Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-10
State Of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten for
0ur Readers.

poles in Coventry last week.
Frank A. Merrill, aged so, died at
Bristol last week as the result of fall.
Two pet dogs belonging to Rev.
Norman Seaver Of Montpelier have
been poisoned.
Mrs. /. ID. Merrill of East Albany
owns a cactus that has 241 buds on IT,
and more coming.
Rev. M. L. Woolsey of Manchester,
N. H., has accepted call to the
Episcopal church at vergennes.
Mrs. Geo. Chatfield of Brattleboro
fell downstairs the other day and
broke her right wrist in two places.
Henry Jones, an employee OF the
Vermont Marble Co. at Proctor, had
a foot crushed in the quarry Nov. 2.
Postmaster Shedd OF Montpelier
has had slight hemorrhage of the
lungs. His illness is not considered
dangerous.
The new Rutland owners have Sc
cured an option on the Bennington
railroad and it will be part of the
new system.
Charles Jerome Hopkins, son of the
late Bishop Hopkins, died at his home
at Athena, near Passaic, N. j., Thurs
day last, Nov. 4.
The creamery building in West
Glover was burned to the ground
Sunday morning. The origin Of the
fire is not known.
One hundred and twenty thousand
pounds of cider apples we're recently
shipped from Woodstock. They
brought 20 cents per 100 lbs.
Edward Doheny of Northfield, the
well-known pitcher, has been signed
by the management of the New York
baseball club for another season. :.
Up to Nov. the reports received
by Commissioner Titcomb showed
l0l deer killed in Vermont this sea-
son. There were l03 killed last year.
N. johnson, one of Albany's Oldest
citizens. on his S5th birthday not
only held the pillow, but also drove
the team to break up number Of
rods Of land.
The ties will be gotten out and de-
livered this winter for the electric rail-
road from Poultney TO Middletown
Springs and the road will be built ear
ly next spring.
Mrs. Susanna Green, aged 10 years,
was struck by railroad engine at the
highway crossing in Richmond while
returning from church Sunday and
instantly killed.
Larry Moran, Riverside child,
was saved from being butted to death
by large buck last week by the
timely interference Of man who
killed the animal.
John w. Parker, an old veteran,
dropped dead in the road Friday while |
away from Charlotte station.
He was a native of Reber, N. ", and
was a member of the Goth N. Y. Regt |
Ex.-Gov. Roswell Farnham fell from
a platform at Pompanoosuc station
Friday evening and was brought to
his home at Bradford in an uncon-
scious condition.
A suit for $4,000 for breach Of
promise has been brought against
Albert Killam of Burlington by
Elvira M. johnson of Montpelier. |
He was married in September.
The l5-year-old son of Henry Will
lett OF st. Albans received charge Of
buckshot last week from the acciden-
tai discharge Of gun. 1t entered his
legs and abdomen, inf1icting serious
Clinton Clark OF Bellows Falls was
on the track three miles
north of that place last week when he
was struck and instantly killed by the
Green Mountain flyer. The body was
horribly mangled.
Fanny Borette of Burlington,
whose establishment added to its un-
savory reputation at the time of the
Hogan shooting affray, has gone to
the house of correction for a stay OF
Two and one-half years.
John F. Phillips, treasurer of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
is dead. Mr.. Phillips was
born in Brattleboro July IA, 1897.
He had been connected with the Rock
Island road thirty years.
Ovila Blondin, aged 20 years, en-
ployed as varnisher at Bellows Falls,
disappeared Oct. % and no trace of
him has been discovered since. He
was last seen running toward the riv-
er and suicide is suspected.
The Heaton hospital annex in
is about completed, add
ing five new private rooms and
eight beds to the accommodations.
rhe hospital now has ten private
rooms and nineteen ward beds.
An attempt was made to burglar
re the residence of Hon. ID. j. Fos-
er at Burlington Sunday morning.
Mr.. Foster was aroused before the
burglar got out of the house, dropping
! package of clothes he had ready to