Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-15

Over 250 were present.
George Tenney of Albany injured
one foot some two years ago. lie dit
not recover from the effects of tn,
accident and recently had the injured
member amputated.
William Patten Of johnson hat
the misfortune TO have his thumb bit
ten by a hog while butehering recent
| ~, so that il was necessary to ahipd
tate it below the first jvint.
Roger A. Donahue of Montpeliel
has entered suit against the G. V. X
r. for 800, 900 for an injury received
year ago while he was at work in
the ST. Adams freight yard.
C. g. Bonette of st. Johnsbury hal
sailed from New York for Paris &c
fill twenty weeks engagement il
that city and Berlin. He will also
look up balloon work for the fair in
1900.
Two Barre boys, while trying to
cross a pond on the ice Sunday, broke
through. In response to their shouts
help came and they were dragged out
of the water as they were sinking for
the last time.
George Phelps of Colorado Springs,
Col, spent few days in Alburgh
Centre with his uncle, Marcellus
Phelps, and when he returned his
father, b. s. Phelps, SO years old, re-
turned with him to Colorado.
Mortified will soon have new in
dustry. VIM. Richardson Of New
York city, former resident. with
others, has commenced the erection OF
building in which ginger ale and
other soft drinks will be made.
Henry Paquet of St. Adams, en-
ployed in a printing Office, slipped
with paper cutter he had reshar-
pened and the blade cut so deep that
the bone in the palm of his hand was
cut open. Nine stitches were taken
in the wound.
The Francis West Publishing COM
pany has Just COTTON out a souvenir
booklet containing brief histories of
the Catholic churches of Barre, Mont
pelier and Waterbury, together with
illustrations OF the churches and por-
traits Of the officiating priests.
In the estimate submitted to Con-
grcss Monday the war department
asked an appropriation OF $4,000 to
continue the improvement on the OF
ter Greek in Vermont. For restoring
and maintaining the channel in the
narrows Of Lake Champlain $4,000
are ASKED.
Julian Bellegarde OF Highgate
Springs was caught at Swanton last
week preparing to ship load OF
poultry. Custom officers
then visited his place and seized a
quantity OF butter and about 1000
pounds of fine dressed poultry which
was hidden under pile of cornstalks.
The number of European immi-
grants admitted to the United States
by way of st. Adams during the
month of November is as follows:Rus-
sia, 1893; Galicia, IL; Roumania, 9;
6; England. 3; France, a;
2; Norway, 2; Turkey. 2;
l; Hungary, |; Sweden, |.
Total, $50.
Another of the prominent candi-
iates for the presidency of Yale is a
grandson of Vermont, Judge Taft OF
he United States circuit court of
Ohio district. His father, Alphonso
Taft, secretary Of war in Grants cab
net and afterwards minister to Aus
ria and Russia, was a native OF
A sal accident happened to Mrs. g.
L. Buchanan while passing through |
he grist mill at Topsham November
30. Her dress caught on an upright
'haft and che was carried many times
over MS the gates were frozen so that
hey could not be shut down, and
hey had to stop the shaft by force
md cut her loose. She suffers from a
broken wrist and other bruises.
Alphonse II. Duhamel Of Burling-
on. foreman in the Free Press COM
posing room, and who has worked on
hat paper for 26 years, was menu
,er of the army of Pope Plus TX in
$40 and helped to defend Rome
against the entrance Of Victor En-
He enlisted in the defense
II the Eternal city with a number of
elbow students who were attending
;ollege at st. Hyacinthe, 7. Q.
VIM. +. Babbitt of st. Adams died
L sanitarium in Montreal last week
saturday. He was 70 years old, and
~ profession civil engineer. lie
lad been for several wears chief engi-
leer of the Central Vermont railroad,
md at different times had made inn
,ortant surveys for other railroads in
he state. He was man OF superior
ability and was especially
ond Of and proficient in the science
II meteorology.
Hollis o. Nelson OF Putnamsville,
Iged "a, was hunting recently, his
nusket having long and awkward
He stood with his hands
;lasped round the barrel of the gun