Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-03-04
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West Rutland supported l3 people
on the town farm at cost of S60s. ! 0.
Michael Lucas, a Westfield black
smith, was shaping piece of steel a
few days since when portion of it
flew, striking him in the eye, destroy
ing his sight.
Harry Lawton of South Londonder-
~ cut off one thumb in hay cutter
the other day. Harry Coverty had
one finger mangled on a saw recent, j.,
and Albert Smith had four fingers cut
off by the same saw the next day.
w. f. Moise, an old resident of
Rutland, aged rs years, committed
suicide last Wednesday afternoon.
lie failed to accomplish his purp Sc
by cutting his throat so afterward
hanged himself Dependency is said
to have been the cause.
Vergennes is to have a crack base
ball team next season. This team is
backed by New York parties who
spend the summer at Vergennes, so
that regular walking Of The ghost is
assured. The club will be largely
composed Of college players.
4 young child Of Herbert Currier
Of Berlin severely injured its hand
last week. The mother Of the child
was washing and the child's hand be-
came caught in the clothes wrin9er,
iniuring, 1t is feared, that member so
that il will be MANNED for life.
The next session Of the Vermont
Methodist conference will be held at
Waterbury, beginning April 10 ana
continuing until April 10. The pro-
gram is not fully completed, but the
people are assured that the abest tai.
ent of the conference will be present
during its session.
Edwin E. Sargent of st. Johnsbury
has his sargent Record NEARLY ready
for the press. He now has lineally
arranged over 5,400 who were born to
the name and descendants of the first
one known in the United States, be-
sides those they have married and
children of married daughters.
John f. Harris of St. Johnsbury
has sold his weekly to G.. G. Blood,
who formerly published a paper at
North Bennington, who took posses
sion March |. Mr. Harris plans are
undecided as yet. lie contemplates a
trip South for the benefit Of his wife's
health, which has been poor for some
months.
Mrs. Mary Howe. LAWN will close
remarkably successful season Of grand
opera and concert in Berlin in about
two months and, unless something
unexpected happens, she will return
to Brattleboro with her brother, Luz
cien Howe, about May /. She will
then probably fill some concert en-
gagements in this country.
Fred Stanton Of st. Johnsbury died
last week Monday from the effects of
being kicked in the forehead the
Thursday morning before while break
ing colt His skull was fractured
and he was unconscious most Of the
time until his death. lie was about
Sc years old and was formeIlya pros
porous Danville farmer.
Mrs. Eta NJ. Ellis of Mortified and
Leon Steel Of RoXbury were arrested
at Nergennes recently by Deputy Sher
i'll Middlebrook. They ran away from
Mortified about year ago and went
to Bernardston, Mass, where lie secured
for about six months.
From there he went TO Vergennes and
she followed in few days, accom-
panied by her six-year-old son, and
they lived together rs man and wife.
They are now in Jail at Montpelier.
Hon. G. 4. Davis of Windsor has
very kindly and generously proposed
to build a library building the COM
ing season in the village of Felchville
for the benefit OF the town of Reading.
The proposition will be made at the
town meeting III March for the town
to avail itself OF the offer by the state
of 500 worth of books for the public
lib: airy by raising S25. II is hoped
that the opportunity will not pass I'M
for the books would 1e of
great value TO the entire town. n Tree
library being always a great public
benefit.
Robert Blair, the West Barnet man
who would not pay his taxes and was
accordingly lodged in Jail at St.Johns-
bury recently, stayed there till last
week Monday, when he concluded TO
pay up and get out. lie had to pay
a tax bill Of sos and costs of 81,
which is more money than he has
spent in many day before. Either
the close confinement got trifle mo-
notonous or else he was advised TO pay
the taxes is the reason he didn't stop
in Jail as long as Barnet would pay the
board bill, which he was at first in
clined TO do.