Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-05-05
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.


A horse was killed by Ire wire il
Barre last week.
The Vermont Methodist conference
will meet at Newport next year.
The war scare is said to affect thu
Barre granite business to some extent
Will Cummings house, in West
more, and nearly all the contents
were burned recently.
The Pearl steam laundry at Enos
burg Falls was burned Thursday
afternoon. Loss, $4,000.
Barre has purchased the Martin
brook in Williamstown for $3.50 for q
water supply at some future time.
William Sexton, once the champion
billiard player Of America, who died
recently, was native OF Burlington.
John Baker of Berlin and Mrs.
Macy have eloped. Baker is only 81.
Mrs. Macy leaves husband and sew
eral children.
VIM. Weeds house, in Lowell, and
all its contents burned recently. The
occupants had barely time to escape
and saved almost nothing.
The fiftieth anniversary OF the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Sampson
ThurstOn was recently observed at
their home in West Bradford.
The failure of Smith & Adams,
commission merchants, produce deal
ers, ETC., at Springfield, Mass, affects
nearly all the merchants in Burke.
For horse stealing, Judge Merrill
sentenced Harley Kill to three years
at Windsor. He was arrested in
Goshen for stealing horse in
Poujtney.
Miss Alice NJ. Farley OF Burlington,
a trained nurse, has offered her SER
vices to go out with the regiment, and
her application has been referred to
the medical department.
The students of the Chester High
school are preparing a French play,
"Une Heroine" to be given in the
near future. The undertaking is a
great one for High school.
Barre will furnish the following
Memorial day speakers:-Allen Mar
tin at West Topsham, Mayor John
w. Gordon at Arlington, William
Wishart at East Middlebury, w. w.
Lapoint at st. Johnsbury.
Efforts will be made by the Barre
Italians 10 raise company for the
purpose of fighting against the Span
iards. The Italians OF the city are
true blue Americans and have taken
much interest in the cause OF the
Cubans.
5. Wesley MARITIME, a travelling
salesman for the Crystal ConfectioIl-
cry company of Burlington, commit
ted suicide in the Commonwealth ho-
tel at Worcester, Mass, Tuesday OF
last week by shooting himself in front
OF mirror. His home was in Worces-
ter.
Alexander Martin OF Highgatc was
badly hurt one day recently. lie was
at work at the pulp mills at Sheldon
Springs, cutting up lumber, when he
had one hand thrown on 10 saw and
mangled, necessitating its
His little finger and one
joint of his thumb were saved.
Last Tuesday, in the absence of
Mrs. Ezra Jewett of Derby, her four
went to mill yard, and
were amusing themselves walking on
the piles of logs, when a large one
slipped loose from the rest, rolled on
to the youngest child, a boy about
three years of age, and crushed him
TO death.
The money for the addition to the
Heaton hospital at Montpelier was
given by Homer w. Heaton, at whose
expense the hospital was built at
cost of s35, 900. The. amount given
Ior the new west wing is $4,000. In
he new wing there will be IL beds of
which eight will be in the main ward
md the others in private rooms.