Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-11

WIlCH was tOLui iOee, WAS llhuTCu
for $4,000.
Prof. Bebikou, Russian mining
engineer, is discovering rich veins OF
copper ore at Copperfield. Under his
special supervision new veins are
noted and numbered. Before spring
the veins will be ready to give work
to 500 men.
Charles Cushion OF Ripton, after an
absence of six years, during which
time his townsnen thought he had
died, turned up short time ago as
well as ever, and it was learned with
surprise that he has been living in
New Hampshire.
Nearly 100 of DIR. Webb's hackneys
were sold at auction in New York
last week. The list was headed by
Matchless of Londesboro, the most
successful stallion ever yet seen in this
country. He brought $4,000. The
prices for the other horses were good
and averaged well.
The scheme TO build a railroad from
Rutland to Newport, via Rochester,
Waitsiield, Waterbury and Stowe,
does not seem TO materialize. A
meeting of the incorporators was to
have been held last week but scarcely
anyone put in an appearance. The
line has already been surveyed its
entire length.
Patrick Menogue OF Poultney was
severely hurt Wednesday of last week
while working in the Hampton quar-
ries. lie was removing tamping from
A blast when a spark from his chisel
ignited the powder, which exploded
in his face Several particles have
been removed from his eyeball and he
is in danger OF losing his sight.
A staging gave way in the Vermont
Marble company's works at Centre
Rutland Tuesday of last week and
five men fell IA feet, three of them
being badly injured. }. Crone OF
Proctor was unconscious when picked
up. His head was cut, his right leg
broken and one ankle injured. Eus-
tace Cyr sustained an injury to the
back and was unconscious some time.
Daniel Davine struck on his feet but
was injured in the back by a falling
tackle block.
Last week Tuesday night fire de-
stroyed two blocks at Newport Cen
ter. The fire originated in the cellar
Of the Hildreth building occupied by
f. l.. lIildreth, a merchant, with a
tenement above. Nothing was saved
from the building. The loss on the
is estimated at $4,000;
insurance, -, 500. The building adj
Joining was also destroyed. 1t was
owned by J. II. Whipple 4 Son and
was occupied as carriage and paint
shop below and as tenement above.
The contents were destroyed. The
insurance is small.
Word comes from Colorado that
and ex-senator II. a.
w. Tabor is digging for gold with
pick and shovel, poor man. a YER
mont farmers boy, stone mason, a
mall grocery keeper, a great mine |
,wner, multi-millionaire and pro-
lrietor of great blocks of buildings in |
Denver, the possessor and builder of
me of the finest o pera houses in the |
world, lieutenant governor OF Colo |
ado. United States senator, and now |
poor man once more, delving in the
lirt for another fortune among the
ills of Cripple Creek-Mr. Tabor has
lad a remarkable career.
The second annual meeting of the
Vermont Hotel Keepers association
vas held at Halc's tavern ut Wells
River last week Tuesday. The organ
zation now consists of 50 members,
9 having joined at this meeting.
)nly routine business was transacted.
officers were elected as follows: Presi-
lent, w. u. johnson, Essex Junction.;
ice-prcsident, Harry Pratt, Newfane:
ecretary and treasurer, George Rich
rds. Brattleboro: executive commit
ee, a. l.. Writers, Burlington, w. n.
Webb, Lyndonville, c. L. Forbes,
bellows Falls, Fred keeler, Hyde
dlk. anu uuA DbN " -. %hAoihS'
he meeting closed with the annual
anquet.
c. w. Eddy, 20, a merchant at Al
urgh Springs, shot and killed him.
Elf Saturday evening, Jan. 30th. He
adj been in Canada and on his return
lte in the afternoon arranged with
is clerk to deliver some goods. There
yas no one at the house except his
life and mother Soon after dis
his clerk he stepped into an
dioining room and shot himself in
he forehead, dying instantly. 1t is
lought financial embarrassment was
ne cause. Eddy was the son of Jack
.ddy, a well-to-do farmer on the west
de of Alburgh. lie had been in
usiness at the Springs about three
ears. Before that he was in BUSH
ess at Alburgh Center and was
urned out. His wife is a daughter