Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-01
Claud somers Of West Barnet was

recently shot at while passing through
strip of woods while on his way to
Ryegate and had it not been for the
bullet striking a snspender buckle
i would have been killed.
The st. Johnsbury Republican
appeared last week enlarged to a
seven-column quarto and under the
hustling management of e. o. Leon
ard is being improved every week. 1t
is one of the best local papers in the
state.
The sum OF $3.50 was recently sent
to Italy through the Barre postoffice.
seven money orders being required as
no order can be issued for anything
over 500. 1t cost just $3.50 to send
this sum, or at the rate of 10 cents
for $40.
| Prof. Hannah S. Locke of Corinth
died in the insane asylum at West
boro, Mass, Nov. l6 where he had
been recently taken, aged 43. he was
well known as teacher in the West,
having taught in Kansas city and
other places.
There are in the House Of Correc-
ton at Rutland lis prisoners and it
has been found necessary to double up
about 20 of the cells. Many of the
men are said to enjoy this opportuni-
ty for having company and even to
apply for a roommate.
Congressman Grout has recently
sent check to the Brattleboro Phoenix
for $500 as contribution TO a Dewey
testimonial which he provides shall be
used in the building OF drill hall for
Norwich University; the same is made
payable as soon as a sufficient sum
has been raised for that purpose.
Edward Halves, horse trainer Of
| Cornwall, met with a very serious
accident while handling a colt last
week Tuesday morning. When TAX
ing the animal from the stall it reared
and on coming down planted one OF
its fore feet upon the top OF Mr.
Iawes' head, knocking him to the
floor senseless.
While digging up water pipes in a
dry gravel bed some six feet below the
surface, employees of the international
paper mill at Bellows Falls found
three live cells, one of which was
about 10 inches long and the other
two were about six inches each in
length. The place where they were
found is some $50 feet from the river
ped.
Mrs. Bernard Carroll of Rutland
went TO New York last week to see
Mrs. Grace Livingstone, who is re-
covering in hospital there from the
effects of a dose of carbolic acid
which she swallowed ON the street.
Mrs. Carroll thought she recognized
in cut published in New York
paper the face of her daughter, but
says she was mistaken.
One of the mail carriers in Burling-
ton is delivering to woman paper
which has been in arrears since 1877.
This means the subscription has not
been paid for 81 years. The amount
due for that paper is ,S3l.50. The
woman to whom it is delivered re-
ceives her paper with great eagerness
every time and is, apparently, un-
aware of the debt against her which
increases daily.
A former resident of st. Johnsbury
has been honored in his western home.
Hon. b. f. Spalding of Fargo, North
Dakota, has been elected to Congress.
Mr.. Spalding is native of Crafts
bury and 25 years ago was employed
in the Fairbanks grocery store. Mr..
Spalding located in Fargo in 1880
and has been a successful lawyer there
ever since. He received his nomina-
ton unanimously.
The Vermont Clock company OF
Fair Haven has just completed street
clock to be used to advertise the RIM. !
Rose company's brewing concern in
Atlanta, GA. The post is IA feet high |
and weighs 1900 pounds. The dial
is SO inches in diameter. The clock
when wound up will run IA days
without rewinding and is guaranteed
to be regulated to minute month.
1t is valued at $3.50.
The habeas corpus case in favor Of
Joseph L. Lamm, arrested as fugi-
tive from justice in Vermont on
charge of abduction and bigamy ia
marrying M. Jennie Larkin of Ben
nington, was heard at Springfield,
Mass, Saturday, Nov. 10, before
Judge Knowlton, who denied the
writ. Lamm was then surrendered to
the Vermont officers and taken back
to Bennington for trial.
On returning home from Thanks
giving family reunion, Mr.. and Mrs.
ia mes Mills of Danville found the
body of Alfred 4. Dear, the hired
man, hanging in the front hall. The
gold watch and chain of Mrs. Stevens
was hanging from his nose through
which he had thrust the chatelaine pin
attached. Dear was an Englishman,
aged "a years and single. The sup
posed cause was insanity.
VIM. Emslie, of the firm Of Emslie