Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-18

Judging by reports to the Ioca
papers there will be a light potat,
crop in Vermont this season. Thu
long drouth set them back a gooi
deal. Corn and other crops hav,
been generally benefited by the lat,
rains.
A cyclist on his way from Hartford
City to st. Adams was struck in the
head by stone August at Montpel.
Ter while crossing bridge and seri.
ously injured as it hit him in the
temple. The boy who threw il could
not be found.
w. X. Walker, manager of the
Howard opera house, Burlington, died
Saturday at Battle Creek, Mich, where
he had gone for the treatment of a
disease which baffied the skill of many
prominent Vermont and New York
physicians to discover. He was Sc
years old.
The case of Paul J. Moren son of
Hon. Daniel Moren of Richford, who
broke his neck while bathing July 81
and was totally paralyzed from the
shoulders down, is exciting much at
tention in medical circles, as it is said
the records show no similar case where
the patient survived beyond AS hours.
The rapid increase OF business dur
ing the past few years at the Water
bury postoffice Is largely attributed to
the extensive tannery business of G..
@. Warren, who now does five-eights
of all the mail business transacted at
that Office. Mr.. Warren's constantly
increasing business will soon raise the
postotfice salary 5000 more.
The report of the Rutland hospital
for the year ending June 80 shows
60 cases treated, OF Which, "a were
surgical and Is medical. Sixty-two
OF the patients paid in full, one paid
in part and six treated free. or the
whole number 43 were discharged
cured, 10 were improved. two were
not improved and six died.
The selectmen of Waitsfield have
their extensive job of forti-
fving George Olmstead's meadow.
This has been an expensive affair as
of loads of stone and brush
have been used, but it Is expected
that it will protect the road and
although Mr.. Olmstead has
sued the town at county court for
$500.
A piece of sshardtackn from Camp
Thomas, Chickamauga, reached the
postoffice at White River Junction a
lew days ago. Besides the address
was written request to the post
master not to bite piece off for post
ige. The specimen was in a good
tate of preservation, only small bit
being broken off in transit through
he mails.
A sample road is to be built at Ver-
by Z. G. Harrison, road ex-
pert and acting director of the road
INQUIRY office of the national depart |
nent of agriculture. A meeting will
DC held at Vergennes ON Tuesday, |
Sept. 20, in order TO give chance to
zee the road and the machinery used |
n building it. Addresses will be
made and the public are invited to be
present.
d. B. Sexton has begun his AID |
ear of continuous railway service.
lie was with the Central Vermont
abroad thirty-one years, and has
'een two years in the employ of the
rutland railroad. His many friends
viii be pleased to learn of his con-
inued health and prosperity. Next
0 Hank White he was one Of the
cs. end men in a minstrel show the
tate has ever produced.
The Montreal Star, speaking Of the
acknowledgements game of Monday
yhich resulted TO 0 in favor of the
says this Of Bert Abbey,
le-old time Vermont Varsity pitcher:
Abbey's work Yesterday was of the
cord variety. Not a man walked to
rst base and only two reached first
My to be doubled up. Not man was
it on bases and the tabulated score {
lows that but q menwent to bat" u