Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-04

| Fred Fredette of Middlebury wa,
sentenced to the reform school las
week for stealing about $500 from {
tin box in which Mrs. Silas Carr KEEP
her hoardings.
The house of John Sperry in Corn
wall was destroyed by fire July 26
Mr.. and Mrs. Sperry and four small
children had narrow escape. Loss
~, 900; insured for $1,000.
A. w. Tarbell of Mt. Holly. q
brakeman, fell between moving cart
at Chester Depot last week Wednes-
day and had both legs cut off. He
died Thursday at Rutland.
Alphonse Tranquille of Burlington,
who disappeared recently, has been
heard from. He wrote his parents a
letter from Montreal, dated July 81,
saying he had just returned from q
voyage to Glasgow.
Edward Seymour, pressman in the
Middlebury Register office, met with
painful accident recently. His foot
caught in the press, tearing Off the
shoe and crushing the toes SO that DIR.
Martin amputated four of them.
The managers of the Burlington
fair, to be held at Howard park Sept.
6-9, announce some fast horses as
entered in the free-for all race,
among them Lottie Lorraine 2:05 ID,
Ole Hutch Oil IA, Kentucky Star
2:09 IL, George st. Clair 2:lO Ia,
Barney 2:O8 and Ambulator 2:l0 IL.
Howard Kent, the 8-year.old son
OF Abram Kent of Benson, was fatal
ly injured while playing with some
companions in a barn July 22d. The
boys were pulling each other up to
the haymow by means of bayfork,
when young Kent slipped, the prongs
entering his body. Death ensued in
Is minutes.
The barn of Will B. Frink of
Swanton was struck by lightning last
week Monday and burned. All his
barns and outbuildings, except the
granary with contents, were entirely
consumed. His large brick house
was saved by hard work. Mr.. Frink
suffers loss which his insurance will
not fully cover.
Seven suits have been brought by
New York and New Jersey banks,
five against the Burlington Wooden
company and two against the Winoos-
XII Worsted company for claims
which aggregate $4,000. These
suits are for the collection of drafts of
the defendants held by these several
banks for collection.
Henry Carney of Burtonsville,
section hand, was riding on railroad
recently when he met with
a painful accident. Upon the APP
proach Of the eight o'clock train he
attempted TO remove the velocipede,
and by so doing pulled it upon him
self. He was thrown down a steep
bank and broke his ankle.
Alfred, l2-year-old son of Joseph
Duclos of Danville, was mysteriously
shot in the head while picking berries
July 22d and he is now in hospital
1t st. Johnsbury in critical condi-
lion. He will lose one eye. Directly
after the shooting Duclos' companions
Jaw a man run from the open field
INTO the thicket with a rifle in his
hand.
Asbury Robinson, the man who es-
,aped from the Barre lookup some
,wo months ago, returned recently and
himself. On account of
his wife the case against him has been
ettled by his paying for the repairs
o the ''cage" and the warrant under
which he was arrested is now held
Jack until he misbehaves himself
gain.
Jas. O'Brien, an inmate of the poor
arm at South Burlington, is under
rrest, charged with forging the name
4 Poormaster ID. G. Barber to a
heck for $50. John III. Black cashed
he check, deducting "a for livery
ire, and the money was spent by
)'Brien in riding about the country
nd playing the Observation-Disclosures
machines.