Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-03-31
State of Vermont.
its News Condensed and Rewritten for
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i1s News Condensed and Rewritten TO
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Col. W. G. Dacey of New Yorl
paid the claim of ex-senator Ed
munds, SO that the Hinesburg rail
road was not sold last week as ex
pected.
The many friends and admirers O
Mrs. Julia @. r.. Dorr, who has beer
critically i'll, will receive with pleas
ure the announcement that she is rap
idly gaining strength and is able t
go into the open air.
The Canadian customs authoritic,
have broken up dangerous gang Of
Syrian smugglers, who have beer
carrying on business for the past two
years in the neighborhood Of Rich
ford, Vt, and Sutton, Que, and have
defrauded the Canadian custom OF
$4,000. A number of arrests have
been made. At the headquarters OF
the gang in Montreal about $4,000
worth Of goods were seized.
BY appointment of the governor oil
New Mexico, Henry B. Hersey OF
Montpelier is adjutant general of that
territory. Mr.. Hersey is in his thirty
seventh year. His education was re.
ceived in the Randolph Normal
school and the Norwich university.
For years he has been in the govern.
ment weather service, having been
stationed in Sante Fe in April, 1891.
His appointment ELECTS hearty praise
from some of the territorial news
papers.
Mary Howe LAWN made such a
pronounced success in Wiesbaden at
the royal opera in January that she
has been engaged there for the bal
ance of the season as star. The Wies-
baden opera house is Emperor Will
liam's favorite theatre. Mrs. LAWN
was the soloist at the Dresden Phil
harmonic concert February 10, and
was received with great enthusiasm,
being recalled even after double en-
core. She also appeared at the royal
opera in Desmold, February "a.
William Riordan Of Tinmouth, ac-
companied by his wife, attempted TO
drive over a flooded part Of the road
some 20 rods below the Billings
bridge Saturday afternoon about 6
O'Clock, and the swift current swept
horses and wagon from the roadway
into deep water. Riordan and his
wife caught hold Of an elm tree stand
ing not over 200 feet from the road.
Here they chung for nearly Is min
utes, when they were rescued by per-
sons who heard their cries for help.
Both horses were drowned.
Mckannon Brothers & Co. OF Bur-
lington have reported to the police
the loss of Sl38.07 in checks and
money orders and SIG in cash from
their safe in the office. The money
is thought to have been taken Satur-
day, March l9, while the employees
were in the store. The robbery is
wholly unaccountable in every re-
spect. Over Sl75 remained in the
safe cash drawer, but it probably
would not have been there il the
money was taken during daylight and
in business hours, as is the theory.
For some time there has been sus-
picion that deer were being killed on
the hills. Game Warden Ray OF
Wilmington was notified and an in
vestigation Monday resulted in find
ing three deers' feet and part OF leg
near the house and barn occupied by
George Field on the Coy farm. Field
claimed that two of the feet were
found near the log road and one on
the manure heap. 1t is evident that
deer are being killed in violation Of
the law. 1t is hoped that the guilty
one or ones will be arrested and pros
ecuted to the extent OF the law.
Postmaster Hall of Burlington was
called to Washington last week to
appear before the House committee
on public buildings at a hearing on
Powers bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for the erection of a
public building at Burlington. The
Free Press says:-"The committee
was astonished to know that money
order depository business amounting
to nearly SO, 900 year was done in
a room about six feet square, and in
general had no idea of the inadequate
condition of the building or of the
annual profit to the government from
the Office"
The freight depot of the Benning-
ton & Rutland railroad at Benning-
ton was burned, together with nearly
all the contents, last week Wednesday
The fire when discovered
was breaking through the center OF
the roof. The alarm was rung in about
| o'clock. There was not so much
freight as usual. The flames spread
30 rapidly that but little was got out,
amongst it being a new upright piano,
but it was badly damaged by water.
Several cars near took fire before they
could be moved, but the fire was
soon put out. The coal sheds Of Lor-