Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-07-28

visiting MS sister, MISS A. ". IaIt OF
Burlington. This is the first visit to
Vermont since he left the state 80
years ago, going in sailing vessel and
crossing the isthmus. For the past %
years Mr.. Taft has been the agent of
the Wells Fargo Express company.
G. w. Peterson, a Burlington tailor,
came very near being shot for bear
one day last week. He was in COM
pany with several others at Little
pond in Woodford and was dressing
trout in the midst of thick foliage.
He happened to stand up erect just as
one of the party had aimed rifle at
him.
Another Vermont shoe company
has failed. This time it is the Bur-
lington Shoe company for S44, 900, as
sets about $4,000. Max L. Powell
has been appointed assignee. The
Boston Counter company has sued the
company for 1000 and Chadbourne
81 Moore, Boston firm, has entered
a suit for S7s9.14.
While Willie Cannon of East Barre
was swimming with several of his
lplaymates at the Bates dam, he waded
beyond his depth and came very near
drowning. He was going down the
third time when Bert Laline, hearing
his cries, plunged in after him with
his clothes on. The Cannon boy was
finally got on shore and came to his
senses.
The first Social Court of the Society
of Colonial Wars in the State of YER
mont will be held on the site of Fort
Cassin on Lake Champlain, at the
mouth of the Otter Greek, on Wednes-
day, July 9th. The occasion of the
celebration is to commemorate the
evacuation of Fort Cassin and vicinity
by the French and Indians on the adj
vance and occupation of this gateway
by the English and Colonial troops.
Zeb Carlo of Montpelier has been
hauling dead suckers from the North
| branch river at the rate of about 30
gallons day. He tackles the stream
in pair of hip boots and throws the
dead fish on the shore with la,lle
having a l0-foot handle. The work,
although of repelling nature, is be-
ing faithfully done and ii looks as If
the river would be well ridden of the
putrid fish.
The youngest tramp ever brought
before the Burlington City court was
Walter Bertrand, the l4-year-old boy,
who walked from Huntington. The
lad told in rather cheerful way how
his brother-in-law turned him out to
shift for himself. Judge Russell sem
fenced him to the reform school until
June "a, 1905. The lad appeared to
be glad that a home OF some kind
awaited him.
Prof S. w. Landon, for eight years
principal of the Burlington high
school, but who recently resigned on
account OF i'll health, is making a
thorough and systematic canvass for
the Office OF state superintendent OF
schools, an office for which he has
twice declined to allow the use of his
name in the legislature. Prof. Lam
don is said to be remarkably well
equipped for the position.
Judge II. II. Wheeler of the United
States district court has filed his de-
cision in the objections of the Ameri-
can Loan and Trust company to pay
ment Of 25 per cent of the preferred
claims of the Grand Trunk railroad
against the Central Vermont railroad
for supplies for the six months pre-
vious to its going into the hands of
receivers. The objections are over
ruled with few minor exceptions.
The railroad commissioners have
rendered their decision on the acci-
dent on the Hoosac Tunnel a. Will
mington railroad May 81, by which
Zephron Douglass and E. l.. Faulkner
lost their lives. Their report after a
careful investigation, says that while
the cause of the terrible explosion
may never be known, grave response
bility rests with the company for the
neglect in the examination OF its
locomotives.
The Essex Publishing company |
held its second annual meetings July |
20. The report showed that over
EIGHT per cent had been earned in the
first nine months of business, and a
dividend of four per cent was decIar
ed, the balance being carried to the
surplus fund. The directors elected
are w. B. johnson, l.. NJ. Hays, j. IL.
Burke, DIR. G. NJ. Ferrin and l.. z.
Thayer. The circulation of the pa
pers las more than doubled the past
year.
Thomas Kelley and james Sterling
were arrested for burglary at st.
Johnsbury Center and Passumpsic,
and taken before Justice Albert Wor-
cester, of st. Johnsbury. Kelley in
sisted that he was innocent and was
discharged. A part of the stolen
articles were found on Sterling's per-
son. He was bound over to the
county court. Bail was fixed at $500,
but not being furnished, Sterling's
residence will for the next few
months be the county jail.