Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-17

Charles Henry, brother of Hugh
Henry, died last week at his home in
Chester.
+. A. G0uld's fish market in Barre
was entered last week by burglars
who found only $1.50 in cash.
William Mason of Manchester il
taking drove of 400 COWS to Boston
by driving them old-fashioned droyel
fashion. lie paid from $40 to $40.
Andrew Ferriter, Is years old, fell
from hay loft through scutlle to q
floor 10 feet below and was picked uI
unconscious. lie died Of conclusion
of the brain.
| Ex.-Gov. Farnham of Bradford,
who fell from platform at Pompa-
noosuc last week and was picked ny
unconscious, is now slowly improving
and is considered out OF danger.
Andrew Kennedy Of Montpelier
was assaulted in his home last week
by James Burk and Gerald Brudnell,
who badly cut his head. Burk
pleaded guilty at the preliminary
hearing.
Eugene v. Smiths honse four miles
from Woodstock on the Bridgewater
road was burned Sunday. Nearly all
the furniture was sared. The loss is
about $4,000. Insurance on building
and contents, $4,000.
James Kidney, who lived at St.
Adams bay but ran away from his
home last week, has written from
Montreal that he is able to take care
Of himself and it will be Of no use TO
his friends to find him.
VIM. ID. Allen OF North Hero, SO,
died Saturday in Montreal where he
went to be operated upon for appen-
dicitis. He was member of the leg
islature two years ago, and had been
town clerk since 1891 and county
treasurer since 1892.
A young man by the name of Rock,
with two young girls, Cora Rusa and
Lottie Lawrence, were overturned in
an old scow boat at South Hero SUM-
day and Rock and Miss Rusa were
drowned. Little Lottie chung to the
boat till help came. They were in
the place only for visit.
Deputy Sheriff Middlebrook of Ver-
gennes recovered stolen bicycle last
week, this being his seventh or eighth
experience of the kind. The wheel
belonged to j. II. Batchelder OF Wal
lingford, from whom it was stolen by
Ira Downing, % years old, and a
former inmate of the Industrial
school.
Geo. Robinson, "Spikey" Childs
aud "Pickle" Aseline were arrested in
Burlington Saturday for burglary.
Robinson confessed being implicated
in two OF the recent burglaries there
and it is thought that this gang is
concerned in several that have
troubled the Queen city officers for
two months past.
Dentist w. B. Rich of Burlington
has deserted his wife and children
and left for other parts, accompanied
by Edna Cilley, girl 20 years old. |
He babe his family goodbye, saying
he was going on short trip. He left
this note at his ofiice:-sI have got
about to the end of my rope here, so
guess I'll try some other place." He
leaves quite large number Of debts.
The buildings belonging to Melvin
Dalrymple of Marlboro, including a
dwelling house, barn, storehouse and
wagon house, together with the great
sr part of the furniture, tools and
produce contained in the same, were
burned the night of Nov. 5 by the
Of a lantern. With a few
the live stock were saved.
Mr.. Dalrymple upset the lantern dur
ng the evening, but supposed that he
lad put out the blaze until the fire
,roke out during the night. The
was insured for 81 900, with
400 on the stock.
Under the new law signed last Fri
lay, changing the time OF holding
ounty court sessions so that they will
lot interfere with the sessions OF SUI
IRENE court, the change will be as
ollows: Addison, Windsor, Orange,
Caledonia and Lamoille
ounty court sessions will now be
pened on the first Tuesday after the
rst Monday in the months OF De-
ember and June; in Rutland, Wash
ngton, Chittenden, Essex, Windham,
rankin and Orleans counties on the
rst Wednesday after the first Tues
ay in the months Of March and Sep
,mber; in Grand Isle county on the
rst Tuesday after the first Monday
! the months Of January and Aug
st. The dates of the converting of
he supreme court sessions have also
non advanced two ueeks heinz IN 4