Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-05-26
State of Vermont.
~. News Condensed and Rewritten for
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not conclude its labors for this term
before June 10th.
The Vermont State association OF
Spiritualists will hold convention in
Stowe June II, is and 10.
Frank G. Dyer has been commits
stoned postmaster at West Salisbury,
vice Almon d. johnson, resigned.
The Vermont Chronicle, relig-
ious journal, which has had long
and varied career, has ceased publica-
ton.
Each OF our soldiers will have to
carry 81 IL pounds, As IL of which
will be on the back, the rest in gun,
hayersack, canteen, etc.
The large barn belonging to L. II.
Pooler of Fairfield was burned last
week with its contents. Loss over
$4,000; no insurance.
The fire at Old Orchard Beach, Me-,
last week destroyed cottages valued at
about $4,000 each, owned by E. l..
Smith and A. D.Morse of Montpelier.
John H. Ryan of st. Johnsbury,
while running buzz planer last week,
had the misfortune to bring his left
hand too near the machinery, and lost
three fingers.
Edwin E. Grant of East Berkshire
and Daniel 4. Putnam of Randolph
were the Vermonters who received d.
plomas from the Bangor Theological
seminary last week.
Mrs. Vandeputte Simays of Bur-
lington received news last week of the
death of cousin in Belgium whose
estate, valued at over $4,000, is be-
queathed to Mrs. Simays.
Mrs. Iva Reed, wife of John Dorr,
died in West Arlington Wednesday
of last week from the effects OF dose
of morphine, which it is supposed she
took with suicidal intent.
Frank McKanna of Burlington
spent Thursday forenoon in pound
ing his wife. He was finally arrested
on complaint of the wife and was
sentenced to Rutland for three
months.
Louis, the l3-year-old son of John
Aikly of Burlington, was brought in
to the city court last week on q
charge of truancy and sentenced to
one year at the Industrial school in
Vergennes.
Commodore Allen ID. Brown, re-
tired, now president of Norwich Uni
versity at Mortified, was last week
appointed to have charge of the first
coast defence district which includes
the state of Maine.
The Baptist society of Townshend
prosecuted Thos. 4. Crane for disturb
ing religious meeting, partaking OF
communion to which, not being a
member Of the church, he was not
considered entitled. He was fined
S2l.
The committee of the Vermont
Press association held a meeting at
the Van Ness House in Burlington
Friday morning and decided to post
pone the annual press excursion. The
plan was adopted not to hold the ex-
cursion until the return of the Yer
mont soldiers from Cuba, and to meet
them on their return at Washington.
Bernard Cunning of Burlington has
brought suit for $4,000 against Geo.
N. Briggs, formerly bookkeeper in Z.
5. Adsit's coal Office, charging him
with the seduction of his l6-year-old
daughter. Briggs disappeared sever
al weeks ago, foreseeing trouble, and
Cunning has attached his intetest in
the $4,000 estate of his father, who
died without leaving will.
E. Dark Chung, who was arrested
on the train near st. Adams last week
for having opium in his possession on
which he had not paid duty, was
brought before Judge Wheeler in the
United States court and fined $50 and
costs. lie claimed the package was
given him by Chinaman in st
Johns to bring to Chinese friend in
the states. The judge accepted his
explanation and fined him for tech
nical violation of che law.
Sylvester Bowman of Mortified
left home last Friday to escape arrest
for undue familiarity with the nine
year-old daughter of Charles Miller, a
near neighbor. For some time past
She had been in the habit of going to
his house frequently, but as his repu-
tation was good the truth has but
lately come to light. His Mortified
property has for some time been in
the name of his wife, who is much
broken up by the crime and his de-
parture.
They are telling this story in Wash
ington, which may or may not be
true. Some one in Speaker Reeds
presence asked how it was that such
cold, phlegmatic and conservative
man as Senator Proctor of Vermont
was so eager for war. Probably be-
cause he is wholesale dealer in tomb
stones, was the Maine mans reply.