Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-08

Montpeler physician, d1eu OF cancer
Saturday.
Constable Sails of Burlington has
been sued for sl0,0 by the Rutland
railroad for selling the train recently
to collect taxes.
Sunday afternoon a heavy storm
struck Middlebury and the grand
stand at the fair ground was blown
down and utterly destroyed. Loss,
81, 900.
Deputy Collector A. l.. Weeks
sprung a surprise on many persons at
White River Junction by appearing
on the state fair ground and enforce
ing various sections of the war reve-
nue. law. He also did this at Sheldon
Junction.
While Mrs. William Hudson was
driving to Brattleboro recently the
horse took fright and backed off an
embankment and went down 100 feet,
smashing the carriage and nearly
killing the horse. Mrs. Hudson
jumped and escaped injury.
Herman Sweet, son OF Alonzo
Sweet of Fairfield, fell from his wag-
ON Thursday evening while returning
from the Sheldon fair and broke his
neck. He was intoxicated. He never
consciousness and died in
short time. He was about 30 years
old and married.
During a severe thunder storm
Sunday afternoon on Mt. Mansfield,
Edward Como of Essex Junction was
struck and instantly killed by light
ming. Mrs. Billings of Underhill was
seriously injured and three other
ladies from Underhill received severe
shocks. The party were on their way
up the mountain, and the accident
about half mile from the
Summit House.
Chauncey L. Knapp, native of
Berlin, died recently at his home in
Lowell, Mass, aged nearly ninety.
Mr.. Knapp learned the printers trade
in Montpelier and nearly half CEN
fury ago ran an anti-slavery paper
there. He afterwards edited daily
paper in Lowell and became promi-
nent figure in state and national poll
tics. He was elected to Congress for
several terms and once defeated Gen.
Benjamin F. Butler, who was the OPP
posing candidate.
An unknown man was killed by
one of the early trains Saturday
about one and half miles
south of Shelburne station. According
to papers found on his body he had
evidently come from Berlin, N. H.,
as bills and receipts bear the name OF
L. ID. Brown, and also Eddie Brown.
1t is not known which OF these names
he bears and they possibly do not
apply to him, but may lead to his
identity. II is inferred by railroad
men that he was beating ride on the
mixed train and fell from the cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Dimick were
suffocated to death last Thursday
at Windham. Fire broke
out in their barn about 4 o'clock and
both entered the building to release
the horses. They did not come out,
and it is supposed that they were suffo-
Gated and their bodies destroyed.
The flames spread to the house, and
both buildings were destroyed with
all of the contents. The barn was
filed with hay. Mr.. and Mrs. DIM
lex were between so and 60 years OF
age. Their buildings were burned
about ten years ago and fine new ones
we're then erected.
Chas. Hitchcock of Shushan, N. T.,
and Harry Taft of Arlington were
before the Bennington Municipal
court for violating the deer law. The
evidence showed that the deer, which
were partially tame, were killed with
sipht ounce shot and that Taft dared
he otter man to shoot one, telling
him the fine would be 500 and that
f,they went and complained OF them
selves they would receive $50 back.
Judge Darling convinced them that
.hey were wrong in that idea and
fined them the utmost he could. 800
Zach and costs. They paid the
amount.
A wind and thunder storm of un-
usual violence struck Castleton Friday
afternoon. A chimney was blown off
he Congregational church and the
corner of the roof damaged, a num-
Der of trees blown down and consid-
,rable damage done to crops. The
yale first preceding the rain struck
he main part of the Lake Bomoseen
Prospect hotel roof from the north,
aking off the entire roof of the main
cart. 40 by 80 feet. A wagon barn,
Is by 40 feet, short distance from
he hotel was blown down. Many OF
he fine trees in the park were up
.ooted. Immediately following the
off of the roof came a heavy
lownpour of rain, drenching the hotel
% that even the parlor, in the lower
tory. was wet through. The damage
! estimated at SO, 800. There are in
he hotel at present 100 boarders.