Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-06
State of Vermont.
aus News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readcrs.

Deacon Hall and wife of West
minister celebrated their golden we'd
ding last Thursday afternoon.
Gov. Bushnell of Ohio will erect at
ms home at Springfield, O., maui
soieum which will cost nearly S25,-
ooo. The superstructure will be of
marble and will be furnished by the
Vermont Marble company.
Last Thursday afternoon the store
and stock of general merchandise of
Prumton ~ Everest of New Haven
were burned. The cause of the fire
was the upsetting of lamp in the oil
room. Loss about 81, 800; insured
for 1000.
Rev. FIR. ID. j. O'Sullivan Of st.
Adams made short address on SIN
centives to Patriotism" at the Catho-
lie Child Study Congress in New
York this week. FIR. O'Sullivan is
one of the leading Catholic authori-
ties on the education of children in
the country.
f. A. Standish of Montpelier was
in Albany last week Tuesday and
Wednesday and caught aboIt 60
pounds Of pickerel One fish among
the number is a freak. Ii is cross
between bun pout and an eel Not
one like it has ever been seen about
here. The head is that of bull pout,
while the tail and body is like a full
grown eel.
The 2Sth annual convention of the
Vermont State Spiritualist association
will be held in Barre Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday, Jan. IA. 10 and l6.
In addition TO the Vermont speakers
there viii be addresses by Mrs. Helen
Palmer RESCUE OF Providence, Il. l.,
the well-known psychrometiist and
test medium, and II. ID. Barrett, pres
ident of the National association.
Miss Lydia Nye of Bennington took
"A drink of double strength ammonia,
thinking il was cider, on Christmas
morning for the purpose Of breaking
mp cold. She was badly burned in
ternally and doctor was immediate
ly called aud by proper antidotes and
soothing applications succeeded in re-
lieying Miss Nye as far as possible
from the effects OF her unfortunate
mistake.
John Il, Leanord o! Middlesex,
while after his horse and on the main
line Of the tracks, was struck ia the left
side by the cylinder OF an engine Of
through freight Saturday evening,
Dec. 25th. and thrown onto the frozen
ground with such force as to cut
deep cash in his his head. At first
the injuries did not seem 70 be fatal,
but last week Tuesday and Wednes-
day he had tR o shocks from which he
died.
The home Of ID. II. Coon Of Milton
took fire from the stovepine 4 few
nights ago and was totally destroyed,
with the stoves and some other arti-
cles Of household use, although most
Of the contents were saved. The
building was insured for several hum
bred dollars, payable to the mort
gage. The loss was practically TO.
tai one TO Mr.. Coon, who purchased /
the property only a short time ago.
The barn and wood shed were saved /
with their contents.
Rev. i. G.. Riley, who said mass at
st. Peters church, Rutland, the other |
day, is probably the youngest or
dained priest in America, he being 1
% years and eight months old. The 1
mass Christmas night was the first he /
ever said. lie was ordained at Fort |
WAYNE, Ind, December Is by reason
of Il special dispensation from the |
Pope. Father Riley formerly was a
Rutland boy and is the son of Rodger |
Riley of Centre Rutland. He re-
ceiyed his first schooling at st. Peters 4
school and later studied in Burling- |
ton, Montreal and in New Jersey. lie |
was at one time altar boy at St. I
Peters church. Father Riley will |
stay a short time at his old home in 4
Centre Rutland before returning TO 4
his church at Fort Wayne.
The house, barn and all the farm
buildings Of VIM. J. Strange in the |
southeast part of Bernardston, Wind
ham county, were burned Sunday, I
December &c, with horse, three /
cows, pig, number of hens, all his /
hay. and all he possessed, excepting a
small part of his furniture. Mr..
Strange was awakened about O'Clock
and found his barn in flames, which I
soon spread to the house and destroyed
all its contents before much could be /
removed. The buildings were insured
for 81 900, but there was no insurance
on the stock or furniture. The fire is
supposed to have been the work of a
tramp. as one was seen in the neigh
borhood the night before and early
the next NOR ing. The buildings
were nearly new and Mr.. Strange
bought the farm late in the fall. This
is the third fire OF farm buildings at
Bernardston within six months.
James Magoon of Hardwick, 10
wears of age, committed suicide by