Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-25

Rockingham Republicans have tn,
most efficient organization in tht
state. They adopted the Indians
block system. The town is divided
into sections with a captain for eacf
block of five voters, and it is his bust.
ness election day to see that every one
of his men votes. II other towns
would adopt this plan it would great.
ly increase the Republican vote.
James Lumbry of Westminster was
arrested at Poultney for burglaries
committed at Granville, N. Y, and
other localities. He was taken to
Granville, where he pleaded guilty to
the charge before Justice Gilroy and
was bound over to await the next
term of court at Salem, N. Y. A
gold watch and S33, which were stol-
en- at Granville, were found on his
person. Twenty-Five dollars stolen
in Pawlet have not been recovered.
Interest in the ocean route from the
great lakes to the sea, by the way of
Lake Champlain, has lately been re-
newed by a visit to Burlington OF
Governor Black of New York and
Congressman Hooker, Ward, South
wick and Foote of the Empire state,
and the admission by Congressman
Foote that the trip was not made for
pleasure only. An ocean route by
the way of Lake Champlain would be
of incalculabie benefit to the business
of Vermont.
While Edward Kimball Of Cabot
was unloading lumber at Marshfield
last week Wednesday his horses were
frightened by passing engine and
ran, throwing him under the wheels.
In some way his clothing caught and
he was dragged over the rough and
rocky ground long distance before
being released. He lived only a few
minutes. He was about 38 years old
and one of the prominent men OF
Cabot. He was not married and
leaves two brothers.
Mrs. Styggles in Lamoille county
court won her case in which she sued
for the alienation of the affections of
her husband. Said stolen affections
were valued at 800 by the jury. 1t
was perhaps the most Objectionable
case ever heard in this court. The
pauper case of Wolcott VS.. Elmore
went to the latter town, with an
award of Sl67. The Scribner incest
case from Stowe is an almost unprec-
edented one of cruel and inhuman
assault by father on his four-year-
old daughter.
During the tremendous thunder
storm of last week Wednesday after
noon the large barns on Gov. Josiah
CIRCUITS home farm in Derby were
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground, together with six head of
cattle, all the farming tools, 200 tons
of hay and IS tons of other produce.
The house near by escaped unframed.
The loss is over $1,000 with only
partial insurance. The governor will
at once rebuild. He was sitting at
his desk and experienced quite a
shock from the lightning.
The Waterbury Record has the fol-
lowing to say of worthy man:
"Waterbury owes much to ex-Gov.
Dillingham-more perhaps than sine
will ever be able to return. 1t is
difficult to look upon a single inn
provement of the place but Mr.. Dill
hand was the first to start
it. One thing above all which has
made every citizen of the place adj
mire and love our honored townsman
is his loyalty 10 his dear old mother
who of late has been very poorly. All
business cares have been thrown aside
and he has been constantly with her."
Col. LeGrand B. Cannon has made
it evident that Vermont land can pro-
duce crops that can safely challenge
the most fertile farms of the West. On
his 426 acre farm in Shelburne he
pastures nearly 20 animals, of which
40 are horses, and in addition he has
cut 325 tons of hay. The crop of oats
and barley on hundred-acre piece
has threshed out $500 bushels, the
bats running SO bushels on the acre.
On 30 acres the ensilage exceeds 500
.ons. A careful system of crop rota-
ion would make large crops possible }
IN many farms in this state. which
low make much less favorable show
ng.