Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-07-07
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

L. w. Shedd has been nominated
for postmaster at Montpelier.
New heavy steel rails are being laid
on the B.S M. road in Orleans county.
There is prospect that the bobbin
shop at Bradford will be started
again.
Bennington has 45O dogs and
$4,000 in her treasury to the credit of
the dog fund.
The frs. trolley car over the Mont
pelier and Barre electric road was
run June %.
G. w. McDonough, a Bennington
bicycle dealer, has failed for $1,000.
Assets less than $1,000.
The Washington county Democrat
ic convention will be held in Mont
pelier Saturday, July 80.
Miss Iona M. Jordan Of Green's
boro, has just finished piecing a quilt
viii III contains ii, O25 pieces.
John Connors, aged about 40,
drowned himself at Pownal last week
Wednesday. He was a stranger in
town.
The hail storm June 81 was very
severe in Bennington county. In
Woodford hail fell to the depth of six
inches.
The postoffice at Jericho Corners
was burglarized last Thursday morn
ing and about S35 worth of stamps
secured.
Mildred Brewster says she is very
well treated at Waterbury, but she
does not enjoy the company of so
many crazy people.
Hon. w. A. Lord of Montpelier
has qualified as national bank ex-
aminer and began the work incum-
bent on him last week.
Ex-senator George +. Edmunds
delivered an Grafton in Independence
hall, July 4, on the invitation of the
people of Philadelphia.
Ellis Hughes of Graniteville was
locked up in Montpelier Jail June 20
at his request, to recover from severe
case of delirium tremens.
The delegates from Vermont to the
Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine
at Dallas, Texas, have returned. There
were over 600 delegates present.
Prof. Whitehill of Montpelier high
school entertained the graduating
class at his cottage on the shores of
Caspian lake, Greensboro, last week.
The Col. Z. p. Jewett house on
State street, Montpelier, has been
rented to Governor-to-be e. G. Smith !
of st. Adams for the coming session
of the Legislature.
John Bitney of Midilebury has
been sentenced to the State Industrial
school at Vergennes for the remain
der of his minority for petty larceny. |
He is Is years of age.
A Miss Wales from Montreal was
drowned at Missisquoi Park, High
gate Springs, Friday by the capsizing
of boat in which she and a gentle
man friend were out rowing.
The farm buildings owned by Ora
NJ. Rhoades of Windham were totally
destroyed by fire Friday night, June
"a. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000. The property was partially
covered by insurance.
Edward Faxon of Jamaica Plain,
Mass, one of party of botanists re-
Gently gathering specimens at Will
loughby lake, fell while getting over
a fence and was instantly killed. He
was IA years old and unmarried.
A beautiful stained glass window
has Just been placed in the chapel OF
Bishop Halls house at Rock Point.
1t is a gift to the Bishop from the
Sisters of Margaret in Boston, whose
chaplain he was for several years.
As result of shooting scrape at
New Haven, II. G. Palmer Is under
arrest, charged with assault with
deadly weapon with intent to murder.
The hearing is Thursday, June 80.
1t is love affair, an Infatuated IA
tier, etc.
F. Kennedy, agent and manager of
the Winooski wooden mills, resigned
Friday. Mr.. Kennedy has been con-
nected with the company for AZ years,
and has been manager Sc years. He
gives as his reason for resigning the
need of rest.
AT a recent soldiers aid entertain
ment, Brattleboro had the rare
pleasure of listening to duet from
s'Lakme," rendered by the famous
Mary Howe LAWN and Hattie Brazor
Pratt. Each also sang solos, as did
Mr.. LAWN, the tenor.
The friends of Rev. Andrew Gillies
of Montpelier will endeavor TO
secure his election as chap
lain of the senate at the coming ses-
sion of the legislature. Mr.. Gillies IS
one of the most popular Methodist
clergymen in the state.
Warner G. Townsend of Grafton
has had 5000 pounds of wool stolen.
it was stored in an unoccupied house