Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-29

w ute hitcF JuuCtion was tcStioycu
by fire Friday.
| A l5O-pound deer was run down by
dog in Sheldon last week and SC
badly injured the selectman ordered
il killed.
Henry Gardner OF Felchville tripped
and fell near circular saw last week
and was struck in the face by tim
Der which jammed four teeth through
his under lip.
Hon. Il. F. Paine of Jay, cashier in
The customs office of the Memphrema-
cog district, died from shock last
week, aged 62 years.
The farm house of Amos Phillips
of Bristol, with contents, was burned
last week. Loss, from 800 to
81, 900; insured for $500. Mr.. Phil
lips was badly burned.
The three-year-old child of Watson
Varney of Montpelier drank a guam
tity OF benzine last week and was
stupefied as result for some time.
Mrs. Mary A. Donahue of Fair
haven was lodged in Woodstock Jail
recently on charge Of arson in con-
Dection with the burning OF some
buildings in Plymouth in 1897.
Ex-Gox. U. A. Woodbury. was one
of the speakers at the banquet Of the
New England Society of Pcnnsylva-
MIA, held in Philadelphia last week
Admiral Schley was the guest of
honor.
Sylvester Atkins OF Lincoln was
arrested Dec. q for setting his dog on
Sidney Buttles. The latter was seri-
ously bitten. Atkins was bound over
to await the action OF the grand jury
under 500 bonds.
#. S. Grow, former Bradford boy,
has been appointed to an important
position on the faculty of the boys
High school of New York city. The
daily papers of the city speak OF the
appointment in high terms.
l.. ). Hayes of Bellows Falls was
arrested in New York on civil SUIT
by Frank w. Anthony for $4,000.
lie is prominent insurance agent in
Vermont and was one OF the promi-
nent candidates for insurance COM
missioner.
William III. Stone, New York
lawyer, has bought the Hagar clear
ing on tine high ranges cast OF Ben
nington and near Little pond. The
tract embraces about 500 acres and
was bought for 81 400. He will
erect 4Ox60 log cottage.
Henry Hubbard of Newport, a
brakeman on the B.& NJ. wav freight,
was killed near Stanstead Junction,
Que, Dec. 10 about O'Clock. lie
was dragged quite a distance, and
when found his body was nearly cut
in two. lie leaves wife.
j. IL. Mays store at Jericho was
broken into Sunday night. Entrance
was made by breaking the sash in n
back window but no goods were dis
turbed except candy and tobacco. The
safe was not locked and small
amount of money was in IL.
J. L. StanyaD, the popular news
paper man of Montpelier, has recent
" returned from Detroit where he
has been undergoing successful treat
ment for stammering. He stammered
for over 80 years and he says that he
was cured in about ten days.
Mrs. John Ashley of Underhill |
Centre has brought civil suit against
II. c. Lucas of Burlington, to recover
damages for an alleged undue famili-
arity. Mr.. Lucas is piano salesman
for McKannon Bros. a. Co., and visit
ed Mrs. Ashley for the purpose of
selling her piano.
Lewis Pratt of Woodstock died last
week, aged "a years. He was prob
ably the Oldest printer in the state
and published the old Temperance
in that town. He repre-
sented the town in the legislature in
lS64-5 and was active in organizing
before the war.
The Montpelier city scraper, to
which Gilbert Pereau's horses were
attached, went through the ice on
river near the electric road
ldI DdEu WniiC rCidRfhS thC ctoW
from the river to make a skating
rink. BY a deal OF hustling both
horses were gotten safely out
Word was received from Washing
on Monday that the Barre postoffice
contest had been settled by the selec-
ion of E. w. Bisbee for postmaster.
Mr.. Bisbee is lawyer and has been
states attorney for Washington
county. The other candidates were
Fl. X. Bush and Charles White.
The number of deaths in Benning-
ON for IL months ending November
30 was 100. OF this number S3 were
,ver 60 years old and one, Mrs. So
1hia Walbridge Winnie, was nearly |
I02 years DID, OF births there were
80, and of the number so were males.
During the same period there were 81
marriages.
The catalogue of Norwich univer-
ity for 1899 has just been issued.