Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-17
State of Vermont.
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Dayton l.. Nichols has heen com
nissloned postmaster at Roxbury 1,
succeed George A. Tilden, removed
u. M. Carlisle's steam chair stocL
mil near Chester was last week de.
stroyed by fire. Loss $4,000; insured
for SO, 500.
MISS Martha Dunton, teacher in
Troy conference academy OF Poult.
ney and sister of DIR. &. III. Dunton,
mad the misfortune to break her arm
on Thursday.
Edith, the daughter of Frank Blake,
prominent citizen of Milton, COM
United suicide at her home last Thurs
day. She swallowed an enormous
dose OF chloroform and died almost
Immediately. No motive is known.
1t is stated that the 'scotton-tail''
rabbit is multiplying rapidly in Rut-
land county. These rabbits are in
digenous to Southern New England
and they are common throughout the
East. Several have recently been shot
- eANe fASAhtb1s
A cat owned by Mrs. Henry Hast
ings of Poultney, has captured l75
rabbits during its life, which have
been eaten by the family. The cat
carries the smaller animals home IL
self, but leaves the large ones for
some member of the family to go
after.
The Congregational church of Bel
lows Falls voted unanimously Tues
day evening of last week to call Rev.
John H. Reid Of Newburyport, Mass,
to become its pastor to fill the place
made vacant by the death of Rev. J.
Ellsworth Fullerton, which occurred
October 27th.
Michael Burke, who was arrested
as stated in last weeks issue for as
saulting Charles Reed of Fair Haven
with intent to kill, was given a hear
ing last week. No evidence was in
troduced to show that he struck Reed
and he was discharged. Reed died a
few days after the fracas.
Elmer Woodland, 27-year old son
of Samuel Woodland of SYNDICATE,
committed suicide at his home in
Granville, N. Y, early Sunday morn
ing. He had a trivial quarrel with
his wife in tie evening and few
hours later was found dead, having
hung himself by a strap from the
stair rail. Insanity is said 10 be
hereditary in the family.
The cat in Tuxbury's store at
Windsor caught curiosity in the rat
family recently, being a large black
and white rat. The head and shout
ders were black, while the remainder
OF the body, including the tail, was
white as milk. The pussy seemed |
much gratified with the rodent and,
instead of devouring it, carried her
trophy about the store for exhibition.
One day last week a man about 40
wears old applied to Overseer Of the
Poor Morse OF Bennington for food
and lodging, saying that he was en-
tirely out of money and that he had
had little to eat for couple of days.
IL became known that the man was
the son of former well-known and
well-to-do druggist OF Brattleboro.
The man was on his way to Brattle-
boro to visit his mother.
A car load of dogs passed through
st. Adams recently bound for the
Klondike. There were 80 of them, all
large, long-haired animals. With
hem were two men who were going
through. The dogs were picked up
in the vicinity of Boston. The men
who were with them bought the dogs
rs a speculation and expect to realize
/ handsome profit. They will keep
enough dogs to take them through to
Dawson City.
Mrs. Julia G. II. Dorr of Rutland,
Who has been i'll since January oath
With la grippe, showing brain in
will probably recover.
She was unconscious and remained so
or two weeks before showing any
coherent ideas. Soon after being sick {
pneumonia developed, followed in
ew days by well-defined meningitis.
She has been very i'll from the first,
,ut her mind is now clearing and she
lids fair to fully recover in both
mind and body.
Bishop Hall has made his appoint
nents for Lent as follows: Ash ]
Wednesday, Feb. %, Bellows Falls; ,
irst Sunday, Feb. q, Barre; second !
sunday, March 6, Northfield; third {
sunday, March l3, Rutland; fourth {
sunday, March 20, Newport; fifth |
sunday, March ~, st. Adams; Palm /
sunday and holy week, with all the /
friday evenings in Lent, at st. Paul's {
n Burlington. After Easter the 1
bishop will visit Enosburg, Randolph, {
Royaiton, Olcott, Arlington, Nor /
yich, Manchester and st. Johnsbury.. ]
The house on Mud Greek near
North Troy, occupied by Joseph
3ushey, was destroyed by fire on the
,iUht of Jan. 80, and his oldest
a GIRL Ia wears old, persisted '