Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-10-20

A son OF the late Gen. stephen
Flagg of Wilmington has been NOM
mated by the Republicans OF North
Adams, Mass, for county commits
sioner. John II. Flagg, another son,
is now a prominent lawyer in New
York city. He was clerk OF the house
of representatives in the sixties.
Carrie Wells of Lyndcnville, a
young lady about rs years OF age, left
the Lyndonville Journal Office, where
she was employed by her brother,
with an unknown person last week
Thursday and has not been heard
from, although constant search has
been made.
Mrs. France King OF East Georgia,
a woman 65 years old, left her home
last week Monday and has not been
heard from since. She has been mar
ried about 30 years and is the mother
of 10 children. Her family consisted
of son-in-law, several grandchildren
and boarders. Temporary insanity
seems the only explanation.
Thomas p. Hogan son, of Police
man Patrick Hogan, was shot Sunday
evening by somebody in Fanny Bor-
rette's disreputable house on Intervale
avenue, Burlington. The shot took
effect in the back on the left side,
three or four inches from the spine.
The young man is in the hospital, but
is not thought TO be in a serious con-
dition.
Directors Tuttlc and Hazen, of the
states prison at Windsor, report that
the institution will hand back to the
state nearly $4,000. Improvements
have been made to the cost OF 6,ll8
and the total receipts for convict la
Dor are about $4,000. The price OF
labor has been raised from so TO 20
cents. The directors are OF the inn
preston that this increase has had to
do materially with the net saving OF
the institution.
Burglars entered A. f. Durkee's
store at Sheldon last week, breaking
into a nearby shop TO secure the tools
they used. Four watches, revolver
md about $50 were taken before they
we're frightened away by the clerk,
who slept over the store and was
awakened by the safe explosion. Shots
we're fired by all parties, one break
ng the plate glass window of the
tore. The robbers were traced to
Sheldon Junction.
Rev. ii. A. Spencer, presiding elder
If the st. Johnsbury district, died OF
leart failure last Friday, aged 81
years. His first pastorate was st.
Iohnsbury Center, where he supplied
M. Z. pulpit in 1864. He was pre-
iding elder for three terms. He was
agent of the Montpelier
eminary for three years and twice
member of the general conference OF
he Methodist church. His wife and
our children survive him.
Myron r. Barnes, a prosperous
armer who resided 20 miles south OF
Fair Haven, committed suicide last
by cutting his throat. He
rose before daylight and went TO the
arm, where he committed the deed.
lie was found later bv farm hand,
till alive, but he died before medical
id could be summoned. He was 50
ears old and leaves widow and one
on. Ii is thought the suicide was
aused by business disappointment.
Fish and Game Commissioner Tit
omb has learned from postmasters
throughout the state that AS deer have
cen shot thus far this season. George r
[. Woodward and John Haley OF I
head the list OF Vermont d
unters, being credited with shooting 6
x; their town has the largest list OF c
illed, the number being 10. Edwin {
=. Bridge has killed two in Bridge a
'ater and his name appears in other a
owns. Plymouth has had seven deer b
lot within its borders and Bridge a
'ater has the same number; Sher- n
urne has reported three killed and b
Testmore and Mendon two each. The /,
blowing towns report one each: o
Huntington, Chester, a
range, Lincoln, Windham, Eden, b
'orton, Reading, Woodford, Rox- I,
nry, Bristol, Leicester, CRANKY, Som n
set. Hancock, Concord. :,