Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-12-02

missioned postmaster at Highgate, vice
Henry Baxter, deceased.
Aretas Blood, one of the leading
manufacturers and financiers of Man
chester, N. H., who died last week,
was native of Weathersfield.
Middlebury and Bristol liquor deal
ers were raided last week with the us
ual results-stuff found and several
fines for first offences imposed.
Tailor Reed OF the Bennington
county Jail served turkey and cram
berry sauce, with mashed potato and
other good things,to the prisoners for
Thanksgiving.
Judge Thomas L. Nelson Of the
United States district court for the
district of Massachusetts, who died at
his residence in Worcester, recently,
was a graduate of the u. V. VI.
The Bennington authorities have
begun another inquiry into the cause
Of the death of John Harbour, who
was killed in the WoJdford woods the
night of September 81 last, supposed
! ly by some one who mistook him for
a deer.
The contracting parties Of recent
marriage at Waterbury were Frank
j. Tatro Of that place and Miss Ne
lissa King Of Essex Junction. II was
a case OF Glove at first sight" as tncy
/ had never seen each other but once
/ before.
Mrs. Kate CalIinan OF Arlington
/ left her home recently and has not
been heard from. She was married
/ 20 John Callinan about seven years
ago, and has frequently said that she
would leave him. Il is said that her
husband was jealous Of her.
Ormand w. Fletcher, a prominent
merchant and citizen and for the past
20 wears postmaster at North Chester,
committed suicide by hanging in lis
store last week Mental arrangement
caused by sickness in his family is
thought TO have been the cause.
Overseer Of the poor, Barber, of
Burlington, distributed 500 pounds Of
chickens among the poor Of that city
for Thanksgiving. The chickens are
paid FOR by a Burlingtonian, who is
now in New York city. The same
gentleman made a similar Gift last
Thanksgiving.
Vice President Hobart, when he calls
the senate to order on the 9th of De
cember, will use a gavel which has
been presented to him and bears an
interesting history II is made from
piece of oak from an American YES
sci that for 100 years laid under the
waters OF Lake Champlain.
Miss Winifred NJ. Brothers and
Miss Mary Burns, both OF West Rul-
land, were struck by switching train
on the west end Of the East creek rail |
road bridge about $50 o'clock Tues
day evening of last week and fatally
injured. They were taken to the Rut-
land city hospital, where Miss Broth
ers died about I:3o o'clock. Mis-,
Burns died shortly after midnight.
The tug steamer John A., Capt. |
Thomas Norton, sprung aleak while
making trip through Lake Mem |
phremagog Sunday Of last week and |
sank in 20 feet of water although the |
crew tried TO beach the boat. The /
steamer is the property of Prouty 4
Miller lumbermen al Newport, and |
their steam barge went TO the rescue
and spent the whole day in raising
the wreck.
Through failure of the witnesses |
of the will of Augustus Barron, of
Burlington, to comply with the YER
mont law requiring at least three witt
nesses to sign in the presence of eacn |
other, the property of the testator
will be divided between his widow [
and brother and sister, instead of go
Ing intact to his widow as the will di
rected. The estate will probably
amount 10 $4,000.
Brakeman Roger Donahue OF
Mortified was knocked down while
coupling cars at Essex Junction last
week Monday evening and as result
OF the accident will probably lose his
right leg. An engine hunted into the
train while he was between the cars.
A wheel iammed his heel TO jelly |
and cut the flesh Off the calf of the
leo 50 deeply that DR.. A. I. Arkley,
who dressed the injuries, could place
his hand in the wound.
A somewhat interesting circum-
stance is related in which a common
everyday cat plays the principal part.
Frank Place, formerly resident of
Barre, moved some time ago and
among the property taken by him 10
his new home in Whitefield, y. H.,
was a cat. The latter evidently did
not like his new surroundings for in
a few DAYS he was missing In about
two weeks from the time he disap-
peared from Whitefield he showed up
one morning at his former home Oh
Silver street in Barre, much to the
surprise of those who then lived in the
house. The cat had come distance
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