Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-24

apparatus.
The entire Worcester school board
has resigned, owing to the strained
relations among the members.
Truman Z. Smead was arrested al
his home in Swanton last week for
smuggling cattle across the border.
i Eight cottages at Thompson's Point
were broken into last Friday night and
considerable property was removed.
Wolfrid Walquist, a nine-year-old
son of Frank Walquist of Benning-
ton, was recently burned by upsetting
kettle of boiling lard onto himself.
The knights of Pythias lodge at
Bennington gave reception last week
to four of its members who have been
honorably discharged from the First
Vermont volunteers.
A Bennington farmer will begin in
the spring to plant willow on his farm
for basket purposes. He figures that
it will be more remunerative than any
other product that he can raise.
The internal revenue records show
just n towns in Vermont where there
are no United States licenses, except
for town agencies, for the sale of liquor
and, with few exceptions, these are
the smallest towns.
Mrs. G. ID. Vincent of st. Adams
tripped over cat as she was going
down cellar last week and fell head
long to the foot of the stairs, where
she remained unconscious for some
time. No bones were broken.
The New York Central has pur-
chased the Lebanon Springs railroad,
which extends from Bennington to
Chatham, N. Y, 60 miles. The road
is now Ia dilapidated condition and
has been in disuse about two years.
Elmer Nimblett of Bristol has been
| fined 500 and costs, amounting to a
total of 1872, for refusing to support
his wife and five children. The neigh
bors supplied the family with food
until patience ceased to be virtue.
Nimblett will work out his fine and
costs at Rutland.
Judge Thompson OF the supreme
court entertained the inmates of the
house OF correction one evening last
week with a lecture on Italy, at the
close of which the prisoners, by ris-
ing vote, expressed their thanks to
him. Music was furnished by the
prisoners orchestra.
Ira G. Calef of Washington has sent
his check for $40, 900 to the trustees of
Heaton hospital in Montpelier, the |
income OF which shall be available
during the lifetime OF himself and
his sister, Lucy, for their free care at |
the hospital. At their death the prin-
ciple reverts to the hospital treasury.
G. M. Johnston of Detroit, Mich,
son of Moses Johnston OF Northfield,
has been elected district attorney for
his county He had held that Of
flee four years, but was busted when
the Populists gained control. Now
that the Republicans are again on
top, Mr.. Johnston is elected for his
third term.
Joseph +. Lovely, a former inmate
at the Industrial school, has written
Supt. Andrews from Manila to the ef-
feet that he is member of the U. 5.
navy and fought under Dewey at the
battle Of Manila. AT the beginning
of his six years. stay at the school he
could not read but his letter shows
the result OF the excellent training re-
ceived there.
The oldest consecutive voter in
Chicago is Charles E. Peck, a YER
monter, OF course, who left Montpel-
Ter in 1886 and has voted at all the
elections for 81 years. The party with
which he went to Chicago included
Alison S. Sherman, who later became
mayor, and N. B. Judd, who was
sent to Berlin as United States minis
ter and also to Congress.
VIM. McCullum was injured while
at work in the Central Vermont en-
CINE house one day last week. He
was connecting an engine and tender
together when the tender was shunted
against the engine and he was caught
between them. His head and face
were badly cut and he was also in
iured about the hips. He was taken
TO DIR. Alan Dayidson's office in a
hack.
Henry Stratton, proprietor of the
carpet cleaning business at Norris
Vile, suffered death in horrid man
ner Wednesday of last week. While
near the machinery his clothing
caught on the shaft and he was
wbirled round and round and terri
bly mutilated. The machinery was
running an hour with the body re-
voIying about the shaft before dis
covery.
Mrs. Sophia Walbridge Winnie died
at Bennington Friday, aged lOl last
July. She was the Oldest OF nine
of Gen. Ebenzer Wal
bridge, who served with distinction at
the battle of Bennington as an adju-
tant and afterward became briga-
fbo HorffnaufQl forces.