Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-07-14
State of Vermont.
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90 Last year it was s48, 1881.
Six black bass weighing Is pound
were caught in Spafford lake July A
The tax rate in Burlington is SI.5l
IN the dollar. This includes all taxes
George C. Sabin, a Bellows FALL
teamster, has failed. Liabilities
about $1,000.
w. J. Bagley, superintendent of the
electric light company, Montpelier
died July 9th.
Over 1000 fares were taken on the
Montpelier and Barre electric road
Sunday, July 3.
Ed. Kendall and A. F. Boomer
of Putney were recently fined S25.62
for beating horse.
There is much tuberculosis being
brought to light in the lower Wind
ham county towns.
Thomas Smith has been elected SUI
perintendent of the Montpelier and
Barre electric road.
Charles Tankhard of Burlington
was arrested last week for stealing a
woman's purse containing Sl4.
H. G. Jameson's house was burned
at Alburg the night of June 20. The
building was insured for $1,000 and
the contents for 500.
Fire destroyed the farm buildings
of Fred Holden of Pittsford July 8,
with all their contents. Insurance
small in Vermont Mutual.
Two colored tramps were sentenced
to two months at the workhouse from.
Burlington last week for stealing din
ner pals from boys who were berry
ing.
History repeats itself and that VEN
cradle old-timer, Henry Chamberlain,
the most popular conductor in the
world, is again running the White
Mountain express.
Mrs. Zenas of Baltimore is q re-
markably preserved lady of eighty
years. She has done all the house,
work on large farm and made 1900
pounds of butter by the old-fashioned
method.
The handsome buildings owned by
w. II. Huffman at Springfield were
destroyed by fire July 5. The loss is
$4,000, with no insurance except on
the household furniture, which was
partially saved.
Freddie Cass, aged seven years, of
Bellows Falls, was holding spear of
grass in his mouth few days ago,
when it was drawn into his throat and
worked down to his lungs. He died
July 3rd from the effect.
Hon. George w. Reed Of Montpel-
Ter, for many years one of the most
prominent citizens of the capital, died
July 4th, aged about so years. He
was prominent in insurance circles,
and for % years county treasurer.
Harold Spear of Montpelier came
near being killed last week Monday
while riding on the electric cars to
Barre. While standing on the run
ming board of the car he was struck
in the face by pole located near the
track.
The 9th annual convention and
tournament of the Vermont State
Firemen's association will be held at
MidGlebury Wednesday and Thurs
day, July 20 and 81. Four hundred
and seventy-fve dollars are offered in
prizes.
DR.. Erasmus Arlington Pond OF
Rutland, the. crack pitcher in the ma
tional baseball league, played his last
game with the Baltimores July 6, be-
fore joining the hospital corps OF the
army. He the game against the
Phillies 13 to 0.
R. f. Weeks, wealthy man and
native of Brattleboro, died July 3,
aged 65. He was well known through
Central and South America, Mexico
and the southwestern part OF the
United States as the Mexican ana
Central American banker. =
Mrs Hughes of Websterville had the
left side of her face and both eyes pep
pered with gun powder recently by
the accidental discharge of a partly
loaded gun. There is hope of sight
in both eyes but her face will bear
permanent marks of injury.
Noel Potter, 81, of Chippenhook
was killed June Both, being thrown
from load of hay. He served in the
civil war and was a member OF the
Post at Rutland. He leaves family,
one son being member OF tie Rut-
land company at Chickamauga.
The work upon the Jewish syna-
gogue at Burlington is progressing
rapidly and it is expected to be done
about the middle of July, when It
will be dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies. All Burlington needs is
Chinese joss house to be cosmo-
politan city.
The case OF the state against Her.
bert Palmer, of New Haven, charged /
with shooting with intent to kill Ed |