Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-25


Ronse's Point and the team recovered.
The farm barn on the Quincy place
In Weatherhead Hollow, Guiliord.
was struck by lightning Tuesday OF
last week and was destroyed BY lire.
George ]. Smith Of Rutland was
struck by d. & ii. train on a cross
ing Aug. Is and seriously injured.
His horse was killed and carriage
smashed.
Simeon NJ. Sibley, aged 81, presi-
dent OF the Bennington County
National bank at Bennington, died
Aug. Is. He will be succeeded by j.
S. Holden.
Rev. w. A. Watt, pastor of the
congregational church of Sheldon has
resigned his pastorate and accepted a
call to the Congregational church at
Richmond.
The foot race at Bellows Falls Aug.
10 between Edward Lyons, the local
champion, and a professional runner
from Massachusetts, was easily won
Ny tlc ldlbef.
c. L. Hildreth of Newport had his
horse struck and instantly killed on a
grade crossing Aug. 10. The carriage
containing Mr.. Hildreth and family
just escaped.
The property Of the N. e. Trout
and Salmon club at Marlboro pond,
which cost Sll 900, was sold at auc-
ton August ID for $4,000 to Lawyer
Hit of Brattleboro.
Arnold Wyman, 70 years old, Of
Brattleboro was found dead Friday
in bath tub of the house at 675 Sec
ond Avenue, New York, having shot
himself in the mouth.
Morrisville's principal industry, the
tannery, will soon be started up by
strong stock company, the citizens
having subscribed for the stock neces-
sary to make it success.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. bennington of
Bennington celebrated their golden
wedding Aug. IL. They have five
children, twenty grandchildren and
Two IcdJ-SrduuCHltuIcus
Rev. Charles o. Day, chaplain of
the First Vermont, has resigned as
pastor of the Congregational church
of Brattleboro to take long rest
after the regiment is mustered out.
Justice David j. Brewer OF the
United States supreme court has just
arrived at his summer home at
Thompson's Point in the town OF
Charlotte, to remain for se,eral weeks.
The International Paper Co. 1.-THE
paper trust is discharging the old
employees OF the Fall Mountain Paper
Co., Bellows Falls, and replacing
them with new men from distant
states.
Mason A. Green of the Rutland
Herald has been chosen TO write Ed
ward Bellamy's biography. Mr..
Green was associated with Mr.. Bel
lamy in the establishment Of the New
Nation.
The population of Benson has de-
creased since 1910 from l,5l5 to $40
in 1890. The most rapid decrease in
any decade was from 1880 to 1890.
Only about A per cent of the people
attend church.
The postoffice at Richford was
broken into and the safe blown to
pieces last week. About 800 in
stamps and small amount OF money
was taken. There is no trace of the
burglars as yet.
f. Z. Burgess has resigned as cash.
Ter of the Howard National bank of
and taken the manage
ment of stock company that sue
ceeds to the box business of the late
Horatio Hickok.
Burlington's chief of police war is
ended for the present at least, Judge
Rowell having handed in his decision
% the effect that l.. j. Smith will con-
.inue in office until the supreme court
passes upon the case.
VIM. T. Thomas of Hardwick,
who ran over and Killed a
title girl last year, was lodged in Jail
NJ Of. JOuiicOull DCSAA1@ ~ I
.ble to pay damages the jury awarded
he father of the child.
The state insurance commissioners
ave completed their somewhat
engthy report (42O printed pages)
md it is being distributed to the in
urance companies doing business in
he state and to others interested.
Burlington will make an effort to :
ollect the hitherto supposed uncol- /
ectible tax against the railroads run
ing into that city. A passenger
rain was seized and will be sold at :
uction unless settlement is made. :
Frank D. Partridge of Rutland, the {
United States consul general at MO- a
occo. has started for home. Mr. Par I
ridge did not expect to hold the po- j
ition through President Mckinley's S
erm and may not return to Tangiers. s
The social event of the season at