Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-01-07

Stephen J. Hastings residence in
Waterford was burned. The fire
caught in the girls room in some bed
clothes near the chimney. Most OF
the furniture was saved. Loss, $500;
well insured.
The Busby Bell and Tool company
of Fair Haven has been attached by
Nahum J. Busby Of Boston, through
his attorneys, Capt. Joel G. Baker
and Hon. Frank ID. White, of Rut-
land. in the sum of $4,000. The pa
pers were served by Deputy Sheriff
J. II. Policy of Fair Haven. The
claim is breach of contract.
Rev. Charles A. Reese, former
pastor of the Baptist church at Rut-
land, has resigned his charge at Law
renee, Mass, and has accepted posi-
ton as financial secretary of the theo-
logical Institute at Newton Center,
Mass. This is an office which has
lately been created by the board of
trustees of the institution.
The state Library commission has
decided to hold meetings in various
towns of the state during the coming
year for the purpose Of awakening in
terest in libraries among the people.
These meetings, the first one Of which
will be held in Burlington in Feb
ruary. will be in the nature of talks
on library systems, selection of books.
etc
Charles G. Weaver, a wool mer-
chant of 80 and Al West Broadway,
New York, died last week Monday
Of pneumonia at his home, 80 Willow
street, Brooklyn, aged "A years. He
was born in Plymouth, this state, and
bad been a resident of Brooklyn 40
years. He was one Of the oldest MEM
bers OF the church of the Pilgrims ut
Brooklyn. lie leaves a widow and
one daughter.
The hero Of a hundred bear hunts,
Isaac Pratt OF Bennington, is looking
for stolen bear traps. lie believes it
is some owner of a fox hound in the
vicinity and says he will set dead falls
for the hounds. The fox hunters say
that Pratt never caught a bear in the
manner provided in Vermont statutes,
and that he always catches more
hounds than bears. They threaten
trouble if any hounds are killed by a
dead fall.
The Raponda Hotel, fashionable
summer resort, situated on Lake RAJ
ponda. three miles from the village of
Wilmington, was destroyed by fire,
with lis contents, Sunday evening,
Dec. q. The Raponda was built
about seven years ago by stock COM
pany at a cost OF $4,000. Its present
valuation was about $4,000. 1t was
owned by G. ID. Spencer and +. +.
Wheeler Of Wilmington. II had ca !
pacity for from eighty to one hum
bred guests. The origin of the fire is
a mystery, as the hotel had been I'M
occupied since the close of the summer
season. There was an insurance of
81 600 on the hotel and -, 800 on the
contents
The question of constructing dam
across the Connecticut liver and of
an electrical power plant
for the purpose OF furnishing power,
light and heat for the manufactures
is again interesting Brattleboro capt.
talists. If the plans OF the promoters
Of the scheme materialize, the result
will, without doubt, be great benefit
10 the town of Brattleboro. Recent
developments and discoveries in the
applying of electrical force make it
apparent that it would be Il feasible
md paying project 10 construct a
lam across the river near the Has
.ings rapids, two miles or so above the
,illage, and to build n power plant
near there and conduct the electricity
o the village by means OF wire.
Frank Miles. treasurer of the Bos-
on Safe Deposit and Trust company,
defauter 70 the amount of 500, 900, 4,
)ut part OF his stealings into a 400
Icre farm at North Londonderry, I
which, with extensive Improvements
made, cost him upwards of $50, 600, ,
nd which is decided to his son. Mount
AXE farm is the name by which
Crank Miles country place is known. /
I is in North Londonderry, in the
xtreme northeast corner of Windham :
ounty. 1t is reached after ride of =
6 miles over the tortuous narrow i
.uage railroad from Brattleboro to
,outh Londonderry and a drive of six :
niles. No money has been spared TO !
make it model farm, and it is the I
NEST in that section of Vermont. The
Ioston Trust company furnished the i
money. i
Felix Liberty made an unsuccessful 4
tempt to commit suicide last week q
{ Belden's, two miles north of Mid 4
lebury. He had not been very well i
or few weeks. Before going TO the v
liver he went TO his home and put on t
II the clothes that he could possibly L
AIRY. lie then wandered down to Il
he bridge at the falls, distance of i
bout half mile, and jumped into '
he water about 40 feet from the c
ridge. The water at that place Is +
cry deep, but on account of having
n so many clothes lac did not sink at /
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