Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-30
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.


appointed consul at Pernambuco b,
the president recently.
The United States courts will con
yene at Rutland for the regular Octo
Der term on October 5.
The Vermont state industrial school
located at Vergennes, contains 90 boy,
and Ia girls, all in excellent health.
Henry A. Dow of South Cabot was
severely hurt recently while WORKING
on Wooster's flume. A stick of tim.
Der hit him in such a manner as to
break his under jaw, nearly in front.
Ray Bean of Lyndon, little chan
II years old Sept. 2lst, has 800 de
posted in the savings bank, money
learned by selling papers, popcorn,
ETC., and has done it without sighting
his school, attending regularly every
term.
Clyde Spencer of Plainfleld while
hunting last week Thursday, heard
a peculiar noise, and crawling along
till he could look over stone wall he
saw large eagle with heavy steel
trap attached to one leg. The bird
flew away before he could shoot.
The Vermont State Medical society
will hold its saith annual meeting at
st. Adams October ID and IA. The
headquarters will be at the American
House and the meetings will be held
at the city hall. st. Adams physi-
clans have invited the members OF the
society to bring their wives, for whom
special entertainment will be pro-
vided.
During the races at the South Rye
gate fair last Thursday afternoon
horse owned by Frank Kittredge Of
Woodsville, N. H., bolted from the
track through the crowd and plunged
into the river adjacent. Dozens OF
people were knocked down. Several
were badly cut and bruised but no one
fatally. The animal was drowned
before it was gotten out. 1t was val
ued at 81 900.
A few years ago several Bennington
sportsmen imported a number of quail
from the West and set them loose on
the mountains in that vicinity. They
have done well and increased to quite
an extent. One OF the local hunters,
who was quite active in getting them,
shot five in one day last week and |
another enc brought in three. The
general sentiment, however, is against
the killing of them at present.
James Bullam of Boston, postofiice
inspector, " as in Vergennes last week
for the purpose of making an investi-
cation into the management of the |
Vergennes postotfice, John II. DON
nelly postmaster. The cause of the
was that charges of
gross mismanagement had been made
20 the postofiice department at Wash
ington by parties in Yergennes. The
are that nothing will
come of the investigation.
Ecclesiastical councils were called Mt
September 22d TO ordain
Frank w. IIazen and ct Sherburne
23d TO ordain William
Hazen. Rev. Carlton Hazen is pastor
Of the neighboring church in Roches-
ter. All these young men are sons Of
The late Rev. Austin llaZen OF Rich
mond and are graduates Of the Uni
gersity of Vermont. "The Congrega-
iional pulpit" says the Chronicle,
'owes much to the lIazen family OF
Vermont"
The Cottage hotel at st. Johnsbury,
/ three-story wooden building on Rail-
Dad street, owned by r. B. Flint, II.
?. Lindsay manager, was partially de-
;troyed at / 20 last Thursday morn
ng by fire which caught from a
bracket lamp in the first story and
pread to the roof. Prompt work by
he fire department saved the build
ng Many guests escaped in their {
light clothes, one man being awaken !
d by the burning of his mattress. {
rhe building and contents are fully
insured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonette, the st. Johns
Jury aeronauts, recently gave at Man 1
hester, n. H., the most sensational
erial act ever seen in that place. AT !
thousand feet above Lake Massa- V
,esic Mrs. Bonette's parachute was G
ut loose and she descended into the a
old waters of the lake. There was |
ONE delay about rescuing her but a
he reached terra firma all right. Mr.. +
,onette was fully mile high when S
e began his descent and also came ]
own into the lake. Four hundred t
scensions is Mr.. Bonette's record. 8
The Canada Atlantic railroad,
yhich has just completed an extension \
or its system from Lacolle to East I
Ilburg, will make Swanton its east q
I'm terminus. About 40 acres have q
cen donated by philosophical citi- 7
ems. The terminal will be just west {
f the Central station. Then a spur q
ill connect the proposed yard with b
he Boston & Maine, tapping the Lake n
Dad near the big coal shed. The Q
Ian, as prepared by the Canada At D
,ntic management, shows very spa a
ious and up-to-date yard with tracks q