Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-03
state of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

re are actively at work securing sign
, ers for the petition of ii. X. Bush
E one OF their members, for postmaster
Geo. w. Waworth of North Ben
Mngton has brought suit against Ed
gar w. Madison for alienation of the
affections of Walworth's wife. The
) damages are placed at $4,000.
Edgar II. Hack of Brandon has
been somewhat deranged since hi:
mother was killed in a runaway acct.
dent few weeks ago, and has been
taken to the insane asylum at Brattle.
boro for treatment.
Editor w. F. Scott of the Barre
Enterprise is to start morning daily
about Feb. 18th 1t will be u four
page sheet. New type and machin-
cry have been ordered, and it will be
an up-to-date, modern paper.
William Chandler of Middlesex
was seriously injured last Friday
morning by getting caught and
crushed between a load of logs and
the creamery building. The doctor
found no bones broken, bat there
were bad flesh wounds.
The store and stock of Thomas NJ.
I Thompson, dealer in general mer-
chandise, was completely destroyed
by fire last Friday morning at three
O'Clock at Shelbune Falls, small
settlement about one mile southeast of
Shelburne village. Loss about $500.
Hardwick people recently received
a letter from an old townsman, VIII
Jordan, in his sunny home in North
Carolina, saving that he was married
to IA girl fourteen years OF age and is
working for % cents a day and boards
himself. That's what it is TO be
happy.
The $500, 600 worth of per cent
bonds of the Central Vermont rail-
road which were held by the estate of
oX-Gov. Smith as collateral security
were sold by George + Johnson,
special manager, last week for the
estate. The sale was merely a formal
one, as they were purchased by the
estate.
Judge Maynard in the Berkshire
Superior court at Pittstield, Mass,
last week sentenced Frank Brady. Of
Pownal to serve IL term of 81 years
in states prison. Brady pleaded
guilty to assault with felonious intent
upon Mrs. John II. Hewitt, wife OF
Prof. Hewitt Of Williams college, on
December Z, 1897.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Cliuton Smith |
of Bennington arose one morning
last week they were Mortified to find /
their nine-months-old son dead in |
its crib by their bed. 1t was all
right when they retired and about I
O'Clock the mother arose and gave it
the bottle from which il took nourish- I
ment. 1t was a strong healthy child /
from its birth. The attending physi-
clan says that death was not due to
strangulation. neither was the child /
suflocated. The cause of the death is
a mystery.
n. II. Switzer of st. Johnsbury had I
a very narrow escape from almost in
slant death at his carpet cleaning |
works last week Thursday. A belt (
ran off the pulley and in attempting
to put it on again, his coat caught on
the set nut to the pulley and wound
his coat around the shaft, throwing
him with great force to the floor.
Fortunately the cloth gave way after
the coat and vest were torn to pieces.
AS it was Mr.. Switzer came out with
two broken ribs and severe bruises.
lie was all alone in the shops.
Superintendent Morgan of the
house of correction has arranged a
series of six lectures to be given at
the prison chapel. The first was held
last Friday evening. Col. j. G. Baker
spoke on this occasion on the "Clos-
ing Scenes of the War of the Rebel
Iion.' The dates for the next two
have not been decided on, but they
will be given by Rev. c. l.. Leonard
Of Poultney, on "rhree Years in the
United States Navy" and f. A. Field
Of Rutland, on the Omitted States
Postal Service"
NJ. B. Yaw, an Enosburgh Falls
bow. has signed to catch for the
Springfield baseball team of the
Eastern League. Yaw and Leroy
Beeman, the latter, son of Rev. j. ID.
Beeman of Brattleboro, were the
battery for the Montpelier seminary
team in their college preparatory days,
md when at Wesleyan they became |
known as two of the best men in their ]
positions in the college ranks. Yaw l
las been teaching in school at SIAM
ord. CT, since his graduation from
college. and his friends are surprised t
It his determination to become pro-
essional baseballist. c
The town of Middlesex was saved
he loss of one of its schoolhouses a |
ew nights ago by the pluck of one of ,!
he teachers. The schoolhouse near |
D. r.. Culver's caught fire from some '
shes in a wooden box in the shed.
rhe teacher, Miss j. May Bliss of