Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-04-21
State of Vermont.
II. News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

E.M. Hunter, editor of the Fair
Haven Record, died Saturday.
The residence of Frank Shackett in
Rridport was destroyed by fire OF
tuesday OF last week.
Frank DeLarme, aged Is, was ar,
rested Saturday at Burlington, charged
with stealing horse and buggy of II.
3 Mott OF Alburg. lie confessed.
Minnie, four-year-old daughter OF
lanes Erich of Barre, died from the
effects of burns received by walking
into burning grass.
The old Taylor house, socalled,
near the John Warren farm in Berlin
was destroyed by fire last week. This
was one of the oldest houses in Berlin
and was owned by Milton E. Bailey.
No insurance.
C. l.. Bartlett, mayor of Marlboro,
Mass, in 1896 I, died recently. He
was born in Norwich in 1851, and
went to Marlboro in 1867. He was
one of the leading business men of the
city and was prominent in Masonic
circles
The house of II. t. Baldwin, in
Newbury, was burned about mid
night Thursday, the eth. The great
harms were saved. This was one of
the finest farmhouses in town. The
loss is about $4,000, with 81, 700 in
surance.
The announcement of the engage
ment OF Mrs. Harry LeGrand Cannon
Of Burlington to Theodore Freling-
huysen of New York has been re-
ceived. Mrs. Cannon is the widow
of Col. LcGrand Il. Cannon's only
son,
Fish Commissioners j. w. Titcomb
and II. w. Bailey recently took sew
eral thousand trout fry from the
hatchery at Roxbury to plant in Lake
Willougby. The output of the hatch
cry will be the greatest this year of
any since it was built.
The sudden disappearance Of Nina
Green, IA years old, of Mortified, the
daughter of the condemned murder
ess, Mrs. Marsh, is now accounted for,
the girl having flown to California.
Christopher Bend, a Hungarian,
was fatally injured in Rising Il Nell
son'squarry at West PawIet Monday
of last week by falling stone strik-
ing him on the head.
A drowning accident occurred at
Richford ON Monday afternoon of last
week. A son OF Pearl Gadue, aged $
years, fell into the Missisquoi river and
was drowned before help could reach
him. The body was soon recovered.
Walter Steady, prisoner at the
house of correction, escaped from the
institution through hole in the chap
Ell cellar wall and is still at liberty.
Steady is from Burlington, and his
term of six months for grand larceny
would have been out in June. He is
a tall, smooth-faced young fellow and
rather slightly built.
Carleton w. Read, aged GA years,
died Thursday morning at his resi-
dence in Addison, after lingering
illness with heart disease. Mr.. Read |
was one of the most prosperous farm
ers in the county, represented the !
county in the state Senate OF 1886 and
was delegate to the national Repub-
lican convention at Minneapolis in
1892.
Jesse Hickey, young boy of Bris-
tol, was struck on the left side OF the
face and killed by a piese of a cannon
which burst when it was fired by A.
j. Crane Thursday. Hickey was
standing about 40 feet from the can
non when it exploded. Part of the jaw
was torn away and the skull was frac-
tured He lived about an hour.
The dwelling house formerly owned
by Grafton Brand and since the arrival
Of the Third cavalry band at Fort
Ethan Allen occupied by several fam
lies of the organization, was totally
destroyed by fire Tuesday morning OF
last week, at a time when all the
male members of these families were
getting ready for guard mounting and
were away from home.
The Montpelier postoffice has been
raised to money order depository.
Hitherto there have been but three
money order repositories in the state,
Burlington, Rutland and Brattleboro.
All the towns thereabouts have
turned over their money receipts and
made reports to one of these offices.
They will now be separated and some
will take their report to Montpelier.
The Offices to comprise the Montpel-
Ter district have not yet been desig-
mated in full.
VIM. Mitchell, boy about Ia years
OF age, was arrested in Wai.sfield
Wednesday of last week on the charge
OF horse stealing. He is wanted III
Shelbune, where it is said he stole
horse from his adopted father, named
Peabody. the first of the week. Before |