Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-07-07

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Insurance, S2,l00.
The Holden steam saw mill in
Chittenden was completely destroyed
by fire Friday. There was no insur-
ance, for it expired some days ago
and had not been renewed. Consid-
cradle new machinery had just been
put into the mill. The totai loss is
between $4,000 and $4,000.
Frederick NJ, son of ex-Gov. Bars
tow Of Vermont, has been appointed
first lieutenant of the Third regiment
of volunteer engineers. lie is about
40 years old, civil engineer by pro-
fession, and has been employed on the
Michigan Central railroad and river
and harbor work.
The house OF Robert Morris in
Castleton burned Friday, June "a.
Mr.. Morris returned from Rutland
about o'clock in the morning and
started fire in the stove. He then
retired, and was awakened by the fire
about O'Clock. He saved only what
clothes he had on and few other ar
ticles.
Secretary of State Brownell has
chartered the Gould & Cavalry Shoe
company of Springfield, manufacture
ers of SHOES, etc. Their capital stock
is $4,000. The six subscribers to
the stock are: Adna Brown, j. Lyman
Porter. N. r. Lawrence, w. II. H.
Stack, George F. Leland and Will
liam Ii. II. Putnam.
An inmate of the Odd Fellows
Home at Ludlow recently died leav-
ing two inmates at the institution.
The name of the deceased was Gibson.
A funeral service was conducted by
the local Odd Fellows and the re-
mains taken to Rutland, Mr.. Gibson's
home, for burial. This is the first
death at the home.
Thomas w. Wood, the Montpelier
artist who has done so much for his
i've town, and who is president OF
the National Academy of Design,
sails for Europe this week. He will
spend some time in England painting
at the national gallery. and will then
go to Rome, where he has some i'm
portant work to do.
Rev. p. N. Granger, pastor OF the
Methodist church at Irasburgh now
in his seventy fifth year, is as vigorous
as many younger man, and is do
ing more work than some men at
half his age. The church is being
repaired under his super
vision, and he often works with the
men, doing as much as, and some say
more than any OF them.
Henry Williams. a colored boy. |
who has been at work for Dana Can
nedy in the hotel at Jamaica for a
year or two, stole S2l0 from him re-
Gently. The money was found by
Cannedy in Williams satchel, which |
he had packed ready for going away. |
The boy was delivered into the Gus
tody of the authorities Of the Monson,
Mass, school, from which place he
came.
Recent notable Vermont weddings
are those of Edward F. Lucas of st.
Adams, paymaster OF the Central
Vermont railroad, and Miss Julia A.
Hoyt of Washington, ID. c.; Miss
Ethel Vaughn, Oldest daughter OF
Mai. A. p. Childs of Bennington. and
Thomas Cochran of Brooklyn. N. T.;
Orion M. Barber, Republican candi-
date for state auditor, and Miss Alice
NJ. Norton, daughter Of Luman L.
Norton of Bennington.
Recent Republican county conven-
ions have nominated for senators as
county, J. M.
Foss of st. Adams, w. Soulc of Fair
field, M. p. Perley of Enosburg; Or
cans, Hon. John Young of Newport,
NJ. b. Chaffey of Albany; Essex, Z.
NJ. Bartlett of Island Pend; Wind
nam, A. ID. Cudworth of London
Jerry, Geo. b. Hit of Brattleboro;
G. G. Putnam OF Mid
liesex, E. w. Slayton of Warren;
Caledonia, Harry Blodgett, St. Johns
bury, I. A. Hall, Groton.
The stock of fireworks in the win
low of r. L. Adams store at Wood
took accidentally ignited June 70
md was destroyed. Adams was
moving a boy how to touch off a PIN
Wheel. and was standing near the
window, when the burning part flew
rom his hand, landing in the midst
# the fireworks, which went off with
. flash and bang. The flames spread
n the ceiling, burning wall and wood
work. and the windows were shat
cred. The fireworks were worth
,bout sos, and the total loss will
AMOUNT to over 500; no insurance.
Experiences with deer are quite
common in Bennington county, but
he encounter which Lewis Sprague
# Readsboro had with deer recent
V was altogether out of the ordinary
.un. AS Sprague was passing along
he Howe pond road, only few rods
rom the dam, he came across full
rrown deer, and before he had time