Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-05-13

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The eighth annual convention and
tournament of the Vermont State
Firemen's association will be he'd al
Vergennes June % and "a.
The value of goods entered for con
sumption at st. Adams port last
month was s28s,ll2. The total as
sessed duty was S53, 1929.
The receipts of the Burlington post
Office for the month of April were
Sl3, S53.7l, which is gain Of 1900
over the receipts of April. 1896.
Stephen Packard of Putney was ar
rested recently on charge of biga-
my. He was living with his third
wife, the first two still being in the
living. He is veteran, having served
in the 10th Vermont regiment, and is
81 years old.
John G.. SAKE, a grandson of the
Vermont poet of that name and a
son of John T. SAKE of Albany,N. Y,
graduated with the highest honors at
the McGill university, Montreal, re-
Gently. Mr.. SAKE received the degree
of b. A. with honors, was selected as
Tree Orator, and received the Prince
of Wales gold medal. Mr.. SAKE was
a resident of st. Adams in his earlier
life.
Ed Bassett of North Bridgewater
shot a splendid specimen of American
bald eagle last week Friday, and
brought it to the village alive. X. l..
Adams purchased it, administered
chloroform, and has sent il to a tax
idermist to be mounted. The bird
measures over six feet from tip to tip
of wings and weighed seven and one
half pounds. ~ Woodstock Standard.
The house and barn of Joseph We'll
come and barn owned by G. w. Searle
OF Berkshire were burned Saturday
night, May l. The blacksmith shop
owned by Mr.. Austin was badly dam
aged, also Mr.. Searle's house. 1t was
only the hard work of men and
women that saved these houses and
the village as there was a strong wind
blowing all night. Several other
houses caught fire but it was quickly
extinguished. Cause unknown.
A painful drowning accident oc-
CURED at Highgate last week Tuesday
afternoon, by which Eugene Greenia,
the 3-year-old son Of Emery Greenia,
lost his life. 1t seems the little fellow
wanted to go fishing and thought |
the cistern, with about five feet of wa
ter in it, in the yard, would answer
He raised the cover and the weight OF
ii drew him forward over the opening
so that he fell in. The child was TAX
en- out very soon, but could be saved.
The Montpelier Transcript says
that United States Deputy Internal |
Revenue Collector A. l.. Weeks re-
Gently, acting under orders issued by |
the government, inquired into the sale
of malt preparations by the several |
groceries at Montpelier which do not
pay for United States license, and /
that these places will be asked to take
out a license. The government holds.
says the Transcript, that these malt
contain larger per cent
Of alcohol than lager beer.
A man named Forgrave, while en-
tering a house at Norton last week
Tuesday, was set upon and stabbed
by man named Rogers, three differ
ent times; once in the forehead, and
twice in the vicinity of the heart.
Rogers was crazy drunk at the time
and belongs in Texas, coming East on
account of some trouble with which
he was implicated. Forgrave's wounds
are not considered dangerous, unless
blood poisoning sets in. Rogers has
been arrested and is ava iting results.
The gold medal of the Beaux Arts
society of New \ FORK for the best de-
sign of a governors official reception
building and private residence adioin-
NC has been awarded to Il Vermont /
BOY, Russell w. Porter of Springfield,
who is a member of the senior class Of
he Massachusetts, Institute of Tech /
lology of Boston. The competition I
vas extended to all architectural q
chools and colleges in the country I
md to pupils of private tutors. In S
he junior competition of the same !
ociety last year young Porter was |
he winner Of the first mention. |
An explosion of gas in the basement
# Henry, johnson & Lords building
i Burlington Monday night, May 3D., !.
everely injured John Ayling, an old
mployee of the firm. He had passed |
nto the cellar and as he ignited a
match the explosion took place, throw !
NO him six or seven feet from the ,
as JET and inflicting serious injuries, !
a broken wrist and nose, !
everal cuts on the face and head and !.
evere burns on face. The cause of
he accident is hard to determine.
The probable cause is that gas had
zen escaping from the pipe for some
lime ard had filled the room. An
experienced plumber has said that it
5 very improbable that enough gas I
Guild escape in few seconds to cause l
he explosion.
The next annual convention of the :