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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-18
John spaulding is soon to move to this

John Spaulding is soon to move to this
village.
The Seniors, assisted by the Juniors, OF
the Graded school have commenced re-
hearsals for dramatic entertainment. To
be given in the near future.
Drs. f. j. and j. Z. Fish and Paine at
tended the annual meeting of the Wind
sor County Medical association at White
River junction Monday evening.
The family OF Mr.. Charles West wish to
thank their friends and neighbors for
their sympathy and assistance in the sick
ness and death OF their wife and mother.
The sugar social given last week by the
class OF IS was well attended and enjoyed
oy all. The rooms and tables were taste
fully decorated with the class colors and
after listening to an interesting musical
ana literary program, sugar was served on
snow. The prize given for the best set of
answers in the flower game was won by
Miss Laura Freeman of the class of $50.
Albert M. Billings, founder of the Chi
cago gas trust, the Peoples gas, light aud
coke company, the Home National bank
and the Home savings bank, died at Chi
cago Sunday, Feb 7, aged So. His for
tune is estimated at $4,000, 0O0 He was
born in Royalton. Mr.. Billings laid the
foundation of his fortune at the age of %
by outbidding Paran Stevens OF New
York in stage coach deal. Mr.. Billings
was sheriff OF Windsor county years ago
and he married Miss Augusta s. Farms
worth, daughter of wealthy farmer of
Woodstock. Mr.. Billings left Vermont
with about 100000. He was in New York
city short time, then moved to Saratoga,
where he bought the famous springs. He
went back to New York where he became
a warm friend of c. K. Garrison, the man
who made the famous Missouri-Pacitic
deal with jay Gould. Billings and Gar
rison cleared large sums at the expense of
Gould. Mr.. Billings went to Chicago in
1853 and at once engaged in the manuiac-
ture OF Illuminating gas.-Exchange
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-18
North RoYaIton.

Faber Benedict. who mas been very ills
improving.
louise bearing has been spending
week in So. Royalton.
Geo. bearing had large turkey taken
out of a tree and partly devoured one mig y.
recently. The next night ne caug q. ~
horned owl, which he now mas on "a iiiOi-
ton
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-18
Rncklen,s Arnica saIve.

The BEST SALvE liz the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions,an positive
ly cures piles, or no pay required. tits
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price - cents per box.
For sale byDrew y Leonard.
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-, sou,h American Blood Cure

-, ,.,,,,.s Dimples, blotches aud sores on
,Is iacs thoroughly eleanses the blood oil
bo;ls. earbuncles Assesses and cru 2tlens-re :
dscs tbe skin clear. Young and beautiful, y. y
Won would escape blood poison with an ~
nan 81 horrors. o not fail to use tliis master
" blood purifier. which his PeTfoIrmed, s.ls4'
stupendous cuHes in all cases q sha iI nd
I'LL s;.,,,;l;ss hsd blood. Sold by Richard
q Morton. Druggist. Main st.. Randolph ".
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-18

LOST A dear little child who made home
happy BY its smiles. And 10 think, il
might have been saved had the parents
only kept in the house One Minute Cough
Cure, the infallible remedy for croup.E. f..
Evans * Co., Randolph; X. p. Stockwell,
Bethel; M. j. Sargent & Son SO. Royalton /,
A. r. Hood & Son. Chelsea.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-18

See the Inauguration. and then see
Z. Fruithurst, and escape a Vermont
March. A personally conducted excur-
sion leaves New England points Tuesday,
March For further information address
f. B. Hammitt, 81 Main St. Springfield,
Mass. Trans portation very low and spec
ial half rates at the hotel. Nv
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-18
y. ID. Rice is in town.
Frank Ford has gone to Roxbury {
" ork for y. ID. Rice.

y. ID. Rice is in town.
Frank Ford has gone to Roxbury to
work for \. ID. Rice.
School in No. 5 closed Friday. Number
OF pupils enrolled was II; average attend
ance, Is. Those having no absent marks
were Rob Ford, Carl and Frank Morse,
Walter Spencer, Herbert, Zins, Vern and
Charlie Whitney. John Ford was absent
but one day. Those having no tsrdy marks
were Rob Ford, Nancy and Oliver Kerr,
Carl and Frank Morse, Louise Riley, Flora
Sawyer, Zina, Nern and Charlie Whitney.
ETHEL EATON, Teacher.
James Hewitt, son OF George Hewitt OF
East Middlebury, committed suicide last
Thursday at Mr.. Abel's, w here he had been
working, by taking dose OF laudsnum.
The details of the matter have not yet been
learned, but it is probable that he was not
in his RICH, mind as a few weeks ago he
attempted suicide by shooting himself
With a revolver. He was about D years of
age and left wife but no children. The
young man had always been queer IN GER
tain ways and only last June was tried in
Windsor county court on the charge Of
stealing horse at Bristol Flats. He took
the horse at night and rode il nearly home
TO East Middlebury and then turned the
horse loose, heading il toward home. The
jury acquitted him on the ground that be
did not intend to steal the horse. The re-
mains were brought to East Middlebury
for interment.
When a person is losing flesh and vast
ing away there is cause for alarm. Moth
ing so worries physician. Consumptives
would never die IL they could regain their
usual weight. In fact there would be no
il there was no wasting OF
the system. The cause % this loss OF flesh
is failure to properly digest the food eat
en-. Nine-tenths of all our diseases date
back to some arrangement ofthe stomach
The Shaker Digestive Cordial will step
this wasting of the body. Il acts by csus-
ing the food we eat to be digested so as To
do good, for undigested food does more
harm than good. TIE Cordial contains
food already digested and Is a digester %
foods a. well.
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Soothing for burns, scalds, ehapped
hands and lips. Healing for cuts and
sores. Instant relief for piles, stops pain
at once. These are the virtues OF DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. +. r. Evans & Co.,
Randolph K. =. stocswetl, Bethel;
NJ. Sargent x Son, 50. Royalton; A. K.
Hmm ~ SIN. Chelsea.
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HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, sh-
iousness, indigestion, heaoaone'
EASY TO take, easy to oPerate.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
At csMP SAS7A MOHicA.
The Browns and the Blues Enqaoe
in Sham Battle, With Victory
for the Former.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 13-Yes-
terday was an eventful day at Camp Santa
Monica, for the expected snam battle was
fought out on line that did not take ali
summer. The officers Will not admit that
it was sham battle, but say it was real
exhibition of ield evoiutions in minor
tactics, but the spectators in civilian
clothes preferred to call the event by the
shorter title. AT 8 A, NJ. two mimic
armies left the camp by different routes to
maneuver over the hills and met at
some point to be determined later and
fight decisive battle with blank cart
ridges. One of these armies, designated
as 1.-The Browns" under command OF
Colonel Schieber, commanding two bat
talions of infantry, platoon of light ar
tilery with flags instead of cannon), and
troop OF cavalry, marched 10 the Sol.
diers' Home. and thence started out on
tour of reconnaissance. The enemy, deSie-
mated as 81 he Blues. was in com mand OF
Major Prescott, and consisted of one bat
talon OF infantry, one platoon OF the
same kind OF artillery and troop of cav
airy.
TIE Blues went first toward Santa Mon
lea Canyon, thence took stand on .
plain, where they waited for something n
turn up. The Browns finally appeared in
full strength and gave battle, 10, h sides
displaying much strategy. Volleys of
musketry were kept up tor some time and
the umpires decided that the Blues were
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
YOUNG kLPUS' CASE.
Cause of the DELAY in bringing Crtn-
inal lotion against Him

Cause of the Delay in bringing Crtn-
inal lotion against Him
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 13.-The
only explanation given for the delay in
bringing a criminal prosecution against
John w. Kapus, the youns financier who
disposed of so many claim vouchers OF the
Pacific Coast Steamship Com pany. which
were denounced by the company as for
geries, is that the holders of the worthlt IS
paper still have hopes OF getting their
money back.
Just before the scheme of Kapus was
made public the young inancier sought
to pacify some of the most importunate
OF his investors by drawing checks in their
favor for amounts due. Unfortunately for
all concerned Kapus had no money in
bank and these checks were as worthless
as the vouchers. In drawing these checks
on banks where he knew he had no de-
posit young Kapus made himself doubly
liable to criminal prosecution, and tnat
fact will be turned to advantage by hold
ers OF his worthless paper, who have said
in way that cannot be misunderstood
that he must settle or 60 TO jail.
To-day Kapus has been making an
effort to induce his friends to indorse his
paper TO the extent of about $50, ,OOO As
security for the repayment OF this he
promises to bring suit against the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company for the total
amount of the outstanding claim vouch-
ers, in face of the fact that they have been
declared fraudulent by Goodall, Perkins
d Co. This latest financial move OF young
Mr.. Kapus has not yet been attended with
success. In the meantime detective is
his constant shadow.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
REACHES STOCKTON PENKg ESS.
Gray-Aaired Woman Deprived of the
Wages Earned by fourteen
Years of Toll.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. ia lifetime
that approaches near the allotted span of
three score and ten, spent in honest servi-
tude; and now, as the curtain hiding the
unknown is about to be lifted, in the
shadow of the County Almshouse Such,
in brief, is the history of Barbara Barkett,
white-haired German woman of "a years.
who was found by the police about 10
O'Clock this morning wandering aimlessly
about the lower warehouses on the water
front. She had come from San Fran
cisco on river steamship this morning in
quest of work, and, becoming confused,
strayed away from the business portion
OF the city. Work had been promised
her by Stockton woman whom she met
in San Francisco. The latter address she
had misplaced. and she gotlost in trying to
find ii.
For fourteen and a half years Mrs. Bar
kett iaoored and toiled for one family, that
OF Louis 7. Teiwert near Clements. Her
wages, she claims, are still unpaid. She
had faith in her employers ability to pay,
and thought her wages would be safer In
his hands than on deDosit at some bank
that was liable to fail. But Teiwert
died insolvent. Mortgages for money
borrowed consumed every piece OF
property he owned, and Barbara, at the
age OF g. was again penniless, with no
chance OF recovering cent of the money
due for her long years of faithful seryi-
tude.
She was to-day sent to the County Hos
pital TO await the coming OF her daughter
from San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14

vanquished when the contending armies
returned TO camp. No accident occurred
during the day.
On the polo grounds near the camp
there were competitive company drills
this afternoon, Companies OF Ventura:
l. of Santa Ana, M of Riverside and OF
Pasadena contesting. No decision was
given out, but the contest lies between
Ventura and Pasadena. Target practice
is being kept up regularly and some gooo
scores are being made.
There is a good-natured rivalry oe-
tween the infantry and cavalry. IhlS
is the first time there has been cavalry
troop in National Guard camp In SOUTH
ern California. and the foot-sOldiers have
fancied that the horsemen feel superior to
them. Nothing but good nature has yet
M arked the intercourse OF the two pranches
of the service, and the rivalry Is more ap-
parent than real.
A series of competitive drills yesterday
gave much instruction TO the guards smen
and entert ainment for the visitors. ine
morning was uevoted largely to arlllng
by the troopers on the cavalry street;
Target.shooting is kept up regularly anu
is developing some good scores. Ihus iar
Private Huddeson has done the pest.
making score of 81 out of possible IL
points. As the medal must be won three
times by com petitor before 1t becomes
his property permanently, and twelve
men are com peting, there are smaiI
chances of q private ownership OF the
guerdon. Companies 3. +, ii, ana NJ
have concluded their shoot, Company M
being ahead with 257 hits and 800 points.
The officers in charge of the target prac-
tice say this beats the State record.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
CONFEDERATION Ar MODESTO.
Business Building Covering Half
Block Destroyed With Their
Contents.

MODESTO, CAL, Aug 13-A fire broke
out in the rear of Miss Brooks millinery
store, near the corner OF Tenth and l
streets, last night, and the flames were
not subdued until half block OF busin ess
houses. with almost all their contents,
were consumed. Quite a strong wind
from the northwest prevailed and waited
the intense heat, breaking windows in
substantial brick buildings on the corner
OF Tenth and l streets. For more than
two hours the Fire Department worked
vigorously to prevent a spread of the
flames among ad jacent frame buildings
which could not have been saved had not
the wind favored them.
The buildings destroyed were occupied
by Tucker & Perleys, abstract and insur-
ance business Miss Springsteen. dress
making; Miss Brooks, millinery; NJ nnear
q Young, cyciery; Charles Mlnnear.
barber snop; H. W. Short, cigar stand
and news depot; G. w. Elsev 81 Co., fur
niture store. The total loss is estimated
at $4,000, and the insurance at $60O0
The origin OF fire is unknown.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
BERRY HAKGeD At FOLSOM.
The coiored Murderer Mounts the
Gaiiows With a Smile Upon
His Lips.

SACRAMENTO, Call, Aug. 13.-James
B .rry, negro, who murdered his wife at
Modesto on May 19. walked from his cell
in Folsom State prison this morning,
mounted the gallows with a smile on his
face, and plunged through the trap, dying
dead game" Berry evidently welcomed
death, and up to the time when he swung
at the end OF the rope he evinced the
greatest delight at the neSr approach of
death.
This morning the corridors of the great
stone building re-echoed with his merry
laugh, and he cracked Jokes with the men
keeping the deathwatch. When Warden
Aull entered his cell to read the death
warrant Berry laughed and declined to
hear il.
Berry was a cold-blooded murderer, and
never expressed the slightest contrition
for takIni the life of his wife, OF whom ne
was extremely jealous, but. it is claimed,
without the slightest grounds. AT er the
shooting he gave himself up to the author
tiles and said be was only TOO willing TO
suffer the extreme penalty OF the law.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
Camp SANTA Montca,s Last Day.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, Aug. 1s.-This
was the last day of Camp Santa Monica,
and the National Guardsmen have already
begun to scatter, though general will
not be sounded until after break akfast to-
morrow. In the opinion OF all who should
know most about it the camp has been
successful in many ways, and not only
demonstrated the aptitude of the various
companies of the First Brigade, but
shooting was kept up most OF to-day, but
the results are not yet given out officially
Company NJ OF Riverside distinguished
itself for the Workmanship OF its mem
berS
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14

"Why don't the officers try to find Black
jack? Why are they always looking for
some one elseP He was just the sort of
man to shoot from ambush.
There's another thing l want to say, !"
she continued, land it's about those cats.
One paper said that l locked up all the
cats on the place the night before the
murder. It's not SO, and | can prove it
by half dozen people. The cats were
caught and locked up the next morning
after the murder so they could not get at
the body"
After the interview with Mrs. Sch ofield
the Sheriff was asked if he made any
search for "Black Jack.
I'VE are not hupting ghosts" was the
reply. "'Black jack died eight months
ago.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
BURGLARS Crnot. q Mesa Safe.

MESA, ARIz., Aug. I3.-Ths safe OF
Vernon d Sprague was opened by expert
crackslnen last nirhs and several thou
sand dollars worth of valua ole papers,
mainly promissory notes. were taken.
The safe had to be blown open this morn
ing, as the comb nation had been changed
by the burglars, who seem to have had no
difficulty in striking the old com bination
A man sleeping within twenty feet, with
only thin partition between, was not
disturbed by the report. The first thing
seen by Sprague on entering the office
this morning was the empty cash drawer
lying by the closed safe. No money was
lost, as the firms funds had been placed
in the bank the night before. The police
believe the burglare to be experts from
large cities
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
DOINGS OF THE BUTCH ERS.
Business Sesstons of the Assoctatto
RnUa Been Ffntshed.

Business Sesstons of the Association
RnUa Been Ffntshed.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 13.-The
Butchers Association has wound up its
business sessions, which were all held be-
hind closed doors, and given out the re-
suit of its deliberations as follows:
Communications were received from
Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and
Marysvi asking for charters which
were granted.
Grand Treasurer Asselin of San Jose
rendered his annual report, showing cash
on hand $25, 6Sl 90; expenses during the
year, $6422 50; balance on hand, S19.-
359 40; membership in good standing,
1164.
The election of officers resulted
as follows: Past grand president, Will
liam Rettig of Oakland; grand presi-
dent, Albert Winter, Los Angeles ;
grand vice. e-president, F. M. Asselin. San
Jose; grand treasurer, Joseph Lyons, San
francisco; grand marshal, W. ]. Stokes,
Sscramento; grand guard, Nick Erasco-
vIch, Stockton; grand trustees-William
Hoefer, San Mateo; Gus Roemer, Oak
lane; Charles Reusnger. San Francisco
grana secretary, Ben Davis, San Fran
cisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
Wakefeld Landing Open to All.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. 13.-Judge
Budd this forenoon rendered decision in
the long-drawn-out litigation between the
California Navigation and Improvement
Company and the Union Transportation
Company IN reference to Wakefield Land
ing on the San Joaquin River. The old
company claimed the exclusive right of
landing under a deed Tor the land on
which the landing is located. The court
held that the banks of navigable streams
are for public use, aud that contract for
an exclusive right to use q landing was
against public policy and void. The de-
murrer 10 the complaint was sustained.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
OFFICIALS IN A oUANDARr.
Feeble Minded Angefeno, May B. Turned
Out of the Home,

O,tt of the Home.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug, 13.-The
District Attorney ana the Board of
Supervisors are In quandary as to what
shall be done in regard to the inmates
of the Home for Feeble minded People
who were sent there from this county.
The last Legislature passed law to the
effect that each county shall pay $40 per
month toward the support of each person
it sends to the home. Before this charge
can be made, however, the Superior
Court must recommit the patients who
are now there. This the courts of Los
Angeles have refused to do, on the ground
that the home is out of their jurisd iction.
The authorities here have recently re-
ceived word that unless the monthly al
Jowance is forthcoming the Twenty-Five
patients from this county will be turned
out. The six Superior Judges are now
away on their vacations and nothing can
b, done. The District Attorney has
written to the home officials asking for a
little more time, until the courts can be
convened again and more definite action
taken.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
RUNS AWAY EKUM HOME.
Drirsn to Desperation bv Her Mothers
Intemperdnce.

Drirem to Desperation bv Her Mother's
Intemperanc..
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 13-Isa-
bella Chevanton, a girl of Is years, ran
away from home because her mother.
Mrs. Blanche Chevanton, was habitually
intemperate and persisted in sending her
child for beer. The girls nature revolted
at her surroundings and she ran away
rom home. The humane officer took her
in charge. and now the mother is seeking
to regain possession of her by babeas.
corpus proceedings. The court to-day gave
the girl into the temporary charge Of Rev.
c. g. Billings of the Third Congreg ational
Church. The girl begged to be allowed 10
stay in charge of the humane officer a |;
the city Jail. as she said she feared her
mother would kill her.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
FRAoAs IN t4KsoN COURT.
Womau Calls Hts Honor Names aud
Fiahts Al the Officers.


CARSON, New, Aug. 13.-There was an
exciting scene in the Justice courtroom
this afternoon. John Anderson was being
tried for assault and battery on Mrs. Dan
iels. He claimed that she had robbed
him of his watch and that he recovered it
by force. When Attorney Bannion asked
her if her house was not one of iil-re pute
she threw an inkstand at him and began
heaping abuse upon him. The court or
dered her TO stop and she called the JUS
tice dirty cur. He ordered her taken
to jail for contempt.
Officer Brown attempted to arrest her.
but she fought like a wild animal. The
cry of Murder" raised by the daughter
brought ali the county officers and they
ali took hand III subd ding the woman
She hit County Clerk Tyrrel in the face,
kicked Recorder Ellis in the stomach and
Tough the Deputy Sheriff and the District
Attorney to standstilI. 1t required six
men to get her out of the courtroom and
into cell in the County Jail. The excite
ment brought hundreds of people to the
spot.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
Placer Nnttrex VII Celebrate.

AUBURN, CAL. Aug. 13-The several
Native Son pafIors of Placer County will
jointly celebrate Admission day on Sep
tember at Forest Hall, the largest of
this county's mining camps. Big prepara-
tons are being made, and it is already
evident that the celebration will be the
largest ever held in the foothills. In the
vote for Queen California, the result thus
far places Miss Minnie Rea In the lead.
with Miss Ellen keenan, close second.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
TWENTY YEAn. IN FOLSOM
Sentences of Williams, the Gallant Los
A8getsS Hi0h,pavn,an

sentence of Williams, the Gallant Lo.
angeles Hi0h,paynan.
LOS ANGELES. CAL, Aug. 1S.-ouick
justice has been dealt to one OF the two
highway robbers caught last week as a re-
suit of the gallsntry OF one of the pair
who, in politely tipping his hat to an
actress permitted mask to fall over h; 8
face. George Williams, the man who had
no police history that could be dug up.
was convicted on two charges OF highway
years in Folsom. His partner. Georrs
Bassett, who is paroled prisoner of Sar
Quentin, will be tried next, and his IRE.
vious bad record will have something to
do with the length of his next term in
prison. AZ
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
GUARDING AG1IAST SUICIDE.
Embsssler Bnja's Gmard Fear That he
Hin End Rss Yife

via End Has LIE.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Aug. 49,
Detective Gibson of San Francisco ar
rived here Tonight to take charge of
Nicholas Bula, the embezzling cashier of
l.. Scatena & Co. He will leave on Mhe
morning train with his prisoner. Buja
refuses to make any statement. His
guard last night tried 10 draw him into
conversation, but without success. So
fearful are the authorities that Buja may
take his life that they give him only tin
articles to eat out OF. He received mes
sage to-dey from his mother, who told
him to keep up his courage. as they were
doing everything in his behalf.
Bpja has made every effort 20 induce
the Sheriff to return 10 him the womans s
picture taken from him, going SO far as to
efter $3.50 diamond pin for it.