Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-14

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Alexander st. George, a Bristo
farmer, has raised | 900 bushels of pc
tatoes this year and has been Offered
IS cents bushel for them.
The three-year-old son OF Michae
Maloney OF Sheldon swallowed the
contents Of vial of carbolic acid Fri.
day morning and died soon after.
Thaddeus Whitney. aged SO, a
respected citizen of North Shrews-
bury, committed suicide by hanging
last week Tuesday afternoon. He
leaves two sons, with one of whom be
was living. The cause Of his deed
was not known.
The states prison directors have
bought the large conservatory and
dollhouse on the Baxter place, Grove
street. Ii is 100 feet long and about
% feet in height, and has been trans
ferred to the house of correction,
where it will be set up and used in
the raising Of vegetables needed in the
institution.
Frank Douglass of Shelburne Falls
was fatally burned last week Monday
and died that night. Douglass had
been drinking and it was evident he
had overturned an alcohol bottle
which saturated his clothes and when
attempting to light his pipe set his
clothes afire. His legs, arms, abdomen
and chest were so thoroughly burned
that there was no hope whatever as to
his recovery.
Last week Tuesday Harry Reed
and Harry Bedding OF Newport went
out hunting partridges. One had
been killed and the two started in OPP
posite directions for a second one that
had been started. Finally Bedding
sighted the partridge and shot. The
was killed and Reed, who
was near, received 10 shots in his
body, which will not prove danger
Gus, although few arteries were
severed.
The work OF wiring the state house
for electric lights is practically COM
pleted, though none OF the feed wires
have yet been placed in position, and |
this work, with the finishing oil after
the wiring, is liable to take until the
first OF December. The greatest |
amount of skill was required in put
ting the wires into representatives
hall, which is TO be lighted by l52
lamps, arranged in the form OF a horse.
shoe about the interior OF the dome.
Harley Eggleston was arrested at
Brandon Wednesday afternoon, Oct.
J, charged with stealing a colt which
vas entered for a premium at the fair.
The horse belonged to Melvin Baker
md was in a barn at the Forest Park
arm. Eggleston, it is charged, took
he colt out Of the barn and traded
lin with a horse jockey and then
lrove TO the village, where he was ar
ested by Officer Fletcher. He was
,iven a hearing in the evening and
placed under $500 bonds for his ap.
,earancc. Bail was furnished.
The barns OF Geo. Holmes, of the
irm of Burdick n Holmes of High
rate Center, situated on his farm east
rlv from Highgate Falls,were entire
v consumed by fire Tuesday morning
Il last week, with their contents, in.
luding produce, four horses and
ther live stock; also barn belonging /
o w. T.. Welch adjoining Mr.. Holmes I
arm, which was also filled with farm :
roduce. The farm was occupied by ,
George Raymo, who also met with ,
Dss on farm produce and some live
took. The property was insured in
he Vermont Mutual. II
State Treasurer Field has received I
rom the secretary of state the grand I
st for 1897, with one gore missing, d
nd he is now sending out the notices y
Dr. the state tax Of - cents on the dol a
Ir,which was assessed mt the last gen. q
raj assembly. Two-thirds Of the c
mount Of tax apportioned to each a
,wn is TO be paid into the state treas c
nv on or before November 10, and i
ne remaining third on or before June y
D, 1898. The grand list of the state
81, 743, 764 "a, las against 81, 746,9I2.-
; two years ago. The tax will give !.
he state about S26l, 564.
Frederick Cleveland, former head 4
I the Cleveland Baking Powder COM
any, died in Albany, \. V, Satur- \
ay, Oct ,. Mr. Cleveland was born
/ New Haven, VT, in 1898. He was y
lucated at the Albany academy and I
ltered Yale in 1886, but illness COM "
elled him TO leave. lie went to Hi
DIS and engaged in the drug store
nsiness. He returned to Albany in u
81. and with his brother, George, es-
blished the Cleveland Brothers Bak-
Ig Powder company. lie sold out in a. a.
$50 and retired on account of paral- N
sis. lie is survived by widow and n
'ur children. II
The town OF Olcott is now receiving :
ds for the erection of town library,
with club room, reading
'om, billiard hall and bowling alley,
10 rnsult pf a $40 600 bpoupst from