not guilty.
The fire insurance agencies in Mont
pelier. representing stock companies,
have been notified by the New Eng
land Insurance Exchange OF a 20 per
cent reduction OF rates on all build
ings in that city which are under
hydrant protection within 500 feet
and occupied for mercantile or hotel
purposes, office, society, school and
minor manufacturing purposes. The
reduction does not apply to the con
tents of the buildings. The tariff Of
rates on dwellings in the city under
hydrant protection has also been re-
duced substantially by the same per-
centagc. Under the new regime all
agents are authorized to write new
policies, or renewals, but the reduce
ton will not apply to policies now in
force.
Thomas Il. Woods, a Central Yer
mont freight conductor, was run over
and killed at Georgia last week Tues
day evening. Woods went out on
train No. 5 which overlook the but
ter train at Georgia. Ii was necessary
for him TO 90 to the station for orders
and he boarded the engine OF the but
ter train to ride down. Opposite the |
station he jumped, struck a fiat ear,
and was thrown under the " heels OF
the tender. All the cars passed over |
his BODY, which was badly mangled. |
The BODY was sent to his home in |
West Hartford. &r. Woods is sur
vived by sister and three brothers, /
lie had worked for the Central Yer /
mont road seven years and was re-
spected by his employers and associ- 4
ates. He was "a years old.
A singular incident at Barton last 4
week resulted in the death of Eugene 4
A. jenkins. He had been a tenant in (
a house which was burned and had .
worked very hard TO save his goods /
from the flames Being thoroughly /
some one suggested that
some spirits be procured for him. A
friend went to neighboring drug +
store and told the clerk that he want
ed some liquor TO rub on Mr.. Jen-
kins. The clerk told HIM he could
not sell him clear liquor but would fix
him something. He dropped in some
aconite, labelled the bottle "Poison
and cautioned the purchaser against
letting anyone drink it. The friend.
the plan was merely
method of avoiding the law, gave
several drinks of it. As re-
suit The latter died in spite OF all that
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