Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-29

the edge OF StarkSDOr0 was totally de
stroyed by fire last week Wednesday
with nearly all the contents. No in
surance. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by ashes in box or bar
rel.
Postmaster Hall received at the Bur
lington office last week Monday q
postoffice order from Toxic, Japan,
which bore upon its back the request
that the date of its receipt at Burling-
ton be forwarded to Toxic. The or.
der had been only 20 days in transit.
Mrs. Cora Sherman of West Rupert
found two old coins in her cornfield,
one Spanish silver shilling of l772and
the other U. S. penny of 1903. The
first Vermont coins were made at Ru-
pert, by authority of the state, by
VIM. Harmon, not far from where
Mrs. Sherman found these coins.
Edward Carney and Joseph Nc
Carly wnre arrested at Bellows Falls
Thursday afternoon for breaking into
a Boston Il Maine freight car at Brat
tleboro and abstracting part of the
contents. As the car was a loaded
car with custom seals, they will be
held for action by the United States
authorities.
A man named McClaflin, who was
arrested at East Warren for obtaining
liquor under false pretences, was tried,
confessed his guilt and was sentenced
to Rutland. Constable Heath started
with him, and while crossing Lincoln
mountain the prisoner broke loose
and ran. Heath tried to shoot him,
but his gun failed to go off and Rut-
land is one prisoner less.
Among the many relics in the house
of Mrs. George w. Robinson at Ben
nington Center is a copy of an account
book, or blotter, formerly used in the
Catamount tavern. One page is
nearly filed with charges against
Ethan Allen for grog. 1t was started
in the year 1865 and the first charge
against Ethan is in April. The total
amount on the page is 90 Is. 3D..
Credits on the bill are for IS Is. Sd.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 5. Bingham of
Bennington started last Friday for the
Forest and Stream club in Whining
ton in a covered carriage drawn by
two horses. While going up the
in Woodford they met
heavy thunderstorm. A lightning
bolt struck the pole of their carriage,
killed one of the horses and sliiered
the pole into fragments. Neither of
the occupants of the carriage were in
jured.
"Aunt" Nabby Welch of Groton If
she lives until the last day of July will
reach the age Of 100 years, and her
friends and relatives will celebrate the
event on Saturday, July 3lst, at the
old homestead near Mount Medad,
now occupied by II. n. Welch, her
grandson. "Aunt" Nabby is the
only person who was born in Groton
and has always lived there who has
reached the age of 100. Friends and
from several states are eX-
pected to be present.
Superintendent John w. Titcomb,
of the United States fish hatchery at
st. Johnsbury, has distributed in the
brooks of that section 200, 900 Column
bia river salmon. The fish were from
two to three inches in length and were
Matched from eggs at the hatchery
this spring. These fish will not stay
in the brooks here but will probably
soon find their way to the rivers of
the Atlantic seaboard. Five millions
Of these salmon will be distributed this
summer. As an experiment some of
these fish have been placed in Lake
Morey. The lake will be screened
and it is hoped that they can be made
10 thrive there.
Three deer in the roadway caused
runaway at Woodstock on Sunday,
July 18th. f. S. Billings of New
York and a friend named Boyce were
driving from Woodstock to Rutland
over the mountain when the horses
became frightened by three deer be-
side the road and ran away. The
men both jumped, Mr.. Billings get
ing only cut on the head and some
bruises, while Mr.. Boyce had leg
broken in three places. The horses
we're ba,lly cut and otherwise injured,
while the horse OF a friend who car
led Mr.. Boyce back to Woodstock,
having already been driven 80 miles
hat hot day and hurried home, died
hat night.
Eddie Coursey of Burlington is the
name of one of the youngest horse
hieves on record. Saturday, July
18th, Eddie walked out to South Bur-
ington and asked a farmer named
Blanchette for job, saying he was
Wiling to do work for - per month.
lie was so business-like that Mr..
Blanchette hired him on the spot and |
lgreed to paw him what he was worth.
When Sunday came Mr.. and Mrs. |
3lanchette went to Burlington to ped
lie milk and attend church and Eddie
litched up horse and two-wheeled
art, drove to Burlington, rode around
With friends and then traded off the
lorse for watch at Essex Junction.
lie was arrested.
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