Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-11
State of Vermont.
News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

rats one night IN one trap.
VIM. Dunn of Peacham cut off tire,
pgers July 20 on slab saw.
The bass fishing is very good il
AXE Morey, Fairlee, this year.
Pearl Parkhurst of Washington wal
rowned last week while bathing.
Three new cases of diphtheria were
ported at Bellows Falls July 80.
Rutland milk dealers have raised
be price of milk from to cents.
Clayton, little son of VIM. Duprey
L Barre, was badly. bitten by a dog
asst week.
D.M.Damon of Bellows Falls claims
10 have the identical George Wash
ngton Ratchet.
Richie & Warden of Barnet have
bought over 1000 tons of maple
sugar this year.
Mrs. NJ. S. Davis of Montpelier has
been engaged as matron of the Meth
odist Seminary.
Seven cows belonging to Jerome
4 Goodrich OF Richmond were killed by
lightning Thursday.
The Barre Daily Times has raised
nearly 800 by dime subscriptions to
improve the city park.
Harry Heath of Bloomington was
seriously injured in the head recently
by being kicked by horse.
Ed. Doheny, the famous pitcher of
the New Yorks, has been laid off and
is at his home in Mortified.
Ellis Hughes, formerly Of Hyde
vile, was arrested July 80 at Rutland
for horse stealing five years ago.
w. A. Knapp caught a trout in
Lake Dunmore July 80 that weighed
IA pounds and was 80 inches long.
Francis Mcbride of Bristol fell
from barn on which he was work
ing July 29 and was seriously injured.
dewey Park in Berlin, the new
recreation grounds OF Barre and
Montpelier, was formally opened last
week.
A horse thief named Harm was
taken at Bennington Friday and re-
turned to Lee, Mass, to answer to
the charge.
Frank Carpenter, jr., of Rutland,
boy about l6 years of age, accidentally
shot himself in the hand with revolt
yer July %.
TIE Aldrich will which gave the
city of Barre large sum for public
library will not be contested as was at
first expected.
The annual reunion of the Wind
ham County Veterans probably will
be held at Central Park, 7ernon,
Saturday, September Sd.
John Allard, aged 10, and Ed
mund Prevey, aged 3, were drowned
in the river at Winooski, July 20.
The bodies were recovered July 81.
Patrick Cahill, who is employed by
the city of Rutland, was seriously in
jured by dynamite explosion while
at work in the Baxter street sewer last
week.
Successful state summer schools for
teachers have Just been held in st.
Johnsbury, Bakersfield, Morrisville,
Poultney, Rutland, Randolph and
Bristol.
TOD" Sloan, the famous American
Jockey who has won laurels on both
sides the Atlantic, did some of his first
riding at Vermont fairs only few
ago.
Several mysterious fires have occur
ed about Pittsford this summer and
the selectmen of the town have offer
ed "a reward of 5000 for the capture
Of the fire bug.
Charles Buchanan, a young son OF
City Constable w. Fl. Buchanan, was /
drowned in Stevens branch at North
Barre July 80 while bathing. The :
body was soon recovered.
Geo. Avery of Williston was be-
lore Justice Hawkins in Burlington
recently on the charge of stealing a
run from John Redmond. Avery
was sent to the Industrial school for
30 days.
Elijah Blatchley, young St. Al
PANS boy, who started on the down
ward path before he left St. Albans,
las at last gotten into serious trouble
n New Hampshire, where he COM
nitted a serious burglary.
"Abe" Baker, employed at the
Italian marble quarry, met
With an accident Aug. 2. While
moving block of marble ON rollers
lie was caught in some way, breaking
10Th legs, one of them in two places.
Ernest Conner, aged 10, was
recently in Barton River at
3arton Landing. He could not swim,
nd while in the water with three or
our other boys stepped of a rock IN
0 the water which was over his head.
The famous "brewery" on the is
and in the Connecticut near Brattle-