Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-29

nlng voting contest for the most
popular clerk. One offers trip to
Boston and expenses at a first-class
hotel; the other $50 gold watch.
There was hearing at Middlesex
Sept. 10 in the contested election case
OF l.. A. Flint VS.. +. l.. Laird and ii
was decided TO refer the matter to the
election committee of the House.
The Washington county bar held a
memorial service in the county court
room at Montpelier Monday evening
OF last week out of respect to the
memory OF the late Stephen G. Shurt-
left.
Dr. Charles Young Swans wealthy
resident OF Morristown, N. j., one of
the popular suburbs of New York, is
so well pleased with Montpelier that
he will build house on Seminary
Hill and educate his four. children
there.
A Plainfield minister has had about
half the village before the Washing
ton county grand jury trying to Sc
lcure an indictment of some boys who
lmade night hideous last Fourth of
July. He declares they attempted to
blow up his house.
w. A. Edison OF Williamstown died
Thursday. Ii will be remembered
that few weeks since Mr.. Edson's
team ran away while he was on his
way home from Brookfeld and that
he was dragged on the ground for
over mile, injuring him internally.
The II town representatives in Ben
nington county have been interviewed
in regard to the Vermont liquor law,
with the following result: II are in
favor of change in the law, three do
not favor any changes at all, one ex-
presses no opinion and one is on the
fence.
Mrs. Thomas Sears of Bennington
has received draft on the bank of
England for Sl60, 200, as her share in
the estate of her grandfather Her
husband, who has been employed for
many years in the railroad shops OF
the Fitchburg railroad at Mechanics
vile, has given up his position.
Major Beck is now engaged in COM
piling a business and professional
Gazette of Vermont which will rep
resent the business of every town in
the state of |, 900 inhabitants or more,
together with sketch of the town
and its business. Copies are to be
placed in every hotel, postofiice and
library in the state.
A bill drafted by resident of Ber-
lin to be presented at the coming ses-
sion of the legislature provides that
when a tax payer pays taxes in two
towns to an amount equal or in ex-
cess of a poll tax, he may send his
children to school without paying
tuition in either town in the district
where his property is taxable,
Mayor Senter of Montpelier has
two thoroughbred settlers who are
brother and sister. One afternoon as
soon as the law was off, the sister was
found to be missing from her accus-
toned haunts, but little later she
made her appearance bearing plump
partridge over her shoulder which she
had gone forth and captured unaided.
Extensive Improvements are being
made at the scale shops in st. Johns
bury and the prospects for a busy
winter at the scale factory, in all its
departments, were never brighter and
more encouraging. The returning
era of better times has actually ar
rived in St. Johnsbury. 1t is not only
evident at the scale works, but in
every store in town.
The gang of thieves who are oper-
ating in the state made the Fair
Haven postoffice visit early Wednes-
day morning of last week and took
about 800 in money and stamps.
There is no question but the work
was that of professionals, as the safe
door was blown nearly across the
office and no marks left to show where
the explosive was inserted. Nothing
in the way of clew was left.
Owing to a large decrease in re-
ceipts and as result of the late trip
of the special treasury agents over
this customs district the following
deputy collectors have been dropped
from the rolls by order of the depart
ment at Washington: E. II. Horton
and G. A. Buck of st. Adams, ID. M.
Bisbee and f. n. Kelton of Richford.
Stenographer f. B. Houston of the
custom Office is also dropped.
The tenement house and adjoining
buildings of Alden 7. Martin at Mill
village, Williamstown, were totally
destroyed by fire Sept goth. It is
thought it was caused by children
PLAYING with matches in the shed, as
that was where the fire was first dis
covered. The loss is about $1,000;
partially insured. Williamstown has
no fire protection only, the old fash
toned pail and bucket brigade.
At the Office of the Vermont Mu-i
tual few days ago, was received a
,.ox,ox,-ol Of on ineuraUca nolicV ingur-