Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-06-09
state OF Vermont.
n. News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Colchester is in a bad way. Not
one of the three churches has pastor
The national convention of the
CHRISTIAN Endeavor society is to be
SeId in Nashville, Tenn, from July
6 to IL.
lanes Kent of Burlington was
drowned in Lake Champlain Me-
mortal day, falling from boat while
intoxicated.
Some of the cottages at Berlin pond
have been broken into lately and
netty thieving has become quite COM
mon in the vicinity.
Landlord johnson of Essex juno
tion was arrested at Jericho with 60
trout less than six inches long. The
fine is s. for each trout.
Protective grange in Brattleboro
celebrated its 18th anniversary last
week Tuesday evening. 1t is the
largest grange in the state.
Richard Ledla, Barre lad of IA
wears, fell through the Central rail-
road bridge into the river near Black.
well street. He was rescued.
The 10th annual meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary union of
tbe CongJ churches of the state will
be held at Morrisville Tuesday, June
IA.
The Queen City Park hotel at
Queen City Park will open to the
public on June 18th. The proprietor
this season will be John Eastwood of
Winooski.
A successful play has been written
BY Miss Emily Louise Fuller, form
er resident of Bennington and later
teacher in the state Normal school at
CastletOn.
Abel Amsden, an old and respected
citizen of South Walden, was found
dead in his barn lately. He had part
ly MIXED a COW when by appearances
he had fallen back dead.
The ten-year-old daughter and two
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
C. Bullock of Rutland died within
twelve hours of one another last week
Of cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Rt. Rev. John S. Nichaud, d. d.,
celebrated his silver jubilee ut st.
Mary's cathedral in Burlington last
Tuesday. There was large number
Of visiting priests in attendance.
Alfred Pierce, colored, Of st. AL
bans was arrested in Burlington last
week Tuesday for burglarizing a
house there. He was sentenced to
hard labor in Windsor for six years.
I. w. Moloney, the well-known
lawyer and Democrat of Rutland,
broke his left arm near the shoulder
and severely injured the shoulder
joint by bicycle accident Tuesday.
The executive board Of the State
Christian Endeavor association at the
meeting last week decided to hold its
annual state convention at Bellows
falls during the first week in October
next.
). w. Sault, who bought half in
terest in the St.Johnsbury Caledonian
a short time ago, has disposed of his
holdings and the paper will be man.
aged and edited hereafter by Arthur
f. Stone.
The five-year-old son of Elhanan
Andrews of Berlin was struck in the
right eye by stone Monday and mar
rowly escaped having his eye seriously |
injured. The stone was thrown by
another boy.
Mrs. John Kelley and daughter OF
Rutland and Mrs. Kelley and daugh-
ter of Plattsburg, N. T., were thrown
from carriage last Thursday and
badly bruised. The horse fell and
broke his neck.
Perry Fletcher, Barre quarry
owner who mysteriously disappeared
three weeks ago, has written his
daughter from South Dakota that he
is on his way to the Klondike to make
money to pay his debts.
Lieut.. Stratton, who was wounded
in the leg by the accidental discharge
of revolver at Camp Olympia, has
returned to his home in Bennington,
where he will remain until he is able
to rejoin his company.
A gang of men in the employ OF the
telephone company in Montpelier last
week narrowly escaped being electro
cuted.A wire crossed two electric wires
and became charged, but all three
wires were melted at once.
Arrangements for the summer nor
NAL school of methods to be held in
the Rutland High school building the
first two weeks in August are nearly
G. ii. Dunton OF Poult-
ney has charge of the school.
Mrs. Charles Nj. Erskine OF Will
Jamestown has received $500 from the
Central Vermont railroad company
for injuries sustained at Montpelier
Junction on her return from the ex-
eursion to Montreal last year.
1t is stated on good authority that
States Attorney Rowland is TO pro- I