Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-18

Philip Bell and Mrs. X. J. Dem
ming of Barre have heen arrested
charged with having set the fire whicl
occurred under snch suspicious cir
cumstances in the house owned b,
Mrs. :. j. Jones. They were the oc
cnpants OF the house at the time of th,
ire although Bell claims to have beer
in Mortified that night. They wer
brought before City Judge Barney
and bail was fixed at $1,000 in eacf
case.
State Treasurer Field has made the
distribution for 1898 of funds fol
schools and highways raised by the
3 per cent tax. The amount OF the
state school tax was S87,l96 The
total number of legal schools main
tanned in the state for 1898 is 1888, a
loss of IL, and the amount OF tag APP
portioned to each is 1868. The
total highway tax distributed was
SS7 ,l96, the amount per mile being
1894. The mileage for the state is
IA, 7O2.
The Montpelier board OF trade is
investigating what can be done
toward starting an overall factory
there similar to the Willard Manu-
featuring company of st. Adams, en-
ploying about 800 men. 1t is intend
ed to locate the factory In the build
ing now owned by the Montpelier
Hardware company, which is to be
disposed of at an assignee's sale. The
capital stock will be raised among
Montpelier business men if possible
and the business started without ask
ing outside help.
Charles Prior of Proctor was found
drowned Friday morning in the Otter
Greek about ten miles from Rutland.
lie was last seen Sunday in company
with Dennis Noonan and Thomas
Reedy, all drunk and quarreling.
His companions claim that they left
him and that he fell into the Greek
after having been chased by farmer
who saw him in his corn field. Marks
on the bank of the Creek seem to
bear out this story. Prior was %
years old and was employed by the
yermont Marble company.
The Pittsburgh Republican has the
following interesting little item: An
sxcursionist, who came in the Rein
deer from Burlington and stopped off
At Plattsburgh, walked off the steam
boat dock about ii O'Clock that night
while awaiting the return of the steam
Or, and was rescued by the steamer
Wave, whose crew had been attracted
BY the cries of the man in the water,
who hailed from Burlington. When
pulled out it was discovered that the
nan had half-pint in each pocket.
These Vermonters get awfully thirsty
Turing the intervals between excur-
ions.
Some OF the Bellows Falls train men
discovered man lying with his head
lcross the Boston IL Maine railroad
rack about five minutes before the
lime for the arrival of late train one
light last week. They removed HIM
md sent for Chief-of-Police Hall, who
Irrested him and had him carried to
he lookup. He was arraigned before
Justice Newton and was charged with
icing intoxicated. He pleaded guilty |
nd was fined 50 and costs, but the
Inc was suspended as the man had no
money with which to pay it. He said |
lis name was G. A. Burrows of Port
Kent, N. Y, and he is evidently a
ramp.
The Orange county Prohibitionists
ave nominated the following ticket
Or county officers: Senators, j. OIL
herburne of Williamstown. Norman
V. Barrett of Bradford; assistant
idges, Chas. w. Eastman of Wells
liver, w. j. Tarbell of Chelsea; sher-
I. Lemuel S. Erwin OF Bradford;
ate's attorney, Sherburn L. Swasey
I Newbury; high bailiff, Charles G.
Gales OF Wells River; judges Of pro-
ate, Bradford district, Samuel M.
leason OF Thetford; Randolph dis
let. Henry c. Richardson of Waits
liver; county commissioner. Horace
/. Runnels of South Newbury. Res
utions condemning the army canteen
'stem were adopted. |