Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-05
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

" i'u"oiiu elllCt oClODcF, 1919, IA
resigned.
The st. Adams fire department vot
ed Monday night of last week to re
call its resignation rendered to the
city council some time ago.
Allie, son of Geo. II. Town, of st
JJhnsbury, g.d years, was thrown
from load of hay last week Tuesday
and died from the effect Of his in
ljuries III ursday morning.
The seasons importations of Cana.
dian lumber up to date are, accord.
ing TO the custom house figures, 10.
oO0,472 feet, valued at $3.50, 406. For
the same period last year the impor-
tations were 4,9l9,125 feet, valued AT
S48, 749.
Clayton Potter of Bakersfield took
a dose of paris green recently with in
tent to end his life. Family trouble
is the cause. DIR. Melville was called
and at last accounts Potter was alive
and doing as well as could be expect
ed, but is not out of danger yet.
1t was learned at Readsboro last
Thursday that Clarence Dix was
drowned in Sadawaga pond while
fishing with two companions the
night before. Those who were with
Dix escaped. The boat was accident
ally overturned. Dix was % years old
and left a widow.
Jessie Tredeau of 3:iddlebury, II
years of age, was arrested last week
and sentenced TO the state reform
school until she became of age. The
girl was charged with adultery. She
complained of number of men in
town, a few Of whom were brought
up for trial. Bail was fixed at $500
each.
The Holden Granite company of
IIardwick, of which j. S. Holden of
Bennington is principal owner and
president, is making extensive surveys
on the Fairman meadow in that town,
preparatory to the erection OF large
steel granite cutting shed. 1t will be
300 feet in length and large enough to
shelter 500 cutters.
j. l.. Martin of Brattleboro will be
the fourth Windham county man to
hold the Office Of United States attor-
ney for the district Of Vermont. The
first was Daniel Kellogg, appointed
by jackson in 1920, and who served
for II years. Next came Geo. Howe
under Lincoln, and then Col. Haskins,
who was appointed at the close of
Hayes term.
John Marcy had his collar bone
broken and a woman who was with
him had one leg badly bruised Satur.
day evening, July "a, in South Lin
coin, by the overturning Of their wag-
on. Mr.. Marcy, who came from
New York in company with his wife,
child and three friends, was on his
way to visit friends. They drove in
TO Whitney's yard to inquire the way
and in the dark, drove of an embank-
ment about five feet high.
ID. A. Stone of Burlington has been
appointed Chinese inspector for the
district of Vermont, A. G.. ). Beeman
of st. Adams, and G. c. Taylor Of
Richford have been made customs in
spectors. Customs Inspector Thomas
Fitzsimmons has been transferred |
from st. Adams to Montreal, with an
increase in salary from $40 to 1898.
l.. l.. Penniman of Burlington has
been transferred from Toronto to Lev
is, opposite Quebec, with an increase
in salary flom $3.50 to Sl,095.
The oldest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Royal N. Stetson of West Hartford,
. boy six years old, was drowned in
White river last Monday. The faith
er was on the bank of the river catch
ing flood wood when the child, who
had been playing around him, dis
and he next saw him float
ing on the water which was high and
The body was found last
Friday at White River Junction. On
ly four months ago they had another
child killed by an accident.
A small row boat, containing Mrs.
]. Fuller, her year-old son and
her sister, Miss Chilson, all of SPRING
field. was capsized in Lake Memphre-
magog Tuesday afternoon of last week
and while both women were rescued,
the boy sank before aid could reach
him. The accident, which was caused
by the women trying to change seats,
occurred about 800 feet from the shore
and the cries of all three finally
brought two men to their aid. Both
women were very much exhausted
when brought to shore. The lake is
being dragged for the body of the boy.
A reunion of former sons and
daughters of Perkinsville is planned
for early i'm August The visitors, If
the present intentions are carried out,
will include a large proportion OF
those who went from there, say % or
30 years ago, the survivors of the old
families which peopled Weatherstield |
when Perkinsville was one of the most
flourishing villages in the state. They
and their husbands and wives and
children are coming to pass a few days
in looking up old scenes and to wan
der through familiar highways and
bvwavs. No definite plans are yet