Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-04-28

: DR.. S. j. Allen OF White River
Junction was brought before the JUS
tice OF the peace the other day and
fined IS and costs for intoxication
and $50 for disturbing the peace. DR..
Allen is the party who shot ii. M. Du-
fur last summer.
Wolcott Dishor of North Ferris
burg.i charged with being an abscond-
ing debtor. The guardians of Arte-
mas Ball, who was adjudged insane a
month ago and tak"n to the insane
asylum at Waterbury, have brought
suit against him. Mr.. Ball, who owned
property worth about $40, 900, week
before he went to Waterbury gave to
Dishor 81, 100 in cash and $4,000 in
notes in settlement of an imaginary
claim for domestic damages. The re-
suit of the trial was the giving up of
the notes and part of the cash.
Joseph Jary, who lived fonr miles
from Montpelier on the road to Mid
dlesex Center, committed suicide
early Wednesday morning, the goth,
by hanging in the barn on a farm
owned by George ID. Butler, where he
lived. Jary got up as usual at $50
and talked with his wife, apparently
feeling as well as ever He went to
the barn and as he did not return at
the usual time his wife went out
and found him hanging from rafter
by halter rope, dead. No cause for
the deed is known. Mr.. Jary was
steady and Woodworking man and
in good health. He leaves a wife and
nine children.
The monument over the grave of
Col. James Fisk, Jr., in the cemetery
at Brattleboro has been seriously mu-
tilated. 1t is of Italian marble and
was carved at Florence, Italy, at cost
of $25, 200. About the shaft are four
figures of women. One with a steam
engine carved on the chaplet
around her brow represents the Erie
railroad; another is Commercial sym
Dol of the Fall River line OF steam
boats; a third is the Muse of Music,
emblematic of the Grand Opera
House, and the fourth is typical of
commerce in its broadcast sense. The
muti'a alton has been done by relic
hunters. A few years before Col.
Fisk's death an effort was made by
residents OF the town to build fence
around the cemetery in which this
monument now stands, and a COM
mittee was sent to New York to solicit
o.. IL o.. lah
Among those called upon was Col.
Fisk, and to the committees solicita-
ton he replied: eyes, | will give
something, but don't see any need of
fence around the cemetery. The
fellows who are in cannot get out, and
those who are out do not want to get
in He little foresaw that the relic
hunters were 10 mutilate his own mon
ument.
Vermont Democratic Club Meets.
The Democratic state committee
decided last week Thursday to hold
the state convention at Burlington.
the date to be set By the chairman.
The Democratic club gave recep-
ton to George Fred Williams and
Christopher T. Callahan of Massachu-
setts at White River Junction Thurs
day afternoon, followed by public
meeting. Chairman Childs intro
duced Mr.. Williams as a minister of
the new Democracy. Mr.. Williams
spoke at some length, advocating adj
herence to the Chicago platform. He
was frequently chcered. Mr.. Gala
han spoke in the same strain. Every
to Mr.. Bryan was cheered.
BY rising vote, the club reaffirmed
its allegiance to the principles of the
Chicago platform.
Charles A. Fitzpatrick Of White
River Junction was elected president
Of the club, M. Miller OF West Fairlee
and John ii. Donnelly OF vergennes
vice presidents, and g. A. Jackson Of
secretary. The speakers
from Massachusetts, were invited to {
address the club on the evening of the '
next state convention. In the even
ing at banquet l0-minute speeches l
we're made by Messrs. Williams, Cal
ahan, Fitzpatrick and Others. "a