Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-06-09

sentenced to one year at the Industrial
school for setting fire in the attic OF
the watercure building there. Hi,
mother entered complaint against the
boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. LAWN returned
to Brattleboro Thursday and will re.
main there for the summer. Mrs.
LAWN will return to Germany in Au.
gust. Lucien Howe has also returned
from Europe.
A terrible accident occurred at VIII.
mington last week Tuesday morning,
when an engine attached to the mix
ed train due to leave Wilmington al
l2:l5 exploded with terrific force,
killing Zephron Douglass, engineer,
and Ernest Faulkner, fireman.
Miss Edith Martin, formerly of
Cuttingsville, has lately become IA
nous as harpist at the casino at Vi
emma, Austria. Three years ago she
went to Vienna, studied with Prof.
Zamara, a world-famous artist, and
has made progress very rapidly.
Willis Leach of South Woodbury.,
who has been afflicted for some time
with spinal trouble and severe pain
through the back OF his head, COM
mltted suicide lately by taxing an
overdose of morphine. file was a
young man about 80 years of age.
The case OF United States against
John A. Laporte of Lyndon, was TAX
en- up in the United States circuit
court in Montpelier last Thursday.
Laporte was charged with an attempt
to defraud through the mails, but a
verdict of not guilty was rendered.
1t is announced by the Bennington
and Hoosick Valley Electric Railway
company that cars will be running
over the five-mile extension between
North Bennington and Walloomsac,
Y. Y, on or before June 20. The to-
tai length of the road is 10 l-2 miles.
Camp Olympia and the Vermont
volunteers are fully and graphically
written up in the June number Of the
Vermonter. The number is a militia
ry sou, enir and contains fine half-tone
portraits of the principal officers OF
the regiment, including Capt. Brow
nell of Co. M. There are also views
of the camp and camp life.
Pawlet claims to be one of the best
farming towns in Vermont and
abandoned farms and foreclosed
mortgage sales are said to be unknown
there. In the olden days one farm
with herd of l6 cows made $3.50.
This same farm now keeps % cows
and the annual income is $1,000.
A meteorite, or aerolite, came to
earth about 3 o'clock June |. 1t
landed in a meadow in the southern
part of the town of Cambridge and
broke into five pieces, with a report
which was heard for miles around.
An investigation into the cause OF the
led to the discovery OF the
broken stone.
As Michael Kennedy and Michael
Flavin, two masons employed at the
sulphite mill at Bellows Falls, were
putting in digester Sunday after
noon of last week they were both |
badly burned by gas and steam escap-
ing from an open valve. Both men
were taken home and Kennedy died
Tuesday night.
George Grout of Essex was MEM
Der of the regular army for five years,
but was rejected as volunteer be-
cause OF unsoundness of teeth. lie
wrote to Secretary of War Alger and
explained matters. Result: An or
Ter to enlist him. George Grout
vent to the front with Co. M, First
Vermont regiment.
A misplaced switch on the Wood
stock road last Thursday caused
oaded freight with one passenger
.oach attached to crash through both
ioors OF the engine house. the engine
eavilg the tracks rod or two be-
yond the S alton. The passengers
we're landed in the engine house none
he worse for the accident.
Readsboro, in Bennington county,
s the only Vermont town that is
being employed by Uncle Sam. There
5 a large chair factory in Readsboro
md it IS working night and day for
he government. 1t recently shipped
. large consignment of folding chairs
or the navy, and is now engaged on
IN order for Fort Wadsworth.
Alfred, the second son of Rev. and
Mrs. /. p. Booth, died at their home
n Mortified last week in his 10th
ear. He was young man OF rare
.bility and character and one who had
promise of bright future had his life 1
,een spared. He had entered the min
stry and was pastor of the Universe
ist church in St. Adams when his
lealth failed.
The charge of manslaughter against
Martin and Sarah Nokes of Worces-
er. arrested in July, 1896, charged
With the murder of an infant child OF
Emma Jones, a girl who lived in the
on,ilv and vaye birth to an illegitl-