Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-13

Winooski fire.
The dwelling of Mary Donahue. on
what is knows as the Boynton farm
in Plymouth, was burned last week
Monday. 1t was partially insured.
The 45th annual term Of the medical
department of the University OF Yer
mont was formally opened last Thurs
day afternoon. The present class will
number over 200 students. This Is
the first year when the four years
course begins.
Warren +. Colby, the furniture
dealer of Barre, made an adjustment
last week in favor of ID. j. Henry
jackson. The liabilities will amount
to about S25, 900, with assets OF about
Sl2, 900. Mr.. Colby is now danger
ously i'll with typhoid fever.
Smith, youngest son of Isaac Hatch
of Lincoln, died last Friday morning.
On Tuesday evening he and some
young companions engaged in wrest-
ling and Smith was injured internally.
lie felt no inconvenience at the time,
but became i'll Wednesday, growing
worse till death came.
j. +. Day, division roadmaster of
the Central Vermont railroad, was in
jured at Essex Junction last weeF.
Mr.. Day was riding in a scraper car
attached 10 the Burlington and La
mobile branch train which was switch
ing in the yard. He was thrown to
the floor by the shunting of the cars
i'm such a n that his hip is
thought to be broken.
The patent medicine known as
Smiths Green Mountain Renovation,
has been purchased by Farrand ;.
Stranahan, representing a syndicate
of st. Adams business men. a stock
company will be formed at once and
the manufacture of the medicine be-
gun on a large scale in St. Adams. +.
ID. Farrar has accepted the offer of
manager OF this company and has re-
signed his position with the Wells,
Richardson company, with whom he
has been for the past eight years.
Helen, eight-year.old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Powell OF Pownal,
broke her left leg above the ankle
Tuesday of last week. She was slid
ing with a companion when one rum
ner of her sled stuck in the ground.
The sled slowed, catching her leg
under the other runner, and inflicted
a compound fracture. She has been
very u fortunate in this sport. A
year or more ago she slid into a barb
ed wire fence and her face was badly
lacerated. She was hooked under
the chin by a GOV a few years ago.
but the ball on the cows horn prevent
ed serious injury.
One Montpelier man is fortunate
in having a weather prophet in his
family. The prophet is his daughter,
and the sign the family goes by is a
little ridge in one OF her ears. Twenty
four hours before its storms this ridge
swells out. After the storm is over
or a clearing is in prospect the lump
fades away. Ii has never been known
to fail. When any of the family de-
sire to go Off on a journey they look
into the girls ear, and if the ridge is
in its normal state they ear 30 with
out any fear of a storm. The girl is
y years of age and attends school
every day.
II isn't only children who are foolish
with firearmes. Here is an incident
from Bellows Falls to the contrary.
There was a great tumult one morn
ing last week at the north end of At
kinson street. A young man saw
what he thought was a wild cat. lie
alarmed the neighbors and rushed for
his gun and shot the cat dead. Now
he is sorry he did it for it proved TO
be a pet Angora cat weighing 10 lbs.
and valued at $50 and it is reported
the kitty's owner has sued him for
that amount and will also prosecute
him for discharging firearms in the
vicinity of a residence.
There was a hearing at Brattleboro
last Friday before Judge H.. IL.
Wheeler in the United States Circuit
court on a petition of Col. L. G. Smith
of ST. Adams and the other executors
of the estate of the late j. Gregory
Smith for leave to sell certain Central
Vermont railroad bonds, amounting
in the aggregate to several hundred
thousand dollars. b. f. Fifield Of
Montpelier and G. w. Writers of st.
Adams appeared for the executors,
Charles NJ. Wilds of Middlebury for
Receiver Hayes of the Central Yer
mont system and E. i. Howe of Bos-
ton for the American Loan and Trust
company. Judge Wheeler took the
case under advisement.
George Lamery of Montpelier arriv-
ed home a few days ago. lie has over
sc, 900 TO his credit in "a Boston bank.
He won his suit for the loss of his left
arm several years ago against the
Boston and Maine railroad, and now
returns to Montpelier to live. About
four and ii half years ago Mr.. Lamery
was injured while in the employ OF
A. D,1tan on.l Maine railpoa1 as L